Second half of March!

March was such a full month! I know I have already posted like a thousand pics from March, but here are all the random pics from the second half :)

Ryan and Casen randomly went to go look at Jeeps at Ryans request... when the salesman approached, Casen quickly informed him ( with out any prepping from Ryan) that they were "just looking".

We had a delicious Sunday dinner at the Blanchards and Michelle really outdid herself! We loved it all, the kids especially loved the bread sticks. Marlee had so much fun with Berrett, she kept asking for him over the next couple weeks :)

Marlee loved this singing bunny toy! She would put her hand in it's mouth while it was singing and then crack up :)

Just looking awesome doing her make-up :)

Casen and Graham, these two had such fun together on this play date! Sometimes it's hit or miss, but this one was a big hit!

I love this little Marlee girl, she sure thinks she is big helper in the kitchen and that that is right where she belongs whenever I am cooking! Sometimes in can be frustrating and dangerous, especially when I am in a hurry or she could get burnt.... but this day her help was just perfect and we both loved it!

Helping me mix the bread :)

  

The best part! Marlee enjoying the bread she worked so hard on!

Bailey and Meg Brown invited Brinley to a Spring Tea party. It was so cute! She had such a fun time!

Marlee went with me to drop off Brinley and instantly wanted to join the party! Dawn was so sweet and let her join in on the dinner fun!

Does it look like I am sleeping in a crib?? Cause I am! That's right I hit the point where sleeping in the crib with your 2 year old is better than not sleeping at all! Don't know what the issue was for a few weeks but it sure wasn't fun! Although her rubbing her little hand on my cheek made it all worth it.

I got to watch the Dearden boys while Jackie went to the temple and I am so glad I did! They were great and the kids had a lot of fun together. Linkin was especially sweet to Marlee and she just loved playing with him!

I may need him to come babysit Marlee for me sometime :)

My little helper decorating the Easter tree :)

We got these coloring books from a fundraiser for a friend who has breast cancer, Brooke Nichols. She is so awesome and taking this trial on head on! Another friend's Dad drew the pics for this coloring book and sold the/took donations to raise money for Brooke. As a bonus it turns out my kids LOVE these books, seriously can't put them down :)

What do you do when you find your water-obessed 2 year old naked in the sink?? Pull out the camera ofcourse!

How could I even get mad at a face like this! Man she gets away with a lot of stuff since she's so cute!

Casen and his last picture with Peter before we had to sell him. We thought it would be best to sell him before Easter since people may want a bunny more during that time... unfortunately he sold much quicker than expected and was picked up only a couple hours after we told the kids he sold. It was so sad, Brinley had the hardest time, but both kids cried. The people were so sweet and let the kids have extra time to say good-bye. They seemed so sweet and the kids were excited that Peter would have a bigger yard :)

Whipped up this Greek Quinoa salad one night when I couldn't think of anything to make. I have been hooked on Greek flavors lately and this turned out so yummy! Definitely going to add it to my favorites list!

Marlee and Alana during t-ball practice. The first practice was during spring break so the whole family went!

Casen was very excited for his first practice! He did great! Those kids are so cute out there!

Brinley and KD had fun racing around. It is fun having Maika and Gavin on Casen's team!

                                           That's my boy :) Fist pump for being awesome!

Annie Hulse swung by one evening and it was so good to see her and her kids! The kids had a blast together, especially Lexi and Brinley! Sad that we haven't seen them very much, crazy how far 15 min can seem!  I loved getting to talk to Annie, such an awesome gal!

Just napping in her baby crib :) Funny how much a 2 year old can love to pretend she is a baby!

Love these cute and crazy kids! After helping me push our first set of "moving boxes"to Casen's room, they had to jump off of them at least a dozen times each :)

Las Vegas Children's Museum!

So right as we are preparing to move, Vegas goes and builds and awesome children's museum! I so would have bought a membership cause my kids loved it, but hopefully Houston will have something similar :)

           I love this picture :) She loved watching the water feature that shot balls in the air!

This was actually pretty cool, I think it scared Marlee at first but then she had fun pulling the ropes and having it's arms and legs move.

4 strong kids using the pulley system to lift a car!

The kids spent the most time at the craft center, go figure! The one thing we could actually do at home :)

Marlee really loved building with these blocks, think I need to look into buying some!

We had such a fun time! The kids loved going with our friends Bradley and Jordan Farrer and Lindsay and I had fun chatting. Dawn came with us too but we had a hard time all sticking together! It was a fun morning and we were glad to get to go with fun friends!

Thankful for Easter!

Grace invited us to an Easter Egg hunt in Summerlin. Stacey and a couple of her friends went all out and hid 3,000 eggs in this little park! The weather was great and the kids had a blast!

Marlee had a lot of fun finding the eggs, she is at such a cute age for Easter egg hunting :)

Brinley and Casen took off as quick as they could! Running through sprinklers and all!

                                                Marlee, happy as can be with all her loot!

                               The Easter Bunny showed up and all 3 kids seriously love it!

Marlee just sitting and staring... she had followed the bunny his whole way walking in.

After the egg hunt and time with the Easter bunny, they did a bunny hop race. It was actually pretty hard but they did great and they were so cute!

We kept Easter pretty simple this year but I had fun giving these bunnies to the kids :)

Brinley was very excited to see a mini "Piper" in the Easter basket! And Casen was so happy he actually cried :(

The kids got their baskets in the morning before church, but the Easter bunny was nice enough to save the egg hunt for after church :)

Marlee found her eggs last after her nap, Brinley and Casen had fun helping Marlee find all her eggs.

We had Alex and Anna, and the missionaries over for dinner. It was great having them there with us. We had a yummy Easter dinner with all the things I had growing up... ham, potato casserole, green beans, homemade bread... and apple turnovers with vanilla ice-cream for dessert.

I got to sit on the bench with these cute kids. Sure have a lot to be thankful for!


I feel like this Easter more than others I was really able to reflect on the true meaning of Easter - the Resurrection of our Savior.  I am so grateful so our Savior and the life He lived. So grateful for the example He set for us, and the huge sacrifice He made for us. And I am so very grateful that He did live, He did die for us, and He did rise from the grave. I am so grateful for the opportunity He has given all of us to return to live with Him, with our Heavenly Father, and with our families.