EASTER EGG HUNT

Sunday morning was Wonderful!! I loved being at my mom and dads! We might have to make this a tradition;)
The kids loved their Easter Goodies from the Easter Bunny (Thanks Easter Bunnies) and of course enjoyed their new Webkinz... We can't seem to get enough of those!
Then it was outside to do some egg hunting. (We were so excited that church wasn't until 1:00 so we could take it lazy!)
Hunting for eggs was great! Dallin was not real sure what was going on... He kept dragging his basket and dropping the eggs back out. Wyatt started just following him and picking things up and putting them in when he would stop again.







Kyndall wasn't so sure if she happened to be super short, or the Easter Bunny was super tall!


Then we were in to eat and get ready. I didn't end up with any GREAT shots of everyone dressed in their Easter Best... But I intend to do that "one of these days!" As you can see, the boys don't love the dress up and say cheese part!



Grace and Dallin were the only ones who didn't run home and change before I could get some individual shots. Grace is always up for a picture, but Dallin, not so much!






There is so much more to post... but got to get breakfast going... the kids are finally up!

More Spring Break

So after coloring eggs and a leisurly veiwing of "HORTON HEARS A WHO" we were off to see the Crutchfields! We love going to visit them!
We ate some Wonderful barbecue and a Key Lime Cheesecake that was to die for! (not on the menu for our training... but mmmmmm....)
The kids played wonderfully together despite the older kids are so much older. They love to play XBOX on Uncle Bretts big screen and Conner is so patient to share with SO MANY KIDS!
It's always a bummer to have to go home so quickly. But there were some VERY tired kids involved! Thanks Brett and Corina for such a great time! It is always a treat to see you all!
It's your turn next, we are always ready for a visit!
(Corina, I stole pics from your blog, since we forgot our camera.... Thanks!)

SPRING BREAK

OK, Here goes a very LONG post!
We left on Friday for Spring Break Trip to Grandmas in Utah!! Woo Hoo!!! We hadn't been since last August, so it was time!
We loaded up and did the trip very quick and easy... which is a huge accomplishment with 5 kids!
Saturday was our start out of the gate day!
We spent the morning coloring Easter Eggs with the cousins... (We missed you guys Shelly and Barb!)
They had so much fun together!













This picture cracks me up! You would think, considering what is going on, that someone just dropped an egg. What really happened is that Dallin WAS in the picture there, and all of a sudden dropped to his knees.... He'd had it with this fun stuff!:)



This is the shot with all of the messy hands. They actually didn't do too bad... Grandma Sherry quickly took them in to the bathroom to clean them up with Clorox! I remembered all of a sudden why Easter smells weren't always the vinegar, it was Bleach. I never really remembered why till then:) Thanks Grandma!

REPORT CARD DAY

The kids came home with their report cards the other day. That is always a day that I don't necessarily look forward to. First of all, they have HUGE expectations of themselves and tend to compare themselves to each other, making the day very difficult. But, the kids do well on their school work and are very independant workers and in my eyes do very well. They know what they need to get done at school and get it done. An example of this is a big project the twins had before spring break. They are doing oral biographies in their class and had to make a poster board sized portrait of the person they are going to talk about. (They always turn out so cute!). Spencer had done this 2 years ago and had finished his poster before I got home that day. He did a great job, but when we took it to school, the other posters had obviously had a lot of parent help. So this time I was going to be the good mom and help with the poster, so they looked professional like the rest. The twins wanted nothing to do with it. They had their plan and made the posters very nicely all on their own. I can't complain about the kids' motivation and independence!
So back to the report cards.... They all got EXCELLENT scores. They only get the S, P, NI type marks until 4th grade. The twins got almost 100 percent S's. And had improved their scores from last term! GREAT JOB!
Spencer had been determined all year to accomplish straight A's. The first term he had fallen a little short, so this term he had kept in close contact with the teacher and kept an eye on what he needed to do to up those grades that were B's (still very good marks, huh?). Anyway, he came home beaming!! He got STRAIGHT A'S!!! GREAT JOB YOU GUYS:) Here's to one more term the same way huh;)

SPENCER'S SOLO

Island City has an annual Spring Program for the 4th and 5th graders to perform in. They stagger it with the Christmas K-3rd to help with the amount of people who attend because our gym is so small. Funny thing is, I think it is all the same people who come to both:) Anyway, this was Spencers last program in Elementary School (how can that be right?). This year Spencer was chosen by Mrs Varland to perform one of the solo's in the program! He did a GREAT job and in my eyes was so very brave to get up in front of his peers and the audience and sing! Great Job Spencer! We are proud of you!!

PARTY ANIMAL!!

This is how Dallin came down stairs the other day! It cracked me up! He is such a free spirited little thing that it just screamed "Look out mom! I'm gonna be fun!!!"

Piano Syllabus

Today Spencer, Wyatt, and Kyndall had piano syllabus. They did a great job! For those who have not experienced this fun and stressful event, the kids sit down with a judge, one on one and play 3 peices that are memorized. They do scales and explain to the judge which scales they are playing and the key signature as well as the relative minor scale and play that for her. They have a sight reading section that they do and also get to do some theory with her. For Kyndall this is just fun!!! But for the boys, a little out of their comfort range and a little intimidating. The great part is to see how much they are learning throughout the year. Sometimes I get a little frustrated that the peices they play aren't too difficult, but then I watch them prepare for this and am amazed at the theory and understanding they have of the foundation of playing. We are getting there.... I just have to remember that! Spencer will be needing to play in Priesthood in 6 more months, so he is starting to learn a lot of Hymns. That is fun to see!

Anyway, the kids had a recital last week to prepare for today, so I got pictures of them with their teacher Carla and then pictures of them at home practicing for the recital!