Pillow Sliding

Ok so technically it is sleeping bag sliding, either way I didn't care for it but I had to take pictures, they were having such a GREAT time! I just love to hear the laughter!

Spring Days

We have really been enjoying this spring weather finally! We have also been enjoying a couple of days with our cousins! What could be better!!
Claire doing a BIG jump!

Justin checking out a cool bug.

Tayson's one legged jump.

Jaci, SO HI!

Tax Day Baby!

Sara had her little surprise, and he was a surprise! We all thought HE was going to be a SHE, we really didn't know she didn't find out, but everyone had guessed girl. He is a little doll, literally, I wanted to bring that little doll home with me! So exciting to have a new nephew, grand baby, cousin, and friend! Welcome to the world Kaleb!

I was leaving the hospital to do a session at the Temple, but we got locked down in the hospital because of a life flight.

They had security guards at all of the doors and out in the parking lot keeping the people from getting to close to the helicopter. It was quite interesting, glad I didn't know the people in it, it looked scary! And I was late for the last session at the Temple, I still did get to go though!

While Sisters are Away, The Children Will PLAY!

Justin and Claire LOVE Ashley and Emma's MP3 players, of course they never get to listen to them until they are gone to school. I am supposed to be keeping good track of them, which I am totally. Just and Claire look so cute listening to them and it is funny to hear them try and sing along! Justin is even tapping his toes! HA!

OUCH!

Claire was running down the sidewalk and took a spill! She can hardly/wont walk. It hurts to bend her knees, poor thing! She had her baby legs on but she pulled them off before she ran outside, lots of owies is a sure sign of summer! I wish! I think it is maybe 47 degrees outside today! Not a happy baby!

Last Bit of Easter

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. It was really fun that it fell on Conference. We got to stay home and listen to our Prophet and eat lots of jelly beans! We (I) thought for sure it would take the kids ALL morning to find those Easter baskets, but not at all, they found them before Ryan and I even got out of bed! I can never keep a stash (of anything) secret for long in this family, but then I wonder why we can never find the remote, or a matching shoe when the bus is here honking? How does that work?

We did end up dyeing eggs on Saturday night while the Dad's were at the Priesthood Session of Conference. Unlike me Sara is a good mom and likes to do these fun activities, which works out good for my kids, (and me) because they still get to have the fun traditions and Aunt Sara gets to do all of the work! Sound fair? I am excited for Spring to be here, we finally have a 55 degree day today and no wind, I need to get outside and work on SOMETHING!

Annual Easter Egg Hunt

This years egg hunt was a memorable one for sure! We had about 2 or 3, I don't know maybe more inches of snow last night and then the wind BLEW! We had our 3 foot drift right back in its spot in the back yard! The roads were terrible and drifted and it was COLD! But we went anyway, and not very many others came so it made for lots of eggs for the few that did show up! Claire and Justin got prize eggs and all of the kids got lots of eggs, not just the typical two that they get on warm years, so I guess it was good it was cold?? I don't know it was the longest egg hunt in history, I thought we would grab a couple and be done but know we slowly walked to each egg and slowly picked them up, the big girls had to dig in the snow for theirs and Justin couldn't pickup any of his own with mittens on! It was great though! We are happy to have it each year. I think Ash and Emma were on the edge though, they kept going back and forth, we are going to hunt, then we aren't going to hunt. When their friends showed up and were hunting, then they decided too. I didn't do to good on pictures, it was cold!

Baby #5

Baby Bella arrived late last night, we are so excited to have her in our family! She has short dark hair, four little tiny paws, and one cute little waggly tail, just perfect! I must say it was a "ruff" first night for her daddy, he was so worried about her being all alone out in the cold (insulated, bed of straw with a heat lamp) house, she was probably warmer than we were in our own beds! But Ryan still worried, he has worried so much that she has HAD to spend all day in the mudroom under the bench- PAWLEASE! I have had to listen to more whining and crying from the humans in this house then I have from little Bella! Poor thing has to live with a bunch of cry babies! She will get used to it, I have! As you can tell I am not totally on board with the whole puppy thing, but I was totally out-voted on this one. I seriously would have preferred a human baby, and I would have loved to have named her Bella also! She is growing on me, she would just grow a lot faster though out in the dog house! Oh the joys!
As you can see we had a super fun pajama baby shower last night when she arrived with lots of short guest to welcome little Bella to her new home! Poor dog!

Spring Break Activities

Contrary to popular belief we did NOT work our entire spring break, just most of it! Can you guess what we did today????

YEP, we went bowling, so fun really, the kids had a great time!

Justin wanted me to help him every. single. time.

Emma's ACTION shot, pretty cool Emma!

Ash looking so cute while bowling!

Claire did NOT want my help, she got a frown on every time and said "my turn." She is getting too big!

We went with friends too, Emma's boppsy twin Serena (in a skirt bowling, now that is talent!), and Emma bowling at the same time!

Acting Lessons

My kids are really into their acting lessons,
They can act out any scene from almost any favorite movie while watching it at the same time! Now that is multi-tasking!
Who knew we were so talented!

They can sing too! Life is a highway.......