Hazen had Kindergarten Round Up!  How is this happening.  I mean I have been excited for this day but how did it come so fast.  And why is it so sad and happy at the same time.

All his siblings wanted to come and show him around the school.  It was quite cute.

McKay got a hair cut.  She does a horrible job taking care if her hair and body so I spent a little more to get her hair done at a nice place that would wash and blow dry out out.  She loved it, and seems like she wants to keep up taking care of her hair now.

Man she is getting so old.

Family fun night... Family Adventure challenge.  We had a couple ideas and chose form one and made a skit.  We did a skit on how not to bake.

Clifton and Stanley were our arms and Alex was the host for our baking show.  It was silly and fun.

Thursday was our 16th anniversary.  We decided to get Sounders tickets to the Houston game and take a little trip to Houston with the kids later next month.  So for today it was simple dinner celebration. 

I failed to take a picture at dinner, but I am so thankful for our relationship and that it continues to grow and be wonderful.

Friday I pulled the older two out of school to help volunteer at Special Olympics.  It was pretty disorganized and somehow I ended up with a walkie talkie and running the track and field events.  Once it got going it was soooo much fun and so glad my older helped out.  Hopefully they learned somethings.

Hope to be able to help again at one of these events.

Saturday McKay had a garage sale to earn money for her girls camp.  She has been collecting stuff from friends to sale and we are so thankful for everyone who donated.  

She donated her garbage can fundraiser funds to another girl who needed t, so she needed to earn the full 240.  She was nervous she coolant do it but I am thankful the Lord helped teach her a lesson that when we give and help things work out.  We ended up earning 600.  We were able to donate more money to help another girl out.  Then I was able to use the rest of the earning to get little gifts for the girls going to girls camp.  It really was a blessing and miracle that it all worked out.  The weather was looking bad but held off.  

Sunday we went on a little walk to look at the wildflowers.  Then they begged to go fishing.  We did and all was well till I caught a turtle and couldn't get the hook out.

    Thankfully a nice man next to us had wire cutters and we cut the hook as small as we could and let him free.  Hopefully he will be fine.  We all felt pretty bad that we hurt him, but he is going to be the cool turtle with a nose piercing now.

 Alex went out of town this week and it was a doozy of a week.  Soccer every night!

McKay and I started a new tradition.  After the littles go to bed, she plays with my hair while we watch a make up show on Netflix together.

Its fun to have that one on one time with her.

We also found that a nest in our tree got knocked over by something.  Most of the eggs were cracked but one was still looking ok.  We quickly picked it up and tried to save it.   ran to get a heat lamp and actually think I cooked it, doh.  I think I put it too close to the lamp.  Well we tried.

Soccer all week and ended the week with more soccer on Saturday.  Had to make up for all those canceled games due to storms.

Man that was a week!

Sunday I got to sub in primary,  man do I forget how much I love primary.

I was asked to still go to girls camp with the girls and be the ward camp director.  So I still get to see these beautiful ladies form time to time.  Which is actually kind of hard. I get reminded of what I am missing out on, but I will take it.  Prepping for girls camp, making our ward flag.

Trying to take advantage of this time I have with Hazen.  I cannot believe he will be in kindergarten after this summer.  So bowling and playing pool we go while we can.

Love that boy!

I also have more time on my hands so I am really trying to give everything I got to my family and to work.  so making sure I take advantage of that extra time and enjoy family time.  Adventure challenge time - balloon 500.  Like jackpot but with water balloons.

Fun activity and big hit with the kids.

Also taking advantage of nicer weather and eating ice cream.

Friday it was 2 years since the passing of my father.  It took a lot of squeezing in and making time to go, but soooo needed to get to the temple with Alex.

Also found out that Clifton Mae the National Junior Honor Society.  VERY proud of him.

Saturday was my first BodyPump Launch.  It was a lot of fun.  Man on man was I nervous and was the room packed, but I did it.  Hoping I continue to get more and more confident in teaching. 

McKay had her 5th grade play.  She tried out for a solo and got it.  She rocked it. 

This is the week of Easter.  I am trying really hard to incorporate more of Christ into our traditions.  sO this year we Egged friends but included our testimonies with the candy.  It was such a sweet night to hear what our kids know about Christ.

We also made sure to find ways to make the thorns in Christ crowns to flowers.  Anytime the kids did something kind, or Christlike we would take a thorn out and replace it with a flower.  I love watching it grow throughout the week and how such painful thing can turn into something so beautiful.

Sadly I forgot to take a picture of the final crown.

the kids had Friday off.  They helped me coach Pee Wee and then we headed to Super Mario Bros new movie.

Fun day together.

Saturday all soccer games were off this week for Ester weekend so we had the whole day to play.  We went to the neighborhood Easter egg hunt.

Enjoyed being with friends/neighbors.

Then we invite a few families over for our annual Egg Drop.

Great day!

The Easter!  Got all dressed in our Easter best and enjoyed a great service.

Then we finally got around to decorating our eggs.

I love this egg decorate machine.  Best thing ever and they always turn out looking great.

Egg Roulette time.  And finally I didn't choose the raw egg.

Then another egg hunt...

Hazen was cracking us up opening his eggs.  He was so excited every time.

Then we ended the Easter  day with dinner and reading the Easter story one last time.

Wonderful Easter with our cute little family.