Last night was our church’s annual Daddy Daughter Dance. This year was a luau and Elayna was extremely excited to spend an evening with just her dad! No Mom allowed!!
They both came home last night exhausted and happy. They danced, they took pictures, they were silly with their friends. I think they both had a GREAT time together.
Elayna and I spent the last week of March visiting my family in Montana. It was Elayna’s first official Spring Break and she had a BLAST spending time with her Grandparents and exploring the ranch.
We were extremely fortunate to coincide our visit with Easter and to be joined by my sister Alicia and my brother Nathan. Nate also brought his girlfriend Sara from Iowa and we loved getting to know her and show her around.
Feeding cows with Grandpa Cliff and horses with Uncle Nate.
Baking with Grandma Missy and tending the coffee shop in Townsend. [a customer gave Elayna a stuffed animal in the drive through. Apparently she’s such a good barista, she’s already getting tips!]
Easter Egg Hunt at the Big Sky Care facility in Helena. My Grandma Rubie has been recovering from there and we were able to visit with her several times. The Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday was particularly cute!!
Four-wheeling with Aunt Licia!
Birthday cupcakes with Grandma Rubie on Easter!!!
And some miscellaneous cuteness…
A very fun memorable trip!! Let’s do it again soon….
We didn’t do much to celebrate our 1/8 Irish heritage … but I did make Elayna stroll in the desert with me to attempt taking some new pictures.
One of our favorite things about living in Phoenix is March Spring Training. Baseball on the grass, hotdogs and beer, warm breezes and blissful sun. We chose a perfect day!!
1) First, we finally met Clara Bernhart!! It was such a fun time visiting with ALL of the Bernharts (minus Annie) when Jay, Brad, and Charlotte spent some time in Phoenix with Margene and Gordon. But let’s face it – the baby steals the show!
2) Soaking up some sun! OK, we’ve been having some rain too but the sunshine has been glorious. [I actually let Elayna wear JEANS in these pictures. Aren’t they cute!?]
3) Taking some power naps. Oh wait – that might just be Shelby.
4) Crossing some house projects off the list! First, Elayna’s long awaited new bed…
New bed! We built a platform from bookshelves on their sides, then laid plywood and a mattress on top. It’s very sturdy, has storage underneath, and super cute. Elayna’s slept great too! The ‘dresser’ (shelving unit on the left) is the same style. I’m hunting decorative boxes to put underneath and we’ve lost the curtains somewhere in the move. But we’re getting there…
5) Next: handles! This has been a labor of love for Aaron to add all the door handles to our cabinets. Still not completely done but coming along nicely.
6) Lastly, saying farewell to the old house. Ok, I’m being dramatic – it’s still ours and we’ll still visit. However, our renters moved in on Sunday so its not really ‘ours’ anymore. While I’m ecstatic about the new house and love the million little house projects we have brewing, it still was hard to say good-bye to our first home. I hope it has a peaceful and safe 2-years.
