A great night

Tonight was awesome! I don't have any pictures, so you will just have to believe me. I found the idea somewhere on line, but can't source it because I have no idea where I read it. But our family ate dinner on the floor on cushions, and with no utensils because we were eating like Jesus did at the last supper. It was great, it allowed us to talk to the kids about the true meaning of Easter and what we are really celebrating in a fun way. Then we had an FHE lesson using resurrection eggs - again awesome. I loved having a visual activity to bring the kids back to Christ. Then we got to go do a fun activity and we "secretly" egged someones house. The kids were thrilled to hide candy filled eggs at someones house - this family kindly watched from inside so that my kids didn't realize that they were discovered, and then we drove by and saw 2 excited little girls looking for all of the loot that my kids had left. I LOVED the time spent with my family. We had fun, and taught the kids some important lessons.

Skylers first time skiing

Jordan took Skyler skiing for the first time a few weeks ago, and he loved it. No lessons this time just daddy and Skyler on the hill for a few hours. Skyler gained his confidence quickly and had mastered the bunny hills by the end of the day. So great to see him learning new things, and the skills so that we can do more activities as a family.

April Fools

Soo, our day started off with some little boys waking up with mustaches drawn on. Skyler was very concerned because it was not hairy, and he had no idea where it came from. Ethan on the other hand was convinced that it was only him in the mirror with a mustache and that he didn't really have one, so he went around with it drawn on his face for the next several hours.

Then comes dinner - this was soo fun, except the kids were convinced that everything was a Joke and refused to even try the dessert. I made Jello juice, this really upset Ethan, who loves Jello but was really mad that he didn't get any real juice.For dinner we had a bunt cake that was really a pizza dish. This didn't turn out as well as I had hoped, but was still fun, and really tasty.Dessert took by far the most work. I made chicken pot pies found at Family Fun.
I spent hours making all of the filling in the hopes that this candy pie really would look just like chicken pot pie - it totally did!
Jordan got a video of my trying to get the kids to try it, but none of them would. I even had Skyler pinned down, but he was sure that I was forcing cold chicken pie down his throat. My brother John was pretty convinced that it was real too.

So, in the end, several hours of my life gone, and kids who are so sure that I am tricking them, that the trick is ruined...until next year.

Easter Eggstravaganza

The community put on an Easter event for families on Saturday so we thought we would check it out. We also had the pleasure of taking my 2 nieces along with us. We actually missed the Easter Egg Hunt for the little kids, by a few minutes, but they had a little carnival as well. The kids got to do bunny races, rubber ducky races, make Easter baskets, get their picture taken with the Easter bunny, and decorate eggs. Not gonna lie, it was a little crazy in there - just a lot of people in a relatively small area, but the kids did have fun, and it was a beautiful day, and we got a nice little walk in.

A visit to Daddy

Another thing that we did to help get through the week was visit Jordan at work. Ethan quickly took up the post of playing on the computer, or drawing on the white board as the official color-er Ryley on the other hand was a big boob!

Bowling on Spring Break

Ethan and Skyler had different spring breaks this year because Skyler is now in the foothills school district. Awkward for this year, but then I am going to have 6 years where all 3 of my kids are in the same school!
Ethans spring break matched up with his cousins, and we took all of this kids bowling. Ethan and Ryley loved it, even though Ryley couldn't come close to getting the ball far enough without the ramp, and I am sure there are some new dents in the floor from Ethan.

My kids are growing up though, and before you know it they will all be beating me!

Coat Hook

My sister in law calls me up ever once in a while looking for a pinata, I oblige and make a pinata for her, and she in turn makes something for me. Let me tell you I get the better end of the deal! A few weeks ago I made a Batman pinata for her, and today I picked up a new coat hook for Mom to use. Isn't it beautiful! I have looked and looked, and even found a few things that I thought would work ok, most were too bulky, but this is exactly what I was looking for.