Inky can turn anything into her royal bedchamber. She snuggled right down in these clothes I was folding. So cozy!
The true queen of our home-at least in her own mind. This paper towel roll crown fit perfectly! When I told Blake about this picture, he said I had too much time on my hands (not true!), but I had a perfectly good excuse-it was just a lefover from preschool preparations last night.
We had plenty of eggs to dye last Saturday. Aunt Brooke brought several dozen, and I had boiled 18 as well! The kids were in boiled egg heaven. Dye going here and there, dye going everywhere! It was fun having Brooke and Shane and their two kids back with us after a three year hiatus in Kentucky.
Blake was here for a very quick weekend-he got in at Midnight Friday and left Sunday after sacrement meeting. The kids (and me too) loved having him home and Eddy didn't want to spend a minute away from him.
That kid in his underpants is my nephew Jett. I told Brooke that now that she's moved from Kentucky, she could no longer let her kids run around like that! = )
My beautiful flower cupcakes. Each cake had a ton of candy on it, making them super kid pleasers. Okay, I liked them too.
Crepes......and more crepes. I gave a cooking class on crepes last week, so my kids got as many crepes as they wanted. I made at least 7 batches and tried new recipes with them. This one here is Chocolate Souffle Crepes with strawberry sauce and cream.
Here is Blake's bachelor pad/loft. It's very small-but what does Blake need space for??? I brought Johanna and Logan down to Medford to visit Blake. Johanna slept on the loveseat, Logan on the floor, and luckily, Blake had a full size bed for me to share with him = ) We drove all over Medford looking at houses-always fun to do! 
Yes, here is photographic evidence that Blake can cook-oh wait-I made this meal....Anyway, this is the very cooktop that Blake has been using to concoct gourmet Hamburger Helper. 
the capitol was gorgeous as ever. (dandelion courtesy of Ed) 
B B B BUS 
Flower Power and the Thurman kids 
It's Pinewood Derby Night! This is always a very exciting time for a young boy scout (and their not so young fathers too). Thankfully, Blake was on top of things and had Logan's car all ready to go a month ago before he started his new job. Logan had a great time (he came in 19th over all), and I was just glad his car wasn't last. Logan is waiting at the finish line, anxiously awaiting the Big Cheese's top time.
Logan carefully putting his car on the track-a couple kids lost a wheel along the way!
Logan received a special award for the "cheesiest" car. This is because for some reason he had Johanna paint "The Big Cheese" with an accompanying wedge of swiss on the top of his car. All the boys got awards for their cars and Logan was pretty happy with his award. We all had a great time watching the exciting Pinewood Derby races. Some of those cars get pretty fancy-but we like to stick with the basics!
Eddy is feeling downcast after yet another gutter ball. We all had a fun time bowling Saturday afternoon.
Not a real flattering picture, but this is what romance looks like after 15 years of marriage. 
President's Day was unexpectedly nice, so we had a rousing game of Ultimate Frisbee at the park. Ed refused to play, so after making him watch us for awhile, I took him to the play equipment.
Blake and Logan getting his pinewood derby car ready to go, since Blake won't be here for the derby. It's been dubbed "The Big Cheese". Johanna painted a lovely wedge of chedder on the top. I'm sure it will win top honors for style, but we'll have to see how fast it is.
There are perks to being the only one home. We play games, and have popsicles at 10 a.m.
Eddy started off our weekend with a Preschool Sleepover at our house. We played "Bug in the Rug", danced, drank hot cocoa and watched a scary movie with popcorn, of course! Johanna had about 5 girls over that evening and Logan had a friend too-together, they polished off a huge pizza, breadsticks, and an entire pan of Rice Krispy treats (but somehow, the salad survived un-touched). Exhausting, but fun.
Sunday afternoon was spent making Valentines. Eddy has been so excited about "Valentimes Day" I hope it meets his expectations tomorrow. Everyone had fun putting togehter their creations. However, with class sizes so big these days-it's quite an ordeal! We made about 60 cards all together.
Doesn't my mantel look festive, but not overly so? Blake sent the beautiful tulips yesterday. I made the cute (and super simple) heart garland with a friend last week, Cam brought the nail and string heart art home from school, and I canabalized an old art project from one of the kids (no name on it, so I felt free to) and put the latest pic of Blake and I in it. The kids were wondering why it was just a picture of us, and not them too!
