Colton is four today.

We have had a fun day for Colton, we began the day as always opening a present from Grandma & Grandpa before Dad leaves for work. A new blue shirt with a shark and a number four... perfect for the birthday boy's day. All day the birthday hat was worn to school, the grocery store, even in the car.

The birthday hat at school

The Monster cake that Emma designed

Make a wish.

PRESENTS!

Here he is the birthday boy number four has been fun today!

Spring pictures

EMMA! 5TH GRADE  spring 2012

THAYNE! 2ND GRADE SPRING 2012

100 days, prom queen, back yard progress and family in town!

I need to finish this post today or my 100 days will be no longer! Thanks to my wonderful niece Becky i was reminded that we have 100 lovely days till the birth of or children:) We have the same due date... I know wild right its her first and my last. Oh yes my last. I am not to sure about her but some days i am glad to have 100 more days and others i wish it were ten days...what ever it is here is to the last 100 days of being pregnant in my whole life so I will  try to find all the happy things about it! 

I can eat a ton,

take naps when I want,

have strong pretty nails,

cut my hair every 8 weeks, 

and enjoy being chubby one more time:)

Now for the Prom queen!

The famous hair done in 20 mins. by herself! It lasted 2 days.

Addie, Sister Berrett had to come see the pink dress. It was fun to have visitors on the day of the event this week. We took tons more pictures and had just as fun as last week. Laura, gave Carissa a hug and said, "Ohh this is my little Beehive!" it was great. We love their family!

Colton had a birthday party and came home a gnome

 Landon Blogget the date! and the pinning of the flower, then they were off in the pouring rain...to Golden Gate Fields! They had a great time and came home right on time .

 Here is our update of the backyard, It's looking a little better, with all the rain we haven't gotten to work on it as much as we wanted to. the front looks worst with all the materials next time I'll take a picture of that mess. 

this is from the far back corner 

Rhiannon , Keith  & Aunt Mandy came to dinner on Monday night we played basketball had Monday night taco night and ice-cream sundaes...yummy so good, so much fun. We haven't seen Rhiannon in forever and we didn't get to go to Utah for their wedding last July so we got to meet Keith, and welcome him to our family.  He is just wonderful and the two of them are super cute newlyweds. Now they are back to BYU for school..

Spring is here!

To start off I saw this and loved it instantly but then I secretly wish I could look like this right now or even do this right now oh well next spring! Until then Happy Spring!

this is one of my favorite times of the year I spent an hour working in the yard today all by myself it was great.

We do have a few things going on lately but here are a few of my favorite pictures of the events in the Merrill family  in the past few weeks.

#1 Colton and preschool he is loving it! Bob asked him last night "is this a arts and craft school or preschool?"

 Colton's favorite thing in the world is coloring so he is in heaven 4 times a week for 2 hours. This is his door he can put all his art work on. And this is only about a week's worth of work. Minus the kite in the middle that would be Thayne's art for 2nd grade.

 #2 I signed up for fresh fruits and veggies 2x's a month. In hope of trying new veggies, and making us eat more of them. it's working for me! I love it. It is just what is in season and from local farms. the only thing is no one really like leeks I 've tried to sub them for onion and everyone complained oops.

 #3 Carissa went to Mormon Prom last Saturday night. She looked great and did a pretty good job of

pinning on the flowers.

We took a few pictures a few pictures out front. We had to get those sparkly high heels

Morgan, Carissa & thier dates @ the March's

Pool side at the March's

And then we let the kids have a silly picture with them. Thayne is MIA as always he wanted no part of all this stuff, and Colton hugged the heck out of this guy. Then they went off to pick up the other couple off to dinner at the Blotters, dance in Oakland, and Fentons. I never remember prom being so fun and full of parties. Bob and I got to go check kids in at the front door so we got to see all the pretty dresses and dates.

we still have another one of theses next week ....

#4 check this out a week ago I went to get gas at the new Safeway gas station, its across town and i was returning stuff so I thought I'd stop and get gas. I needed it. to my surprise it was only $4.19 wow pretty good same as Costco. then i got to the pump...put in my club card # and it asked me if i wanted to use my rewards? of coarse what the heck....I got gas for $3.69 a gallon it felt like my lucky day it kind of made my week.

As for spring I am loving all the rain for the new grass and yard but Saturday it was too muddy to work More pictures to come on the yard next week. maybe then we will have a few more beds planted. We did find the pavers we want and pergala's but now we have to wait, for some more money to fall from heaven!