Pictures, Finally!

Someone, who shall remain nameless, reminded me today that I still needed to post pictures from our Easter Party on Saturday. So here they are!


























Sunday was my day to teach Relief Society. I taught the lesson, Valiant in the Cause of Christ. I thought it went well, but I had very little time. I felt bad about that, but what can you do?

Monday was a day! I started out at 7:30 am driving to Deb's in Gilbert. We, along with our youngest sister, Alison, made cinnamon rolls. Deb has been wanting to learn how, so decided to invite Alison in on the fun. It went well. From there, I headed to the opposite corner of the valley to pick up Abby from school. I got to take her to the Dr. to get her stitches out. I was a little worried about how she would react to the procedure, but she giggled the whole time! She said the PA was tickling her toes! Whew! I was more than ready for bed by 8 pm that night. I didn't watch Medium....I waited until last night. And for me to miss Medium, I MUST have been tired.







Yesterday was Luke's 2nd birthday. These are pictures we took from our shopping trip for his gift and our Build-a-Bear outing with him (and Dallin and Abby). As you can tell, he loves his new puppy.

Today I graded papers. And I made homemade soup. We had the ham bone left from our ham on Sunday, so I decided to use it to make a soup. I added several vegetables from our bountiful basket from Saturday. It smells yummy! I can hardly wait for Mark to get home so we can have dinner. Tonight he has YW Camp Kick-Off and I have a Relief Society Enrichment committee meeting.

What a Fun Day!

Today was our family Easter party. And it was wonderful! We had a BBQ lunch. Thanks to those who weathered the rain to cook our meal outside. It was yummy! Brian did his favorite, Tootie-tah! The kids never tire of that. Erin did an Easter egg relay race, which the kids all loved. Dan and Chris did a water balloon toss. The rain stopped long enough for that and for our egg hunt. But the kids could have tossed balloons all day. They LOVED it. Good idea, guys. The kids hunted the eggs and were very careful to be sure that everyone got a similar amount of eggs in their buckets. They were all quick to share with others. And we had the traditional fish pond. The kids seemed to enjoy that, too. Then we spent some time just relaxing and visiting. Too soon, it was time to go. We took Brian's kids to shop for Luke's birthday gift and make his trip to Build-a-Bear. He chose a cute fuzzy dog. He chose a Diamondbacks t-shirt and shorts to dress his dog. Luke seemed to enjoy the fun there, with the help of Abby and Dallin. All in all, it was a wonderful day. When I asked Abby and Dallin on the way home what their favorite part of the day was they replied as follows: Abby said she liked the egg hunt and the family all being together. Dallin said he liked the fish pond and the family sticking together. They really like being with their cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents. I truly appreciate all of my kids for making the effort and sacrifice to get together to bond as a family and to create memories for us all. Thanks, all.
I'll post pictures later....I'm too tired tonight!