Happy May!

Yeah, so I guess I didn't get to this in April. Life goes on... :)

I'm including some pics to let you "see" what we've been doing. My parents were here a couple weeks ago, which was SO wonderful! They hadn't been here since last July, so it was definitely time! There are a few pics of them while they were here, one of which is "the boys" working on the hall wall. We now have insulation in at least one wall in our house! Isn't that exciting!! The pic of Nora and my Mom turned out so good, especially since it doesn't show the actually feelings Nora was having. She was throwing a fit about getting a pic with Grandma, but when I snapped it, she looked like she was laughing. How great is that!!

Last week was our first "sick" week, where all but one of us got sick. Lucky Aliza!! Jared and I had it the worse by far, but Nora spent a long night in the bathroom too (poor sweet thing), and Eben came home from school feeling sick. He threw up once and was back to normal. Oh how I wish Jared and I would have had such a quick bought! The one good thing that came of it - Jared lost about 7lbs and I lost about 5. Insane for 1-2 days!! Not a recommended weight loss program though - not at all!!

The first pics are of Easter. Too bad we didn't have a family pic. We had one done at church for the directory, so I'm hoping we'll be able to get a proof of that soon!

You'll also see a picture of me with a bottle of wine. Believe it or not, my orthodontist gave it to me to celebrate being done with my Invisiline! That was a surprise :) I had it for 11 months, and I'm finally getting used to not taking "trays" in and out all day. Its very nice, however I hope it will be my last orthodontist experience. Third time's a charm, right???

One pic of the girls I thought was so cute, they are playing ring-around-the-rosie with their baby dolls. Nora's doll is actually named Rosie. Aliza's changes every day - last I knew she wanted to call it Rose, but perhaps she is back to calling it Ball Stripes. Yes, that is what she named it one day. What a goof :)

Another shot is of Eben's newly painted room. Hooray! It doesn't look like a girl's room anymore :) Well, a couple of the walls are still "melon-y", but I'll get to them eventually. He doesn't seem to mind. He has his red wall and his red shelf, so he's happy!

Spring has finally sprung, and today was gorgeous! We were outside at a birthday party all afternoon, and I think this is the first day in awhile that Nora didn't come out of her room after she was put to bed. It probably helped that the only nap she had was the 20 minute ride home from the party. Maybe she'll even sleep in!!!......I'm SO not holding my breath on that one. I have only been blessed with one child who sometimes sleeps in. The other two think 6:30 is a great time to be awake!

I suppose that wraps up April well enough. Aliza has one more month of school (last day is may 27th), while Eben will be going until at least June 20th. Insane, I say! Insane! Just a few days before his 7th birthday. Holy crap! How is he turning 7??? That seems so much older than 6! We're planning on taking him and a friend to the movie theater to see the new CARS movie that will be out right around then. Hopefully it will be a fun time :)

Signing off until next time -
Love to you all!