Happy Easter!

We had a lovely Easter this past weekend. We had to get up early because church is at 9:00 but it was worth it to watch our kids look for their baskets and eggs. What a fun morning. Mom even got up early enough to make Cinnamon rolls (from a can!). Then we got dressed in our Easter best and went off to church. It was a day full of wonderful meetings, and we were able to talk to our kids on the way home about what Easter really means, and the amazing blessing our Savior gave us when he was resurrected, our Eternal Family! We are really blessed to know that, and we are grateful for His sacrifice for us.

Spring Break in Utah

Our family made the trip to Utah for Dominique's spring break. It was no sunny day at the beach, but four days snowed in at a cabin in Park City! Mark's family had a family reunion there, and it was great to see everyone for the first time in over a year. Both Aunt Cherie and Mark took the kids out to play in the snow, and had a really good time. But it SNOWED! We took our van up in the mountains, and if we had to leave any earlier than we did we would have been stuck. Luckily the snow stopped on Saturday night and we were able to go home on Sunday. Before we went to the cabin we stopped in Bear Lake to see my Grandma, who celebrated her 86th birthday that week. We then had lunch in Logan with my brother Kellen, and then we spent the rest of the day at my older brother TJ's house visiting with him and his family. It was a great trip, and we are really glad we went.

Dominique's Class Play

Dominique had her school play this past week. They did a musical version of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Dominique played the part of the Cocoon. She knew all of the songs perfectly, and her play was so cute! She really loves music, and is considered advanced in that class. Here are just a few pictures from that night.

Cooper's Party

Cooper celebrated his 3rd birthday this weekend with a small party with his pals. His birthday is really on Monday 3/9, but we had his party on Saturday. He had Tonka Trucks for his decorations, invitations, and party hats, but he wanted Spiderman cups and plates, and a Kung Fu Panda cake. It was a lot of fun for everyone there. As each of his guests left I told him to tell them "Thanks for coming", but he said "Bye, Happy Birthday!" to everyone instead. He really liked all of his gifts, after he opened each one he would say "I love (fill in what he opened)". So "I love monster trucks." or " I love Spiderman." or I love firetrucks." He was greatful for each gift he got. He is a sweet little boy, and we love him so much.

Our new van!

After years of mocking those who drive "minivans" Mark and I found ourselves in a bit of a predicament. We are having another baby this summer, and did not have room to put him in our Toyota Camry. So being snobs, we went shopping for an SUV with 3rd row seating, but discovered that the "seating" was only big enough for our daughter, and nearly impossible to access without A LOT of hassle. So the salesman suggested we try a van. We did. We drove a Toyota Sienna, and it was nice, but we still needed to try something else. Then we visited Honda. They were having a very big special on their 2008 models that did not sell in 2008. So we test drove a 2008 Honda Odyssey. It was SO COOL! It drove so nice, and the interior was so roomy, it made us feel kinda bad for mocking van drivers. After some negotiating (they really needed to sell it, and we did not need to buy it) we found ourselves happy driving home in a 2008 Odyssey with 6 miles on it! We have never bought a "new" car, (another thing we have mocked others for...shame on us!) and it was a lot funner and scarier than I thought it be. We really love it, and our kids could not be more excited. We are looking forward to our next road trip (at the end of March we are driving to Utah) to really enjoy the comforts of our new van.