Easter Fun!!

Saturday was our subdivisions Easter Egg Hunt. The boys loved searching for all the eggs!! Then we came home and colored our own eggs, which I think the boys loved, but the mom, not so much!! But they turned out beautiful and they tasted even better when we ate them on Sunday!!!

Doin' the Hula Hoop

Well, we were all just sitting around and Lexie brought out this hula hoop. And she couldn't quite get it so Matt decided he could show her how, and then the contest was on--who was going to hula hoop the longest or who would even hula hoop at all. Well a lot of people tried but there was one clear winner-SOPHIE. She is actually the only one who could actually do it!! Sophie, you are a young lady of many talents!!! And thanks to all who tried-now I have GREAT pictures for the calendar!!

In The Swim

I think swimming was our kids favorite part of this vacation. Yeah, they liked sledding and snowmobiling, but they constantly asked, "Is it time to go swimming yet?" Mikey showed a lot of improvement in his swimming and got to the point where he could swim almost from one side of the pool to the other (going the short way)!! Luke loved his first experience in the pool, and he didn't even mind getting splashed by his brothers and cousins. Josh loved using the goggles (thanks Sophie) and going under the water to investigate how the bubbles were coming up in the kids hot tub. Brian and I, of course, loved to relax in the adult hot tub. It was just a lot of fun to be together.

Sun and Snow-A Great Combo!!

We had so much fun at the condo. It has become a tradition for the last few years that Brian and I crash the Butikofer vacation in Island Park. It started when Josh was just 8 months old. I'm not sure that they appreciate it as much as we do, but we love them for putting up with us!! It was a great week for firsts-Luke got to go in the pool for the first time, Lexie drove the snowmobile solo for the first time, and Josh got to enjoy his first time driving our sled!!! We had invited the rest of the family to come up towards the end of the week and were excited when Mom and Tari came up on Thursday. The only stayed for the day, but we packed in all the activities we could!! Mom even got in on the sledding action in her 45 year old snowsuit-she will be forever known as Banana Grandma!!!

Sleepy Boy!!

Well after you get over the fact that he looks soooo cute in his candy cane outfit, I have to tell you that this boy can fall asleep anywhere. We had gotten home from doing errands all day and put Luke on the couch propped up by pillows because I had to put stuff away. Well, about 10 minutes later, this is what we found. He is following in the footsteps of his Grandma Butikofer and can fall asleep in any position.

Photo Op!!

Since Luke is smilin' like crazy, I wanted to get a picture of him smiling for the wall. Well, it took about 20 pictures to get this one, but I think it was well worth it!! And I tonight the boys got ready for bed and laid down next to Luke so I had to take a picture. It is amazing that they both used to be his size!! WOW, how time flies!!

Aren't They Adorable

Well, I am so lucky because I got to come see Tari and Cameron's new baby for a few days. I flew here on Tuesday and get to stay until Sunday. Baby Drew is so cute and so little. And Luke is really not that big either until you stick him next to Drew. Avery is such a BIG help. . . she is our official diaper or binki or blankie or burp rag getter. And she loves to hold the babies. It has been so fun to be here and I LOVE all the snow we are getting. Cameron was out of town on Wednesday and Thursday so I got to snow plow the driveway. I've never snow plowed before, but I had lots of fun doing it!! It's been a lot of fun and I can't wait to come back and see everyone again!!!!