our new house!

we are so excited to show everyone pictures of our new house!

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it's kind of small . . .

and there's only one bathroom . . .

but the views are spectacular!

okay, so we're just kidding (but those of you who know ethan well were probably a little worried - he would totally do this), but we did visit the American West Heritage Center on saturday (or as hudson calls it, "the wild west").

almost there . . .

it's been so raining and gloomy it hasn't felt much like spring. however, we will know spring is in full swing when the apricot tree blooms. it's running late and we anxiously await the arrival of these blossoms.

linkies is 1!

i can't believe lincoln turns one year old today! as you can see he is quite a happy kid.

awww, what a cutie. more birthday pictures coming soon.

digging

libby loves digging. she's always outside, always digging.

and it doesn't matter if it's snowing. she's still digging.

even in her jammies.

other random pictures:

i personally would not be comfortable writing this way, but who am i to judge?

i love seeing her so focused on something. we were writing in our journals.

hudson's snowman.

i don't even know what to say.

sunny days

are here again! and the kids are soaking up every drop of sunshine they can. it is raining most days, but when the sun shines our kids are out all day. i'm not sure libby remembers last summer so i think she especially loves wandering around the yard.

digging wherever she can . . .

here is a picture of the spools ethan rolled into our yard. a company around the corner from us was giving them away so ethan took the opportunity to snag a few for the kids to play on. it made me laugh to see him rolling that down the street.

here we are enjoying the first really warm day this spring. we loved it! we were outside the whole day!

lincoln loved being outside too. this was his first opportunity to crawl around outside. he made a face the first time he touched the grass but he wasn't going to let it stop him. he tried to crawl all around the lawn.

and that's my huddy.

i love when little toddlers dress themselves!

my cute little cowgirl.

and my cowboy.

every cowboy needs a trusty sword.