Must have

I found these sweet toys on another blog and LOVE them! They would also be so fun for our play kitchen. Isn't Target the best!? :)

Easter Fun

We had so much fun this past weekend! We packed up Thursday morning and headed for Bloomington! Easter in Bear Lake has become a tradition for my family. There is no better yard for an Easter egg hunt than my Grandparents. And there is no better place to be together! We loaded up the bikes, balls, and bubbles, for some spring time fun. I figured the weather would be like it is here. Cold and cloudy, yet some grass to play on. We were very surprised to find the yard hidden by plenty of snow. At least the roads were clear so we could go for some walks and get some use out of the new bikes!

Since we weren't outside as much as we would have liked, we played games, visited, and watched plenty of episodes of the office!

The Easter egg hunt was fun! The snow didn't slow the kids down. Except when they fell up to their knees through the softening crust of snow. Unless that was just me, and the snow couldn't hold all of my extra pounds!

Seth and Heater set up a scavenger hunt using their "navigation system thing" (not sure what it is really called) for the older boys to find their Easter treasures. We all had fun walking (or riding) around town watching the kids find the hidden clues.

When we got home, Dustin unloaded the car while I started the pasta salad. We had less than an hour until we needed to leave for Dustin's parents. Natalie was finally able to participate in some Easter fun. She was house ridden in Bear Lake because it was just too cold! We had two rounds of egg hunts. First the babies, then the older kids. Once Natalie picked up an egg it was hard to get her to let go of it to put it in the basket so she could get more. It was so fun to watch Natalie and Aria on their first little Easter Egg hunt! We love having close cousins!!

We are so thankful for our families and the time that we can spend with them. We had such a great time this weekend! It was the perfect ending to a long winter and a great kick off to spring and the busy work season!!

(Make sure to check out Seth's page for some more, and better pictures of the Porter family fun)

Dancer

Last weekend Karlie had her first dance performance. She loved getting all dressed up in her new costume. It was very entertaining of course! There is nothing like watching a bunch of three and four year old little girls try to do a dance together!




The little girl on the end next to Karlie is Karlie's cousin Avery. They are only 2 1/2 months apart. I love that Karlie has cousins her age that we live close to! Lucky girl!


I recorded the dance on my camera. I knew Karlie would enjoy watching it. It is a bit shaky because I kept laughing. They don't know the ending very well. Maybe they will do a little better next time! Karlie is on the far left.

The Mom Test

I received this in my e-mail today. I am pretty sure that I have read it before. It gets a good chuckle from me every time!!

The Mom Test

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. "Why?" my daughter asked."Because it's been on the ground, you don't know where it's been,it's dirty, and probably has germs," I replied. At t his point, my daughter looked at me with total admiration and asked, "Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart."I was thinking quickly. "All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom."We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information."OH...I get it!" she beamed, "So if you don't pass the test you have to be the dad."''Exactly," I replied back with a big smile on my face.

Meet the Cullen's

Well here they are. The Cullen family cast for the Twilight movie. Looks good to me!

Go Green

When I saw these in the store yesterday, I laughed so hard!! I guess you could say, it's one of those "inside joke" things, from all the way back to high school. So funny!
So if you want your Valentine's day to be extra special, you better go get you a bag! :)

WARNING!! Consumption of The Green Ones may result in elevated romance levels. If you experience this effect, contact your significant other immediately.

Victory!

What an exciting game!! I wasn't sure if the Giants could pull it off but I am so happy that they won! Any team that can cause that big of an upset and destroy the Patriots "perfect" season, deserves to be my favorite team!! I just wish I could have watched it with my brother Justin! Woo Hoo!! :)

The game was good, the food was good, and so were some commercials!

Photo's of the week

"Mom, come see what Natalie is doing!" Is what I heard before I saw this! Oops, I guess the tray wasn't on tight enough. And yes, her foot was stuck in the chair! Luckily it kept her from standing up and leaping off!!





Karlie loves her easel from Santa! She especially love to paint. She enjoys mixing the colors to see what new ones she can create! I can't wait until Dustin pulls his easel out so they can paint together! :)





"Mom, get me a book so I can read it to Natalie." Awwww! I love it when the girls play together! And I love this picture!!


I can't wait to see what photo oportunities we have next week!

Hawaii Chair

I have another video for you to watch. It may not be quite as good and moving as the last one, but it just might brighten your day a bit! I love to watch Ellen when I can. Her show is so random and Hilarious! I definitely think I would pee my pants on this chair! Enjoy!

Tribute to President Hinckley

I viewed this on another Blog and thought it was wonderful! You gotta love Glenn Beck!