Easter

We sure had a nice Easter this year. Afton had been looking forward to Easter since before Christmas. She couldn't wait to hunt for eggs and spend time with cousins. I don't think she was disappointed!

We decorated eggs this year with a glitter kit I found. Afton wasn't very excited and only used glitter on 1 egg but we still had fun!

The night before Easter we filled eggs with LED lights and Afton had a fun Easter Egg Hunt. It lasted a while because we each had to take turns hiding the eggs, over and over and over....

Always trying to get a good family photo! I love Afton's cute smile!

We went to my mom's after church for dinner. She had made ham, potatoes, asparagus and Melis made deviled eggs. I brought drinks and a salad. It was all delicious! During dinner, Afton told us all about how Jesus died for us and was resurrected. She knew the entire story and didn't miss a thing! I wish I would have been recording!

While the men hid the eggs Grandma Sandy worked on an activity with the kids. She had 3 egg cartons, each a different color ready with fake green grass and potting soil. She had the kids plant seeds and flowers and they had so much fun!



Tally and Holdy can't wait but I'm not sure what Afton's expression means. She was really excited!



After the egg hunt the kids filled little crates full of string for the birds to use in making their nests.
Afton loved cutting her string and we're excited to hang it in the backyard!


My mom bought these cute hats for Afton and Olive!

Baby Olive! She is adorable!


After mom's we left for the Keetch's. We got there just in time for the Easter Egg Hunt!! After that we had Strawberry Shortcake for dessert! Fun and delicious!

Las Vegas

Brett called one day and said there was a job in Vegas and asked if he should he take it. YES!!  He talked to his boss who told him to take the family, get a nice hotel and stay a few days. Yeah!! We were so excited! We all needed a break and some sunshine!

We stayed at the Red Rock Canyon Resort which is 10 minutes from Red Rock Canyon State Park. We spent most of our time there.

The first night we went to the aquarium at Mandalay Bay but thanks to my computer crash I only have 2 of those photos. They were all on my phone and had already been downloaded and deleted. :(

The aquarium was really neat though and the shark tank was fun. Areas of the floor were see through and I was nervous to step on it! :)

The next day Brett worked for a few hours and Afton and I soaked up some sun by the pool. It wasn't warm enough to swim but I laid on a chair and Afton rolled up her pants and played in the water. We found an arcade and Afton blew 5 bucks and got a few prizes. We got some lunch at a little strip mall in the resort and ate it in our room. We couldn't wait for daddy to come back so we could hike!!

   

















Afton loved the bathtub and sat in there each night watching Tinkerbell and America's Funniest Home Videos!

The first day it was beautiful. We were in sweaters and jackets and soaked up the sunshine. Afton loved playing in the dirt, we found a heart in the tree (above) and a few other cool things in the rocks.














The next day we got up, had breakfast and headed out the door. The weather was hit and miss this time. Luckily we had our parkas because it was freezing...

Continued...

More Vegas

We stopped in St. George on the way home and spent time with Matt, Rachel, Zane and Ivy. Right when we walked in Afton said, Ivy can I see your room?? Funny girl.

I love these kids. I can't believe they are so grown up. I remember packing them around with me when they were little tiny and everyone thought I was their mom. Sigh.

The ride from St. George was a white knuckle drive. Snow, snow, snow... it was awful!