Water Baby

This boy sure loves to play in the water. I know my others loved playing in the water too, but he doesn't mind being splashed in the face. In fact he rather enjoys it.

The Francis Family Comes to Town

We let Jason, Michelle and Jenna in on our secret beach resort spot. It was fun to play with our cousin all weekend. Do come again!

I couldn't resist taking this picture. Butt cheeks! lol!

Laundry at our house

My little helpers love dropping the laundry from above.

There is usually one "lucky" (depending how you look at it) soul who likes to have all the dirty stinky laundry dropped on them. Sometimes they even make laundry angels.

I am left with the sorting, washing, drying, and folding. The boys do have to put their clothes away. Lately I have found that Coach hides his clothes so he doesn't have to put it away. The joke is on him as I usually find it then he has to put it away again. This time in the proper place. Then he earns the honor of helping me fold all the laundry.

A day of play

This spring Nate and I caught a stomach bug that took us down pretty hard, we couldn't take care of ourselves let alone the boys. The boys were left to their own devices. It was like the Lord of the Rings at our house. Boys everywhere doing what they wanted. None of them felt that they needed to get dressed for the day, so they ran around in their underwear. They mostly spent the day playing out on the trampoline. They did a good job of playing nice and taking care of each others needs, and best of all no one got hurt. I must have found some strength to snap this picture. I am my mommies girl. Nothing stops me from taking a good picture.

Hoopsters

We got a basketball hoop and the boys are big fans. We got it mainly to keep the neighbors from parking in front of our house. Shhh, don't tell them that. Oh and it is good for shooting some hoops which we do quit often.

FHE

Sometimes our Family Home Evenings are duds and sometimes they are a huge success. This one I am happy to report was a huge success. We watched a movie that showed Christ washing the apostles feet and we talked about the significance of him doing so. Then we took turns washing each others feet. I believe that by serving our brothers we learn to appreciate them more. I was impressed that the boys were willing to serve their brothers without grumbling or complaint. Fun times at the Francis house!

My favorite photos from Easter

 Look at that chubby bunny!

 Cool Dude

 My creative boy

Happy boy 

And I couldn't resist posting this one...

and this one.