Jumping bean!

Joseph loves to jump.  He's practicing and if you ask him to jump he'll jump all over the room...

Daddy's Birthday!

Starting April 1st Joe left for Fort Campbell while I finish off the school year in Kentucky with the kids.  Luckily, he is close enough to come home on the weekends and his first weekend home we also got to celebrate his birthday!!!  We tried to make him feel extra special!

They got the best Daddy in the world!

The card we made for Joe this year.  It folds up accordion style and everyone was really into it!

German chocolate cake made from scratch!  It was too good!

Tonsils must go...

Scarlet was scheduled for a tonsillectomy March 25th.  She hasn't been that sick, however her tonsils are MASSIVE to the point that they're impeding her airway.  She snores like a freight train at night and is constantly waking up coughing to clear it.  The tonsils must go!!
Daddy took her to surgery (only one parent could be with her at a time).  This was the same way we did Lorelai's tonsillectomy too.  The kids tend to be tougher around their Dad and the fact that he's a doctor helps make sure our kids get the treatment they deserve.  All went really well!

waiting for surgery

Surgery went well...not fully awake yet...

Finally home where her Nurse Mommy can take care of her.  Movies and popsicles!

Keeping Scarlet company...

Evelyn has the best heart.  She wanted to draw a picture to cheer Scarlet up.  I told her to draw some zebras because they're Scarlet's favorite.  She didn't think she could do it...

I think she did a pretty good job!!

Getting a little better every day

March wrap-up...

Leftover pictures from March...

This poor, elderly Dane must constantly be rescued from the children.  She's too old for this!

Lorelai on a ride...

I love this picture.  Joseph is such a cuddle-bug.  He's looking at me as if to say, "Yup! I got my Dad!"

Evelyn and I have been doing "reading homework" every day after school to prepare her for Kindergarten next year.  She's improving greatly!  Evelyn wants badly to read and has really been working hard.

young and old

It's too cold for soccer practice!

Lorelai is at the end of her first Harry Potter book.  SPOILER ALERT: she just discovered that Professor Quirrell is a bad guy.

Movie nights are awesome

Daddy's little buddy.  Joseph loves to hang out with Dad. I just wish Joe wasn't letting him drink the remnants of his coffee drink...

Always with her babies...

Little St. Patrick's Day girl is celebrating being 6.25% Irish

...and working on her sass

We love HomeChef.  Lorelai loves it because it comes with easy to follow recipes with pictures and she's turning into quite the cook!

Always the silly one

My heart can't take it.  So much love in such a simple shot taken after shower time and right before bed.  Joe is the best Dad we could ask for and I love the bond he has with his kids

Horse show...

Lorelai, Evelyn, and I have an annual horse show at our riding facility.  The girls did amazing.  Not many ribbons were won this year (I later learned that their judge bailed at the last minute and they had to bring someone else in and honestly I didn't find her judging to be that great).  Regardless, their riding is showing so much improvement and growth.  Here are some pictures and videos...

All dolled up and ready to ride!

4th place in Equitation!

Lorelai even tried to take some pictures of me

Evelyn working the obstacle course

Evelyn's rides...

Lorelai's rides...

I didn't get good video of my rides.  Lorelai was all over the place with the camera and by this time Joe was home with the little ones.  I'm including a video of me doing one of my events during a lesson while I was practicing that my instructor took.

Baby Boy's first haircut...

It had to happen.  Joseph's hair was just getting a little too shaggy.  I had no idea how shaggy until he got his hair cut and it was like he grew up overnight!!  Both Lorelai and Evelyn got there first hair cut at 4 years old... and Scarlet still hasn't gotten hers yet so this was new territory for us.  He handled it great as long as he was on my lap and was rewarded with a lollipop.  Look at this handsome boy!  No longer a baby...sprouted right into big kid status...

The "before" picture

He's not sure what to think yet...

Book in hand and on Mommy's lap...

Look at this little man!