Monday, April 25, 2011

Easter Sunday







 Look how many eggs Holly got
 In the morning-Holly found her Easter Basket
 Carson's basket
Shelby liked what she got from the Easter Bunny too.


We had a nice Easter Sunday.  We had Stake Conference and then went over to Rusty's dad's house for an Easter egg hunt and dinner.  We brought everything over in the morning before church and then prepared dinner there after.  First we did an egg hunt for the kids and took pictures while we were still in our Sunday best.  Then we got dinner going-I was in charge of the hams and I made 2 different kinds.  They both turned out pretty good for a home grown ham.  I had to cook them ahead of time and one I put in a brine on Friday.  So on Sunday I just had to cook them again with the glaze-but it did take some time.  We had some good food.  It went by too fast and I think next year I'll just buy a ready made ham-that was too much preparation.  I'd rather spend more time with family and less time in the kitchen cooking the ham.  I hope you all had a great Easter.  Here's a video of the egg hunt.  It is so fun to watch the kids get excited about plastic eggs and the surprise inside!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Holly's in Soccer




Now that Basketball is over, now Soccer begins.  Holly said she wanted to play Soccer and she got on a team with a bunch of her friends.  Practices are Wed. and Fri. with games on Sat.  Of course it's still raining and cold-then the kids get muddy.  Last Sat. we forgot chairs and didn't have an umbrella-Amy came to our rescue.  Then I almost forgot the gear-Holly reminded me that she needs shin guards.  Luckily I found stuff at Goodwill-they have almost everything you need for sports!  This next Sat. I am so prepared now for what I need for Soccer games.  Did I mention that Soccer is not one of my favorite sports?  I think the rain and mud have something to do with it.  Holly is having fun and that's what counts. 

Early Easter Egg Hunt






Last Sat. -Holly's 1st Grade teacher puts on an egg hunt every year for kids in her class and I guess any kid who has ever been in her class and the pre-school.  They do it every year and I thought it would be fun to take the kids.  There was a pretty good turn out and there were a ton of eggs.  They divided the kids by age-even Shelby got to do it.  The kids had lots of fun-they got a lot of candy and then there were golden eggs-where if you found one you got to pick a prize.  Carson didn't find a golden egg, but one of the parents gave him a prize.  Carson wasn't feeling good and then he was upset because he scratched his hand on a blackberry vine when he was getting an egg.  I think he was also upset because I didn't baby him.  It was a really nice event.

Shelby- 7mo old


She's growing so fast.  What a curious baby she is.  She loves to observe everything.  She stares you down before she will smile at you-it's so funny.  Shelby is my serious baby.  She loves to be with her family and she adores her big brother. 
This is at the Portland Rodster show we went to for John's Birthday.  Poor thing was practically in the car seat all day.  She doesn't complain much though-that's just her nature.  I'm grateful she is such a good baby.  With working full-time and having such a busy schedule she is the perfect baby.  I look forward to seeing her after work everyday because she just gives me a big gummy smile and gets so excited to see me.