Ta-da!

Remember how our basement flooded this winter? Welp, we figured since we'd be introducing a little bit of chaos getting the basement fixed, that we'd go big. And a basement and two upstairs bathroom remodels and we are *almost* done!! Can you hear Ryan letting out a deep breath of air that his wife will no longer be a crazed, fanatically dusting wild woman?

Unfortunately, I don't have any before, before pictures. But imagine if you will, Seahawks tones, old tile that absorbed dirt, mold is places where there shouldn't be, oh and formica. Is that what's called? Yeah, they were our dirty little secret and the last thing needing major renovation in our home.

And wah-lah! Finishing touches put on master bathroom today....

Fairly certain the lights are my most favorite thing.

Oh the soaks to be had... By the future owner. What do people do in bathtubs anyway?

And kids bathroom! HOORAY!

Happy Easter!

Another Easter came and went pretty quickly! Just like the rest of 2017....

Never too old for an Easter egg hunt....

It is so weird that the Easter Bunny ALWAYS bring my favorite candy and lots of chocolate. As an aside, for the second time I gave up chocolate for lent and GAINED 5 pounds. No more, I say, no more. Turns out chocolate IS good for me....

And so is this kid! I could kiss that face for days!

Another lovely picture of Ryan and Sarah closing their eyes.....

Oh these love bugs make every holiday complete!

Warning: Braggy mom post

Sometimes I think that Morgan was switched at birth and that there is this really artistic, athletic, coordinated and talented woman out there who is raising my biological daughter (picture a chubby girl, who wears her pants up too high around her waist, has an unusually strong craving for chocolate and sleep and trips over imaginary bumps in the road). This artistic, classy woman is thinking, "Where did I get this goofy klutz of a kid? How can this be?" I ask myself a similar question, only a little different. "Where did I get this talented kid? How can this be?" See, I'm feeling braggy today!

Anyway, Morgan has been loving photography and is constantly taking pictures with her phone. She recently entered a photography contest and lo and behold, won the sucker! Okay, she was an honorable mention, but in my mind, she WON!

So it was off to the State Capital for a celebration in the Governor's Office. Also happening that day was the swearing in of all the new State Patrolmen. Needless to say, even Grandma Dolly was on her best behavior.

The winning photo!

And to the award's ceremony with the Superintendent of Public Instruction presented the awards.

The contest was in celebration of Arbor Day so of course Morgan thought appropriate to wear Patagonia. Just kidding, she wears that thing every day, of course she wore it to the award's ceremony!

Oh that face....

And then Morgan was able to plant a tree at the Capital building. See, this is brag worthy stuff?

And a photo of my girl and the winning photo, see bottom picture. I may be biased, but I think it's pretty great! Congratulations Morgan!!!

Lordy, lordy... look who's....

86!!!!We celebrated Grandma Dolly's 86th birthday, complete with a surprise birthday party! Her old neighbors and friends from Washington made the trek over. I think that's a sign that you have left a good mark on this Earth....

Kearney kids love an opportunity to light fires and eat cake. Is that a bad sign?

A lot of candles representing a lot of memories, laughs and shenanigans. Oh the Dolly shenanigans...

Honoray grandson Kevin visiting!

To say the old gal was shocked is a massive understatement. I was titch worried about the ticker, but she held up just fine. Dear God, please give me this woman's genes. I already have her off the wall sense of humor and bizarre dance moves, so please, give me the aging genes. She makes 86 looks so, so good! We love having her here to celebrate with!

And just like that... 10!

10!!! My baby is 10!!! I still can't wrap my head around our youngest child being double digits. But I couldn't be prouder of the big kid he has become. Kind, sweet, funny, hard working, I couldn't ask for more.

No birthday is complete without a celebration at Great Grandma Dollys! And a wacky cake....

We decided to test our patience and sanity by bringing a gaggle of 9 and 10 year old boys to Wahooz. We did survive.

Only because there was a party host to herd these cats!

Aidan gets his love of cake from his mom. It took all I had to not do the same to that chocolate explosion.

10 year old boys give you hope for the next generation. It's all about simple pleasures with this kid!

It makes my heart to see this kid grow so quickly. I miss my grumpy old man baby, but love this big guy more than I ever could have imagined. Happy double digits big guy!

JUNE??!!??

Hi, my name is Sarah and I am a broken record. What I have on repeat is "WHERE IS THE TIME GOING?" I remember so vividly when the kids were small, thinking that I couldn't wait for them to get older because we'd have free time again. Why in the world did I ever think that? I hate to tell you people with young kids, your schedule gets WORSE! But the fun is multiplied. Having little adventurers along for our rides is just so great. And watching the develop their passions is something so special. So enjoy a little winter/spring recap, because holy crap, it's JUNE!

McCall adventures seem so long ago! But even though I am beyond ready for summer, these pictures are getting me excited for winter!

We literally skiing our legs off some days. The kids and Ryan had a 8 day in a row streak, pretty impressive!

There is just nothing like a McCall winter night!

Nor is there anything like having our favorite COUG along for a visit!

If you were looking for us this winter, you should have checked Smoky's....

We did have time to squeeze in a weekday Steelheads game though! It's too hard to pass up front row seating...

Soccer friends on the ski hill!

It was so much fun to meet up with friends!

And these two... separated at birth. Just so similar! I'm still trying to talk Mia's parents into forging her birth certificate so she and Morgan can be teammates again. Dang birth year change!

I was lucky enough to get to tag along on a nordic ski weekend for work. Let's just say that I've had worse days at work!

And I might still be sore from three days of nordic skiing. That is no joke! But with views like that, I couldn't complain!

It's not a day on the ski hill with Morgan without some type of pose.

Coors Banquet beer anyone?

The snow this year did not disappoint! Such a special place for us.

Meanwhile back in Boise, this sweetheart is growing and likely has the award of world's cutest baby!

We love sweet Eloise!