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i guess i'm playing catch up here. these pictures are from back in april. some of them from march. but doesn't this always seem happen this time of year? we, along with everyone else, are too busy enjoying spring and the great outdoors. but katelyn, tanner and i are hoppin' on an airplane in one week to go to texas, so i want to play catch up. (yeah for texas. can't wait).

while we're in texas tyler gets to stay behind and study, study, study like mad for his upcoming boards. i can't even begin to describe the time these boys put into studying for the boards. tyler has sacrificed a lot of sleep and energy to take care of us and his studying. this test is a big deal. so hopefully going to texas (yeah again) will give tyler a little extra time to just study.

my friend amy invited us to tag along with her at the zoo. always a fun trip. i must say we have a fabulous zoo here. it's well taken care of and there are lots of fun animals to see. the girls wanted to spend some of their time playing on these seats.



one sunday evening we decided to make some chocolate covered fruit. katelyn helped (wanted to do everything herself) and did a great job. here she is anxiously awaiting for the chocolate to harden.



the closest temple to us is about 1 hour and 45 minutes away. not too far away, but far enough with two kids. so we always turn our temple trip into a small getaway. there is a hotel about five minutes away from the temple with a pool that we love to stay in. it's perfect. one of us attends in the evening, one in the early morning, then we spend the rest of our time swimming or visiting the chicago area.



katelyn and two of her favorite things. her brother and her red car. she's not letting either one go.



tanner enjoys the outdoors as long as he can get to the grass. i have to watch him very carefully. i did stop him from eating the dirt.



and wow to tyler. he noticed our fridge was dirty and what did he do? he cleaned it. no prodding or poking from me occured. seriously a superstar in my book (yes i'm bragging, i know). katelyn is at that age now where she wants to help with everything, so she decided to help daddy load the fridge back up. i had just gone grocery shopping so there was plenty of stuff to stick inside. notice anything that doesn't belong?



and lastly, amy i know you've been dying to see some pictures of your adorable baby. here is a very small sneak peek. maybe i'm just torturing you now though!