Baking

Vanessa woke up from her nap and lots of fun in the flour!


Getting the pies ready for the oven. We made fresh blueberry and peach pie(they were delicious). The kids also learned how to wash the blueberries.


Yesterday I decided I wanted to make rolls to go with corn chowder for dinner. I don't care that it is 90 plus degrees outside I like to bake. I also decided to make some pies for a church activity on Saturday with we didn't end up going to. So after I layed Vanessa down for her nap I started to make the rolls and of course I have 2 little helpers right by my side. I have a hard time letting them help me in the kitchen because I want to do things right then and I don't want to take the time to teach because I feel like I don't have the time but I tried really hard yesterday to let them help and be calm. They learned how to measure flour. It was hard but we all survived!

Moving

The kids were so excited to sit in the truck with Ryan. Nolan and Madelyn were even arguing about who would ride with him so they were going to take turns. Nolan started out with Ryan and the next day it was supposed to be Madelyn but she wouldn't ride with him so Nolan rode the whole way in the truck and loved every minute of it!

This is the 26 foot truck that we filled up and we still left some things behind to pick up later. When I first saw the truck I thought there is no way we will fill this whole thing up but we sure had collected a lot of stuff over the past 3-1/2 years we lived in Utah. It was really hard to leave all of our friends but we are excited to be in Post Falls, ID and to have Ryan come home every night after work instead of coming home every 2-1/2 weeks!

Baseball

Keep your eye on the ball.

It's out of here!

He had a good season and a good coach who happened to be our neighbor in Utah.

Madelyn's Preschool Graduation

It is hard to believe that we will have two kids in school now. Madelyn graduated from her preschool May 21st. She had so much fun in her school. She made lots of friends and even knows who she is going to marry(Truman he has his hand on his face)! She was always coming home with stories of her and Truman and then sometimes it was Joe but most of the time it was Truman. She just said the other day how she loves Truman and is going to marry him. She is funny! Her teacher Miss Liz was awesome!

Sliding down the stairs!

I remember when I was younger sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag and it was so much fun so when Madelyn and Vanessa started doing it I didn't want to deprive them of so much fun! I let them do it a couple of times and it was so much fun to see them laughing and having fun.

The Game of Life

The kids and I took a trip to Idaho to see family and friends since Nolan was off track for three weeks. We stayed in Kamiah, Boise, Twin Falls and Springfield where we had to cut the trip short because Nolan got sick. We had planned to go Montpelier but headed home a couple of days early. It was fun to see family and friends. While in Kamiah it snowed and rained pretty much the whole time but the kids did have fun being with Grandpa and Grandma Rupp. One day I came downstairs to find Nolan playing Life with Grandpa and Grandma was asleep on the chair. As I listened to Nolan he was moving the cars for everyone which included Grandma. She started out awake and then fell asleep but Nolan kept right on playing for her. He was having fun! After about ten days in Kamiah we headed to Boise and stayed a night with our fiends Larry and Ruthanne. The kids had fun playing with their kids. We then headed to Twin Falls to stay with Cameron and Teresa while there we had cake and ice cream for the April birthdays, Damien April 6th, Madelyn April 12th and Derrick April 16th. The kids loved this! Then we headed to Springfield to stay with Roddlee and Angela. Nolan started feeling sick that night so we headed home. It was fun to visit everyone but it was good to be home. Thanks to everyone who put up with us! We love our family and friends and are very thankful for all you do for us!

Trip to Idaho