MALE BONDING TIME

Adam, brothers and dad went to the cabin last week to get in their last snowmobiling trip of the season. They had a great time! It has been so fun since Adam's parents got the cabin last summer - now they can go in the summertime or wintertime and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Bear Lake! It's the middle of April and still a wonderful winter wonderland!

UP...

AND OVER....

AND DOWN!

I guess injuries are "cool" when you're with the guys?!?

Adam and Mitch - the original daredevil brothers (oh the stories I've heard...)

KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

McKenna's class just had their music program for kindergarten. She was very excited for us to come and hear her sing!

If you're happy to be singing, give a smile...hmmm...looks like Kenna is the only one?!?

fyi - our future son-in-law is in the blue shirt

Here's a little sampling of their singing...shame I only had my camera, so I couldn't provide the whole program for you - sorry?!? Kenna did a great job! And I can't believe how fast the year has gone!

MY LITTLE CUTIES

- It's the thought that counts -
Harrison came home from preschool last week and told Adam he had saved something for him. He continued to tell him that he had received a treat at school and really wanted to share it with his dad. He pulled out 1/2 of a tootsie roll (the original sized, small) unwrapped, bitten in half, and covered in jean lint... so proudly offering it to Adam...Adam told me, how could you not eat that little bite! So cute that it was that important to him to share with his dad!

- What it means to you -
Yesterday at church the kids were learning a song about mothers for Mother's Day. The music director asked the children, "What do you think it means when your mom kisses you?" McKenna raised her hand and replied, "When my mom kisses me, I think it means that she'll be there for me no matter what." Is that not cute?!? Her answer made the chorister tear up...

- Pointy, pointy -
Tyler is not talking yet, but whenever he wants Adam or me, he'll stick his arm straight out, point with his fingers, and make the sound, "uh..uh..uh" until he's given to one of us...that's so cute to me!


MY PLAYLIST - I heard this song when Kenna was in her first year of dance. I would seriously almost cry at every one of her weekly dance lessons when they would practice. I'm usually not a big fan of sentimental musi or country music for that matter, but this one got to me.

MY PLAYLIST

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!! My husband came home the other day to let me know that...not just 1, but 2 great "musicians" were going to be in concert TOGETHER in the next couple months!! If you hadn't guessed by the music yet, it's MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice - could we be ANY luckier here in our town!! Let me know if you want me to snag you some tickets...before they all sell out?!? LOL

On a side note: Even though the rappers are a "has been"...I kind of wish the Hammer pants weren't - they use to cover up the hips much better than pants do now?!? :{ Wouldn't you agree??

EGGS-ELLENT EASTER WEEKEND

We started the Easter weekend off with a great neighborhood Easter egg hunt...McKenna and Harrison had a great time! Not only did they have candy, but there were also little prizes like jump ropes and bubbles - it was a lot of fun!

Next, we headed over to my parents home and had another great egg hunt with the cousins! Our kids were so excited for this one - it's an annual event - thanks grams and gramps Bean!

On your mark,

Get set,

GO!!

This year, since there is a bit of a difference in all their ages, every time they found an egg, they had to go back to the patio and do 5 jumping jacks (I've thought about adopting this myself: everytime I eat a piece of candy, I should do 5 jumping jacks...NAH!)

Everyone was successful in finding plenty of eggs!

We'd like to thank this years officiators:

and all the willing participants:

That night, we decided to color Easter eggs (this is the first year) Kenna and Harrison really liked coloring the eggs...except for the boiled egg smell throughout the house! In fact, Harrison sang a song to the eggs: "Stinky, stinky, stinky smell, I don't like it very well!" Reminded me of one of my favorite childhood books - Bread and Jam for Francis

Next morning, the Easter bunny had visited us and left us plenty of candy and the kids a kite with their first set of spring/summer pajamas. We went to church in our Sunday/Easter best:

(note to self for next time- take pictures BEFORE church)