Lily fractured her leg skiing with her dad on Fri. April 10. The first pic is her leg in a splint. Todd carried her while we were hunting Easter eggs on Sat. Then she got her cast on Wed. Apr. 16.

Sunday morning.

Not bad for 9 very active

little ones. They are

precious!

We tried again on Sunday

morning.

Singing to keep everyone happy.

Now we are missing Maya, but Braxton is here.

Aren't they sooo cute!

We got all the kids except

Braxton, then it was Maya's

turn to want mom after this.

This is in Jake's backyard.

Katelyn with her new

hair extensions.

Katelyn and April at the Boise Temple

At the Boise Temple.

Macy, Katelyn, Maya,

and Steve (I got his head this time)

At the Boise Temple

at the park

Steve with Parker, (I don't take very

good pics apparently)

Maya "watching" the kite flying.

Flying kites at the park in Boise

At the park flying a kite.

7 of the 9 kids

At the park in Boise

Hey all, hope everyone is good. We all went to Boise last weekend to see Jake and his family. Steve, Jake, and Brant went bike riding. Brant wrecked and had to have 7 stitches in his lip. Also his arm was really sore but nothing was broke. He hasn't ridden very much, and Steve felt really bad. But it could have been much worse. Other than that it was good. Todd had a class that day. We hung out with the kids, and then we all went over to the park and flew a kite, and played. It is a wonderful park next to their house with lots of toys and exploration areas. We tried to get pictures of all the kids, that was fun and interesting. When one would stop crying, another one would start, and the rest got tired of waiting. We got a few I will share. We also went to the Boise temple grounds and walked around, Katelyn had never been to it. It was so much fun to have everyone together. Family is what it is all about. So our Spring break was more of a winter break except for Boise. We are all back at it. Katelyn got hair extensions today, they look good.

Just a little update. Katelyn and I went to Utah last Friday looking for housing. She had been accepted to UVU for the Fall. It was a long day but very productive. We had a good time.
I am looking forward to Spring break, which starts tomorrow and goes for a week. We will go to Boise, but I am not sure when. April's and Macy's families are both going to go to see Jake at the end of the month, so we may go then too. We love to visit Jake's family and we usually have some dental work done. Of course Steve and Jake manage to get a bike ride in also. It is always warmer in Boise, they can almost ride year round. In fact Steve went over last weekend, I think he should just buy a second dirt bike and leave it there! We are excited that the weather is finally getting warmer and there are all those wonderful signs of Spring. We are really enjoying our new dog, Bella. After Max died I kept looking for another outside dog, a buddy for Steve on the farm. I kept checking the animal shelter, I wanted to rescue a dog the next time I got a dog.
Well I wasn't looking for any particular breed and I saw this female St. Bernard. Long story short, she won me over. She is the sweetest, nicest dog ever. We really love her and Steve and she were instant pals. Well enough for now. We are going to dinner for April's birthday.