April 2012: Our pipes sprung another messy leak!

Poor Mike--when he bought our home, he inherited several bad leaks in our backyard over the years. Through every experience, Mike has become a better and better plumber!

This time the leak was under our RV parking slab on the side of our house 

Mike took a sledgehammer and a slamming bar to break through the cement

He lucked out and found the source of the leak on his first try!

Another deep hole to the pipes 

There was a gnarly root wrapped around the PVC pipe! 

About 3 feet down from the slab

Lovely Wisteria blooms in April each year around our backyard porch

Sweet, adorable little Tyler outside with Grandma

Look at those purple clusters hanging from our old Wisteria vines

A closeup of the damaged pipe that Mike had to replace

Mario taking time out for a little lunch at Grandma's house

Mami Jenny with cute son, Milo

Sweet mommy Shauna with son, Tyler

Jessica and son Hudson join us for lunch too

#1 Grandson Mario Hobbs hanging out with cousin, Hudson Dunlap 

Still a bit young, but one day Hudson will LOVE his awesome cousin!

A happy, sweet smile on Mario's face 

Grandpa towers over him and makes him laugh 

Cute cousins playing with the Bocci Balls on our front lawn;
They don't really know how to play the game yet

Mario looks a bit confused

And so does Hudson

April 2012: The Ensz Family Visit!

Mike's Mennonite cousins, Trista and Jamon Ensz from Bonners Ferry Idaho paid us a visit during their spring break. They drove to Kansas first to visit relatives there, and then to Albuquerque to see Jamon's sister, Jennifer. They stayed with us for a few days, and we all had a wonderful time together.

April 5th, 2012:

Baby Myles Ensz in Celestine's arms

Sweet little Olivia Ensz

Precarious sister, Natalie Ensz

Eldest sister, Gretchen Ensz

Sweet girls coloring in their giant Disney color books we bought them for Easter

 A serious and overheated Hudson waiting for the Polar Bears' feeding
 at the Rio Grande Zoo, where we took the Ensz family 

Here comes a hungry polar bear ready to catch a fish!

Jamon and Trista Ensz with daughter, Olivia on her daddy's shoulders 

The polar bears waiting for their feeding

He's coming to get cha!

Wow is he gorgeous!

But he's still coming to get cha!

Hudson afraid of the approaching peacock!

Beautiful mommy Jessica with son, Hudson Dunlap

Male peacock strutting its gorgeous feathers

Jamon, Trista, Jennifer (Jamon's sister), and girls
watching a snake charmer at the zoo

The Ensz family had a great time at the zoo, and we
enjoyed our time together as always

April 7th, 2012:

 Mike and I babysat the girls one day while the grownups went out together
Here is big sister Gretchen with baby sister Olivia

 Gretchen tries out the playground equipment at the park

 Natalie looks apprehensive about going down the slide!

 I think the swings are more her speed!

Natalie loved playing in the sand under the shade
and building sand castles

Gretchen and her sisters were wonderful and so much fun

Olivia slides down the indoor slide at a McDonald's play area

 Here comes Gretchen, belly down!

Gretchen and Olivia having fun together

Gretchen tries out another slide

Look at Olivia's static and her beautiful, happy smile!

Gretchen and Olivia full of static and smiles

Natalie slides down sideways

Gretchen and Olivia can't seem to get enough!

They're ELECTRIC!

Sunburned cheeks and nose and ice cream lips on Olivia

Natalie enjoys her ice cream cone on a hot spring day