Pumpkins

With all the football games, practices and horrible weather just ran to a local nursery last minute after Tae Kwon Do practice to pick pumpkins this year.

Paige was so excited she just kept putting pumpkins in our wagon.

We let the kids do the pumpkin cleaning and carving all themselves this year (well, Paige had some help).

Carter took it very seriously!

The finished masterpieces:

Halloween at School

Paige had her first school party on Monday. Here she is with her little buddy, Jonah, who she talks about ALL the time!


Paige was so excited to be invited to a party with her 3-year old church friends, all by herself!



Carter had a costume parade at his school on Friday. He was the cutest (and only) warewolf there!

Trunk or Treat

Every year we kick off the halloween festivities at church with a chili cook-off and trunk or treat for the kids.

This year we took a mummy, a warewolf and Repunzel with us.

The fan favorite: the donut on a string game.

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter, from our family to yours!

The kids wanted to line up, just like they do on Christmas. Paige was sporting her usual morning do. We call it her "crazy hair."

They each found their easter baskets from the Easter Bunny. Carter was the last to find his and was convinced the Easter Bunny forgot about him!

Can you say OBSESSED with lipgloss?!? Thank you Easter Bunny!

We started a new family tradition a year or two ago with these Resurrection Rolls. I love the way they remind us of why we are celebrating Easter and they are delicious too! I found the recipe on Smashed Peas and Carrots blog. The idea is you wrap a marshmallow in a crescant roll and then after you cook them it's empty...get it?

It wouldn't be Easter morning with out the rolling of the egs.

With 11am church, we had time for some family pictures before leaving. I love this picture!

The kiddos.

After church, our first stop was Grandma Puppy's (keith's parent's) house. Keith's mom always does a big egg hunt for all the grandkids. The boys were too busy with their cousins to be bothered with pictures, so all I have is Paige.

Paige getting some baby Dom time.

Next stop was my parents house for a Easter egg scavanger hunt, cool new summer clothes, a delicious meal and some fun relay games. I didn't take many pictures, but I will have to post videos soon.

Another wonderful Easter. I am so grateful for my Savior and the sacrifice he made for me! I am grateful for the atonement and the gift of the resurrection and the knowledge that I can live with my family forever!

Easter Eggs and Other Fun Treats

We had fun dying our Easter eggs Saturday before Easter. Nothing fancy, just good old-fashioned tablets and vinegar, although I'm still want to try them with silk ties (here) or onion skins (here).

The kids thought the egg holders looked like angel halos:

The finished project:

Saturday morning the kids and I went to my mom's while Keith was at the shooting range and we colored her eggs and made these fun oreo pops for our cousins.