I've been called out....Breezi, this is for you....

and not only because you left me a message...but because I truly have been meaning to update. It has been nearly 6 months since my last blog and that sucks...I wish I were better at this. We've been super busy...Kaylin is 6 months old and growing fast. Riley will be 3 in 2 weeks (crazy!!!) We've been remodeling our kitchen, painting the cabinets red, installing new countertops and new floors, but of course I forgot to take "before" pictures before we started working on it. But I will be sure to take "after" pictures. I actually may have "before" pictures from when we bought the house two years ago. And I hate to paint...it's taking forever and I hate to do it by myself. I get so bored. I have been working on a new quilt and plan on making a few more for friends and family for gifts this year. The kids and I have been enjoying the nice weather by working out in the yard, going to the park and taking walks. We enjoyed a fun trip to Lewiston at the beginning of the month for Easter and will be going again in August for my brother's wedding. I can hardly believe that he is getting married, but am excited that he's making responsible, adult-like decisions. And that he has found someone he wants to be with. We've considered getting rid of our 2 year old border collie Bella because we don't play with her as much as we should be, but I think I am going to wait the summer out. Plus Riley is getting older and can be outside without me for brief periods of time. She's also getting out of that puppy stage which I am very grateful for. She's a bit more quiet and toned down now. She doesn't chew on everything anymore and doesn't bark at every moving thing anymore. Carl is starting to get busy with work. The snow is almost completely melted up on the farm and he will be busy planting pretty soon. Here are a few pictures of the kids since I posted last....