Here's what I'm talking about

Remember a couple of posts ago when I listed as one of the things I wanted was to have an interesting blog? Click here to see what I mean.

I want to write stuff like that. I sometime have blogs taking shape in my head that are more than "here's what we did this weekend", they just rarely seem to materialize on the blog. I read back on my blog for the past few years, and I think there are some interesting posts. They just don't happen much lately. I wonder if I'm also afraid to put it all out there like that. I hope not.

Sometimes as I'm blog surfing and enjoying all the fun new posts by my favorite bloggers, I'll flip to my blog hoping something fun and new will be there. Then I realize- nothing interesting will be on my blog unless I put it there. Bummer. :)

I don't seem to have the motivation that I used to for blogging, although I still enjoy it. I am in the process of prioritizing my life. I'm evaluating how I can best spend what little free time I have to bring the greatest benefits (aka most happiness). Maybe better blogs will result-- maybe not. A time and season.

Weekend Report

It was a busy weekend. My sister and her husband went out of town so we had these three guys staying with us.

Aren't they cute.

On Saturday, we went to see the RC plane fest that my brother and dad participate in. Here are some of my dad's planes.

Asher did some excellent flying. We were late and missed a lot of the events this year, but watched some of the "combat" flying. Mostly Mason just loved running around.

Also, these bloomed. Aren't they fun! Only two of the five bloomed, the the other three look like they aren't going to make it. :(

I would like to....

1. Have a haircut that I love
2. Live in foreign country for at least a year
3. Go on a cycling trip with Rick
4. Have an interesting blog
5. Speak a foreign language fluently
6. Visit a new city every year
7. Teach my kids what it means to be truly happy
8. Have my teeth straightened
9. Make a difference
10. Have a job I love
11. Have a killer, hip wardrobe
12. Take another tap dance class
13. Hire a maid
14. Cook more
15. Lead a healthy lifestyle
16. Be more outgoing
17. Inspire someone
18. Immerse myself in humanitarian work
19. Not care about "stuff"
20. Finish the "to do" list around the house.
21. Remember to save when I add things to my blog via the iphone app. 

Weekend Report

This weekend was all about SUNSHINE. Rick and I took a nice bike ride. Thanks to the TDF trainer, I was able to go farther with less effort on this ride than any ride last year. (Although, I was a wimp last year so that isn't saying much). I'm looking forward to a fun biking season.

We also did a lot of yard work. I took a few pics of the yard....

Daffodils. They smell lovely.

A few of the tulips that survived the deer this Spring

More tulips- aren't they pretty! I love how full they are.

Here you can see all the tulip stumps. :(  I'm going to sprinkle wildflower seeds here for later season flowers. At the top we've planted some strawberries that we are hoping will spread through the area, act as ground cover, and give us some yummy treats. The area at the bottom of the pic and below is where we planted a variety of ground cover last year that were supposed to spread quickly, although it's still looking sparse.This area is a work in progress.

I'm excited about this. (Can't remember it's name.) It's supposed to grow quite large and is really pretty. I think I'm going to buy one more. Notice the dead hydrangeas. They didn't make it through the winter. :(  I was excited about them last year and don't want to pull them out yet.

Bad exposure on this, but I'm really excited about these- which I also can't remember what they are called. I'll post more pics when they bloom.

Spring Break

We are usually stuck at home on Spring Break since Rick's break is not the same week as the boys. Although I don't really like the crowds associated with traveling during holidays anyway. I'd say the week was a success as we had a lot going on.

There was playing: 

 

Before Christmas I found a Groupon for an annual family membership to the Planetarium. We finally activated it and spent a little time there on Monday. 

 

 Star show on black holes. Yes, I have become a zombie.

 

 That day we also checked out the new mall downtown. Amazing. The glass roof opens on warm days. The boys each got a pair of pants from H&M.

  

 Thursday we went to the new Natural History Museum. What an amazing place. I highly recommend a visit. Lot of hands-on exhibits and excellent dinosaur displays.

The building itself is incredible. This is from the upper floor deck that overlooks the valley.

There was family time:

Easter was a little crazy. Saturday morning we went to my mom's for lunch and big family egg hunt.

Zane, Isaac and Katie

Josh

 

Darren brought a RC plane and promptly crashed it into the tree. Will tried to retrieve it. 

All the kiddos with their loot.

Saturday afternoon I hosted (at my parent's house) a "Big Kid" egg hunt. Eggs with cash and gift certificates. We invited the college kids on both sides of the family to join Zane and Isaac. Then we made pizzas on the grill- delish!

I didn't get a pic of Rick's family party. Rick's nieces spent the night with us, then Rick's brother and sister and their families came over on Sunday for dinner and egg hunt for the little kids.

Rick and I went to see Maya's dance recital. (Heidi's dance school). Heidi did such a great job with the kids and Maya dances just like her mama! So pretty.

Maya's tap dance

Heidi and Maya

We did some Spring Cleaning

Zane dusted all of our blinds and Isaac cleaned the window sills/frames. If you've seen how many windows we have in our house, you know this is no small chore. They did a great job!

I cleaned out the pantry. This is before and after. Notice you can see the pantry floor now.

The boys also had a lot of time staring at this:

And playing this:

All in all, a balanced week- fun, family, work, play, and relaxing.