Gymnastics

These pictures aren't great because they are taken in a gym with bad lighting, but the top one on the right is Rebecca, and the bottom on on the right is Mariah. They did a quick gymnastics performance between basketball games at the high school in March.

Awanas Game Day

Rebecca and Mariah had both been involved in Awanas this year. Each year they have a regional game day that they practice really hard for. Mariah ended up being really sick and wasn't able to participate this year, but Rebecca went and had so much fun. Their team even took 1st place for the 2nd year in a row!

March Birthdays

Mariah turned 8 on March 16th.

Bridgette turned 3 on March 29th.

Scout Adventures

Bryce had fun as usual making his pinewood derby car for Scouts. He won 2nd place in his Den and was able to race at districts. He didn't do as well there, but it was a good experience for him.
He also earned his Webelos badge and was awarded that in February.

Each year the Scout Pack here has a cake auction. The boys have to make and decorate the cake without the help of any female. Since Dad was gone working in Denver, Papa graciously volunteered to help Bryce with his cake. That Easter egg looks good enough to eat!

Animals & Babies

Bryce and Bridgette with one of our new goats (Grace and Isabella). They are Nigerian Dwarf goats, so they are small and easy for all of us to manage. Isabella had a breach baby a few weeks ago, and we lost that one. We are milking her now, so that is an adventure!

Bridgette with one of our new chicks.

Grace had her baby a week ago. It was a horribly, difficult birth; but both mom and baby made it okay. This is our new addition to the family--Lucky. We are loving him already! He is bounding around all over the place and will come and sit on the children's laps.

One of Kenny's snakes had 23 babies a couple of days ago too. He has two more snakes ready to deliver soon also. We won't post pictures due to the sensitive nature of some of our readers :)

The newest addition to our family is set to join us in the next 3 weeks. We are anxious to meet this new spirit Heavenly Father had allowed to come to our family! We'll keep you updated on that.

Karina asked if we could get a couple of puppies now and mom had to say, "We're about babied out here. Let's wait a while!"

Mariah's Baptism

On April 11, 2009, Mariah was baptized by her father in Cedaredge. It was a special day, even if the mirror was fogged up so no one could see! We are thankful she made the choice to follow her Savior and know it will be a blessing in her life.

Here is a picture of Mariah in her beautiful baptism dress that Sister Rodriguez made for her.

Celebrating Easter

We were so excited to have Vernice and Nathan come visit from Texas for a couple of weeks! We really enjoyed meeting this new cousin--Becca (our baby lover) especially enjoyed spending time with him.

Look at this crew of cousins ready to go on an egg hunt!

Karina's Green Thumb

Karina loves plants and animals. This year for 4-H she decided to do a gardening project, so she started tomato and basil seeds a couple of months ago. They are doing wonderful--some over a foot tall and needing to be in the garden! She also takes a large chunk of the responsibility for all of our animals (more on this later!). We really appreciate all she does!