Easter Eggs

Yesterday Grandma came over and we dyed Easter eggs. I dressed the kids in their darkest clothes, spread newspaper everywhere, and we got to work.

The girls loved painting their eggs and putting glitter on them

Brighton was pretty proud of his "Tie Fighter" egg

I think Siena had more fun painting her face than the eggs

Thanks for all of your help, Grandma!

I love the colors they chose

Bonus: A funny video of Siena eating some eggs.

A Trio of Videos

Justin often complains that I don't get enough video of the kids doing everyday things.  So here are a few videos of our funny kids:

 

Chelsea sings us a lovely song

Brighton shows off his light saber moves

The first question I asked Siena was "What's your name?"(-- I know, it doesn't seem that momentous, but I think it's so darn cute to us because she refused to say her own name for such a long time...)  I love how she tells Izzy, "I'll be right back"

Conference Traditions

I LOVE Conference weekend. I want the kids to feel that it's a special time too, so we try to make it a big deal. In fact, until recently, Brighton had always called General Conference "Special Church". Here are some of the things we do:

I make a really yummy breakfast (like these cinnamon rolls)

We play the candy game, where the kids get a piece of candy for every "buzz" word they hear

This time I had put together these special booklets for all of the primary kids in our ward, and Brighton and Chelsea were very excited about them (don't you just love sugardoodle?)

They each got a new box of coloring pencils

Here are a couple of pages out of Brighton's book.  Not bad, right?

*What sort of fun Conference weekend traditions do you have?*

These Girls Are Ready For Summer...

The girls came across some new swimsuits I got them for this summer and they insisted on trying them on.  Have we mentioned how much we love summer?

Mmmm... Ribs....

Over the weekend we went out as a family and tried out the new Texas Roadhouse in Bountiful. These pictures aren't the best because I took them with my phone, but as you can see, Siena was a big fan of the ribs.

Family Gathering

On Sunday we gathered at Grandma and Grandpa's house for Campbell's baby blessing. It was so fun to all be together.

Grandma and Grandpa with all 7 of their grandchildren

As always, the kids had a lot of fun with their cousins:

Brighton, Chelsea and Siena really loved being around baby Campbell and couldn't get enough of holding her and kissing her.

Fun with the Cousins

The Millers are in town for the weekend, and this morning I took a few snapshots of them busy playing together. These kids just don't get to see each other often enough.






Brighton, Bennett and Ellery especially had a lot of fun playing Star Wars.  Aren't their poses hilarious?

We're not sure what happened...

Justin went to check on the kids early yesterday morning and came across Chelsea sleeping at the top of the stairs.  Did she get scared in the night?  Went to the bathroom but didn't make it back to her bed?  Was she sleep-walking?  We asked her about it when she woke up, but she had no recollection of it.  

What a funny girl. 

Let's Go Fly A Kite

It was a beautiful, warm and breezy Saturday, so we were thrilled when Grandpa and Grandma invited us for a little kite-flying. We met them at the park on our way home from the soccer game and had a fantastic time.

It's Soccer Season Again!

We celebrated the start of the Real Salt Lake soccer season by going to the first game as a family.  We are all so excited for the new season!

It was a gorgeous day!

A highlight for Brighton was that he got to meet some Star Wars celebrities at the game.  I think he was quite pleased to find out that they were fellow RSL fans.

What a fun family outing!