Fun around our house in March!

Sleeping little angel. She has decided that she likes sleeping on her tummy in her cradle. I voted for the hammock but lost.

Do my lips look blue to you?

72 degrees. I'm not gettin' in yet!

Tea time

Alena wants everything to be a party. A party for every occasion. Quite frankly, it's exausting. Even though I don't make everything into a party, I always have a guilt trip about it going on and I also have this long list of things I would love to do with her that haunt me. So, when my fun book group ladies sent me home with too many treats(had to leave early to save Brigham from a bug that got into his bed) it made it easy to have a tea party. Much to her chagrin we stuck w/ plastic(Brigham isn't safe with glass) and we didn't use the disposable table cloth in the cupborn I'm saving for Samuel's next birthday(that took some doing for her to get over) but Eli did help her make tea to make it offical. Happy children. Sorry you can't see all the yummy food, Eli's shot is a bit blurry.

Blue and Gold Banquet Cake

Luke ready for his banquet

The theme was Our Nation and Voting in the upcoming election. I thought Luke's cake went with the theme really well. It's a popcorn cake and then he made cake balls into cake pops to go around the edge(not pictured) and on top as you see. It was a really tough project to tackle but he did awesome. His was our favorite cake!

Birthday workout, park time, mardi gras fun day!

It's that time of year again. The Sour-cream Chocolate Chip Cake was scrumptious. Eli made it this year. Hooray and Happy Birthday to you dear husband.

We went to the park with our family friends, The Lane's. The boys and men worked out. Then there was some pretty serious capture the flag and then we chowed on cake, veggis, apples and chips and salsa until the mosquitos started chowing on us. It was a muddy bunch of fun. Sennia slept, pooped all over herself, and slept some more:)

Had to have a bit of king cake in honor of Mardi Gras!

It's a start

Gardening here in Houston is going to be different. We've got to make raised beds and since we cannot afford that just yet, we're going to be container gardening for the most part.

Sammy labled the pots.

Here's one little herb plot we transplanted our rosemary and basil into.

We sure love gardening. It sure made a nice family day.

Hers, mine and ours

When I had Alena, I decided I didn't care about money or any other hinderance, she was going to get every special treatment I ever wanted for my baby. She wore only clothes I approved of. I searched high and low for just the right shoes and made many pair myself. She had natural fibers and slept in a hammock. Everything she came in contact with was earthy, soft and sweet. It was fun. I sewed for her even. With sweet Sennia, I would love to do the same but she isn't just mine. She's also Alena's and Alena has a different opinion of big bows and flowers than I do. I feel it's only fair to let her have a turn. After all, this is the only sister she will ever have and since I NEVER put a big fooffy anything on Alena(as a baby) I figure she has a right to accessorize her baby.

Known on the records of the church as



Sennia Elizabeth Stecher

If that isn't sweet repose, I've never seen it. I think that would make a nice card. Sweet Sennia was blessed on Sunday the 26th of February. We had lots of Sulins and the Stonelys and the Stechers. Also, our good friend Robbie Lane and our hometeacher Bro. Maclane and the Bishop. Matt cried through the whole thing. Harold Beckett was put in charge of the pacifier but evidently she launched it. Thankfully she still stayed quiet, listening to her dear daddy bless her to grow up and do great things with the help of the Lord. He also blessed her in a beautiful symbiotic relationship with her siblings. I'm so thankful she's here to complete our family.