Huntin' for those colored eggs

Toni and I went on a 4 mile run while Brent and Bob took the kids to the Burns Easter egg hunt. Brookie and Jessie said it was the easiest "hunt" they have ever been to. You didn't even have to hunt. You just had to run and the faster you were, the more eggs you got! And they were all filled with candy! Brent was on camera duty and did a fabulous job!

Jessie hunting for eggs.

Jessie pausing for a quick photo.

Brookie was the expert egg hunter...she was QUICK!

Carli was too old for the egg hunt but went to cheer her cousins on.

Look Daddy, a blue one! Lots of eggs!! With candy in them!!

Day at the Zoo

Brent really wanted to take the kids to a zoo over spring break. Brookie and Brent had a different spring break than Jessie and with Christine's wedding it was hard to find a few days to drive anywhere so we decided to drive up to Reno and visit the zoo there. It was a very small zoo but the kids LOVED it and the price was right!

It was a very cold and windy day but we all had a great time.Jessie is our animal lover. Her favorite was the petting area.

Kaylee Nicole wasn't too sure about the petting area.Braden's favorite was the monkey...he kept asking to pet the monkey's.
Brookie comes in a close 2nd as our animal lover...here she is trying to stay warm.

My two boys!

My three girls!

Happy Birthday to....

Happy Birthday to my beautiful friend, Melissa! Melissa is a wonderful friend and the worlds best babysitter. She watches Braden and Kaylee Nicole while I work on Mondays and has two daughters Brooke and Jessie's ages. We all love you Melissa!

Melissa, April, and of course Kaylee Nicole was invited!
Good friends and good times. (Yes, mine is just a spritzer!)

Our good friends, Schad and Melissa

Build A Bear

We had to be in Reno a few weeks ago and we went to the mall to pick something up. It was supposed to be a quick stop but Brent is a real pushover. Seventy dollars later....we left....with 3 new cute little bears decked from head to toe! It was a fun afternoon. No wonder they love thier daddy so much!

Joys of a new treadmill

What's the best part of Daddy getting a new treadmill?

Girls: Getting to play with the big box it came in!

Boy: Getting to use tools and help Daddy put it together!

Ashley's Baptism

I drove to Idaho last weekend for my niece's baptism and my sister's bridal shower. Ashley is the oldest of the Telford cousins and turned 8 this month. She is such a great example for all her younger cousins and I'm so glad we all got to take part in her special day. We love you Asheley!

Ashley and Ryan (my brother) before the baptism.

Braden and Claire (Ryan and Mijken's youngest.)

Some of Ashely's cousins (Brooke and Jessie in the cream dresses with burgundy sashes.)
I've said it before but, I love coming from such a big family. There were so many people there to support Ashely.

Showering Christine

My little baby sister Bean is getting married! I still can't believe it. And I still can't believe I made the 16 hour round trip with all four of my kids without Brent's help! I would do it again in a heartbeat. I hope you had a fabulous party Christine. I sure had a fun time throwing it. Thanks to all my wonderful sister-in-laws and my mom for all the help.

Paige's fun "check out" game. The Price is Right bridal shower style. I love a party. It was so much fun planning and putting it all together. Lots and lots of gifts. Yummy snacks and fun prizes...can you guess the color theme yet? Being from Nevada, we had to play a little scratch off gambling...looking for the bling bling ring! (great pictures Jenna) Brookie and Ashley (the miniature brides) were my assistants and so much help. Good friends...around 50 of them! Dietrich is such a supportive town. I miss it.
Opening gifts!

I heart you little sister. I hope you had the shower you've always wanted!

Me and Bean

Sunday Dresses

One of my favorite things about Sundays (besides going to church and having an all day family day) is matching dresses! (These dresses were from Jared and Jenna's wedding.)

I love being able to match my girls and I have to really enjoy it because Brooke is starting to have tiny objections. Usually Braden is matching as well but Brent put his foot down with the pink Sunday shirt. He was a good sport for Jared and Jenna's wedding but not for church.

Thanks to my great children who are usually very willing to appease mommy!

Jessie's Movie Day

They had March Movie Madness at Jessie's school. The students dressed as their favorite movie star and then they watched a movie that day in school. They had a red carpet set up and a Capital Christian School Wall of Fame. We layed out blankets and pillows and watched it on a big screen set up in the sanctuary. It was so much fun.

Here a sweet little conversation that I heard while I was there:
Jessie's friend, Claire: Why does your mom always come to our school stuff?
Jessie: Because she just loves to be with me.

It was so sweet. I just LOVE being a mom and my kids are always so excited when I come. They always run right over and give me a big hug and take Braden and Kaylee Nicole and show them off.

Here is Jessie's star. I'm not sure why they put Jessica; they call her Jessie at school. Jessie walking the red carpet. Jessie dressed up as Princess Leah from Star Wars.
They had music playing while the kids were walking in and Kaylee Nicole was "singing" along.

Braden's latest thing is to be in EVERY picture I take. It is so cute but he will never just smile for me. He always wants to be growling or eating or talking or something. Such a little boy!

Warm weather teaser

We had our warm weather teaser last week and it was a teaser! I cannot wait until summer. I love warm weather and I LOVE having my kids at home. Here are a few pictures of Kaylee Nicole's first time swinging. Braden loved pushing her and showing off all his tricks.

Braden giving Kaylee Nicole "great big pushes".
One of Braden's many tricks.

Kaylee Nicole loved the swing. We played on the swingset for about 30 minutes.

I love my Braden Michael.