Happy Easter

We had a fun Easter this year.  Lots of candy.

My mom had lots of eggs for us to dye.  Hannah watched from the sidelines.

The kids were super excited to make lots of colorful eggs.  Even Adam got really into it and did a bunch of eggs.  We finally stopped when we had some close dye spill situations.

Then the Easter egg hunt at Grandma's house.  Rachel and Megan both went after all the eggs under the kitchen  table.

Whitney tried to find the eggs that were up higher to save the lower ones for smaller kids.

And some people kept eating their Easter candy, but we won't name any names.  And I know he is wearing a Halloween shirt on Easter but arguing with a two year old is useless.

Hannah looked so beautiful in her spring Easter dress.  Because of general conference we didn't even go to church that day.  But I wanted a picture anyway.

Making Easter rolls is a tradition that I think is super important.

We are able to talk about why we have Easter and being grateful for Christ's resurrection.  The rolls taste pretty good too.

Our ward had an Easter party, about two weeks after Easter.  Kind of funny but at least everything is cheaper that way.  We enjoyed our breakfast of pancakes and ham.

Will brought his giant bubbles to entertain the kids before the egg hunt.  Everyone thought they were
pretty awesome.

Hannah "finds" an egg.

The kids had fun running around the field looking for Easter eggs.  They asked people to donate and the ward really came through - 1800 eggs filled with candy were scattered in the field.  So that was pretty awesome.

What a great Easter we had.

Cousin Time

We love hanging out with our cousins.  It was such a fun few days with everyone.

Will's parents brought some little art things.  I think here they were doing stickers.

All the kids loved sitting on the blow up air mattress for scriptures and story time.

We went out to Shari's together.  The food was delicious.  Thanks for the meal.

We also spent a couple days in Pasco with cousins from the other side.  Here the kids sit eating popsicles.

We went to story time together.  They had a fun farm theme.

Doing the activities afterwards.

We found a Burger King close to the library.  The kids can eat a lot of chicken nuggets and ice cream, of course.

One of the days in Pasco was semi-warm weather so we decided to have a picnic in the park.

My parents wanted a picture of all their grandkids.  Everyone is looking in different directions for different cameras but oh well.

We had so much fun with cousins.  I wish we lived closer to everyone so we could hang out more often.

The Sage Center

This was our second time going to the Sage Center in Boardman.  This time was extra fun though because we had extra family.

Now we can all be farmers - or farm animals.

Looking at the desert exhibit.  The kids went around on a treasure hunt throughout the center.

Everyone took turns driving the tractor.

Megan feeling the cheese curds.

Adam and I walked through the special exhibit of women in the armed forces.  It was neat reading their stories.

And the kids loved playing the sort the French fry game.

This was after the simulated hot air balloon ride. 

Adam liked playing with the little train set he found in the gift shop.

And you just can't leave without getting some Tilamook Ice Cream.

We stopped and played in the park and ate our picnic lunch.  It was a little cool but that didn't stop the kids from running around with their cousins.  Thanks for meeting us there Jensens!

A Super Special Sunday

There are some moments in a parent's life that are extra special.  I would say that watching your first kid be baptized is one of them. 

I am so grateful to have a husband who has the priesthood and can do such important ordinances. And I am glad that Whitney wanted to be baptized.  Here they are right before beginning the program.

This day was also special because we had Hannah's baby blessing.  She was blessed in the same outfit that I used 31 years ago.  So that was really neat.  She did a good job being quiet during the blessing.

All three together.  Whitney's dress came from Grandma Keeler.  It is really pretty.

After the baptism and confirmation we had cookies and ice cream.  I spent a lot of time making three different kinds of cookies but I think everyone liked them.

Whitney and Jeremy fighting over the Hershey's bar that Whitney got from her talk on the Holy Ghost.  Thanks Kylee!

Here is all the family that came on this special day.  Thank you everyone for coming and for helping out.  We love you.

Whitney is Eight

Eight is an important birthday in the LDS culture.  We have been talking to Whitney about her upcoming baptism and how exciting that will be.  She is getting baptized on Sunday the 25th of this month.  So that will be awesome.  We did not do a friend party but just family things.

Here we are in Pasco.  My kids loved grandma's house.  Whitney was excited about her brownies.

And opening presents is like the best thing ever.  She got some great gifts.

We decided for birthdays we would let the kids pick a restaurant to go to instead of having parties.  I have a feeling we will be visiting McDonald's extra often this year.

Adam loved the ranch dressing so much that he was using it like a cup.

We let the kids get ice cream afterwards.

This time the happy meals were filled with superhero glasses.  Adam refused to wear his; I think it was too scary.

The kids spent a long time playing.  I think Monday night was the time to go because it was pretty empty. 

Happy Birthday Whitney!  I can't believe I have an eight-year-old.