Easter 2014

I love holidays...I love spending time with our little family...and I love Christ and all that he has done for us.  It was so great going to the Easter Pageant (see previous post) and the talks at church are always wonderful. 

The best part of any holiday is watching the girls' faces light up and watching their excitement.  The girls started the week off with an Easter Egg hunt and had so much fun with each other and with their friends.  They got to decorate cookies and we even let them eat them! 

Easter morning was a lot of fun for the girls...searching for Easter eggs and seeing what was in each others baskets.

I took them to the Anthem Outlets because I had heard the Easter Bunny was there.  It wasn't exactly the Easter Bunny we were thinking of and I think the girls were a little nervous to sit with her...

I decided to make the girls some Easter skirts this year...I would have to say they turned out pretty nice.  They were simple, but I am pretty proud of myself. 

Sisterly Love!!

The Rest of Grandma's Visit

After Travis and I got back from our vacation we were able to spend some time with Travis' mom before she headed home. We went to the Easter Pageant at the Mesa Temple with our friends and what an amazing production it was.  The pictures do not do it justice!

Of course we had to go swimming with Grandma!  Leah really wanted to show off how well she can swim and Kenzie just loves the water.

This picture shows just how much the girls love their grandma!

Last, but not least...we had to take Grandma scorpion hunting!!  We only found one...but it was a good one!

Visit With Grandma...PARENTS FREE!

While we were in California Travis' mom came and stayed with the girls...and spoiled them!!!  Wait...or maybe they spoiled her!  Either way they had lots of fun and really enjoyed spending uninterrupted time with Grandma Heidi.  Travis and I enjoyed our vacation a little more knowing the girls were being well taken care of. 

Leah's awesome mask that she made

Wearing Grandma's glasses

Sibling Trip to California - KIDS FREE!!

All the siblings on my side of the family decided it would be fun to take a trip to California and to make it a kids free trip.  There were 6 siblings and their spouses, we came from 5 different states and met in a state that none of us live in.  It was a very relaxing trip spent at the beach and the pool, with no worries...just fun and relaxation!!!  

We went and saw the Children's Pool in La Jolla and saw many sea lions and seals.  Big ones, small ones, fat ones, and some noisy ones. 

We spent a lot of time at the pool, the water there was so much warmer than the ocean!  It was great walking the beach at night and randomly picking a place to eat.  

Now for the best entertainment...siblings versus spouses sand castle building contest!!

Siblings - in case you cant tell...it is a face

Spouses - It is an actual castle! 

Next activity was surfing!  The water was way too cold for most of us...except Travis, Aaron and Scott.

Travis finally got up after many, many tries.

Wipe outs were the best

This wipe out was even better

It was so great to spend time with the family, it has been a long time since we were all able to get together.  Thanks for the great memories and especially for all the laughs!

There has to be one goof ball!