knockout roses

i love, LOVE our roses. i love that they came with the house we bought 4 years ago. i love that they are super low maintanence and that i can't kill them. i love that just in time for easter they explode with blooms. their name is appropriate: knockout roses.

window picture frame

remember these windows? we originally had four. i found a couple of friends to take three of them, and i kept the fourth to redo for our room redo. i had wanted to check off "artwork to hang above bed", but after finishing it we decided it was too small to hang on that wall. however, it looked good on our side wall so that's where it went. i painted the frames with FREE paint that i got from Ace Hardware (they were giving away free quarts a few weekends ago)! I originally had six 8x10 photos in the window panels, but that was a little too much us. i think three photos worked out perfectly.

it was hard to get a straight on view of the window due to the glare from the windows directly across from this wall so a side view will have to do.

here is a view of where it is hung in the room. just the right size!

easter basket

easter best

emma taylor dressed up  in her easter best to celebrate today. so glad we have friends who got us a "fancy" dress for her.

easter family pictures

we were glad to host a family get together for the lentz family at our house this weekend! we grilled out, had an easter egg hunt, and enjoyed the craziness of 5 kids and 10 adults stuffed into our little house. luckily the weather was amazing and much of our time was spent outside! we also took the opportunity to take some family photos.

{rachel, hannah, & caleb...we missed you joey!}

{jason, carrie, titus, & alexis}

{us}

{us again}

all five cousins

question: how many bad not good pictures can you get of five kids in one minute?

answer: a lot!

then and now

these two have sure changed a ton since they first met! just look at the difference!

then...

...and now!