Tulips--Take 2

The kids and I had a great afternoon at the Tulip Festival! We almost made it through the trip "drama free" until we had to take a potty break and Halli slipped and fell in the only mud puddle in the whole tulip field! Good thing we were planning to leave after our potty stop! She was a trooper after a few minutes and forgot about the fall even though her bum was wet and muddy!

If you live in Washington you must mark your calendars for the Tulip Festival! I have never seen so many tulips and so many different colors!

Jaden, Halli, Mom, and Ragen!

Raggie smelling the tulips!

Halli decided the tulips need a "lug"!

And a smell!!

Bust a move!!

I just had to post these pictures of Halli!! I will post more of our outing a bit later, but it was a must that I put these on first. So, out of the blue while walking along the tulips Halli starts busting out these awesome moves and I could not resist!! She was quite impressive!! She didn't seem to care who was watching her and didn't mind me snapping shots through the whole routine!! It was great entertainment, probably better if you would have been there! But this will have to do!

Here we go!!

Break it down!!

Check out that ending pose! You go girl!!

It was an awesome performance!!

First Painting

Don't even ask!!! I don't know what kind of mood I was in, but it must have been a good one! Ragen had a ton of fun!! Notice she even tried eating it! Looking at the picture now makes me nervous! That is so unlike me! It was a pain in the brain to clean up, but like I said, it didn't seem to bother me that day!

Halli is offering her more paint, sure why not!! Can you tell she's all over the idea?!!

Another Day at the Beach

For Justin's 35th birthday we decided to spend the day at the beach! We had such a fun time just hanging out, relaxing, and letting the kids throw rocks in the water and play in the sand! I think this is what I would call one of my best days...when I can just let my kids run and have fun and not worry too much that they might do something wrong! Okay, I guess they can still find trouble but my stress level seems to be at a low!

Raggie would throw a rock in the water and then run before the wave got her, it was so funny!

Daddy and his girls!!

Easter!!

The Miller children were so excited for Easter and very curious to know what the Easter Bunny would be bringing them. Jaden was constantly asking me why he couldn't see the Easter Bunny and thought it was totally unfair that moms and dads could see him and not kids! Kids are so dang curious!! The kiddos were quite pleased with their baskets and the candy was a hit, of course!! HAPPY EASTER!!

Halli was so surprised when her Magnadoodle started to make noises!

I had to post this just for the hair! Is that a 60's style?

SCORE!!

Halli and her buddy Addie!!

Sun = Fun!!

That yellow burning ball of fire we call the sun finally decided to pay the Northwest a visit, and boy was it appreciated!! With bucket and shovel in hand we headed to the beach with some friends. The kids had a fun afternoon playing in the sand, dipping their piggies in the water, building sandcastles, and freely running around!! Come on summer...!!

Halli with her buddy Addie!

Look at that leader! The stick makes it official!

Jaden building his master piece!

What the heck?!! That's some major crack!!

Raggie had a good time digging in the sand!

A Visitor!

Grandma Anne came to visit us last week. The kids always love when family comes to town! They can't get enough! For the last few years when Grandma comes in the spring she makes sure to bring along some egg decorating kits. The kids have a lot of fun coloring eggs with grandma, she has a lot more patience with it than I do! Thanks for coming to see us!!

Halli's "cheesy" new smile!!

I told Raggie to smile and this is what she gave me!

Ear Tubes!

Yesterday I took Jaden to Children's Hospital to get his ear tubes! He was so brave and did a great job! I could tell he was so nervous and on the verge of tears a few times, but he sucked it up and put on a very brave face. When it came time to go back to the operating room he wanted me to go with him, so I put on my "hot" white jump suit and hair net and away we went! When we walked through the door I got nervous for him, but he hopped up on the table without a fight, put the mask on and within seconds he was off in dream land! The procedure only took about 10 minutes and then he was back. Hopefully things will get better with his hearing and allergies!! I thought having a little surgery would maybe slow him down for a day or two but that was wishful thinking. He's back to being his crazy self!!! You are a brave boy Jader bug!!

The next day at school, he told his teacher the day he had surgery was his "lucky day" because he got a stuffed whale, stickers, and a popsicle!

Look at Me!

Ragen has decided climbing up on the table is a lot of fun and seeing mom have a heart attack makes it that much more enjoyable! For being our little "sumo" she sure is turning into a little climber! Good excercise, right?!! She is soooo proud of herself can't you tell? Check out the belly, I know she was showing it off for all to see. Don't be jealous! I know Raggie, you're HOT!!

What the....!!

I walked out of the house last weekend to find this standing in my drive way!! I think the first thing out of my mouth was, "Wow, you look hot!" And then, where the heck did you find that get up? Jaden told us that Josh, our neighbor, told him he could play in his garage and these are the treasures he came out with! Notice the boots, this guy wears like a size 13. They look like Frankenstein's boots! Oh the things kids think up! Gotta love ya Jaders!!