Random photos from my phone

I downloaded the pictures on my phone to my computer. Really random photos. Here are a few:

This is the oldest photo on my phone. It's from the home coming dance last September.

Our first photo class. Also last September.

Before we got our fourth doggy.

Where I walk 2-3 times a week.

Rick's work Christmas party. Feeling like a normal adult for once. (Except I was drinking Dr. Pepper)

Jasmine with our pastor's wife after the Christmas service.

With Adam in January.

River's first day at church. Jessica with our children's minister.

Rick and the twins at church.

In February I surprised everyone with a trip to Escape Manor. I told them I had an activity planned and asked if they were in or not. No clue as to what the activity was. They all chose to be in. The evening before, I told them all where we were going. I had dropped hints and a couple of them had figured it out. We escaped with a few minutes to spare.

At a zoo during spring break.

 At the beach after the zoo.

New doggy Sadie Rose. She'd been without a home for over two years.

River laying across my legs while I write.

Ty rescuing a wooden frame as the trash truck was making its way down the road. He ran three or four blocks with the wagon and got it. We are going to use it to build a raised garden.

I bought him the "Angriest Whopper" for his heroics.

 Johnny jump up for $5 from a yard sale.

At a cycle/jet ski etc open house. I went for the hamburgers they were grilling :)  Well, really we didn't know they had hamburgers, but they were good.

Building a three tier plant holder.

I saw these and sent this photo to Jasmine to see if she'd like them. She did, but we decided to wait and get them for next fall. Hoping they mark them down during the summer.

Picnic on the beach.

Jasmine is going on a choir tour to Colorado the day after school ends. They are biking up Pike's Peak, so we have started riding our bikes in the evening.

 Ty picking up his first vehicle from an independent car repair place.

Jasmine and Kaleb with Newberry award winner Kwame Alexander.

Signing "Crossover"

So, that's a bit of what's on my phone. What's on yours? Come on, play along.

Spring Break Highlights 2

One of the highlights of spring break was a trip to the zoo. It was quite a ways away. It's near some beautiful beaches, but we were short on time so only got to spend a few minutes there. It was a little cool for the beach too. But it was definitely beautiful.

The birds were the best part of the zoo.

I bought a hula hoop and beach volleyball

River hung out while mommy went to the dentist

Spring break ended with Easter weekend.

 We were supposed to go to the beach to grill after church, but it poured, so we grilled using the panini press. We made banana boats.

This is my getting ready to go to church in pouring rain look! I did take the raincoat and work boots off!

I am not sure why Ty isn't in any Easter pictures! He went to church and grilled with us. Then he went to movie. But he was here again in the evening.

If you get a chance, check out my parenting blog. There's a lot of variety on it. Today I borrowed someone else's post about parenting attachment disorder kids. I also posted about books to read with your middle school children. Please check it out HERE and click to follow.

I hope to post soon about our Home Depot and Lowes projects and the trip we did make to the beach. We also hope to tube at the springs after church Sunday. It will be a quiet weekend for the child who told each parent that the opposite parent had signed her planner when really she forged my initials due to so many write ups she didn't want us to know about . So she and I will be making up a test and homework she decided not to do this weekend. I also may have some exciting writing projects ahead. So I'll be working on those. River is getting dedicated this Sunday too.

***It's been really quiet on here, and I wonder if anyone is still following. I know once the twins came home from Haiti, most fellow adoptive parents shut down their blogs and are on face book now. If you're still reading this blog, please say so in the comments. Or just say what you did for spring break.