oh no he didn't............

This is what I get for taking a shower this morning.....................

Oh NO he didn't!!! Oh YES he DID!!!!



I guess he'll be getting a BIG haircut,
or should I say buzz (hopefully)......



I thought girls usually did this....

this is the 2nd or 3rd time around for this boy!

Now I get it......

I'm sure that most of you have heard that there was a 7.2 earthquake in Baja California today. We definitely felt it at our house. We were rolling for about 40 - 50 seconds. I happened to be at my friend Heather's house. We were just chatting & it hit....we weren't sure if it was going to stop or keep going....it really was just a rolling earthquake. The kids were upstairs playing so we told them to come downstairs...Heather had to go get her 2 year old up from her nap (which the rolling woke her up anyways). We waited until it stopped, everyone chatted about it & then it was over.

It kind of freaked Noah out...he said, "we gotta get out here, the house is going to break". He wanted to go outside. His little heart was pounding and he had tears in his eyes. I told him it was okay. Why do I write about this......he is a little concerned about the ground moving & he just came in and said to me:

"Mom, I figured out how the ground was moving...you know how penguins walk from side to side? There must be penguins under the street walking like this (he proceeded to show me how penguins walk). That must be it!" Priceless.

I hope the people that were severely affected by this earthquake will be comforted during this time & be able to get the help that they need. There is a lot of disasters happening all around us...Time to update my 72 hour kits & stock up on more water!

Happy Easter

I LOVE having Easter Sunday on a General Conference Weekend. It is wonderful to be able to stay home all weekend & listen to the messages from the leaders of our Church. What a blessing to have it on Easter Sunday also, when we can remember what our Savior has done for us, the sacrifice he has made for all of us.
This morning we had a little family Easter Egg Hunt. Noah was so excited. He actually woke up at 6:30 this morning & went in the backyard...he wanted to meet the Easter Bunny & shake his hand & say, "Happy Easter". Really?? 6:30??? Does he not realize this is a rare opportunity to actually sleep in on a Sunday. We didn't have to leave the house at 8:10am to get to church on time. He even went out in the backyard....but there was nothing.

After Noah took a shower, miraculously, the Easter Bunny visited during this time! amazing! When he was getting dressed he was looking out our bedroom window down in to the backyard, searching with his eyes, looking carefully, pretending he had his xray glasses on....and low and behold! "I SEE ONE! I SEE AN EASTER EGG...I HAVE TO GO GET IT!"

We hurriedly finished getting dressed & we were out in the chilly weather. It was just under 50 degrees this morning. That's chilly.

Sorry for a lot of pictures that look a lot alike, I'm trying to decide which one I like the most.

We had a great time & ate a delicious breakfast. I'm going to attempt making a carrot cake from scratch...I'll let you know how it turns out.

Have a wonderful day, enjoy your friends & family

oh those silly eggs.......

those silly eggs.............

there was such excitement when dyeing our eggs tonight there were several close calls of cups spilling. Mom was not that happy...but I was biting my tongue trying to make the event fun. But let me tell you, I would not have been happy. But it luckily didn't happen.

Noah gets so giddy seeing the eggs make their transformation. pure joy!

BUT, we made it...they are colored & ready & waiting for that silly Easter Bunny to come & do his magic!

Step One....

A LARGE project has started at our house.....

and a little helper has been involved, which causes the project to move along a little slower, but it's worth it! Could he be any cuter? I guess if he had a tool belt on & of course safety glasses, he would just be too cute! He loves to help with projects. It keeps him busy & working with his little hands, which is something he really likes. Take a look at Dad's little helper working hard...

After one lesson, he knew every step involved & he wanted to do it all by himself.

Cleaning up the yard is part of this project...I've told you before that this is the land to nowhere...but this land is slowly being transformed into our bountiful harvest. The plan is to have 4 large raised beds, to plant beautiful crops. I asked Scott, "WHAT in the world will we do with all of the food, that's a lot of food!" He told me I will learn to can & we will use it all. I guess I better start learning! He has big plans...4 raised beds, a fountain, fruit trees...it's his dream & he's working hard at making it a reality!

All in a days work!

An Exciting Discovery

These beauties are causing some excitement...Scott was so excited when he noticed that some of his fruit trees are producing fruit! It was a great discovery!Peaches

Apricots

Family Easter Party

We've started a little family tradition of having a Family Easter Party the day before Easter. We do this for two reasons, (1) so the kids can have a fun time together & (2) so we can stay home on Easter Sunday and enjoy this special day without having the pressure of traveling. This year we had our party a little early. My sister Stephanie & her family were here from Ohio (spending their spring break away from the snow!) and my parents are leaving for Ecuador on the 3rd. The young kids love this day. We dye eggs, we have an egg hunt (which is their favorite part)...who doesn't love Easter eggs filled with candy? AND, there are eggs that have money in them too! The "big" kids love this too, I think it's because there is money involved...as you can tell by the looks on their faces. After this fun we also have a nice Easter dinner.

On the hunt.............

Emma....Noah's favorite cousin (and one of my favorite nieces)

a money egg....notice the excitement on his face!

Pretty tricky.....this is the spool (a large spa)...one slip & she will be wet!

this is Hailey....I love the look on her face as her dad is trying to convince her to jump to him

Adorable Kate! Isn't she just beautiful?

a successful hunt.....and more treasures in his Easter basket....the Easter bunny had a lot of fun things this year!

Dad & Noah

What is it with bubbles???

Now....after the hunt, these crazy kids went loose & were crazy for the bubbles!

I love this picture of Kate....look at the excitement on her face.

This is the coolest picture...does it not look like his tongue is inside a bubble?? Noah's cousin Savanna is in this picture too.

If you can't catch them, then Kung Foo them!

A fabulous end to a great family party. We had a great time. The cousins really enjoy playing together & having fun. It's not that often they get to play with Stephanie's kids....so we really have fun when we get the chance.