Day to day things...

Here's a photo dump from the last week. Here's a real glimpse of life at the Phipps' home...

Family Nights...

I don't think I ever tried this as a kid... Milk bubble ice cream.

Charlotte helping her sister with morning order.

This was the girls' first violin lesson with their new teacher, Sariah. Don't they look spiffy?

Every time we got to Costco, I feel like I need to take a picture of us because we are...so many.

I've never celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday before, but our good friends, Molly and Devin, had a nicely themed dinner prepared and invited us over! Our meal was supposed to resemble the trees in The Lorax.

I really do love these little reasons to throw a good party and celebrate.

Squishy pudgy yummy goodness.

On Saturday, I started painting our kitchen! It's amazing how such a daunting project isn't half as intimidating once you begin. And then you get that "high" that comes from good hard work. I'm really excited about the results.

While I painted, Edison roamed the kitchen and found some birthday suckers that he held onto for quite a while. He was a happy camper.

Ellie and Edison's first night together in the baby room...

They sure look tired don't they? I think we eventually moved Edison back downstairs on this first night because they both kept each other awake for so long...

 Still enjoying our indoor trampoline.

 Time for a double umbrella...

 Finished the kitchen! It's all clean and white with pale blue walls. It's amazing how much of a difference a little bit of paint can make.

On Saturday, March 9th, we went to a bells concert with Kevin and Vicki. It was pretty neat to see the different sizes and the number of choirs that were here to perform. We forgot that Hazel had a classmate whose birthday party was at the same time as the concert, so when she found out she had missed the party, she said, "We missed the birthday party for the bells concert??" So funny.

It's a charmed and blessed life we live.