Food Food Food

I feel like food is the only thing I think about.

What should we have for breakfast...what should we have for lunch...what should we have for dinner???

This is sort of ironic for me, seeing as how food causes me so much grief!

But I'm in a slump.

A {huge} slump!

I need some new recipes!

HELP!!! ANYONE!!!

Leave me a comment or a link with some suggestions

PLEASE!!!

Look Who's Two!!

Rachel is 2 years old today!

{I can't believe it has already been 2 years since she rushed into our lives!}

Rachel is super sweet, loving, sensitive, happy, fun, smart, patient, and cute as can be. We are amazed at her pleasant and easy-going disposition. She definitely came with what she needed to make it through the struggles of her first few days! She is a wonderful eater, a great sleeper, and a super friend.

Here's a look back at the past 2 years!

We love you Rachel! You are a wonderful part of our family!

Love, Mom, Dad, Emily, Josh and Caleb

Easter 2009

We started the Easter festivities this year by having our Larsen Family Easter Party on Saturday. We were so lucky to get to see all the aunts, uncles (except Greg in Iraq), cousins, Grandma Larsen, and Great-Grandma and Grandpa Farnworth. Whew!! Lots of people!!

We colored eggs,

Ate lots of good food, visited, and had a fun egg hunt.

Rachel found the biggest egg of all!

Josh was so fast that I didn't even have time to get a picture of him!

But here we are all together, minus Jared. Tax season is quite the task master!

And here are all 12 grandkids!

Caleb loving his Grandma time! Don't you love the tongue?!?

Easter morning - everyone's happy...



...except Caleb!! Easter bunny woes!



Cutest kids ever!!
So proud of them for sitting still for pictures right after church!

Easter fun continued Sunday evening at Grandma and Grandpa Ripplinger's house.

Josh is lovin' the toys!

Seriously - this is the sweetest girl EVeR!!
"See, Daddy?!"

Aren't we cute?!?!

Totally good lookin' guys!!

Tax Day

Today is one of my 3 favorite days of the year.

Yes, it really is right up there with Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Today is the day that tax season comes screeching - literally - to a halt.

Makes me feel like singing...

It's the most wonderful time of the year,

When the taxes are done,

And the long weeks are gone,

And our daddy is here!!!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!

Tooth Trophy

Josh had to get a baby tooth pulled last week, and a cavity filled. The permanent tooth was coming in behind the baby tooth because they weren't lined up. So the baby tooth would never have come out on it's own without the root breaking off.

I tried to use him as an example to get Emily to be a little more diligent about taking care of her teeth. Um, yeah. Right. It totally backfired in my face! I asked him if he thought Emily would like to go get her teeth pulled, and he said, "Sure! It didn't hurt a bit! And you get 2 tokens for prizes!!" Sheesh!! Since when are cheap little toys more precious than teeth???

The tooth fairy let him keep this tooth since it was kind of a "special" circumstance. He showed everyone he could, just like it was a trophy. I hope he doesn't plan on getting any more trophies!