Easter

Updates on Clifton -
Is loving March Madness and his bracket is actually hopefully.

Updates on McKay -
Offered to rub my back because I have a baby in my belly.  How sweet, until she said a boy in her class loves when she gives him massages!  Ah, we had a little talk after that.

Updates on Stanley -
Has been very thoughtful of my belly lately.  Tells me the baby doesn't like kicking or hitting.  The baby likes hugs, kisses, and tickles the "baby".  It is pretty cute and makes me happy that he realizes something is in my belly.  Now hopefully he still likes the baby when it gets here.

This week the kids had half day all week so we had some extra time together.

Hiking with friends.

 Scooter gang heading to the park

Tuesday night was Clifton's pack meeting and he got his first badge and rank.

It was a fun pack meeting, Deputy Mason came and talked to the boys about being a police officer.

Wednesday the kids both had their conferences and both got great reports

So to celebrate we got some froyo!

Thursday I got to help out in Clifton's science day at school.

 Can't beat spending my morning with these cuties.

Then Stanley and I took pizza to the class that read the most during the read-a-thon.  Yep its not so bad to be a PTA kid.

Friday we let our butterflies free and we got to do it with McKay's class.

I love this tradition.

That night Samantha and I headed to Seattle to dance with the Fitness Marshall.

 A beautiful day for a ferry ride!

 Showing up early and making sure we get to dance front and center with him.

 VIP baby!

Speaking of baby they signed my baby bump!  Such a fun night.

Saturday was the start of conference weekend.

 We stayed in our jammies and got comfortable.

 Candy was ready!

We had the opportunity to sustain a new prophet.

During the break we got outside and walked to get our wiggles out.

 Found and made leaf people.

And also found PO rocks.  A great hike!

When Alex headed to Priesthood session the kids and I went to play put put.

McKay got her first hole in one!  Such a fun time with these guys.

Sunday was Easter.  We headed to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's.

 Where we prepped the eggs and some fun April fools jokes.

 Working hard to hide the eggs.

 Kids are ready to go.  Cousins are the best!

Eggs, eggs and more eggs.

Then some more April fools jokes thanks to Aunt JoLin (brussel sprouts cake pops)!  Stanley didn't seem to mind any of the jokes.

A wonderful day listening to conference and spending Easter with family.

Other fun things from the week...

 Stanley asks for a Mohawk quite often.  "Mom, I am a cool dude!"

Making cookies for a friend and I blink.  Baking with toddlers!  He turned on the kitchen aid a little too fast, he thought it was quite funny.

Updates on Clifton -
PTA had a fundraiser and did a karate week at school.  Clifton was excited to give it a try and loved it.

It was a fun class.

Updates on McKay -
Got to feel the baby move and is getting so excited to have a baby in the house.

Updates on Stanley -
Felt the baby move and now wants to feel the baby often.  He will just randomly push on my belly and if he doesn't feel anything say, "the baby is sleeping!"

Monday for FHE we hide eggs that had LED lights and scriptures and some candy in them.  Once they found them all, we read the scriptures to tell the Easter story.  I think we found a new tradition!

Glow in the dark easter egg hunt for the win!

Stanley had lots of fun this week getting outside and playing with his friend.

Until Tuesday night when he started throwing up.

 And then McKay joined him a couple hours later.

Snuggles all night long.

Tuesday Clifton went to his first cub scouts.

And loved every minute of it!

The next day McKay stayed home and they started to feel better.  So we took advantage of the sunshine and went for a walk.

And enjoyed lunch on our deck.
Clifton and I enjoyed some time together too, and went for a walk that evening.

Every know and then he lets his sweetness still come out.  He zoomed ahead of me and picked me a flower.

Thursday we got to sneak out to lunch with friends to celebrate Trissa's birthday.

Love these ladies!

Friday Alex had off and we enjoyed a nice walk together.

I just love him.  He doesn't enjoy going on walks but knows I am trying to stay active this pregnancy so he came to keep me motivated.

Stanley enjoyed the walk :)

Then I got to work getting things ready for the Easter Egg hunt I was running the next day in or neighborhood.

Jelly beans... now to not eat them all!

Friday night Clifton got the stomach bug and started throwing up.  It was a long night.  Then bright and early Saturday morning I got the bug and couldn't hold it back.  Although I managed to hold it together while I prepped for the Easter egg hunt.  Thanks for my hubby helping a lot more than he had planned to.
When we got to the park to set up, we spotted a BOB CAT!!!!

As soon as it heard me it ran away.  But it made me nervous, I had no idea they came out this close to our homes.  I made the kids hang out in the car while I set up, just in case.

I am so glad I had these ladies to help me and my very sick, unorganized self.  They were so much help!

 Thanks to our friend Kyle for being the Easter bunny!

 Face painting was a success.

 Games were crazy but a ton of fun.

And the hunt was a hit.  Although I felt horrible and unorganized I think it went well.  People seemed happy.  After clean up I went home and pretty much passed out for the rest of the day.

Because Clifton was throwing up all night we didn't let him go to the Cub Scout Pinewood derby, and he was pretty devastated.  However they still had his car race.  And his car got 2nd!

A big thank you to Misty for letting that happen.  He was so happy to get a trophy!

Sunday Clifton and I stayed home from church cause we were still not feeling 100% but were feeling much better by the evening.  So we got some egg dyeing done.

 Silly kids

Nothing super creative but fun.
And we busted out our chocolate bunny.

The Easter sacrifice.

We also got some March Madness in.  This is Clifton's reaction to Kansas's win.  Silly boy loves him some sports and is really hoping to win the family bracket.