Cleaning House

The other night I was blogsurfing,( is there a word for that- I'm not generally up on the latest tech words) and I ran across a quote having to do with house cleaning which I really related to. But now that I want to quote it- I can't find it. So i googled as close to the prase as I could remember. And came up with the following:

A spotless house is a sign of a misspent life. – Anonymous

Dull women have immaculate homes. – Anonymous

Have you ever taken anything out of the clothes basket because it had become, relatively, the cleaner thing? – Katherine Whitehorn

I am thankful for a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning and gutters that need fixing because it means I have a home. I am thankful for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means my loved ones are nearby. - Nancie J. Carmody

Now I am all for trying to keep my house clean- but I could spend all day, everyday doing that, and frankly at times I just don't want to spend all day doing it. So I did find a bit of solace in the above quotes. And laughed because adding this fourth child into our family has found me early in the morning searching for the cleanest of the dirty shirts or pants for the boys to wear to school. And yes, at times I do tell myself that one day I am going to want to find misplaced and hidden toys because it means my boys are here, not grown up and off on thier own

MARCH

So.... a few happenings in the month of March:

PINEWOOD DERBY

This was our first year- 11 more straight years of racing for this family!



The Green Goblin ready for his first run down the track.



Brian the score keeper. We are glad he got his MBA so he can manipulate some serious Excel spreadsheets on pinewood derby racing ( and NCAA brackets).




The finish line. The great thing about pinewood derby in our Ward is the Stake sets up everything, we just get to come, race, and be done.

THE EASTER PAGEANT

Every Easter, the Easter Pageant is performedon the grounds of the Mesa Temple. It recounts significant events from the Saviors life. This is the largest annual Easter pageant in the world. We took a picnic dinner and enjoyed the mild weathered evening.







The Mesa Arizona Temple. Andrew needed a little walk before the performance started so he and I enjoyed the grounds of the Temple. The setting sun made the walls glow.





EASTER

We got a double dose of fun this Easter as Andrew's birthday coincided with Easter. I love to watch the boys dye eggs- we start out with stark white egss- soon they have all progressed to vibrant shades of color- 15 minutes later they are all some variation of green-brown- orange. It isn't good enough to just make them one color, they have to be multi colored. After a dip in each cup each egg pretty much resembles every other one in the box.

We enjoyed a basketball cake and basketball decorations for the birthday festivities. The only item wanted for his birthday was a tie. I guess he feels a little left out on Sunday.

I finally got some decent pictures of Zachary smiling. The two bottom teeth have come through and the tops are trying desperately to make it out- poor kid hasn't been the happiest in the evenings. Nothing a little extra dosing of Tylenol doesn't cure though!

Andrew in his birthday attire.

These are his toes at age 4. The toes are a little crooked and the scars are minimal. I need to get a pictures of his hands at some point. Interestingly enough, one of the girls in his preschool class was born with complete syndactly as well. The likely hood of meeting someone else is quite rare. Three years ago I was in a Nursery and Grace was playing near me and I noticed the scars on her hands right away. I knew immediately she had been born with syndactly as well. Pretty cool ( at least to us!)