Easter

While the husbands went to the priesthood session of conference, the girls and the kids had an Easter Egg hunt at Grandma's house. It was lots of fun even though the hunt was inside due to bad weather.
We also enjoyed ourselves coloring Easter eggs. I don't think Kai could see a thing through that hat but he wasn't about to take it off.
We also had our own passover dinner. Grandma told the story and talked about what all of the food represented and we all had a wonderful time eating it. I think we started a new Easter tradition.
I think this bucket is bottomless. He can't believe that the Easter Bunny would bring so much candy just for him. What a happy boy!

Silly Boy

As all the little boys were running out the door to go play, this little guy couldn't find his shoes. So he frantically looked for whatever he could find so he wouldn't get left out. You would not believe how fast he slipped into these puppies and ran out the door like he was barefoot. They didn't even phase him. We were all sitting on the couch laughing so hard we couldn't help him.
When he came back in from outside he sported them around for a little longer because he got such a big reaction from everyone. Isn't he so stylish? It doesn't help that he has his toe nails painted right now. His daddy didn't LOVE that.

Visit from the Hadfields

My sister and her darling family came for a short visit this weekend. She loves Firehouse Pizzaria so we all decided to go there for lunch.
What a great idea to have kids at one table and adults at the other.
Lunch was delicious. Great idea Jenn!
Look at this cutie! Don't you just want to eat him up? We couldn't get enough of him. Thanks for the fun visit guys. We miss you already!

Happy Birthday Gabe

I can't believe that my oldest child has turned eight years old!!!!! Time sure flies! He is growing up so fast and he is such a fun kid. We love how fun and entertaining he continues to be. There is never a dull moment when Gabe is around. He is getting so excited to be baptized in a few days. The requested cake this year was, as you can tell, a buckeye cake. He was happy with the results.
And what birthday would be complete without a spanking machine from the family?
We surprised Gabe and went to his class with doughnuts, ring pops and balloons. He was sure surprised! He said that his favorite part of the whole day.
He was pretty happy with his new ride. He invited the entire neighborhood over after school for a bike birthday party. It would have been nice if his mother would have known about it. Oh well we all had fun.
Make a wish Gabe. Thanks for being a part of our family! We sure love you buddy!

Our Winter Happenings

These are just a few photos of what we have been doing all winter. We got to enjoy the afternoon with my sister's kids which we absolutely loved because we hardly ever get to see them. We soaked it all up because we all new it would be a while before we got to see them again. We sure miss you guys!!!
We have loved watching little Gabe playing on a Jr. Jazz basketball team. He is number 26 if you couldn't tell. He takes after his dad and just loves sports. He was so proud of this picture so I had to post it.
We got to go to Vegas and visit Jenn and be there for my nephews blessing. He is so darn cute! We had such a fun little getaway from the cold inverted winter in Logan. This was just perfect.
Can you tell that we all LOVED the dessert? We gobbled up the best dessert ever. It was my dad's birthday so we went out to celebrate. This dessert was chosen as the nations best chocolate cake for the last few years. I must say, it deserves the award. It was AWESOME!
We love going ice skating. This cute little ice skating rink is the perfect place to go. The view of the temple behind us is just breathtaking. We LOVE living here!
Spending good quality time at grandma and grandpa's house to enjoy all the fresh snow is a must every year. The snow angels turned out great boys!
We love sledding behind the four-wheeler. It can get pretty crazy at times and there are always a few biffs to a snowbank and a few kids might go flying but as long as we make it home alive, it is a success. Haha!
This is the best of the Christmas photos in front of the Christmas tree. a little goofy but oh well. Gotta love em!

Callin's Birthday

Can you tell these boys love their daddy? He is loved and adored by all of us. We can't get enough of this man. He is the kindest, sweetest, most hard working man and we love every minute we get with him. He just makes life so great for everyone. Hope you had a very happy birthday love.
And of course his birthday won't be complete without the love of HIS life, his precious Mountain Dew. Haha!
And his favorite cake, vanilla with colored chip frosting. He is so predictable.

Oops!!!!!!!!!

I accidentally just erased all of my friends and family list. I am so frustrated with this darn blog right now. I hope I can find everyone to put back on but in if your name is not back up shortly please forgive me. I had a very long list and I'm sure I won't remember them all right away.

One Memorable Night

The other night we went to Gabe and Avery's Christmas concert at school. They did an excellent job and we were such proud parents. Then we decided to go see the Christmas lights around town.
The lights were beautiful and we found some really interesting scenes like an entire mountainside filled with glowing palm trees. Here is just one in the nativity. We had a really fun night together and when we came home we were all exhausted. Gabe had fallen asleep on the way home so we just put him in bed. We told the Avery and Kai to get ready for bed and we would come tuck them in shortly. Well they went upstairs and we didn't hear anything for a really long time, so we just assumed that they were into some kind of mischief. When I came upstairs ready to scold them this is what I found........
Ahhhhh what sweet little children! My heart melted as I watched those precious little boys sleeping so peacefully. I can't think of anything that brings me more joy than to be a mother. And it's moment's like this that make it all worth it.

More Weekend Fun!

We all fought over beautiful baby Isla all weekend long. She is the cutest darn thing! Kai absolutely loved her.
Whenever my family gets together, the girls enjoy doing crafts together. This time we decided to make these delicious smelling pomanders. They are oranges with cloves stuck in them in beautiful designs.
The little kids got tangerines and boy did they have just as much fun as the ladies. What a great project for all ages.
And here is the finished project. Not only are they a fun decoration for the table but they smell oh so good!

Thanksgiving

We were lucky enough this year to have two Thanksgiving dinners in one day. We first had this delicious meal at my parent's house. For dinner we got to go to Callin's parent's house. Both meals were amazing and I only feel bad that I forgot to take my camera into Callin's house for some photos.
We all worked together to prepare the food. I think the best part about Thanksgiving is that we get to just hang out with family all day long. The food is awesome too but I absolutely love our families and they melt my little heart when we get to enjoy an entire day together.