Hello Spring!

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Kaitlyn, outside, Sam, spring

This is the best March we had in a while- it’s been warm!! This is the time of year I am happy we moved from Rexburg. Rexburg was always still buried in snow in March. We have enjoyed 50s and 60s and the kids love playing outside again. We put the trampoline back up and it’s great to see flowers growing around the yard.

We did have some snow this weekend (that melted quickly) but this week should be nice again. We are heading back to St. George this weekend for Easter so we will really have some warm weather and get to visit family too. We have had many family events lately with cousins, aunts and uncles – a baby blessing, a missionary farewell, and a wedding. It makes us happy that we can live here and be a part of all of these events. We are not used to living close to family so we are trying to take advantage of it and build those relationships.

Happy Spring!

Spring Break: Fishing with Grandpa

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family adventures, Grandma & Grandpa, spring, Vacation

Photos were all taken by Mike because I was not there. I went fishing for bargains at the outlet stores instead. I heard it was an experience, but sadly they didn’t catch any fish.  When I called to check up on them I could hear Sam and Abby yelling in the background. That could be why the fish stayed away- who could blame them?

Spring Break: Sand Hollow

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family adventures, spring, Vacation

Our third day in St. George we took the ATVs out to Sand Hollow State Park. While we took turns on the ATVs, the kids played in the red sand. They came home soooo filthy. We even brought home red sand to Rexburg (in their shoes). Sam’s favorite part was doing donuts on the ATVs with his Dad.

This is Our Cue to Leave

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snow, spring

St. George here we come! We are packing our bags right now and smiling as we pack our shorts and swimsuits. We can’t wait and all this snow makes us more antsy to get out of here.

The One and ONLY Egg Hunt

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Easter, spring, Traditions

We enjoyed General Conference this weekend and on Saturday between sessions we had our very own Easter egg hunt. You may recall that last year we went to 3 different Easter egg hunts and were not too happy about them. You can read about those here, here, and here. We swore those hunts off, stocked up on plastic eggs, and invited the next door neighbor kids to join us. We filled the eggs mostly with cereal, colored marshmallows, and jelly beans. There were a several eggs with quarters and a few had notes for special treats like ice cream with Mom or Dad. It was so much better than last year and the kids got TONS of eggs each- instead of just a few like last year.

The one mistake we made was letting Kaitlyn and our 4 year old neighbor get a 30 second head-start. We thought the big kids would be faster and overrun them. Boy were we wrong! Those little kids were really fast and they ended up with a lot more eggs! Abby was NOT happy about that. Oh well- live and learn. Next year they all go at the same time.

Spring Hike

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family adventures, spring

Our internet connection has been down because we have switched providers in hope of better service. So, getting caught up, last weekend we were so happy to have 70 degree temperatures that we decided to take advantage of it by taking the family on a little hiking/nature trail close by called Cress Creek Trail. It over looks the valley and the Snake River (which is looking very full right now) and the whole trail was so much better than I had expected.

The trail also has markers all over explaining interesting things like ancient volcanos.

I’m sure the views will even be better when there are leaves on those trees- they are coming, our tress just got their leaves this week and the blossoms are close to follow. The upper part of the trail follows the creek through the trees and over bridges. It was lovely.

Flashback Friday

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Abby, flashback, Sam, spring

May 2008 – Abby and Sam picking dandelions in our backyard in Kentucky. Sam was 2 and Abby was 4. Just looking at this picture makes me miss all of those trees.

Spring in Rexburg

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flowers, spring

Here is what we woke up to this morning:

Hopefully those tulips will survive and bloom in May.

Easter Egg Hunt #3

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Easter, spring

Yes, another one. It’s getting a little silly, right? Well Sam is somewhere in this picture but good luck finding him. Here were the observations about this hunt: kids in tears from being knocked over or overwhelmed by the crowd (notice the girl on the right side of the picture getting knocked down), kids who picked up one egg then sat down to open it and eat the candy, kids stealing eggs out of other kids baskets, and kids who got no eggs. So after three easter egg hunts we have reached a conclusion- next year we are hosting our own hunt and inviting neighbors and friends. We are looking forward to it and we are going to stock up on plastic eggs after when they go on clearence on Monday.

Easter Egg Hunt #2

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Abby, Easter, spring

This Easter egg hunt was NOT worth it. It was held at a local gym and sponsored by several local businesses who underestimated how many kids there are in Rexburg. There was not enough room for all of the kids so they took 10 kids at a time into the room and they each got 5 eggs which equals 5 pieces of candy. Then because they didn’t have enough plastic eggs each kid had to give the eggs back when they left. Even Abby didn’t think it was worth it fighting the crowds and lets face it- an indoor Easter egg hunt just isn’t as much fun.