Easter Morning

We woke up Easter morning to this snowy surprise!

Ethan and Erin having a bubble wand battle.
Ethan loves his candy! He also got the book Zoobreak.

Erin got a stash of candy as well as a new shirt and some flip flops. Thank you Easter Bunny!

Katelyn woke up a little later than the other kids, but she still got her candy and a new Dora Color Wonder book.

After the excitement of the candy and Bunny visit we watched General Conference in our pajamas. We had a traditional ham dinner with cheesy potatoes, rolls, and green beans. Jeff's parents, Suzy and Richard came to share dinner with us. It was a nice relaxing Sunday, and a good time to reflect on the life and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Grandma's Egg Hunt

Ethan could hardly contain his excitement to go to Grandma's for the annual Easter Egg Hunt! (All the kids took some leftover egg carton bottoms and made some fun replacement eyeballs. Ethan was the mastermind behind the project, and sadly I only got a picture of his. The girls' were pretty amusing too!)

After we colored all the eggs, we headed over to Grandma's house for the annual egg hunt. The kids had fun finding eggs, eating candy, making crafts, and playing with cousins. Jack was all about the chocolate and was not going to share his with anyone! Later that night all the men headed off to the priesthood session of General Conference. And as tradition dictates those left behind made homemade doughnuts! Thanks grandma~ we had a lot of fun!!

The Dyeing of the Eggs

We dyed our Easter eggs the day before Easter this year. All the kids enjoyed it. Katelyn's favorite part was wrapping tape around the eggs and coloring them multiple times. There were plenty of hard boiled eggs around for Jeff to eat since no one else really likes them. The kids did at least try them this year though. It's all about the coloring anyway...

Father Dominguez

Ethan was in his fourth grade school play, "Voyage Through Time." He played the role of Father Dominguez; a Spanish explorer who searched to find a shortcut from Santa Fe, NM to Monterey, CA through Utah. The play was all about the history of Utah as a modern day class of students used a time machine to travel back through time. It was very informative and entertaining at the same time.


Ethan is in the front, brown robe, by the microphone.


The group of five Spanish explorers sang a song about their journey.


Here is a closeup shot of Ethan in his priest robes and cross.

It's All Green to Me

St. Patrick's Day was great this year. Everyone was wearing the green and eating green all day long. For dinner we made German Pancakes, scrambled eggs, hasbrowns and sausage. Everything had to be colored green including the milk.

Catching Up

New cousin Kenadie was born on January 15th. She is a real cutie. Katelyn is enamored with her.


We went to the Bean Museum with the Ward's for a little fun in January for MLK day. No school and some good times with stuffed animals.


Yeah! Finally enough hair for some sponge rollers! Katelyn likes to be a curly girl too.


Just loved this picture. Katelyn really is a cutie and brings so much spunk into our family.


Ethan had a wipeout on his scooter.
Sidewalk 1, Ethan 0


Crazy K


March 13th brought the first visit from the tooth fairy, and March 15th brought another visit for Erin. Not to be outdone, Ethan pulled out his first molar two days later and the tooth fairy came again!


Easter preview. Which ends up being great since they didn't even wear their dresses on Easter Sunday. General Conference required more casual wear of jammies!


We also have had lots of family visiting. Unfortunately, I haven't been great at getting pictures during their visits. We have been having way to much fun! Heather, Jordan and Abram came to stay for a long weekend. It looks like we'll be seeing lots more of them in the fall as they will be moving back here. YEA!

My mom came out for her birthday for a visit. It was really fun celebrating with her. The kids are already missing grandma and can't wait for the beach vacation in 46 short days so we can see her again!

For Heather

So yeah, it's been a nice break from blogging. I got kind of overwhelmed by all the Christmas pictures to sort through, started a blog post for Christmas, and just never finished it. It's done now, but postdated so it will be in the right year. I have been working on making the last two years of my blog into a book through Blurb. It's coming slowly but surely.

January was kind of blah. I didn't take very many pictures. It was cold and wintry and we were mostly in the post-Christmas phase. Why does it have to be dark and cold after Christmas? Can't we just skip to spring?

February was really uneventful. I didn't even take any pictures. Which brings us to March. I have a few entries and pictures to post. I'm getting to it.

So...
I am still alive. I very much enjoyed my little hiatus. The guilt and pestering is getting to me so I am going to renew my blogging efforts. Mostly for family who is too far away to see what is happening in my family's life and because it is a good way to journal. Stay tuned.