Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

Wow.
The carlsons just left.
It seems like they just got here.
I like the part when they drive in better than when they drive out.

Kelly and the boys are still here.
I'm glad everyone didn't leave at the same time.
Things are going to be a lot different around here in a few days.
I'm glad kelly is still here.

Gk has been so happy with all the family around.
His family from Minnesota, ours from everywhere else.
He stayed up past 10:00 last night because he wanted to be part of the Easter basket brigade.
He mostly just sampled the candy.
Quality control is strict here on the fahrenholz Ranch.

Julie said he slept all night.
Didn't get up once.
Then he was outside with the kids to find eggs.
I think he wanted them to hurry and find them so Julie could devil them : )

Margie and her Mom came for breakfast and brought the best fruity cake thing ever.
I think she called it a tripple threat.
Margie just got a new Australian Shepard yesterday.
He's a rescue she got in Boise, but you would think they have been together forever.
There are some good pictures on Snapfish.
Remember, you can click the picture link in my favorite places to see the pictures.
There's TONS of good ones and you can view them as a slide show.

The egg hunt was a big success.
We hid (Mike Sr and Jr) 185 eggs.
Thats a lot a damn eggs.
We hard boiled and spray painted a goose egg.
The winner of the golden goose egg and six dollars was Fahren!
The boys were all good sports and nobody fought or cried.
I take that back.
One of the boys told Wyatt there was no Easter Bunny.
Wyatt believed him because he saw you could buy PeePs and Easter grass at Fred Meyer.
With some quick thinking and fancy talk I had him believing again in no time and the Easter Bunny lives on for another year.

Drew found a freshly laid duck egg in the bushes.
He thought maybe we had forgotten to color one, and then realized it was freshly made this morning.
I still cant believe we had all the kids together for Easter.
Except Wendy.
Wendy was here for the coloring of the eggs. (see pictures)
She misspelled her name on one of the eggs.
Silly Wendy.

Yeterday was a GREAT day at the pool!
The boys and Ingrid had so much fun.
I think Julie and I may have lost three pounds each in the sauna like bleachers.
Olin, Drew and Quinn were going off the diving board and down the slide till they were all but slick.
Wyatt couldn't pass the endurance test across the pool and a lifeguard sounded the alarm and jumped in after him.
I don't think Wyatt knew what was happening until the lifeguard turned him on his back and swam him to saftey.
He said "hey! What the heck"!
It was kind of cute and very high drama as the lifeguard dove in.
Kind of an Oregon City Baywatch type thing.
Sorry, I didn't get a picture of that.
So Wyatt was kept to the shallow end of the pool.
He was ok with that though because some little girl was having a Birthday party and Wyatt joined in with their merry making.
Becky, remember Wyatt at Delannie's YMCA pool party?
heh heh...that was funny.
How about the next year when I had to leave the pony party because I was having such terrible hot flashes.

Ok, so I'm going to go take a nap.
Drew and Quinn are doing their homework.
kelly is looking at cups and dishes.
GK is sitting on the porch with the poodles.
Mike is watching t.v with kind of a headache.
Wyatt is watching Drew and Quinn and more than likely giving them a headache!

See Ya.