My mom made the kids these cute hats and jackets. They got them for Easter and we have enjoyed wearing them this spring. The girls look darling in them and Cole loves his cute little hat.
If only I lived in St. George! I just know I would be more fit and tanner and skinnier. Don't you feel that way when you go there. Just arriving in Red Rock country makes me want to hop on a mountain bike, strap on my hiking shoes and spend time in my swimsuit. I LOVE it there. Would love to live there. Adam's mother lives there and we had a blast spending a few days there a few weeks ago.
Adam was there to help his mother with a project so the kids and I hit the town and did as much playing as possible. We hit the red rocks above St. George Blvd. We love to hike around these. They are mild enough for little ones, yet you get a bit of adventure in.
Don't know who that extra kid is in the middle. He just really wanted to be in our picture.
Its her destiny. Daddy's practically blind, and I'm in the four eyes club too. Adam got glasses in third grade, me in seventh, so we weren't surprised when Ambra needed them in the first (we were only hoping to stretch it out a bit longer). She is very excited to have them and to be able to see without squinting.
This pair, we wear for soccer and whenever else she wants to. They are wire rimmed with pink.
These are more of her everyday glasses. She loves these. They are a burgandy brown on the outside with hotpink on the inside. They have little flowers engraved on the sides too. Super cute.
We think she looks darling.
So my idea of insanity is spending $40 plus on a stuffed animal. No way, no how! I can definitely think of 2 million other more efficient and productive ways of spending $40.
But alas, my beautiful Ambra is dying to have a Build A Bear experience. Of course I would never foot this ridiculous bill alone so I told her if she saved $20 I would buy the rest (how much can one of these be anyway? I was thinking around $30.)
Saving $20 came alot sooner than I expected (thanks grandma) - and off to the mall we went (she actually saved $25).
She had a blast choosing her bear and all the things that went with it.
She ended up choosing a pink bunny.
This Easter, my mom and her husband Rod came down for General Conference and Easter Weekend. What a bonus that Easter was on GC Weekend. We love GC and have many fun traditions, so to combine them with our Easter traditions made for a fun and busy weekend.
Cole was so cute, when I asked him what his favorite part about Easter is I fully expected him to say the Easter Bunny and candy. My little darling surprised me, here's how the conversation went:
Mom - What's your favorite part about Easter?
Cole- THE RESERECTION OF JESUS CHRIST! (this was said very loud and enthusiastically).
Mom - oh - mine too Cole. What's your second favorite part? (Here's where the candy comes in) Mine's the Easter Bunny and all the candy.
Cole - Not Mine! It's GENERAL CONFERENCE!
Gotta love that kid.
THe night before GC we do a lesson on King Benjamin and how all the families gathered with there tents to hear the prophet speak with the door of the tent toward the temple. We set up our tent and the kids get to sleep in it conference nights (we take it down during the day so that we don't hear tent noises and zipping during conference) - we also do treats while watching conference and activity packets. My kids LOVE GC!
This year they lasted all 8 HOURS!! (It helped that we bribed them with Chucky Cheese on Monday if they could sit quietly and listen to all the sessions.) They did it and are better for it. Good job guys.
This was one of the placesettings my mom made for us. So cute - too bad the pic is blurry and you can't see it.
Ambra found a dollar in her egg. I think this chick lucked out with over $5 in the eggs she found.
Last minute trip to Bear Lake turned into a nice getaway. I surprised Adam with 3 nights up in our Bear Lake Condo. Theres not much to do up there at this time of year, so it was super relaxing and made for some good old fashioned family fun.
We played lots of games, twister was of course a fav, Cole kept winning Jenga, made up the rules to Sorry, and we got through Monopoly.
Lots and lots of swimming in the indoor pool.
Those little tricksters! They come into our house and think they can paint faces...
evade traps.... (the kids set this trap outside their doors. They propped it open with a popsicle hoping to lure those little guys inside - instead they found an empty wrapper and a note that said "ya right!")
