Hailey's Baptism

Today was Hailey's big day. She made the decision to be baptized. We are so proud of her!

Card Party

Last year I started attending a card party with some of the women in my ward. Around the beginning of this year it fizzled out. We decided to start it back up again and last week was our party. I had been searching for an idea and finally found one I thought would be quick and easy. I started making it and quickly realized that glue sticks and pens don't mix. I was sitting at the table and I sat back and said, "They are all ruined!" I was frustrated. Hailey, who was sitting at the table with me, got up and left the table. About an hour later she came into my room and said, "Mom, I know you really wanted to be able to participate in your party tonight so I made you these." Then she handed me a stack of 20 cards that she had spent the last hour making! A little while later Kade came over to me and handed me 20 cards that he had made for me to take!

Sometimes, my kids amaze me with their thoughtfulness.

California...Day One

Warning: Picture Heavy Posts Coming!

We left the heat of sunny Arizona and started the 6-ish hour drive to Carlsbad, CA. We had an uneventful-for-us drive, but we saw desert fires everywhere on the way. Seriously, like 6 of them. It was crazy.

Anyway, we arrived at the hotel and as soon as we opened the van doors we were ready to move to California.The weather was beautiful. So, we got checked in, changed into our swimming suits and headed to the beach, which was about a mile away.. The kids had so much fun at the beach. It was one of their favorite parts of the trip.(They've even said we could go back to California just to go to the beach...no amusement park necessary.)

While the kids were building their sand castle, the adults were visiting. All of a sudden there was a thud over near Nathan. We both thought someone had thrown something at us. Turns out it wasn't a someone but a something. A seagull flying over used Nathan for target practice and pooped on him. It was really quite hysterical.

Day One was a complete success.

Easter 2011

This year for Easter we dyed eggs:

We hunted eggs:

 We got Easter baskets:

 

We got new Easter clothes:

(It's not that we think we are cool...we just forgot about our transition lenses)

And we remembered the real reason we celebrate Easter:

April FHE at the Clark's

We headed on out to Tiffin and Kimball's for April's FHE. It is the big Easter Egg Hunt. The kids were so excited to get eggs. We got there and ate breakfast burritos and then we headed on out to the park for the hunt. (Warning: my pictures of the actual hunt are LAME.)

After the hunt the kids wanted to play on the playground. They had a great time.

While the other kids were playing Emmalin was checking out her stash.

She even offered to share with me.

Despite what my pictures show, Raef and Carrigan were there.