Bowling and a whole lot of Fun!

Our plans this weekend for camping failed because of all the rain. But we still had a great time. We got together with the Freeman's and Cox's and had a fab pizza party making our own pizza's and then hitting up some cheap bowling. It was the first time we took the kids bowling and they loved it. The little shoes were especially cute!

Boise

You can't tell from this picture, but Kinbree could not get enough of baby Brinley

Mason did a good job taking our picture :) You can see the baby bump. I am 28 weeks!

(Sorry for all the hazy pictures, the kids LOVE taking picture and must have had sticky fingers)

We went to Boise this past weekend for my niece Adelines baptism. We had lots of fun. We hit up a few garage sales, went to the movie Oceans (it was a little disappointing), visited with family, and just relaxed. It was nice to go on a mini vacation, and be able to spend a few extra days since we're done with school, and enjoy the spring weather.

We've made our decision...

And we are going to Gonzaga!! This really isn't any of a surprise, since we were pretty sure we were going to go there anyways, but now it is official. We are excited for this new adventure in our lives, although we will really miss it here.

Easter

Painting eggs the weeks before with the Freemans:

All the Kids enjoying their dinner (Thanks Harley for giving up your chair so all the kids could sit around the kids table :)

Getting ready for the big egg hunt

Kinbree with all her goods! (I can't believe how grown up she looks)

Mason pocketing his money. He was the winner of the Golden Egg! 5 whole bucks. That also went straight to his pocket. He was a rich boy by the end of the night!

Showing off their bunny ears

Easter Morning!

We had a great Easter! We went to a few family parties, and then Easter Sunday enjoyed it all to ourselves watching General Conference and remembering our Savior Jesus Christ.

It was a Miracle

All I have to say is miracles happen every day! Last night we went swimming for a ward party. Both Mason and Kinbree loved it, but especially Kinbree. She kept wanting me to let go of her and let her swim by herself (she is also very independent). We were having tons of fun, when Chance left me and the kids in the shallow end for a minute to go shoot some balls with all the guys. I just sat there chatting away when I see someone frantically swimming after someone. It was little Kinbree bobing up and down in the water trying her hardest to stay up. I got over to her about the same time and grabbed her, and put her on the side, hoping she would cough up the water or something. She was able to keep herself up out of the water somehow to keep getting a little air, but also a ton of water. She finally was able to get her breath back on her own but just let me hold her for a while, and then returned to her normal self and kept playing. I can't figure out how she got so far out by herself and didn't completely drown. After she got her breath back she told me she was trying to swim to papa. We are just so grateful that it wasn't anymore serious and that we still have our little princess. It makes me want to cry everytime I think about it, but I know someone must have been watching over.

It was a BEAUtiful Day

It was one of the first really nice days we have had, so of course we had to spend it all out doors. Mason caught a lady bug on a stick and named him Frankly. He carried him around for a long time till he flew away. I thought he ate him for a minute because he was showing me his mouth, but he informed me that is yucky. It was so nice to be out!!

Birthdays Birthdays

Chance's and my birthday are 3 days apart, so we always do a lot of celebrating in March! It was pretty laid back this year. We blew candles out almost every night that week, because why not? The kids loved it. Chance decorated the house and made DELICIOUS burgers for me and on his b-day the kids and I went and got a Great Harvest breakfast and went and had breakfast with him at work! Then on Friday Chance and I went out by ourselves to Olive Garden to celebrate a bit more.

Miss Helper!

Anyone need help cleaning your house? Kinbree would love to help! She's only 2 and already a clean freak just like her mother! If ever she can get a hold of some spray and a rag she'll clean all the walls. What a great helper!

Time with Papa

This semester Chance has been able to work a few less hours and come home and watch the kids on my long days away at school. They have enjoyed every minute of it. Here are just a few of their adventures...

Sleding at Grandpa's

Kinbree LOVES to have her nails painted, and when I came home one day this is what I came to.
How Precious! Chance is doing a great Job!!

It Happened SO Fast

2 weeks after applications were in we got the call...they wanted an interview the next week. We made plans, called my sister to leave the kids with her, and we were headed to Spokane. The Interview went Great!! Chance says it was the best interview EVER! and Today 3 days after the interview we got the call..... WE'VE been ACCEPTED to Gonzaga!! one of our top 3 picks!

One of the many statues on campus

At the Spokane Temple

Snipet of the Future!

"Take her Mom, Take her"

"I want to hold her!"

"Don't barf on me"

"Kinbree be soft"

Yes it's true. This is going to be our lives in a few months. In July we will become a family of 5!! What!!!! Crazy!! We made a quick trip this weekend to Utah for a shower for our new sweet cousin, baby Brinley, and got to experience a little how life will be with a little one and two big ones! Kinbree LOVES it, Mason's not so sure, and we're just excited.

Kinbree's Big Day!

Happy Birthday Kinbree. We love you! We are so glad you are a part of our Family!
She turned the big 2! I can't believe she is that old although she acts like it. She is super funny and always making us laugh. She has a huge heart and is always making us feel better. Some of our favorite Kinbree quotes:

• Be right back- 2 minutes.
  
• It's OK Buddy
• I Did
  
• She always walks around singing Happy Birthday, (this has been going on since Mason's Birthday), and Twinkle little Star, and whatever else she feels like!
  

We Love you!!

Graduation!

Chance has graduated and it is so nice to have him "home" more and not always doing homework. We are now just waiting to hear back from Grad schools! It's an exciting time. It was a great commencement. Elder Scott was the speaker and shared some great things with the graduates. If you look really close you can see Chance in the middle smiling at the camera

And yes this is Chance's Dad

Quick Update

Don't worry all, we are alive, school is just consuming our lives right now, but it is finals week and GRADUATION!!!! We can't wait to be done and be able to enjoy our children again and all the fun Christmas traditions. Chance graduates on Saturday and we couldn't be more excited. We've all been doing what we can to stay sane :)

Halloween!

Carving pumpkins

Mason had to try on everyone's costume
At Melaleuca each team always decorates and this year Chance's team did Up. They did a good job. Chance was dressed up as the little scout boy, and one of his good friends that works there said to him, "Did you go out and buy all those marit badges at the DI?" If you know Chance, this was pretty hillarious.

As you can see, the costume is a little too small.
Chance-Woody, Alisha-black widow, Mason-Sheep, Kinbree-her cute self!

We had a great halloween with lots of parties and trick-or-treating. Kinbree was a bee, but only wore her costume once, and Mason was a pumpkin once, and a sheep all the other times. I pulled out the Halloween box and told him he could be a dog or a pumpkin. He saw Kinbree's 9month dalmation costume and insisted on waring it. It was way too small and wouldn't zip up, but its what he wanted to be. It was the most hillarious thing to watch him walk around hunched over, but he loved it and isisted on waring it to the ward halloween party and our own little party. We got tons of candy, and loved every minute of it!!