Easter Egg Hunting

My dad and Keith hid the eggs outside, around the Condos where we were staying for the weekend. Rylie and Mason were given a head start. They were so fun to watch that they had a lots of the eggs in their baskets before we remembered to let the "big" kids go.

Rylie and Mason with some of the "big" kids!

Everyone was very satisfied with their loot.

Rylie even found the "Golden" egg, but wasn't very impressed with the $5.00 inside.

Easter weekend and more

We were able to spend Easter weekend in Utah with our whole family (minus Jacob) and my Aunt Nan and Uncle Keith. They came with Andrew to ski with their son Taylor who is attending BYU Provo. We skied at Snowbird on Saturday and I was able to ski the whole day thanks to family help. Sometimes I think everyone gives up their time on the hill, trying to be helpful to me and I end up being pushed onto the hill every spare second and ski more than anyone. I think with three kids we may just stay home for a couple of years. Then depending on where we live, maybe we will teach Rylie to ski. She has been asking if she could ride the big "swings".
Here is a picture of everyone, but Carson, at Snowbird. It was a beautiful weekend to ski. The rest of the family went to Brighton on Monday. The kids and I met them for lunch in the lodge then headed home on our own.

On Sunday we spent time at Temple Square.

Cute new Easter outfits.

It was refreshing to see a few tulips poking their heads out of the ground.

Olivia received another trip to Build a Bear for her birthday. I asked Rylie if she wanted a bear or a treat and she said a treat. We had a bargain until she realized we were leaving without a bear for her. We settled on this cute duck and a hair dryer that really blows air. When we were looking around at the cloths Rylie was only interested in the shoes. She said "How about just 10 shoes" while holding up 4 fingers. She was in heaven looking at the shoes. I'm glad she settled on the hair dryer instead.

I have had two people (Nana and Jacob's sister Racheal) say he looks like Pinocchio. What do you think?

Rylie is into posing for pictures. This is a common one.
Nana and Grandpa's house is exhausting. He didn't even finish chewing the apple in his mouth.

New Idaho Residence

We have come to Idaho for an extended visit/move in. Jacob starts his Officer Basic Training on Sunday at Fort Benning, Georgia. He is driving his way across the south right now. It is less than 140 days (101) so the family is not invited to come. We decided to come to Idaho until the end of April. My family is great about letting us invade, they all take it in stride. I am excited to be here to see the snow. There really is a lot and it is beautiful when everything is frosted in the mornings, but that also means it is really cold.

Right now Rylie is dancing to the radio and it is hilarious. She really gets into it and has some great moves. She is at her best when no one is watching, so am I. I have tried to video it, but then it just turns into a weirdo dance and is not as cute.

Jacob had to spend a week with his unit in Utah before heading to Georgia. We drove to Utah and stayed with his brother and wife for 10 days. That is a long time for in law company, but they were great to us. The kids had a great time playing together. They have twin two year olds and a baby. Then we came to Idaho for the weekend and Jacob flew back to New Mexico on Monday.

I am so glad we decided to move to New Mexico in December. It was great to be a family again after being separated for 3 months. Our original decision was to stay in American Fork until July. I'm glad we changed our minds and just made the jump to New Mexico. We are not as rich as we would have been, but our family is stronger.