March 2013

Primary Easter Party on the 16th:  I'm the secretary in Primary and love it!  The Presidency threw and fun party and I helped with the photo booth.  There were cute props of bow ties on sticks and bunny noses on sticks and such but my boys didn't want to use them. :)




March 17th: Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with hats made at story time the week before.




 Fell asleep in the car on the way to the park so he napped on the picnic table until he woke up to play.

March 23rd at Military Easter Egg hunt:
Joe was trying to give Michael some tips before they let the kids run free.  Michael did well but I remember being worried if he'd get any.  The kids were so fast it took him a bit to get one in his basket.  He did well but was disappointed he didn't get a ticket like Landon did to turn in for a basket.

Landon had a hand on Daddy, thought it was sweet.  Only one parent was allowed on the inside of the baseball field, then they later decided to remove all the parents.


Landon with his basket he won (I won).  When it was his turn on the field they said go and he turned away and cried.  So I picked him up and helped him get two... barely. It was a mad house.  The parents were going crazy getting the eggs for their toddlers.  I'm glad I got two and luckily one had a winning ticket for a basket.

Landon wasn't afraid of the Easter Bunny this year!


March 29th: Dying Easter Eggs with neighbors.  We have the best neighbors!  Love getting together and doing fun holiday activities with them.  Michael and Eliana are quite the pair.  They can't get enough of each other and play very well together.




 March 30: Preparing for Easter dinner with friends by making a dessert for the kids, rice crispy treats.  We decorated them with cute pastel sprinkles.

March 31: Easter Sunday.  Loving their baskets with fun things inside.




Happy Easter!  He is Risen.

The rest of Easter 2012

You probably can't tell from these pictures but the boys and myself were sick Easter weekend. No Easter church for us. :(  We were still able to enjoy our Easter Sunday morning with waffles for breakfast.  Well the boys really had candy for breakfast.  My bad.  

Excited for breakfast but they didn't eat much of it since they were full of candy.

Grandma Shoemake sent an Easter package with a fun craft for Michael

After a yummy Easter dinner with flank steak, scalloped potatoes, rolls, broccoli & ice cream with a homemade raspberry/strawberry topping they went hunting for eggs in the backyard.

Anxiously waiting to go hunt for eggs outside. This was Landon's first time hunting for eggs, not sure he knows what's about to happen.  He figured it out quick after watching Michael find all the easy ones. :)

Trying to find more... he already got all the easy ones.

He reached his cap quick.

We had to help Landon find most of his since they were a bit harder to find.

Matching shirts I bought for the boys to wear on Easter.

They wanted to wear them the next Sunday they went to church since they were sick on Easter. I took this picture quickly before we left for church.  I was going to do it after but Michael wanted me to take it before.  I'm glad I did because they are hungry and ready to change their clothes as soon as they get home.  

Dying Easter Eggs

Scroll through the pictures and you'll see this kid loved dying eggs.

No more words necessary.



Visit home & Easter

I completely forgot to post about going home at the end of April for two weeks.  It was my first time traveling with both boys by myself.  They did great on the way there but on the way home it wasn't as successful.  A flight attendant offered to bring me a glass of wine for free- I guess they were that bad.  lol  I told her I didn't drink but thanks.  We survived and were happy to come home and see Joe.  Michael was counting down the days with him on the phone after the first week.

Grandpa reading books to Michael before bed.

Uncle Austin visited before returning to BYU-I

Seriously this picture sums up Michael on Easter.  He got spoiled with fun toys but only really cared about the suckers!  When he came to look at his basket he excitedly looked at each toy for a second then took it out of the basket.  When he came upon the suckers his face seriously lit up!  It was hilarious.  I have it on video but its on my phone and I'm not sure if I can load it up.

Landon enjoying his talking and singing book.

I love how Michael is trying to take the sucker out without getting slobber all over him. 

Landon was blessed in WA by my dad at home the Sunday before Easter.  I forgot to take any pictures though so we'll say this was his blessing day- even though this picture is from Easter.  Landon and I didn't end up making it to church on Easter.  I had put him down for a nap and was waiting for him to wake up.  He didn't wake up until church was about half over so I just stayed home. 

Tyler & Kyla came over and ate Easter dinner with us.  Tyler brought over his Traeger on his trailer.  The meat they cooked was so tender and juicy it was crazy good.    They helped entertain Michael with his new toys from the Easter bunny and Michael loved all the attention.