Katy scored a goal in her soccer game!
General Conference with the family
Healthy snacks to keep us awake
Swimming Saturday evening
and watching "the game" where UNC beat Duke
family walk in the morning before Conference
Nicole eating to make up for all the basketball calories expended haha
Fortrees at Defy trampoline park
John scored a goal and it was "my best game ever!" It was also his first game.
the new lizard is pretty friendly
Nicole trying her hand at giving a hair cut. Went pretty well. I did a little clean up and the sideburns were a little off, but overall a great start.
We drove to the mountains for Spring Break.
Our Airbnb had an awesome view and a hot tub
Deer in the morning
And fun trails
With "ruins" of an old sewer plant!
Aren't they lovely!
John making giant chicken tracks to "scare" other hikers.
We had an Easter egg hunt in the huge backyard and the kids loved it!
More hiking (Diana was NOT happy when she fell and hurt her knee, but she got over it)
Such a cool hike with lots of water to cross
We ended up missing a turn and going a few extra miles including along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But it was gorgeous!
Archery practice at the airbnb. The house sat on over 10 acres so we had lots of room to play!
Upper and Lower Linville Falls
Fishing at Grandfather's Trout farm is the best. Jake caught a big one and yes we paid for every pound.
Campfires every night were so fun
Found this flower totally growing in the steps from last year- crazy!
John has been making his bed to earn a Hershey kiss and he also tucks in his alligator. So cute.
We had several trees removed and this guy got in the harness, and they lifted him over the house and into the tree in the backyard, where he then climbed down and would saw off piece by piece and the crane would take the pieces away. I guess it's easier to be lifted into the tree than to climb it? What a ride!
Michael got braces!
Nicole in the her last race! What a year of learning this has been!
Buying privacy screen trees with Jim
Birthday flowers from Jim with a present from John on top. Symbolic of my life haha
Setting up for charity concert at the clubhouse
My birthday party was grilled dinner and swim with friends. Daniel was in town too so it was extra fun.
Bee on salvia. So pretty.
A friend saw Nicole and Kiersten at their field trip to the zoo.
A friend sent this pic on Nicole in her long jump. She's not super happy about her distance, but is doing just fine.
Fast Sunday dinner roll making
Jim surfing in CR
Nicole can track him too haha
Practicing for Katy's baptism musical number
Mango trying to sneak Nicole's smoothie
Nicole "moonwalking" her cafeteria so I will buy her barbacoa
Katy got baptized!
Kiersten and Nicole gave a talk
I went to spend time with Daniel and Caleb while they were doing work at Marian's house. SO fun to see them!
Mike punting the ball after a save. He still loves being goalie.
Nicole stuffing her croissant with a hershey kiss. She was a good sport to come to women's conference even though no other youth were there. We both really enjoyed it.
Mike had his first dance so Nicole showed him how to dance.
Playing games at the dance while everyone showed up
Out in our garden
All the Europe plans
I had a whole binder with each day's tix/reservations
We did swim team for a few weeks this year
Deacon campout with Jake and Jim (and Mike)
and John came along too!
super hot game, Diana hardly subbed out. She was amazing and worked so hard.
Katy in the heat still running
John stubbornly begged me to get these supplies so he could make his own fooseball table.
Diana making clay from Grandma Ostler's birthday present
Prizes for our Ukraine Charity concert
We had girls come over and spend hours making these bracelets to sell too
Nicole still saves worms off the sidewalk
tuning up...it was a great concert and we raised over 200 dollars for Ukraine, fun night!
Katy's whiteboard tells of her excitement
Diana is very organized on her whiteboard. I love reading it, as it changes every day.
Swim team pic. We really only went to the warmup meet and won't be at any others...maybe the last one? Oh well.
John made a footprint from air dry clay and kept putting it around the house, hoping to scare me that a Yeti was in the house. He is hilarious.
Last day of school!
Random lettuce on the bathroom counter? That's when you know you have lizards and a busy husband.
Lizard likes being spiderman crawling on the ceiling.
The had an awards assembly and the boys got some for being on the soccer team.
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