Easter Blessings 2011

I love Easter...all it stands for and the feelings it brings. It is holiday we hold dear as we remember our Savior, his life, his death, and his resurrection. As we ate lunch after church this Easter, I was pleased both of my children knew that Easter isn't just about eggs and bunnies, but that they both knew Jesus died for them them and was resurrected...and that we can be resurrected one day because of Him. I love my children's faith...and am so impressed with their gospel knowledge sometimes! We are so blessed!
Easter morning brought beautiful Easter clothes from Nana: Cute kids aren't they?! Thank you Nana!

Travis loved his "grown up" shirt!

And Reagan was a doll in her spring time dress! So sweet!

When we got home from church, the Easter Bunny had come and left behind some candy and...bikes! The kids were thrilled...they both needed new bikes and the Easter Bunny managed to bring just the ones they were hoping for!

Crazy Daddy even rode Reagan's bike around the house!

The Easter Bunny also hid the kids' eggs out front. They had fun trying to find them. Reagan was a pro and gathered hers quickly and then helped Travis. What a nice big sister!

Showing off their eggs:)

One last Easter Blessing--Mommy is doing great and Jace will be here soon! (37.5 weeks! Almost done!)

The kids couldn't wait to eat the eggs! Yummy!

Getting Ready for Easter

One of the most fun things about Easter is coloring the eggs of course! The kids set out to make some really cool ones this year and I think they really succeeded! Crazy kids!

Travis was very proud of his colorful and stickered eggs!

Reagan made rainbow eggs and dyed her fingers! Too fun!

April Flowers

April 18, 2011
Crafting is fun...and in the beginning of the year, I started crafting once a month or so with some friends. It really was fun so I suggested we do it as sister in laws and all get togther and make great things and theses cute flowers are just one of the fun things we've made lately. I really love "creating" so I hope we keep this up! Jason also brought me home some of the most beautiful pink roses I have ever seen. What a sweet and thoughtful husband I have. I really am lucky... he has taken good care of me lately with roses, cooking, and just loving me despite my pregnancy grouchiness. I truly am blessed to have married such a wonderful guy!

Being A Boy Is Hard WORK!

April 13, 2011
Travis plays long and hard. He maybe home all alone right now with Mom, but he spends a lot of that time outside with Dad. Travis also thinks he is too big for NAPS...and he can spell that word even! So, after long hard days, he has a tendency to crash...and crash hard. This night, he actually fell out of his chair his dad said. Poor guy! Being a boy is such hard work!

2011 Gymnastics Show

April 16, 2011
This year, Reagan's gymnastics show came early. I was glad though--one less thing in May to do right?!
Reagan is a Dazzler this year and she and her class performed a song from "Annie" the musical. It was really cute. Heidi came out at the end of the song as Ms. Hanagan even.
Reagan was very excited for weeks about the perfomance...and she did great. She really loves gymnastics. It was fun to see how talented kids are...they can do some amazing things! My beautiful little girl...not so little any more I guess!

Performing:)

All finished!

Spring Break 2011

Sometimes....sometimes....it is nice to know brothers and sisters love each other!

This year, Daddy really wanted to go camping for Spring Break. Mommy really wanted to go to San Diego...well, as you can tell by the pictures--Dad won the battle and it was off to Point of Pines for a few fun filled days of camping. (To keep Mom happy though, we made a trip to Phoenix at the end of the week. Mom's camera died after a fatal fall camping so we don't have any pics of that part of our trip! It was fun though--hotel, lots of yummy food, shopping, a sunny Diamond Backs baseball game--which they lost--bummer!, a trip to Amazing Jakes--which everyone of us really enjoyed and included rides, food, bowling, golfing, and go cart riding!--and just plain hanging out as a family! Doesn't get much better right!?

More about Point of Pines...We went on some long drives, found some cool fishing ponds, and froze--'cuz it snowed on us our last night there! Amy, Scott, and the boys came too and even Nana and Papa for two days! Yeah--very fun to hang out with family...makes camping so much more fun for everyone!

While driving, we saw antelope...and some coyotes. Very cool.

Dad tried to call the coyotes in; they headed toward us, but got spooked and ran off. The kids were very impressed though!

Reagan caught a lizard at the pump station. She was very proud and wanted a picture so she could show Uncle Levi. (She "wants to be as good of a lizard catcher as him someday!" Too funny this girl is!)

Looking down at the river from the pump station... beautiful land!

This was the coldest morning...crazy that we woke up to snow and then days later were roasting at 90 degrees in PHX!

Roxy loved the snow--most of which was melted by lunch time.

Snow on spring break--only at Point of Pines! (There was snow on the ground when we came up a few years ago also!)

Snow--what a fun breakfast discovery!

Travis loves Roxy...Roxy is a great dog and tolerates Travis really well!

Reagan wanted to be a photographer while Dad was fishing...so Travis and I posed lots! Good job Reagan!

Travis with his newly found "gun". Boys so will be boys!

Reagan decided she would be the model after a short while...I'm not sure Travis and I were modeling up to her expectations!

Reagan was excited to real fish in...she doesn't even mind touching them!

Travis loved catching fish too...Dad would hook them and Travis got to be a pro at realing them in, but as for touching them much--he left that for Reagan!

Only Travis dances on a stump in the middle of the wilderness!

The kids were excited to catch lots of crawdads and then build a "farm" for them at camp. They were smelly and even mean (as they pinched hard!)little critters, but the kids loved playing with them anyways!

More crawdad friends!

We also saw some elk!

And don't forget the turkeys...

We drove to some far off ponds--that giggle Mom to death--where we caught even more fish. The kids had a great time!

Reagan is gonna hate this "tom boy picture" some day!

Rusty is Travis's idol...he loves Rusty and just wants to be like him and do everything he does. It is cute! Notice--Travis is holding the fishin in Dad's rag...he didn't like the way they feel!

Boys love fishing...and MUD!

We even caught a few big ones!

Two cuties!

Travis gather wood over and over...he loved building fires....as did all the boys....a bit of pyro in them I think!

Roxy tried to be well behaved...her and Dank were our camp mascots.

The kids played army men in the rivine behind our camp. This was a great place to play...away from parents and full of dirt.

At night...everyone was exhausted, especially Travis. But we still read books and scriptures before bed--these kids hate to mess up routine!

The moon was amazing while we were there!

The first trip down to the lake....excited weren't they?!

It really was fun to camp...we are lucky to have great family to camp with! Thanks for hanging with us Scott, Amy, boys, and Nana and Papa!