Happy Easter!

It has been a while since we had our Easter celebrations here in Utah. Thomas was so excited about dying eggs. I kept telling him we had to wait until it was closer to Easter day. And we didn't even make a huge mess. They are so good! :)

Saturday morning they found their Easter Baskets full as we like to have the Easter Bunny come on Saturday to leave Sunday reserved for focusing on the true meaning of Easter. There was all sorts of fun things for them: swirl art kit, eggs filled with pop rocks, recorder for Keira so Thomas and Keira can now play duets :), chocolate bunnies, etc.

Grandma and Grandpa Walker sent a special package filled with Easter clothes and candies. Thank you!

My dad and Pam were in town for Charissa's graduation. I thought it was a good week for them to come so they can watch Thomas and Keira do their egg hunt. So they came early for breakfast, too, along with Charissa, Dustin, and Christiana. So good to see them!

Our long grass that we haven't cut yet made it perfect for hiding eggs in. Hopefully the mower doesn't find any. :)

And then we went to Mom's for another egg hunt.

Now we have enough candy to last us till Halloween, I think! We had a great Easter! I am so grateful for such great family members, and for my Savior! He has done so much for us. I love this time of year that helps me reflect on Him and how I can follow Him better. Hope you all had a fun Easter!

Spring Break

Last week, with Thomas not having school and me not having piano lessons, we got the chance to have a lot of play time! It was a beautiful week so we played outside a lot...went to the park for a play date.

We took the kids to Trafalga for a little miniature golfing, which Keira and I spent the whole time trying to catch up to Thomas and Mike. Thomas is getting good! Keira played about half the holes, but seemed to enjoy herself.

We also used some of our free game cards to go bowling. I thought it would be fun to take Chris and Jacob with us. And...the kids did awesome and beat us all (of course, if I got bumpers too... :))

Sorry the pictures aren't very good quality but we did have a good spring break, had fun, and did a little work as we got some of our garden going.

Family Home Evening Activity

I remember this game being quite hilarious, so I tried it with the kids for Family Home Evening one night. It was funny seeing them try to be coordinated enough, but I think they had fun. Each person drew a paper that had a body part on it. The couple then had to put the sponge in between those body parts and carry it down to the bucket and drop it in, all without hands or dropping it on the floor. Pretty funny. There is also a bit of Keira singing but it got cut short as the battery died...sorry.

Our Snowy Spring Weather

It has been so nice these past few days! We took walks, rode bikes, played outside, trying to get ready to start our garden...and then we woke up to a ton of snow again. Crazy Utah weather! I love the snow but I am ready to have the beautiful spring weather stay. However, the kids sure enjoyed having enough snow again to play in it.

I have also enjoyed Thomas's stage of learning to read, write, and draw. He will frequently go to his room to draw or write something and then give it to me. So cute! This is what he gave me just recently. Sorry the 2 in pencil are so light. His first one: "My favorite Airplane," then "Thomas's map," and the last is from a tractor stencil.

I found Thomas in his room one night dressing up Elmo...getting him ready for bed, too, in his pjs that are just huge on Elmo. What a character!