Natural Beauty

We were getting the kids on the bus last week and we saw this beautiful double rainbow. Even though it was still raining, I wanted to stand outside to get a picture.  I've seen a thousand rainbows, but I am always amazed and awed by the natural beauty of this earth.

Speaking of natural beauty, my sweet Jordyn has lost 3 teeth in 2 weeks. She loves to flash her new smile to everyone she sees.

Easter Weekend

Daddy was working on Easter weekend, so we found some fun things to do while he was gone. Daniel came to play with us for a few hours while his daddy was moving things into their new house and mommy was taking care of new baby brother. We drove to Twin Falls to play at the First Federal Bank park. We had lots of fun. After that, we met up with cousin Jordan and his new wife, Kylie, to have lunch together at Red Robin. 

 When we got home from Twin Falls, we went to our friend's, the Woods, house and colored eggs and had an egg hunt. The kids loved dipping the eggs in dye and putting stickers on them when they were dry.

 Then we got to go outside and hunt for eggs. KyLee wasn't really sure what it was all about, but she liked getting the candy out of the eggs.

The night before Easter, I made "empty tomb" rolls. They are yummy rolls that you make by rolling dough around marshmallows, and after you cook them the roll is hollow, so it looks like an empty tomb. I didn't take a picture, but they were so good I will definitely make them again next year. We didn't have any money for Easter presents this year, but somehow the Easter Bunny didn't leave the kids empty handed. Grandma and grandpa M gave them pez candies and coloring books.

The Pinewood Derby

This year, Uriah got to participate in his very first pinewood derby. Daddy made helped him make his car; he wanted to make it look like an Enderman from Minecraft. When they got it weighed, it was half an ounce over the limit, so daddy had to drill some weight out of it before the race. 

 All the other boys were very impressed with how cool Uriah's car looked. 

 The Enderman car placed in 2nd and 3rd several times, and got 4th place once. We had such a blast watching all the cars race down the track.

 When they did the awards, they said they were going to announce the award for best design, and before they even said his name, Uriah stood up and started walking up to get the award. He didn't know before hand that he was going to win it, but all the other cars were pretty unimpressive (most of them were plain wedges).

 We are proud of our boys for their hard work on the derby this year. We can't wait to see what next year brings!

The Egg Hunt

On the 8th, we had my side of the family over for an egg hunt. I wanted to do it at our house because we have a big yard and lots of room for guests.

 At the store buying candy and KyLee wanted to get some graham crackers. She wouldn't let go of the box until I had to scan them.

 It was a cold, rainy day at the party, but that didn't stop the kids from finding eggs and filling their buckets with candy. We even had a scavenger hunt after the egg hunt, where the kids had to follow clues to find a big chocolate bunny and a bottle of bubbles for each of them. 

 The rest of the weekend was still cold and wet, so we stayed inside all snuggled up. KyLee had been throwing up all night and into Sunday afternoon, so she and I stayed home from church.

 She started wearing the barf bowl on her head when she felt better. Don't worry, she never actually used it. She pretty much threw up everywhere except for in the barf bowl.

Elementary Family Night

The elementary school had a family night where we could all go and participate in fun activities.

 This was an activity where you rub a balloon on your hair and use the static electricity to pull an empty soda can across the floor. The kids were very impressed.

 B used some M&Ms to count dots on dominos and do some simple addition. She can't wait to start school.

 My U and J being silly while they were eating their snacks.

Yummy yummy yogurt.