Derek turns 31.

Easter egg hunt at Grandma's

My mom every year does a fun Easter egg hunt with all the grandkids. they always look forward to it and get hooked up with Candy.

Random fun

Here are some of the latest pictures of the kids. Dom and Zak are still as in love with trains as ever, and they are just the best of buddies.
This is Lexi and her best friend Carsen. They have been best friends all through this kindergarten year and she loves nothing more than to have him come over. And I love hearing the two of them talk and giggle together. Every once in awhile I hear them declare their love for one another:)
Kali is just so creative and smart. One of her favorite things right now is writing chapter books. They are amazing!! I can't believe how creative her little mind is. They are quiet entertaining to read. She also loves singing and music. She loves to go to her room and turn on the music and sing as loud as she can. She is so much fun!!!

Then there is our little LU!! This is a picture of some of the kids with my little niece Grace. I babysit her often and I love having her around. She has so much personality and the kids love playing with her. Here they all are after Derek had been wrestling and throwing them all on the bed. They love when Daddy comes home, and Grace hopped right in.

The girls dance peformance

The girls had their big dance performance this week, and it was fantastic! Their theme was "The Secret Garden" and it was such a darling little performance. Kali was a maid and Lexi was a rainbow. They had so much fun and loved being on stage. Afterwards I took them for some ice cream to celebrate what a great job they did. Way to go ladies!!

I love my family.

Happy Easter

May we this week reflect on the life of the Savior and all he has done for us. Happy Easter Week!!

The Spirit of God

This was amazing!! I had to share.

Kali's second grade play

Kali had her second grade play this last week. The play was "The Bremertown Musicians" and she was the wise old owl. She did such a cute job!!

Scripture Scouts

I had to share this with all the mommies out there. I love scripture scouts and I think that they are so great for kids. They are just cd's that tell cute scripture stories and make them modern and so the kids can apply them into their own lives. They have such adorable music and stories. I turn them on and night and my girls go to bed to the stories. I hear them always around the house singing the cute little songs and telling the scripture stories. It is a great tool to teach the scriptures, and also a great tool to getting kids to settle down and go to sleep ;0)

Campout with the family

This year we did our first campout of the summer in our backyard. We roasted hot dogs on the campfire and of course roasted marshmellos.
The kids had a lot of fun as we told some scary stories(kid scary stories:). And I taught the kids some songs that I used to sing as a little girl when my family went camping.
And all 7 of us attempted sleeping in the tiny tent that we have. I say 7 since our dog Bodie was in there with us of course, and I say attempted because around 12:30 Derek set up camp just outside the door of the tent and slept out there.
We did this over conference weekend and we talked to the kids about how all of King Benjamin's people came to hear the prophet speak, and they faced their tent doors toward the prophets voice. This was a great kick off to conference weekend. I love my family so much!!