Easter Egg Hunt

Our church had an easter egg hunt this morning. This was Luke's first egg hunt experience.

Mia and Cole were so excited. They held it at a neighborhood park, and started the event with my kid's favorite thing... chocolate glazed donuts.

The younger kids started the hunt first. Cole and Luke were in that group. Daddy took time off of studying to give Luke a hand while I took pictures. He couldn't quite pick up on the concept. Maybe next year. Although he did love the reward at the end.... CANDY.

Cole had a blast.

Mia was in the second group to go. "And They're Off"...

Mia and her friend Aspen. She was too busy staring at the loot to look up at the camera.

Sweet rewards.

St. Patricks Day

I'm finally posting my St. Patrick's Day pictures. We had a Green Breakfast, which was essentiall green pancakes in the shape of shamrocks. That was a huge hit. Then for dinner we had this... It's awesome how green peppers are just the right shape. Here's a photo of Mia in all her green attire.

For dinner we had Pesto Chicken Pasta, green jello, green veggies with ranch dip, and green grapes. For dessert we had pistacio pudding. Yum!

The 80s Revisited

Ok, is this not the hottest couple you have ever seen?

So our dear friends, Jared and Geneva, decided to throw an 80's party, and Drew being the worlds most eager costume wearer, couldn't contain his excitement. After much thought, he decided to dress like an AC/DC drag queen, or at least that's what it seemed like with his almost Bon Jovi wig. He didn't go the preppy route because pegging his pants wasn't cool enough (as though he didn't actually do it in the 80s).

I did my best to look deep into my past and think about what my sister Chandra used to wear. This came pretty close, although to her credit, I don't think she ever wore socks with heels (or at least I hope not). We ended up winning the prize for the "Totally Awesome 80's First Place Couple". That was awesome.


Here are the gals. We had a great time sharing stories about the babysitter's expressions to seeing us in our costumes, and the neighbors reactions, etc.

Here's our hot guys (minus Amber's and Kristen's hubbies). Is that George Michael in the photo?

Jared and Geneva did an AMAZING job. We played a jeopardy game where they played the first few measures of an 80's TV show theme song and you had to guess what show it was. It was so fun. Then we did the karaoke singing thing. That was embarrasing. I might have to submit some of those videos. It was a BLAST. Thanks guys.

Other Great Moment from Brian Head

Here are a few more pictures from our trip to Brian Head Resort. Here's the view from our room window. I loved watching the sunrise. It was so beautiful. We went for a walk to check out the resort.

We also went for a swim at the pool. It made me excited for summer.

Michele's Wedding

Drew's cousin Michele was married last week and here are some photos of her "preception" - the night before the wedding. It was a lot of fun, and it was great to meet her new hubbie. Here are some of the Swaseys.

Mia and Cole were really excited about signing the picture.

It's always fun to watch Melvin and Dixie dance.

Brian Head

Our family spent a night at the Brian Head ski lodge and here's some photos of our two hour tubing trip. It was so much fun and the kids LOVED playing in the snow.

Cole got a little tired and decided to take a rest.

Mia loved spinning all the way down the hill.

Here's a view from the bottom. It's much faster then you think and by the time we were done with our two hours, it was practically ice.

Here's a photo of Drew, Cole, and Mia on their way down the hill.

Little Luke is missing from our photo. He was at the ski resort day care enjoying snacks and toys.

Boxing on the Wii

Luke wants to be just like Cole. He's always trying his best to keep up.

What Happens in Vegas...

Three of my wonderful friends from Texas flew in for the weekend. On Friday I met up with them at the Bellagio to have dinner at the buffet. Traffic was TERRIBLE getting there, (thanks a lot NASCAR) but I made it just in time. The food was wonderful. Who knew a buffet would include such things as Alaskan King Crab legs, Veal Marsala, Mushroom pasta with truffle sauce, and sushi. The deserts were unreal. We made sure we ate PLENTY. Here's a photo of our dinner (minus Wynette - she's behind the camera). After dinner we drove to the Wynn Casino to see Le Reve, a Cirque de Soile show about a girl and her crazy dreams. It was so AWESOME and I think we had the best seats in the theater.

The stage changed between a pool and a real stage. I've never seen anything like it. The performers were fantastic and the special effects were so incredible. I LOVED IT. I wish I could have taken pictures during the show.

After the show we went back to the Bellagio to just walk around the strip. The fountain was so awesome. At one point we were surrounded by fog and could hardly see five feet in front of us. We also went to Caesars Palace.

On Saturday I drove up to Logandale to spend the entire day with the gals (kid free). It was the most fun I've had in a long time. We started off by making a shamrock door decoration. We all wore our matching shirts (thanks Wynette).

Several ideas were tossed around for the afternoon and we decided to skip the pedicures and go 4-wheeling instead.

Wynette could ride in the standing position. Gotta protect the little baby.

GayLyn was voted most radical driver. Deanna had to experience the speed so she hopped on back for a ride.

We could hear her screaming from far away.

After the daylight disappeared we drove to Mesquite and saw "Confessions of a Shopoholic". Perfect chick flick by-the-way. Then we drove back and finished our shamrocks and made dinner.

Our fondue dinner lasted until 11:00pm. I ate way too much.

I finally fell asleep on the couch at 2am and drove back to Vegas with Kristen early Sunday morning. I love these gals and I'm so glad they came for a visit.