A day at the Park!!

On Monday we decided to go to the park for FHE! It was a gorgeous day and the kids needed to get out and just run for a while. I guess Garran and I did too, since we played just as much as the kids did!

Case in point. I think the got stuck due to his shoes slowing his sliding ability.

 Garran and Ayla. 

I just love pictures like this. 

My kids are lucky, they have a great dad. 

He loves and plays with them. Such a great guy!

 Here is a collage of all my littles hanging out. In case you are looking at the bottom right corner and wondering what Kael is doing, I am going to post that picture all by itself. 

 Garran and I could not stop laughing at this picture. What is he doing?? I guess he takes ridding that hippo pretty seriously. I think he is on a mission!

I am glad warmer weather is coming and playing out side will be happening more. 

Welcome Summer!!

Easter!!

this year for Easter i had all sorts of fun things planned. 

first off, my in laws were here to visit.

so we were pretty excited about that.

of course we decided to dye Easter eggs.

 Briea looks a little skeptical....

 Everyone was working hard on their eggs.

 Everyone doing their different egg colors. 

 Grandma G wanted to try something different.

 We also tried this tie dye machine.

 It looks cool, but not that great. It really just mixes all the colors together.

 Guess who's egg this is?? 

Hmmm... Who loves a handsome man with those initials!!

ME ME ME!!

 here are all our finished eggs. 

so pretty right!!

next was the hunt for the Easter baskets. 

this year i made them work for it.

i took streamers and started at the front door. then i streamed them all through the inside and outside of the  house. they had to follow the streamer to find their baskets. 

Like i said we started at the front door. 

then they went up stairs.

they had to go up one side of their bunk bed and down the other. 

then back down stairs. 

 then around the living room and through the kitchen.

 out through the garage...

 around the cars...

 and some trees...

 back up around the house...

 oppss. we needed some help from grandma!!

 around the back of the house and the satellite.

then back through the back door. 

 then woo hoo!! they found them in a trash can!!

Happy Easter!!!

Later that night we did a night time Easter Egg hunt.

We gave the kids each flash lights and threw the eggs out in the backyard. 

the kids had fun running around looking for eggs in the dark. 

I only got this one picture of Cullan. I was to busy chatting to take to many others. 

This was Sunday morning before church. 

and.....

Grandma, Grandpa, and the KIddos!!!

We were so happy that Garran's parents were able to come and visit. We enjoy their company and the kids love to see them. 

We are also so thankful for this time of year and for the reminder it is of the atonement and resurrection.

that knowledge brings us comfort and peace.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.  

t-ball

we signed the boys up for t-ball this summer and they are over the moon. 

they keep asking if it is time to meet their coach or the other kids on their team. 

so, due to the excitement, we found a t-ball set and have been taking advantage of this nice weather to start practicing with them. 

 Kael with his glove on his head. 

 garran giving kael some tips.

 Ayla wanted to try too. 

Both the boys really enjoy playing in the back yard and i think will really enjoy playing t-ball! 

i can't wait. pictures to come. 

lots of fun!!

sunny days... chasing the clouds away.

today was beautiful. 

so i decided we would head outside and play with some bubbles and sidewalk chalk. 

of course i took my camera outside to get some cute pictures of my kiddos. 

they were so cute playing in the sun and wind. 

poor cullan was still at school, but the other three had fun. 

so here are way to many pictures of my kids!!!!

 ayla LOVES to give kisses!

 Cheese!

 Sisters

 Cuteness!

 her chalk "stogie"

 Briea's "Marylin" moment

 chalk

 this kid loves bubbles

 B

I love that smile!!!

sprinkler lovin!

today it was so stinkin hot.

I am pretty sure it was in the 90's.

the kids and I had a ton of errands to run and so on the way home i caved and stopped to buy a sprinkler.

8.00 well spent. 

it was perfect once we got out there.

there was a breeze, the water was cold but it was hot.

the kids had a blast, and so did i.

it's days like this that i am so grateful that even though my husband is a student, that i am able to stay home with my kids. 

i had so  much fun watching them squeal with delight as they jumped through the sprinkler and ate their popsicle.

 B was a little hesitant at first.

 lizzy was just thrilled that i let her try and gnaw on a popsicle.

 oh, so close. this has to be one of my most favorite pictures ever!!

 there we go. she finally got a lick!!

 garran said that this is Kael's Greek God pose.

 cullan lovin it!

 everyone finally diving in and having all kinds of fun. i even went through a few times. it was steaming outside.

 b came to tell me that the sprinkler shot her in the eye. this is her pitiful face.

 cullan thinking it would be a fun game to spit water. i had to inform him it was not.

 my sweet sun bathing beauty!

 the star of the show. mr. personality himself.

then my big kid came home and decided to go through with the kids. i love that he jumps right in. it just makes me smile.