St. George- Easter Weekend

So Easter Weekend was the start of my kids spring break and we wanted to do something fun. So we decided to invite Em and Becca/Jr to come with us to St. George. We wanted my parents to come to because we rarely get to spend Easter with them, but they were not able to come this time. But we still had so much fun! I think my family might of warn out my sisters and JR. 

We got there really late Friday night and basically just had to unpack the car and get the kids in bed. It ended up being kind of a late night because we stayed up and talked till 2 AM. But it was still fun!

Saturday was the day we wore out my sisters and JR. I guess knowing you don't have a whole lot of time there in St. George, we wanted to get a lot done, on Saturday. I went and got Mcdonalds for breakfast for everyone and then afterwards we all got ready and went over to the water fountains at the town square. Well there was also an art festival that Becca wanted to go and see there too. So we stayed there for about 2 hours. We looked around and let the kids get wet in the fountains. We also PEOPLE WATCHED for a good amount of time. There are some strange people in the world. Its great!

Then afterwards, we went over to the Washington Pool and swam for a few hours. We then came home and kind of got ready for dinner. We went to Pizza Factory. Love that place. Best breadsticks ever! I could eat them all day! Then afterwards we went to this fun park in Bloomington, with the kids and rode bikes and played football and played on the playground till DARK!

And the least favorite part of the day, was when we had to finish the day off at Wal-Mart to get food for Easter dinner. We really were stumped about what we should make and eat for Easter dinner! Who wants to spend a lot of time making and cooking food when you are in a warm place like St. George and you can be outside? So we ended up deciding on BREAKFAST for Easter! We had another late night with the kids too. I was pretty warn out after this trip!

Sunday, the kids woke up about 7:30. I made them play their IPADS until 8:30 because Becca and Em wanted to see the kids do their Easter Egg Hunt and it was still pretty early. So we woke everyone up at 8:30 and the kids were done with their Easter Egg Hunt in about 5 minutes. Then we all ate breakfast and got ready for 11:00 Church. It was a smaller ward so we sure got Welcomed there...by about 5 people! They were all so nice!

After church we made French Toast and Eggs Breakfast for our EASTER DINNER! It was really good. We also made Brownies and Ice Cream for dessert later! That day we did just lounge around and relax. Went on a few walks, caught lizards, took naps, etc. Then Becca and JR and Em left around 7:00 PM. After they left, we took our kids and went over to the indoor pool and let the kids swim for a bit. Then we had a late night dinner at FIVE GUYS and then went and got the kids in bed! Crew was so tired at the end of everyday that he would just crash on the couch. It was so funny and it sure made it easier to put  him to bed every night! No fighting!

Monday, we got up and went to Bear Claw and let the kids ride their bikes for a bit. Then we headed back over to Bloomington Park to play. And of course we had to hit IN N OUT at least once while we were there! Then we had to go home and clean and wash sheets and go HOME! SAD! We left to go home about 5:00 and hit RAIN the whole way home! Depressing! We had so much fun and it is so fun to get away and be in warm weather for a change! So glad my sisters and JR could come too! Em even brought Mya and the kids loved her too!

We went on lots of fun bike rides and walks around the neighborhood. And we loved to just sit on the driveway and soak in the sun while the kids played! The best!

A car that Matt found with an Obama sticker on it! He made Casen rub his butt on it! So funny!

Downtown St. George- The water fountains!

Washington Pool!

Matt and Corey and Cade having lap races! Corey almost beat Matt!

We finally got Casen to go down the slide! He was scared of the big water bucket dumping on him, even though he was already soaking wet!

The Park..

Playing Football

Easter Morning!

Easter Church....

I forgot to tell Matt to bring church clothes, so he stayed home with Crew!

Another walk...BREAK TIME!

Hunting for Lizards....they ended up catching one and bringing it home!

Neighborhood Pool- Indoor!

Crew was freaked out about the cover on the big pool and would not swim, so he sat by HOT HOT TUB with Matt...something went weird with my camera in this pic. Looks at Matt's face! Weird! But I loved this pic of Crew!

Late Dinner Sunday Night- Five Guys!

Took kids over to Bear Claw to ride!

Waiting for big kids and daddy to get back!

Bloomington Park

Sunday Morning Photo Shoot

We had a little photo shoot Monday morning in the kids Easter outfits I bought them. We are going to St. George for Easter this year, and it dawned on me that we would not get to wear our Easter Outfits to our ward, so last minute, I decided to have the kids wear their cute little outfits. I especially love the little boys boy ties and shoes. I was so in love with these little outfits! So the kids, being the hams that they are, were enjoying their 5 minute photo shoot, because that is about how long Crew will last taking pictures!

And this was just a cute pic I took of Crew after he had eaten a chocolate cupcake. It just made me laugh because he dug right in. He was not missing a piece of that cupcake!

Ski Night @ Wolf Mt.

We got invited to go to Wolf Mt skiing one Monday night with Dan and Marsha Thatcher and I couldn't find a babysitter, so I was not sure I wanted to go. I was not sure I wanted to go sit in the lodge for 4 hours with Trouble 1 and Whiny 1. I had never been to Wolf Mt before so I did not know what to expect. But we had so much fun and I am so glad we decided to go. It is up Ogden Canyon, but a smaller Ogden Canyon, in a little city called Eden and Liberty. So cute! I guess it use to be called Nordic Valley and now it is Wolf Mt. It is just in the middle of this town, on one of their mountains. It is smaller then Beaver Mt. that we have up Logan Canyon, but the bunny hill and the Magic Carpet are similar to Beavers. 

The first hour or so, I did just sit in the lodge with Crew and Casen and we even played in the snow a little outside, watching Matt and the older kids ski. It was Daylight Savings, so it stayed light till about 7:30/8:00. And it was a super nice day...super warm.  It was night skiing, so we ended up going from about 5:30-9. It was the coolest.

As we were outside watching, Casen decided he wanted to try skiing! We did not think he was ready because he is kind of whiny, but we decided to give it a try!  So I went and got him ready to ski. We did bring the little kids stuff just in case they wanted to try it. I walked up and down the bunny hill with Crew while Casen was learning to ski...prob about 10 times. And I was tired and sweating. I had to keep taking off layers. But it was so cool to watch Casen learning. And then I decided to teach him how to use the Magic Carpet by himself and that worked out the best! I would just walk along side the magic carpet to make sure he was OK. By the end of the night, we could just stand at the top of the bunny hill and watch  him ski to the bottom, get on the magic carpet, ride it up, and get off by himself at the top. It was so neat! He probably went up and down that hill like 50 times. He was loving it. It was a really short little hill! We had to literally pull him off the hill to go home at 9:00 PM. They were closing!

As I was teaching Casen to ski, Crew kept crying because he wanted a turn. I was laughing because Crew is such a go-getter and wants to try everything the older kids do. Casen was upset, but we made Casen let Crew try skiing. Casen was upset because we only had one pair between the two of them to share.  We let Crew go up and down the hill probably 10 times and he loved it. Matt traded with me for a few runs and let me go up with the older kids. Matt had him skiing and going up and down the magic carpet (with help). It was so cute! I was amazed at how well he was learning. I think I was helping him too much. Matt kind of just let both of them go and they learned way better on their own!

I was so glad we took the time to teach them. They picked it up so fast. It was so fun! And it was so fun to see Corey and Cade too and how much better they are getting. Corey is very cautious but doing great! And Cade is not afraid of anything. And he is doing great too. It will so cool one day when we can all ski and go together, on the lifts, as a family! We also had a fun time with Dan and Marsha and got to catch up with them! Our kids had fun with their kids too.

My little ski dude!

Magic Carpet ...Casen

Magic Carpet...Emme, Casen, Dan, Brodyn, Cade, Corey

Corey....Ski Bunny!

Crew.. Skiing for 1st time!

Cutest Ever!

Crew- My big boy!

I swear I went that night....I just never get any pics of myself. I wish I would've got some pics of Marsha's fam too. I found this on Corey's Ipad and thought it was cute. And there is proof that I actually went too. There is 1 pic of me. I need to be better at that and get more pics of me!