The First Sign of Summer

SNOW CONES! 

Our very favorite summer treat

Easter 2011

 Easter celebrations started a few days early for Kylie with a picnic and Easter egg hunt at the park with her school. They collected as many eggs as they could and then turned them in for candy and prizes.

On Saturday morning we had a neighborhood Easter egg hunt at the park. Each of the kids walked away with 15 eggs full of goods. Kylie stopped mid hunt just to make sure there really was something good in them. Jase and a few of the other 2 year olds got a two minute head start, but I'm not sure he needed it! He knew exactly what was up and held his own against those big kids.  We have a great neighborhood full of really fun friends.

Between Easter egg hunts, outdoor projects and everything else going on we did managed to get some egg dying in.  We didn't get extremely creative with our decorating, the best we got was our names each written on one. 

Usually the Easter bunny visits us on Saturday mornings, but this year (s)he just wasn't quite on top of his(her) game I guess and so (s)he came on Sunday. Instead of our usual scripture study on Saturday night we had a little discussion on the the true meaning of Easter and the sacrifice our Savior made on our behalf and the blessings of the resurrection.  We are so blessed and I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ.

Sunday morning we enjoyed an Easter egg hunt and the few things the kids got in their baskets.  Before we went down to see what was brought we reminded them that the Easter bunny isn't quite like Santa, but they didn't seem too disappointed. 

 We have a very fun easter bunny that took his egg hiding very seriously. It took us a little while, but we found them all and had full baskets when we were done.

They had over flowing baskets, but the biggest hit seemed to be the velcro catcher mitt game (I am sure that's the technical name for it!!) They each took turns playing it for  quite awhile with Jeremy. They were pretty good at it with him, but when they tried playing it with each other it was a whole other story. They were pretty funny to watch!

Easter isn't complete without a new church outfit and a picture. To get these two both looking at the camera and smiling at the same time is impossible!! This was the best we could get with "the sun blazing in their eyes"  as Kylie pointed out. 

After church we spent the evening up in Cedar with Jeremy's family. We had a nice dinner and visit while the kid played with their cousins.  It was a fun weekend and I am grateful for the memories we made together. 

Guess What Jeremy Was Doing 31 Years ago?

He was being born!!!

So, to celebrate we did the traditional presents and cake & ice cream with a little embarrassment by taking him balloons and candy to his work. Much to Kylie's dismay we're not huge partiers and that's about as exciting as we get. Jase sang Happy Birthday all day long. Lately he's been singing Happy Birthday to Heavenly Father, but today we was willing to sing to "daddy." I think Jeremy is just grateful the day is over and as much as he has been dreading turning 31 (way more then 30 in fact) I think he just may survive! 

I've Said it Once, I'll say it again...

I big fat {HEART} flip-flop season!!

There is nothing better than no socks required easy on/easy off shoes!! Especially for a little girl who runs in and out of the house 100 times a day and a little boy who promptly takes his shoes off the second he gets in the car. 

Sometimes

 this whole "mommy" business can be really hard...But I am definitely trying my very best and I hope they know that!

 One thing I KNOW, for sure they will never question is my LOVE for them because that part couldn't be EASIER!!

What Were You Doing...

TWENTY-EIGHT years ago today?

I was being born!! :)

The Duckie Drop

Our friends/neighbors gave us tickets to the Duckie Drop at the Washington County Rec Center on Monday night. We have never been before, but we thought it sounded like something the kids would like to do. I was worried it would be absolutely packed with people, but we were pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't too bad.

The Rec Center fills up the dump bucket with rubber ducks and each duck has a number on it and once you have grabbed your duck you can turn it in for prizes. 

The first hour we were there it was just open swim and of course the kids loved it. Kylie brought her friend Nash  and as much as Jase fought us while we were trying to put his suit on he really loved being there.

 Kylie and Nash with their ducks. 

I was really surprised by the prizes they were handing out.  I saw them give away scooters and huge easter baskets full of stuff. I guess our kids were bad duck pickers because we didn't walk away with anything quite like that, but I don't think they were disappointed with what they got!

All the kids two and under had their own dolphin drop and Jase brought this home with him. 

It was definitely a fun night and I think the swimming got us all very excited for summer!!

Hallelujah

It's been TWO whole weeks since Jase has seen the likes of these...

And it was all his idea! He took a look at one of them one night and said, "binky yucky" so I told him to go throw it away. He took all 8 of then and walked into the bathroom and threw them in the garbage. I think he regretted his decision a little bit and it took him a night a two to get used to the idea, but he actually has done really well without them considering how attached he was to them. His naps are still awesome and he still sleeps in really well (on the days we don't have to get up for Kylie's school).  He has always been one really great sleeper and I can't be more grateful!! Now if only he wasn't totally, completely and 100% against going potty on the toilet  we would be in excellent shape!!

What Were You Doing...

EIGHT years ago today?

I was getting married!!

Spring Break in AZ

The kids and I took a last minute trip to Arizona for most of Spring Break. This was the second time I have ridden by myself with the kids, but they do really really well in the car.

They were getting a little bit restless towards the end on the way there so Kylie requested we listen to the Tarzan sound track which has some pretty entertaining song when your've been cooped up in the car for 6 hours. The two of them got laughing so hard it was hilarious. I did my best to grab a picture of it from the front seat while I was driving.

We spent the week

hanging out by the pool,

having a picnic and playing at the splash pad,

visiting a "train park"

 and of course we can't forget riding Grandpa's motorcycle and Ashley and David's little motor bike.

We also celebrated Ashley's birthday, bathed in Grandma's awesome bath and found success at a new shopping center. I unfortunately got really sick the second day we were there, but if I am going to get sick being at my mom's is the best place to be. I am pretty sure I didn't do a single thing for my kids all week and they we were well taken care of. Arizona is always a good time and this time certainly didn't disappoint!  

* By the way, Jase would have nothing to do with his swim suit. He would not go near it, but you can bet he wanted everything to do with the water!!