Smiles

You just can't capture the sweetness of these smiles. Elise is 8 weeks old and has seriously taken over our hearts.

The rooster tail excitement

Boise's big excitement this weekend was the rooster tail at Lucky Peak dam. With increased amounts of snow, the dam has to release more water and the resulting factor is a rooster tail for all to come and wonder at. Matt thought we'd beat the crowd by finding an off-road "park" on the other side of the real park to view the specticle. The boys loved hiking in and sliding down in the dirt. Elise wasn't real fond of the sunshine, but thankfully slept through the hour of traffic we had to endure to try to get back to Boise (less than 5 miles).

Mothers Day

We enjoyed a fun mothers day together. Breakfast was delivered to my bed and I had two hungry boys help me eat it up!

We are enjoying the different looks of Elise! She is growing so much each day and we are getting little smiles more often now. She seems to be growing out of her colicky stage....we hope!

Growing boys

Tanner is now reading the BOB books.

He will be entering kindergarten in the fall and is very excited!

Alex is our big story teller. He talks and talks and talks, and is not at all interested in learning to read! He will start preschool next fall, too.

Alex's 4th birthday

Alex celebrated turning four with his family all day on April 29th. He jumped on his new big bike in the morning and opened presents that night after pizza and cake.

The Johnson family visits

We celebrated Ben's 60th birthday this weekend. He was surprised by visits from his boys from Texas (Brian) and Washington (Ben). Cousin Sage, came with her dad Benji and the boys thoroughly enjoyed spending the weekend playing and laughing with her.

What's happening at 3 weeks old?

We had a playdate with friends today. My friend, Julie, came with her twins (3 months old). Although Elise is holding her own at over 9 pounds (about the same as baby Elle next to her), there is a big difference in development. She still is very newborn looking compared to the older twins! Chunky Will (over 12 pounds) laid next to Elle on the right.