Idaho

What a great way to end spring break with a trip to Idaho.  The kids had such a great time visiting with family, playing with cousins and swimming in the pool oh and my favorite part staying in a hotel (staying in a hotel with kids is like trying to survive with no sleep).  

I was so glad we went up when we did my mom was all smiles.  She smiled from the moment we went into her room tell we left.  I was so glad we got to see her when she was doing this well.  

-April 12-14, 2012

Adelynn's to funny

I got a e-mail today from Adelynn reading teacher here is what it said,

I just have to share with you what Addy said on Friday. We had just finished a book called, "I Was So Mad." We were writing about what made her mad and she told me she never gets mad. So we were writing the word "never." She put "re" instead of "er" and when she noticed she gave a huge gasp. I looked at her kind of puzzled and she declared, "I'm dramatic!" I laughed and said, "Where did you get that from?" She said, "My mom tells me that all the time!" It made me laugh so hard that we changed her story and she wrote, "I never get mad, but I am dramatic!"

What a cute girl!

Easter Egg Hunt

After the twilight zone car ride ended just after 5 o'clock we ran the kids into the house to see what the Easter Bunny had hid for them.  We just had a few minutes before the Easter party at Gunn's house.  Alyse found her basket pretty fast it was in the bookshelf.  She was so excited candy was just sitting there waiting for her to eat it. 

   

Ella found hers fast by the help of her sister Adelynn.  Ella too was excited she loves to paint and she found the Easter Bunny had left her some cute little Easter guys to paint.  

It took Adelynn a little to find her basket it was hidden in the front closet.  

Nyah was close to tears she could not find her Easter basket and everyone else had theirs and was enjoying candy and their new things.  Plus it was time to go to the Gunn's Easter party.  Nyah was a little stressed.  Adelynn came round the corner and saw the basket on top of the entertainment center.  Nyah was excited she hadn't been forgotten.

  

After a yummy ham dinner the kids ran to collect their 10 eggs.  This year the eggs were stuffed with money!  The girls had so much fun finding eggs hidden in the Gunn's backyard. 

The girls were really fast at finding their eggs I turned around and Nyah was done.  I felt bad I had missed the whole thing.  I guess thats why the bunny hide her basket so hard.  

Happy Easter!  

April 8, 2012

Zions

Zions National Park.  I was so excited to go see Zions I've never been there before so I too thought that would be a great way to end our trip to St. George.  We thought we would drive threw the park then head on home.  The park was beautiful but we really weren't thinking about the time it would add on to our drive.  Hello our now4 hour drive turned into the the twilight zone of driving it ended up taking us 8 hours on the car with kids!!  

Here we are not knowing how long the drive was going to be.  So happy enjoying the park and the warmth of the sun.  

Mike and Alyse climbed up the rock.  Ok Mike climbed Alyse held on.

You can't really tell by the picture but this really is a hill.  The kids climbed it no problem coming down was a little scary for them.  Adelynn later in the day kept saying man my legs hurt.  

 This is one good looking family.  Yes all still happy not knowing about the car ride   twilight zone to come.  

April 8, 3012

Nyah's Birthday (part1)

 Nyah's birthday happened to fall on spring break so a party with friends was going to be tricky do to the fact everyone was vacationing.  Nyah loves St. George so we decided for her birthday we would vacation in St. George.  We were lucky to have Aunt Melanie and Uncle Mark join us for the fun weekend.  

 Nyah had planned out the day, first she wanted to go swimming.   We went to the community to pool.  I thought it was going to be better then the pool at the hotel because they had slides, buckets that would dump water on you, and a lazy river.  Boy was I wrong the lifeguards were bigger fun hatters then me.  I think that they blew the whistle on us about 6 times.  

After swimming Melanie and I took the girls shopping.  Nyah found some great stuff at her favorite store Justice.  Following shopping we all went to dinner at Brick Oven.  If your going out for your birthday they have the best birthday dessert.  When they came out to sing to Nyah they brought out chocolate cream pie.  My favorite!  To finish off the day Nyah opened her gifts.  Not a traditional birthday but a fun one.

Happy Birthday my big 9 year old Nyah!  Mom and Dad love  you!!

-April 7, 2012

Coloring Eggs

We all still love to color eggs.  Since we are going out of town for Easter we did the eggs early.  Look at all these serious faces.   

Alyse was making us all laugh so hard.  She had so much fun.  She could hardly believe that she would put a white egg in and it would come out another color.  She would go to take the egg of the dye and would get so excited that she would drop the egg back in the dye.

  

The girls had so much fun coloring eggs they were so sad when all the eggs had been colored.  

-April 2, 2012

Fabulous

Can you say Fabulous! I think Alyse might have had a stylist but either way she looks great.