SPRING PHOTOSHOOT

April 19, 2014

I bought the GRANDKIDS their EASTER OUTFITS and I loved the colors. I asked everyone if they could color coordinate and then we could get a FAMILY PIC.  Cyndi offered to take our picture. We went up to FARMINGTON POND. Unfortunately it wasn't the best time of day to take photo's but with Zach's work schedule we couldn't do them in the morning. Oh well. We had fun taking them. It was hard keeping Boston interested, and Remi to look at the camera so we had to move fast. Thanks Cyndi for doing this for us.

I wish we would have Waylon propped up more so we could see his face. But he is in there!

I love that Boston just came up to me to give me a hug. Waylon's looking at Remington like, "what you doin?" I cannot explain how much I love these boys!

Then we couldn't get Boston to smile but Remington would, and he wasn't grabbing at Waylon

I was so happy when Boston came up to give me a kiss...that's rare these days!

                          And just that quick he was out of there. He had enough!

                                        Love these two little ones! They are 5 months apart.

                                                             Zach and Mikell

So sweet. Boston is a wonderful big brother. Waylon is so precious!

The sun is in our eyes but we love this place. We will have to come back at another time to get this spot for our photo's.

                             Little Waylon looks so cute in his little bow tie!

                                                   I love this cute boys smile

                                        Mikell and Waylon. He is 3 weeks old.

                                                      The Bastian Family

                                                     They are lovin' on this cutie

Remington, 6 months old with his mommy, Ashley

                                              My family...love them so much!

The Wright Family

YOU'VE BEEN EGGED!

April 19, 2014

After the EASTER EGG HUNT, I took Boston to his GRANDPARENTS' homes. We filled EGGS with CANDY and scattered them on their lawn. I made a little sign and stuck it in the grass. It said, "YOU'VE BEEN EGGED!"  Then we rang the doorbell and ran and hid. Boston was so excited to watch them come out and get so HAPPY for their special treats. Then he would run out and give them hugs and say HAPPY EASTER! Then he loved to help them gather all the EGGS. What a fun time we had doing this for his other GRANDPARENTS! Ashley was so good to videotape all of this. Boston loved doing this and it will be something we will never forget.

                                                 We also left some Reese's Eggs

 Grandma Melanie was so happy to find out it was Boston that had "EGGED" her.

 Grandpa Tom thought the Easter Bunny had left him all of these eggs.

                                        What a surprise to find out it was Boston!

 Boston ran and gave Mona a hug and then helped her open the eggs and put the candy in her apron.

                                               Grandma Shirley was surprised too!

 And I love this pic of her. She was so happy to get a fun Easter surprise.

                                Boston was so excited to help her gather the eggs.

THE HUNT IS ON!

April 19, 2014

It has been many years since I have attended the Kaysville EASTER EGG HUNT. I was thrilled that I could take Boston this year. The night before me, Zach and Ashley prepped him for the BIG HUNT! We practiced so he would know what to do when we were at the EASTER EGG HUNT. He knew he would have to run fast and to get as many EGGS in his BASKET as he could. He was so EXCITED for the big day. Ashley and Remington came with me and Ash did a great job of video taping  Boston's first EGG HUNT. We had so much fun! Boston did great and the best part was when we were walking to the car. Ashley noticed a little 6 year old girl crying because she didn't get any eggs. So Boston and I walked up to her and her mother and Boston wanted to give her 3 of his EGGS!  I was so proud of him!

 Boston was so excited for the Easter Egg Hunt to begin. He was going to use this bag I got for him but we found a basket was so much easier.

 Here's a pic of the lawn with all of the eggs before the hunt began. The held it at Barnes Park this year.

 Ashley and Remington came with us. Ashley videotaped the whole thing for meZach and Kell.

                                               Here we are before the hunt began

                                            Boston runs fast to pic up as many eggs as he could. 

Here's his stash! He got 10 eggs, but gave 3 away to a 6 year old that didn't get any eggs. What a good boy!

SUNDAY FUN DAY!

April 6, 2014

After CONFERENCE we had so much with the grandkids. Big Grandma and Grandma Shirley got a kick out of all the KIDDO'S. They had a BALLOON WAR, they WRESTLED and we had a lot of FAMILY FUN. I love days like these! I got lots of great video of Big Grandma with Remington that we will cherish forever.

 She would laugh and say the funniest things. We sure enjoyed Big Grandma today!

 Grandma Shirley couldn't get enough of Baby Waylon. He is the sweetest little guy!

 Boston loved holding Remington on his shoulders while Ashley ran to catch up with them.

 Balloon Wars were hysterical. I got great video of this. Boston, Zach, Lytton and Remington were crazy! Big Grandma and Grandma Shirley thought it was so funny!

                  They would seriously beat the crap out of each other with these balloons!

 Then it was tackle Zach! Boston and Ashley wrestled and tickled him. My family loves to wrestle!

 

Kell lovin' on Waylon. Honestly, I can hardly get enough of this little guy.

GIRLS NIGHT OUT CARD PARTY

April 6, 2014

While the Guys were at the PRIESTHOOD SESSION, us GIRLS went to my Mom's to have a CARD PARTY. We decided to make MEXICAN FOOD. It turned out so nummy. We had fun playing GARBAGE and NERTS. I loved playing NERTS!  We haven't played that in years and we played in teams. Me and Mona totally kicked everyone's trash. Seriously, we won by over 100 :)

 I made baked beef chimichangas, Jessica made 7 layer dip, Ashley made homemade churros, Debbie made Mexican rice, and Mexican drinks, Mona made some walnut treats, Diane and Morgan brought chips and salsa and Mom supplied our caffeine!

                                    I got to use my plates and bowl I put together last month.

                                                  I had a fun night with these ladies!

CONFERENCE WEEKEND

April 6, 2014

I love CONFERENCE WEEKEND! Seriously, it's one of my favorite weekends of the year. Not only do I look forward to hearing from our LIVING PROPHET and APOSTLES, but I love spending time with my FAMILY and I love hangin' out in my JAMMIES all day on Sunday! It's just the best!

This year I made a bunch of fun stuff for Boston to open when each APOSTLE spoke. I made a ton of stuff that he could take to help him be more REVERENT in SACRAMENT MEETING. I made little books, puzzles, matching games, and reuseable coloring books about JESUS (with washable crayons). Of course I included lots of treats too.

We started with our TRADITIONAL breakfast of BELGIAN WAFFLES with strawberries, whipped cream and syrup. And this year we didn't get to hear too much of CONFERENCE because of the KIDDO'S. Good thing I DVR'D it so I can watch it later. After CONFERENCE I made some baked chimichangas to take to our  Girls Night Out and card party at my moms. More on that on my next post.  In between sessions I made MEALS for our 72 HOUR KITS.

Sunday's conference was awesome. I did get to take notes and it was just awesome. I received some answers to some things I had questions too. I am so grateful that. I invited my Mom and Grandma to come join us for the last session and for dinner. We grilled beef and chicken kabobs and of course Ashley's famous chocolate chip cookies. I enjoyed this day so much with all the kids and Tanner and Cassie and my mom and Grandma. We had a wonderful afternoon! I look forward to more in 6 months.

                              Our traditional BELGIAN WAFFLES with STRAWBERRIES!

 Here are some of the projects I made to keep Boston entertained. Those sticks are puzzles with pics of the Savior, the temple, the prophet, etc...

                                                   A  basket full of CONFERENCE GOODIES

                                                       A binder full of coloring pages

 Meals to go in our 72 hour kits. I took advantage of the case lots sale at Smiths :) They included Peanut Butter, Chunky Beef and Vegetable Soup, crackers, Top Ramen, Granola Bars, Juice Box, Treats, etc...