IT'S A GIRL!!!

Of course I thought this one was a boy, but Elizabeth got misdiagnosed as a boy from yours truly also. I'm obviously not a good judge when it comes to guessing the gender of my sweet babies. 1 out of 3 isn't too bad right ;) The first pic is of her lil' tooshie, and the second a classic profile shot.

The Tulip Pedal

Another biking event under the belt for Brian. This last Saturday he raced in Skagit county near the tulip fields in the "Tulip Pedal". Very cute name I thought. Anywho. He rode 45 miles in just over 3 hrs. It wasn't meant to be an all dayer like his last event due to conference. And the weather really worked against him (cold, extremely windy, raining part of the time), but over all he was grateful to get in another racing event to prep him for the big one - the STP coming up in July :)

My sweet lil' boy

Couple quick stories about Michael - The first picture is Michael asleep in a pile of blankets I had neglected to put away. He climbed over the child gate after a family outing and found himself a bed that was conveniently closer than his bed, and put himself to bed. He's told me recently that he's tired and just goes upstairs and lays down. Just amazing to a mama who is so used to putting her kids down and expecting a wee-complaint about it. The second picture is Michael playing the Wii. He's in to the taking turns concept we've work with him and Elizabeth with, and so after Mom had played the Wii for a while, it was "Michael's turn". It was cute to watch him sit on the couch like a big kid and get into a video game. My baby is hardly a baby anymore!!!

Family Rm/Nook/Kitchen

My mother is a saint! She offered to come over for a couple days and help finish up the painting projects I've got going. My little sister Nikki came too to watch the kids while Mom and I painted. We got everything done in less than 24 hrs and it looks great!!! Brian was a little unsure of the color I picked out for the kitchen/family room at first, but when he came home and saw how awesome it looked on the walls he was thrilled. He comments on how much he loves it no less than 5x a day :) That makes me happy. What a relief it is to have all that done. Hats off to you Momma and Nik!

Older Boys' Room

Here's the boys' room. 2 walls are blue and the other 2 green. Bold, but beautiful! My mom is going to paint flames on the 2 corners that connect the colors. And I have extreme sports posters that are going to go up too. All the boys' furniture is black that's going in there, and I'm looking for black bean bag chairs to boot. Should be a sweet room for a couple of young teenagers (Braden 13, Zack 12) with the extra tv, X-box, etc.