A Hunting We Will Go...

We have had a great time recently with some fun Easter Egg hunts. We started things off right with a cousin egg hunt at my parent's house over conference weekend. The kids were so excited to get some treats! Grandma even hid a golden egg with $5.00 in it. Morgan and Abby new just what to do -- they headed out and started collecting eggs.


Wyatt had to figure things out a little bit. As soon as he realized there were treats in the eggs, he was off and running.

Jaxon was the lucky winner of the golden egg, all the kids were so jealous! The other kids each got a dollar egg though. Morgan was figuring out what every one's tithing was. She wished she got to pay 60 cents like Jaxon.

Abby looking in the wishing well, what a cutie!

Wyatt trying to reach the eggs on top of the wood pile. He had to call in some reinforcements!

Morgan, Abby, and Andrea were thrilled with the egg hunt!

Once the eggs were found, Wyatt and Skyelar moved on to the trampoline. They had a fun time just jumping and wrestling.

We all had a great time. The guys who were there went to the priesthood session of conference together while all the girls had a great visit.


Yesterday we went to Osgood and had a cousin egg hunt with all the Marshall cousins. Before the hunt, the kids had a great time chasing rabbits and exploring the old barns and buildings. Grandma took Wyatt and Caleb for a walk. They had a great time! All the cousins lining up for the start of the hunt...

And they are off and running...

Abby, Ally and June new this was serious business.

Wyatt didn't waste any time either. He didn't need help getting started this time.

Morgan decided she needed to check out what was in the egg before deciding if it was a keeper or not. A girl after my own heart.

We have had a great couple of weeks with lots of family and fun. I am glad we were able to avoid the overcrowded community egg hunts this year. I wouldn't want to get into a parent brawl over whose kid got to the egg first. I already know mine would have been there first-- JK. We had a great Easter. I will post about our Easter morning later this week. Happy Easter everyone!!!

Spring Break, One Last Hurrah....

We had to finish the week of spring break off with another cousin slumber party. There was a lot of make-up, dress-up, music, and fun. Here are Abby, Morgan, and Andrea after they did their makeovers. Beautiful...

After the make-up, the girls dressed up in their High School Musical and Hannah Montana pj's and put on a concern for me. They sang some songs off the HSM soundtrack. Abby was the lead singer, and Andrea and Morgan were the back-up singers and dancers. There were some pretty sweet dance moves going on!! If I wasn't 8 months pregnant, I probably would have joined in. Did I mention they even had a disco ball going on in the background. It doesn't get any better than this!!!

Spring Breakin' continued....

On Thursday of Spring Break I headed to Idaho Falls to spend the afternoon shopping for home decor with my mother-in-law and sister-in laws. We had an absolutely wonderful time.

My kids were excited to spend time with my sweet mom while I was shopping. When I returned from shopping they were so excited to tell me about all the fun they had. Grandma bought the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua and they loved it. Grandpa brought home chicken strips and fries for the kids while grandma whipped up these cute little fruit flowers below. They felt like kings and queens!!

After dinner grandma treated the kids to plastic bag bread making. Each of my kids and their cousin Brigham mixed and beat their own bread dough in plastic bags. They were excited to dump out the dough and beat it some more on the table. The boys really enjoyed the bread beating, I mean kneading.

Wyatt couldn't resist a little taste of the dough. He was in it for the quality control.

Each of the kids made two little loaves. It was such a fun time.

They didn't think the bread would ever be done, but they all agreed it was worth the wait. The bread was delicious!!!

We had so much fun --- Thanks Grandma!!! We even stayed the night and were able to spend time with Great Grandma Owens. What great memories!

Spring Breakin'

I'm sad that spring break is officially coming to a close (especially since we didn't see much spring last week). This afternoon, Abby asked me how come spring is so short. I agree! Even though the weather wasn't that great, we still had a lot of fun. I have lots of pictures to post this week.

We started off the break with a cousin slumber party. Ally stayed over on Monday and the kids had a blast! Morgan and Abby have been earning a trip to outer limits fun zone by working hard on their chore chart. They thought it would be awesome to cash in on their hard work with Ally. They started the evening off with a visit to the play land. And boy did they play hard!


Wyatt couldn't resist showing off his muscles for a couple of the girls -- jk!

They tried their luck at the arcade next. Tracy had to get in on the action too!

Wyatt absolutely adored the motorcycle game. I think I am in for it with this boy and motorcycles!

Morgan was awesome at smashing spiders. I was so proud of her because I HATE spiders in any form!

Abby and Ally rocked the alligators!

After the arcade they played lots more at the play land. They played so hard that night that everyone was asleep by 9:30. I was prepared for giggling girls 'til at least 11:00!

It's a tradition to wear matching shirts the day after the slumber party, so here are the cute girls showing off their matching outfits and hairdos

All the kids had an absolute blast and when we took Ally home, Amber was nice enough to watch out kids while Tracy and I escaped to the temple for a couple of hours. It was a great start to the week. Stay posted and I will share some more of our fun Spring Break stories.

Just thought I would give a shout out to having less than six weeks to go for our little guy. Tracy and I are coming close to agreeing on a name. We possibly have a Chase Micheal on our hands. We will keep you posted. thank for all the name input so far.

Spring has Sprung ...

We have been enjoying some really great weather lately. The kids were so excited to help Tracy put back up the trampoline. It was fun to watch everybody work together. They were doing such a great job, I decided I better grab the camera and document it.

I loved watching their determination and teamwork.

Wyatt wasn't about to be left out of the action.
Morgan was such a great helper! I was glad I had a camera around my neck because she stepped in and helped out so much, I felt kind of like a slacker.

I think I can, I think I can....

And of course what's a project without some entertainment?

What a wonderful blessing a family is. Most of our greatest joys are just spending time with each other. I love how my kids love to be a part of whatever we are doing. They are growing up so fast. I am proud of each of them. I couldn't ask for a better family.

On a side note, we have less than two months to go before our new little baby. Any name suggestions out there? We are in need of some help!

First Grade Program ...

On Friday we were able to experience one of the many joys of being a parent as we watched Morgan's first grade program. Morgan was really excited about the songs they had been learning. She picked out her outfit, and told me how she wanted her hair styled. They sang songs about each month of the year. Here is Morgan waving at us before the program started ...
Here she is singing about wanting her two front teeth for Christmas (she was missing both in December)....

I had some short video clips to add, but for some reason I can't get the sound to match the video, so instead here is Morgan with a few of her classmates and her teacher Mrs. Cranor...

Morgan has been a spectacular first grader. She is definitely a teacher's pet and a wonderful student. You sure sang beautifully in your program Morgan and I am so glad to be your mom!!!