Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point

Happy Easter

We had such a great Easter holiday! Monday night we painted Easter eggs for Family Home Evening. I forgot to buy a kit, so we were creative and used paints that we already had. The kids did a great job and had more fun painting and rolling the eggs in the different colors than we ever have dipping them in dye.

The Easter bunny came Friday night , so Saturday morning the boys woke up and had their egg hunt. They each got a new pair of crocks. I am so glad that Spencer will wear his and can now get his shoes on himself!On Easter Sunday, my mom and dad had an egg hunt for the boys. They had so much fun, and all the eggs were filled with change (so exciting!) They also got new Frisbees and bubbles. They were so excited and could hardly wait to go home and count their money.

We finished off the day with a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Tadje and Aaron, Samantha, and Lydia. The boys were so excited to read stories with grandma and play with Lydia. (They are gearing up for a little sister!) We love this time of year!

The Yurt

Last weekend Erik took the three older boys up to Idaho to visit Jared and Trina. Jared's partner owns a yurt a few hours away from their house, so they all went and had a few fun days in the snow. They had a wonderful time!

This is the yurt from outside. The boys hanging out inside the yurt.

Cameron and (I think) Drew ready to ride the snowmobiles.
Jared and Trina
There were a few (minor) accidents throughout the day. Jaxson (below) crashed and got a fat lip and bloody nose. I don't know if you can tell in the picture, but he was pretty excited to come home and show me his battle wounds.

Playing in the hot tub

Erik and Jared took the boys out on a sleigh ride to see a heard of elk. There were hundreds of them, and they surrounded the sleigh. Jaxson was so excited to have his camera, he took almost 50 pictures. He was very excited to show me every one!
Drew, Chris and Jake on the sleigh

Dallin was very excited to tell me all about how he saw so many elk.

Thanks Jared and Trina for hosting our boys! They had a fantastic time, and we can't wait to do it again.

Kristin + Clay

Last Friday was my little sister Kristin's wedding. It was a fun night, and she looked absolutely beautiful! We are so excited to welcome Clay into our family.

These are a few bridal shots my mom and I took before the wedding.

The bride and groom

In the dressing room- my sister-in-law Katie, Kristin, and my sister Kellie

The wedding took place at the Rose Shop in Sandy. It was a beautiful setting, and it was amazing to have so much green in February.

Neither Kristin or Clay like dessert, so this was their wedding cake. It turned out so pretty, and it smelled amazing!


My boys loved it! We couldn't find them for awhile and realized that they were camped out at the fruit. I think between the three of my older boys they ate almost every strawberry.

My cute parents

Spencer

The wedding dinner. I think Kristin had a few bites. :)

Congratulations Kristin and Clay. We love you!