My first assignment!!

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I received my first assignment back from my online writing school. I had to write a short descriptive character sketch (500 words or less). I chose to write about my sweet husband and the story about how we met. The following is what my instructor had to say.

"I loved reading this profile, McKenzie. Your writing is smooth, as well as friendly and accessible. I found no mechanical faults either... You have the skills I am always looking for in this first assignment, specifically the ability to bring a person to life on the page. The way you approached this profile tells me way more than a ten-page curriculum vitae of Shane ever could.... What a wonderful tribute to your Husband!" --Anne


The only thing she suggested was that I change a semi colon to a dash. Needless to say, I was quite pleased with her remarks. I hope I can do as well on my future assignments!

Typhoid Mary

So, last week we discovered that our little Sydnie is allergic to peanuts. We are not sure how severe it is, but as you can see from the pictures, she broke out in hives all over her face and when we took her to the doc, he gave us an Epi-pen. We have to make sure we have it with her AT ALL TIMES! Poor baby! Now we lovingly use the nickname "Typhoid Mary" (in my head I always sing the tune to "Mustang Sally" along with it...lol!) because at the tender age of 2, she has already had whopping cough (age 3 weeks), Staph infection (age 1) and now peanut allergy (age 2). Does anybody else find it strange that these 3 incidences all happened in the month of April? In our family, April showers bring sickness, surgeries, and hives!

A Perfect Easter Sunday

We had our Easter get together at Aunt Debra's and Leonard's house this year. What a gorgeous day! The weather was so nice and we really enjoyed the day with our family. Storm was here from Denver, Grandma Udene, Grandma Kleis and my sister Teagan, with 2 of her kids, Jacob and Isabel. Aunt Marilyn and Uncle Jim were also there!





We played kick ball, the kids all had bubble guns to play with, and of course, the egg hunt!
They were so adorable hunting the eggs! We topped the day off with a delicious Ham Dinner and Grandma's traditional Bunny Cake!

Street Sweepers!

Well, we had at least one BEAUTIFUL day this week! We spent most of our day outside playing. The kids found a little shovel and "broom" and decided to clean up the street so we can park the "Soob" out front. (The "Soob" is our nick-name for out little Subaru wagon we use at Seagull Bay...) Can't wait to start spending more time outside in the yard AND out at the Bay!

All Dressed up...

and no where to go!! Isn't she 100% A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.? The big, brown eyes, curly hair, and chebub face-- sweet girl! It will never cease to amaze me how much I love these little babes of mine!


Oh, and don't forget the ruffle-butt tights! aww, cute!

Pages for April's Club!

This month we are using Stampin' Up! Simply Scrappin Kits, so be sure to bring your complete kit with you! I used "2 Sweet" for this lay-out. Your kit will have all the basic elements that mine does, so you will just copy the basic lay-out and the add your own accents. EASY!!