More Sunday Walk Pictures

Elizabeth liked the lilacs to.

I was just enjoying how green things are now. It is so pretty here when spring comes! Fall is pretty to.

This is what Grace kept doing on our walk to the store the other day. She thought it was fun to lay in the grass.

Sunday Walk

We went for a walk today because it is so nice outside. I couldn't resist taking pictures of the lilacs because they are blooming right now and they are one of my favorite flowers. Joseph climbed this tree like the monkey he is.

Grace decided she wanted to "ride" the fire hydrant.
Elizabeth

More lilacs!

Walk

Grace eating her chocolate. Yummy!

We walked to the grocery store the other day because Samuel needed pain medicine for a toothache and I didn't have the car. These pictures are from our walk. (Samuel got his tooth pulled on the next day because he had a cavity and it was in a baby tooth.) I didn't have the stroller because Jon had the garage door opener with him. So our 30 minute walk to the store took 60 minutes because she couldn't walk in a strait line like most 2 year olds. Needless to say I was irritated with her by the time we got home. I ended up carrying her about half of the time just so we could make some progress because all she wanted to do was play.

Buying a home!

We were trying to pay off our credit card before we bought another house and we've almost got it paid off. We did it a lot faster than I thought we would and I know that is because the Lord really blessed us.
We are probably going to make an offer on a house this week. I am so excited because I can't wait to get out of this apartment and into a house again. I'm going out to look at some houses tomorrow and on Friday. There is one in particular we will probably buy. It has 12 acres and a 3 bedroom house and it is listed at $126,000. We've looked at the house before but I wanted to shop around a little before we make an offer. We want to get into another house before school starts in August.

Grace Walking

I didn't have a good way of sharing this video when I made it, so I thought I would post it now. This is Grace when she was just learning how to walk.

More Birthday Fun

Samuel got a new mit (we lost his other one in one of our moves this past year)for his birthday also. We went out and played some baseball after his party and had lots of fun.

Samuel's Birthday

Samuel just had his 9th birthday last week. I can't believe he's that old already. He chose to have a lemon cake with lemon frosting and no decorations because he likes the taste better. Samuel favorite toys right now are Bakugan (from a cartoon). For those that don't know what they are it is like Pokemon and Yu Gi Oh combined. So he got more Bakugan for his birthday.

This is Samuel with two of his friends who came to the party.

Riding Bikes

Joseph riding his bike. Samuel riding his scooter.

Grace playing on her car.

Elizabeth riding her bike.

We didn't do much last week since I was sick. Earlier this week I took the kids out to ride their bikes. I attempted to take the kids on a bike ride after we picked up Elizabeth's bike at a garage sale last week. It took Elizabeth 20 minutes to get halfway through the parking lot. So I figured Elizabeth neeeds more practice before we go on bike ride. There isn't enough sidewalk in our apartment complex for them to ride their bikes on. So most of the neighbor kids just ride all over the parking lot. I don't want my kids doing that for safety reasons. So I found a place in our parking lot that has very little car traffic and I stay out there and watch them. I guess I'm kind of over protective but I'd rather be safe then sorry. They really enjoyed being able to ride their bikes. Grace was super excited to get to play outside. I don't end up taking her out to play very often.

Boys pictures

Joseph

Samuel

Girls Pictures

Grace

Elizabeth

playing kickball

Grace fell asleep in Samuel's bed while watching a movie. Samuel, Joseph & some friends.

Joseph

Samuel

Norm (grandpa Poulsen)

Grandpa & Grandma Poulsen

Uncle Jerry & Aunt JulieGrandpa Poulsen (Norm) with Joseph, Elizabeth, & Samuel.

At the Airport with Grandma Poulsen (Nancy).

Lunch with Grandma.

Ann & Dad (Norm)

We really enjoyed having my parents visit this week. My mom flew in on Wednesday and my dad flew in on Friday and they left Sunday afternoon.

On Wednesday we went out for lunch with my mom, then we went Samuel's pack meeting that night and made some book marks with my scrap booking stuff after the kids were in bed. The next day she helped me do my visiting teaching, we did some shopping, and played games with the kids. On Friday we went garage selling and painted two dressers. On Saturday my dad set up the beds for the girls, put up some child locks, fixed a drawer in my dresser and played kickball with the kids. We also had my Aunt Julie and Uncle Jerry come down for a visit and dinner. We enjoyed having them here. On Sunday my dad took our family pictures after church and then they left for home. So as you can see it was a very busy week! I really appreciate everything they did for us while they were here. It was really nice to see them! We really enjoy family visiting especially since we are so far away from most of them. Here are some pictures from our week.