GG

My grandma is known as GG by all her great-grandkids. It was so fun to see Eli play Candyland with her one night! Love that she came all the way to visit us and that my kids will have memories of their GG. We love you!

Easter

Ever since we saw the pageant, Eli has been saying, "Jesus died, mom." And it's hard trying to explain to him that Jesus did die, but isn't it wonderful that he lives again. I saw this on a friend's blog, and it's such a great reminder of what we should focus on at Easter.
http://eternallyhappy.blogspot.com/2011/04/his-sacred-name-easter-declaration.html

Plus a few pics of the kids in their matching Easter clothes. Eli was quite the model, but Ava was not too thrilled. :)

Love When Family Visits

We went shopping one day and let the kids play on the fun toy area. It's outdoor, but covered by a shade tent and it was fun to see the Easter Bunny. Both the kids loved him, and Ava didn't want to get off his lap! (Love the scowl Ava pulled when I took her picture. She's already way more dramatic than Eli ever was!)

Egg Hunt

Last year when my mom came to visit, it was Easter weekend. So Eli thought that since grandma was coming it was Easter again. We decided to do an egg hunt in our yard while my family was here, so Eli wouldn't be disappointed. He really found them fast! And then spent most of the day playing with the eggs. Ava loved her fun book and they both laughed with the bunny that sang and moved it's ears.

Easter Pageant

After living here for 5 years, we finally made it to the Easter pageant! We got there about an hour before it started to get good seats and took subs to eat. Eli sat on grandma's lap most of the time and watched the whole thing. My camera batteries died right after we got there so I only got a few pictures. The costumes were amazing and I wished I could have had a picture of Eli with one of the soldiers. He did get to pet one of the little lambs though, which he loved. He said it was really soft. Ava wasn't too thrilled about being stuck in her stroller or on someone's lap. So I didn't get to really see a lot of it, but I'm glad we finally went. It's really a great production.

Duck Park

We always have to go feed the ducks while my family is here, so we went Thursday morning before it got too warm. This time the fish were fighting the ducks for the bread! And Eli even spotted a turtle, which he was quite proud of. Ava loved playing on the toys and she really wanted to get in the water, but I didn't bring her suit. If you look close, you can see her top 2 front teeth.

Fun Outside

It's been really nice this week and the kids have loved playing in our back yard on the toys and at the park. Ava loves going down the slides and climbed up on Eli's trampoline for the first time. She stood up and grabbed the bar and started jumping. I guess she has watched Eli do it enough that she knows what to do! This morning was park play group so we met some friends and let the kids play. Eli had fun with the boys and Ava tried to share buckets with Paris. She's getting more brave and I caught her trying to go off the edge of part of the toys. Crazy girl!

Ostrich Farm

My mom, aunt, & grandma met up with us in Las Vegas on Sunday and we drove home together. They have been here this week and we have done some fun things with them. On Monday we drove down to Picacho, AZ, to the Ostrich Farm. We fed miniature deer, goats, ostrich, donkeys, and little birds called lorakeets. Eli loved feeding all the animals except not the birds. He said their feet were too sharp. :) We even tried some ostrich jerky---just tasted like regular jerky to me.

Vegas Vacation

We went to Las Vegas last weekend for my niece's baptism. We made it to Kingman and hit snow! It was pretty cold in Vegas too, and on Saturday it snowed for a little while. It was so fun to see a lot of Kaelub's family while we were there. And Eli & Ava had fun playing with their cousins. I think a trampoline will be in our futre. We couldn't get Eli off! We are so proud of Gracey for getting baptized and for the good example she set as the oldest cousin.