choir concerts, hiking & more

We got to attend 3 choir concerts this month -- K, 1st, and 2nd grade. K & D were dutiful and looked bored to tears but M looked like she was having the time of her life. K & D's were on the same night and we celebrated with St. Patrick's Day jello afterwards. After M's concert they convinced us to go to TCBY since I hadn't made a special dessert for that night yet.

Our children were begging to go hiking again so we spent a chilly but neat afternoon in the foothills before feeding the missionaries for dinner. We are so excited to go camping again this summer.

This two-year-old loooooves her siblings. She is so happy when it is time to pick K & D & M up from school. She often insists K carry her for a little while after they greet one another.

The weather was also warm enough to try the rabbit on a leash. It was unsuccessful but provided the neighborhood kids with some entertainment.

D worked hard on his pocket person. He chose to research Walt Disney since we visited Disneyland last summer. It was actually one of the neighbor children's ideas and D loved it. This is one of the few pictures he has let me take of him lately, so I'm assuming he is one proud little fellow.

I got to help with activity days when their leader was out of town and we made chia pets. It was so fun and has been a treat to watch them grow.

I just adore hubby's new bumper sticker. Anyone but Trump!

Our neighbors pitched in and rented a de-thatching machine together to help our lawns prepare for spring. It worked really well and gave a kids a new toy to play with that Saturday afternoon: dead grass. More fun than it sounds!

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