I can SEE!

So, for the past couple of months I have not been able to see the backgrounds on my own blog, as well as some others. This is due to the fact that I only have access to the internet from work and the junk filter we have doesn't let the backgrounds through. So I missed seeing my St. Patrick's Day background, which is tragic in its self. But I found today this blog designer that has backgrounds that make it through the filter! I was so excited!

So, even though I JUST changed my background and such, I love being able to see stuff other than the text. Isn't it cute?

I LOVE Spring!

I love spring for many reasons:

1. My birthday is in the spring! (Spring birthdays are the best! I feel for those that aren't so blessed)
2. Cold, dark, winter is finally over. (can you guess which is my least favorite season?)
3. Spring symbolizes rebirth; a newness of life.
4. It rains alot in the spring, I LOVE the rain!
5. Everything is so crisp and bright!

So I've redesigned my blog to, hopefully, show that "springness" that I love so much. The picture is of some place in Ireland that I googled and loved how well it went with the spring theme.

FHE - My turn

Each month my family gets together, alternating Sundays and Saturdays. We each take a turn hosting it. The Saturday "FHE" usually consists of something fun to do as a group. On the Sunday ones there will be a lesson, with some dessert and visiting afterwards. This month was my turn to host the Sunday FHE. Seeing as how much I LOVE St. Patrick's Day, it was perfect! We had everyone meet at my place at 5pm and we quickly got to the lesson. Preparing a lesson for 6 kids that don't have much of an attention span and a few adults that have even shorter ones, was a bit tricky, but I think it went well enough.

Afterwards, we let the kids loose. I have a second bedroom in my apartment that gets used as a guest room and I keep my books and such there. I recently rearranged it to make it a bit more kid friendly so that when I do get visitors, there isn't that awkwardness where the kids are bored or the parents are super worried that something will get broken.

So the kids were in there reading through a few Calvin & Hobbes books that I have. Poor Anna started looking bored so, I turned to this tub that I have collected random "dress-up" items and showed her some of the things inside. This instantly caught the attention of the older ones and then everything was crazy and the kids were having a blast. They focused alot on the St. Patrick's Day stuff.

Anna looking like a Irish Movie star with the Shamrock glasses. Such a cutie!

Jackson, Amy, & Carson (had to take it fast, before Carson took the hat off!)

Anna, Seth, Alison, Zach, and Sarah (what a face Sarah!)

Zach, sporting something other than the Irish stuff.

A video clip that I took of the most extreme the dressing up got. Zach looks awesome. Jackson, well I call his outfit, "A little bit Country, a little bit Rock n' Roll".

While the bigger kids were playing dress up, Carson was seen getting into anything he possibly could. But when asked to bring the dishes into the kitchen, he was a HUGE help, for being a 22 month old! But my most favorite moment was when he was looking at the fish in the tank and started making fish faces. Definitely a keeper!

Dessert consisted of the ever popular Trifle and a Jello dessert that I've never made before but was quite pleased with how it turned out. See it for yourself, doesn't it look awesome?

I sure enjoyed having everyone there! In fact once everyone left, it really felt empty in my apartment! My poor fish were probably so happy not to have the kids pounding on the glass anymore. (by the way, I haven't updated the fish situation in awhile....I have about 90 fish now! 3 tetras and 87+ guppies. In December, one of the guppies had a batch of about 60 babies. Anyone want a fish? SERIOUSLY! I have a great warranty policy: if it dies you can have another one, two, or ten! :) Please!)