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Can't go wrong with homemade fried chicken!

Following daddy around the house.

Using mama's cell since we lost the camera.

Playing around on the folding table at the laundromat.

A hitchhiker that just wouldn't let go!

I swear! This little bee was hanging on for dear life!

I couldn't believe she made it through 70 mph winds!

Photog Keira, just doing her thing.

k pics - March

Just a reminder, k pics are those taken by our resident 3 year old photographer, Keira.

Here are some of my faves from March.

{ just click on any of the photos to enlarge }

An early afternoon at the park.

It's so great that she doesn't always aim the camera down at the ground!

Our household dragon.

Love this face!

She has really started to turn the camera around for more self portraits this month. And she loves making faces!

Daddy's sketches.

From Max & Ruby.

Inside the huge, decorative mate cup.

Still peering into things.

Keira's fingerpainting.

Tagging along behind the lawnmower.

Love the sunshine she captured over his shoulder. 

I can hear John Denver now...

Sunshine, on my shoulders, makes me happy...

Where the stroller is folded up.

Inside daddy's shoe.

On the kitchen shelf.

I, for one, adore her perspective! Keep it up, Keira!

Easter 2013

Our little Keira gave the scripture in sharing time during primary!

So proud!

Does mama get a lovely smile after church? Nope. Just one of the many funny faces she loves to make. :-)

We had hoped that Uncle Joe, Tia Chita, & Grandpapi could join us for an afternoon egg hunt & dinner at the park, but Joe was having some car trouble, so it was just us three.

Keira still had a good time.

She's starting to look so grown up!

& of course, so sweet & feminine in her Easter Sunday dress.

A basket full of colorful eggs. The plastic eggs each had a few m&m's, & Keira shook each plastic egg like a little shaker or maraca after she found them.

Not only did Keira pick out which dress she wanted to wear, she also picked out the shades of nail & toenail polish she wanted. 

She loves being all dressed up.

The egg hunt is her favorite part of her favorite holiday.

Kisses for Daddy!

Instead of a traditional ham dinner

{darn mama's gall stones anyhow!},

it's french fries at Baker's!

Oh well, no cooking or dishes is not a bad way to end the day! 

We had an enjoyable time together.

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Our little goofball.

Deliciousness from Keira's kitchen.

"Mama, look! I built a Hebrew temple!" 

{ she must have overheard one of daddy's bible shows }

Too, cute!

Keira was in the middle of the kitchen floor, telling me a story with all of her church cards. When she got to the image of Christ with the little African boy, she proceeded, "...and this is me, when I died & I was with Jesus. He was holding me & taking me to the castle where he lives." 

{ I love to hear Keira tell stories...& sing }

The little roadrunner that nests at the Dahlke's house, up the hill from where we live! Growing up in Arizona, I've seen my fair share of them. In fact, in junior high, I was a Rhodes Roadrunner. Yes, they were even our school mascot! This was the first time Keira has ever seen a roadrunner though! So cool!

Daddy & Keira looking through her new favorite 'I Spy' book. 

Getting ready for Easter Sunday.

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Keira has been having a blast as of late, pulling out all of her toys from every which where to engage in creative play. Besides feeling like the front room is just a rather large toy box, it's fun to see, hear, & participate in her imaginary play.

Bob at work in the yard.

Daddy brought home these wooden blocks from work for Keira to play with. She isn't going to wait around for him to get them painted, however, before she puts them to good use!

Keira loves to help fold the laundry. She mostly helps with the easy tasks: panties & washcloths. She was rather proud of this stack!

One of her favorite things to do recently: photobomb the shots mama is trying to get of daddy's dry erase drawings! How can I complain though? Such a sweet face!

We have several lizards around the yard & house this year. Hopefully they will help keep the pests at bay! Keira was happy to see this little lizard sunbathing on the step.

I love to see the blooming ice plants. A bit sad this year that we don't have nearly as many bees feasting upon them like last year though. Where, oh where, have all the little honey bees gone?

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Our week started off with an awesome, much anticipated visit from Auntie Stel & Uncle Jeff! Stel hasn't seen Keira since she was in the NICU in SLC just after she was born, and it was so good to finally meet Jeff in person after all this time! They brought these balloons for Keira. Made her day! 

More bath paint fun for Keira! As you can see, she took full advantage of the opportunity!

A little get together with the whole family at the park. Joe & Chita are off to the right of this shot, with Chewy, and Bob & Keira were on the playground. Chalk it up to the short visit, or perhaps just all the excitement, but it was a complete sister/project lifer FAIL that I didn't get any photos of us together, or with Grandpapi & Joe during their visit! Aargh!

At the party shop around the corner. I swear I didn't realize we had easy access to balloons, until Jeff & Stel came & told me that's where they had picked up the Hello Kitty for Keira! Duh!

I try to take pictures of the dry erase drawings that daddy leaves for her, & she's always photobombing them! Too cute!

Our hot water heater was out of commission for a couple days, but this mama wanted a shower! So I had to settle for a bath.

Keira loves waking up to messages from daddy. If she doesn't get one for a couple days, you can bet she'll be requesting it!