The kids are painting cups to let all their friends know that they are bored. This morning we had swimming lessons, went to play group, and had friends over to play. They might be bored but I need to sit down!
Last night we tried a new recipe of spaghetti noodles in an olive oil sauce. Lincoln hated it. We told him he could only have his dessert of strawberry shortcake if he ate two bites of his noodles. Lincoln absolutely loves strawberries. So with pure determination Lincoln tried to eat two bites of noodles but he kept almost gagging trying to get them down. We finally let him give it up do to valiant effort and let him have dessert.
Lincoln would not do good on Fear Factor and the food portion.
The kids are no longer allowed to have treats until after the sacrament on Sunday. I told Lincoln he could have a treat after all the men walked back to the front of the church. The men were all standing there waiting so he looked right at them and yelled, "Ready, Set, Go!" Due to the quietness of church, Lincoln got a lot of laughs.
Today the kids and ventured to Boise to do errands. One errand was right across from Nathan's work. Nathan was too busy for us to stop by for a visit. After I had explained this, Lincoln asked "Daddy works everyday?"
I explained Nathan works to give us food, clothes, and a house.
Lincoln then said, "I have an idea. I make airplanes and rocketship and make lots of money for daddy."
I said, "That would be nice and then daddy could stay home with us."
Lincoln said, "No mommy the money is only for daddy not you."
Lincoln has a very active imagination and a good vocabulary for a two year. If only he could turn his obsession with airplanes and rocket ships into money for us.
We have a huge yard. This is just a small portion. Last year we had thistles and weeds that got taller than I am and we took a thousand pounds of weeds to the dump. So this year we finished putting in the sprinkler system and planted grass seed. It took a lot of manual labor and we still have 40 garbage bags of black tarp, wood chips, and weeds that we are slowly putting to the curb.
The last picture is of the new grass that is now growing. It is so exciting to see green grass instead of thistles. We still have another patch of weeds that we need to tackle but that will be June's project.
We went to the Boise Zoo for the final day of Avalee's preschool. Avalee was having terrible allergies problems and did not enjoy it to her fullest but we still had fun.
The animals are so sad at the Boise Zoo that I could only handle to take pictures of the kids playing. I don't think any zoo will top National Zoo in DC.
We found our own beach not far from our house. We all had fun and enjoyed the afternoon. Aunt Rose-Ellen tries to teach Avalee and Lincoln how to build a sand castle. 
This weekend was horrible! It started with Lincoln getting eye infections. Then Avalee got a stomach flu! Followed by fevers of 104 and many baths. It has finally come to a virus that affects the eyes, throat, and ears accompanied by a high fever that can last up to a week. Nathan and I are both exhausted but have manage to still function somehow.
