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Let's Not Lose These Gems

(This was written on Thursday night, but for some reason didn't get posted until I posted the Easter pictures.)

It has been a horribly busy week for me, so I didn't expect to find myself on my own tonight with nothing to do. (In all honesty, you all know I don't have "Nothing to do"--it's just that I am worn out enough that I don't really want to do the things that I can be doing). So, I'll put some random pictures up from the last week or so. Then one day these gems will maybe be in a printed blog book or at least fun to see online instead of in a shoebox where our pictures go when I finally print them once every other year.

Ricky learning about the responsibilities of the preisthood with his dad one Sunday afternoon. 
Messing around with crazy haircuts before we made Ricky's hair look decent. 
Sweet baby boy at the St Patrick's Day Parade. 
Facetiming Grandpa on a Sunday afternoon. 
Andrew got 2nd place at the Pinewood Derby last night. I am sorry I do not have a more decent picture. He is annoyed that we don't want to take his car to the regional competition at the mall, so all of the pictures I took of him he was rolling his eyes or not looking at the camera. 
Four of the kids had dental checkups today. Brooklyn is so cute at the dentist. She does so well with all their poking and prodding and cleaning. 
That's all for now! I guess I can go to bed and get rested for a very busy weekend. We have two baptisms to go to (and bring refreshments to) an Easter egg hunt (another thing we are supposed to bring food to--muffins and fruit for the entire ward), the general women's broadcast, chores and other responsibilities, and don't forget Easter with Easter clothes, Easter baskets, Easter pictures, Easter dinner, etc!  It will be a long weekend. 

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Olga said…
I love that you share your life on your blog! You are an amazing MOMA! Congrats!
April 22, 2016 at 6:23 AM
Olga said…
Thanks for sharing your life with us on your blog. I wish I could see you all again. Congrats on your little one!!
April 22, 2016 at 6:24 AM
Anjee said…
I haven't looked at your blog in forever! It was so fun to see updated pictures of the kiddos! I can't believe Ricky is 12! What a beautiful family. I love and miss you tons. Please give the kids hugs and a kiss from Aunt Anjee. Love you all!
June 9, 2016 at 11:01 AM
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