Easter... err... in July

Someone missed Easter...

Saturday Morning

The Easter Baskets are always given out on the Saturday before Easter because they have absolutely nothing to do with what Easter is about..seriously NOTHING. At least Christmas is about giving gifts to others. Easter? Nothing like that.

Anyway...

See what that silly rabbit did?

I've seen this a couple times on the internet but seeing it at Shawni's blog I finally decided to make it happen.

Each girl "strangely" woke up with a ball of string under her pillow.

Thankfully no one woke up for a potty break and clothes lined themselves, although the bunny had done their best to hopefully avoid it if the sleeper took a direct path to the bathroom! A thoughtful path was also left for Dad to make his early morning tee time!

 This made for much more fun then the typical hunt for the baskets.

Sunday Morning

Love these Five!

Easter

I loved having Easter over Conference Weekend. What a wonderful time to spend thinking about the Savior, His love, His life. Maybe I feel like this after every conference but it was soooo good and can I just say the music was AMAZING. So beautiful.

Stella getting excited over her basket. All the girls recieved tin banks in their baskets. The bank is divided into Tithing, Savings and Spending. This has been so helpul in tracking their money. And the little locks stop them from getting into the money and confusing what they paid tithing on.

Claire got the cutest little swim suit for her bitty baby - of coarse she would be grinning regardless!!

Elizabeth - always willing to share - grabbed some of her dollars as we sorted the money for the banks - wanting to give it to McCall who is saving for something from the AG Catalog. Elizabeth is so kind hearted, so loving, she just has such a big heart.

A lot more eating then decorating...

Thanksgiving Happiness

Hope yours was just as delightful!

A little peek...

Here's a little peek at what I'm working on for December. I want to have it done and the bags filled before Thanksgiving holiday so I can just enjoy the break. I can't wait for it... the girls are going to love it!!

Christmas time is coming soon...

Recieved the last package this week and got everyhthing to fill these ^ the other day... other then a couple other people I'm done! Yipee!!!

Catch Up -- Easter and Spring Break

For Spring Break we stayed around town - and the girls got to play in the snow! They loved it and had so much fun. It was a huge snow storm (our power was out for a good 5 hours) but as typical Utah weather goes it was melted by the next afternoon!

We always said McCall could choose to get her ears pierced once she was 8, which came and went with out her wanting to do it -- fine by us -- the later the better. But she came to us a couple weeks ago and asked if she could, so over Spring Break we headed out to get it done. This was the second ear and she was smiling so that was a good sign! She has followed the instructions for care PRECISELY, three times a day and hundreds of cotton balls later (one ball in front one behind with the cleaner and fresh set for each ear... that makes 4 per cleaning session, 12 per day for 6 weeks... no wonder my waste basket seems to be full so often!)

I snapped a quick pic of the girls with their Easter eggs as they were dying them... They love it so much I thought maybe we should start dying them for other holidays as well -- why do it just once a year!? Of coarse, we love egg sandwiches and never have a problem eating up hard boiled eggs. (I always am a bit concerned about McCall unzipping her lunch at school to the pungent smell of an egg sandwich!)

It was rainy and kind of cold but we headed out to the "circle" for our annual neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt! I always think we'll head out to one of the big organized egg hunts but you just can't beat the convenience of walking next door! The Bedier's arranged it this year... we really have the nicest neighborhood. It makes a huge difference to have such nice people around and to have such awesome youth for your kids to watch and to grow up with.

All I want for Christmas...

I just had to post these Christmas lists from my girls. We had a little talk with our girls about Christmas this year... we have two family members who are jobless right now...an accountant and a business mba... we have friends that need help... and it's an uncertain time. We discussed that if the girls choose a few smaller items that it would allow us to spend money on some of our family so that others could have a good Christmas too.

This is what they wanted from Red Balloon ($129 for just the home then you need to buy the critters and furniture)...

Look at how amazing my girls are...

Easter Dresses

Grandma Kay purchased some beautiful dresses for the girls for Easter and I told her I would get pictures of them...it didn't happen on Easter Sunday but I did get some taken and am finally posting them so she and all can see....

(Click on picture to see enlarged version)

More Easter Dressess

More More Easter Dresses

Easter Eggs

I love spring...after a long winter like we have had I am especially glad to see the grass greening up and new growth all over. We must get up to see the new lambs and get some pictures. They are so dang cute. I really want to have a bit more land so we can corner off an area and get a baby goat or lamb (But then we'd have to find someone to take them when they are older). Anyhoooo -- Here are some photos of our fun time dying eggs and hunting for them at our yearly neighborhood Easter egg hunt. As you can see from her face, Claire even enjoyed it!