Cheeeese!

This is the face we get when we say "cheese". Isn't that the best cheese face ever? I think so.

Skipping School

We took a day off from school and our other labors, and headed up to Seattle for a fun day of learning about the weather, and an awesome baseball game with our friends (even though we lost...poor Mariners).

The Mariner Moose was Gavin's favorite thing about the whole day.

Gavin, Dylan and Colby.

Family Pictures

Indoor slide

Dylan made this "slide" several days ago, out of our plastic table we got at Costco. I haven't had the heart to take it down. It's taking up a whole lot of space, but the kids have had so much fun with it. I've actually taken a few rides down it myself, and had fun too! Kids can be so creative.

Marshmallow Fun

Finally our fire pit is in commission again. We grilled steaks on the BBQ, then roasted marshmallows and made s'mores for dessert. It was a great way to end the day!

Easter

Gavin and Dylan Easter morning. (I couldn't get one with Ashlyn in there. She was being a stinker!)

Ashlyn was being so cute for these pictures.

Ashlyn with her basket on Easter morning.

Gavin with his eggs from their Easter egg hunt.

Dylan with his eggs.

Dylan and Gaving before their egg hunt. (I totally have these pictures backwards.)

Ashlyn and Gavin at the church egg hunt. (I don't know why this is sideways...they weren't saved on the computer that way...???)

Dylan at the church egg hunt.

Gavin at the church egg hunt. (Same with this pic.??what is up?)

Kylee and her kids, my parents, and Dianna came over Friday before Easter for dinner and egg dying. It was fun to get together for a yearly tradition.

Carson was posing with his eyes closed...boys...they are so silly!

Peyton with one of her eggs.

Dylan with one of his eggs.

Andrea with one of her eggs.

Dianna, Dylan and Peyton working on their eggs.

Our trip to Utah

Dylan and Gavin in the Dinosaur Museum searching for Dino fossils.

Cohen...what a cutie!

Dylan and Cohen "portending" to throw arrows at the dinosaurs.

Us at the museum.

Us about to be eaten by a HUGE shark!

Gav and Dylan playing in the sand and water at the Dino museum. (I think this was their favorite.)

Cohen, Gavin, and Dylan standing by an animation movie set.

Gavin and Dylan at BYU campus. Do you see the bell tower behind them? It plays beautiful music every hour.

Ashlyn and Myka at Jump on it! They loved the trampolines.

Dylan and Gavin getting some energy out on the tramp.

We went to Utah to visit my niece Jullian and her family. We stayed with them for a week. We also got to visit several of Brennen's Uncle's, Aunt's, and cousin's. Many of them Bren hasn't seen for a really long time, and some I've never met before. So that was fun to get to know them a bit and catch up on the past few years. We got to see Bren's sister Emily too!

Part of the reason for going to Utah, when we did, was to go to General Conference. We (Brennen and I) went to the Sunday morning session. Jullian was so wonderful to baby sit the kids for us. It was a wonderful experience to feel the sweet spirit in the conference center. Just to be in the same room as our prophet, his counselors and the leaders of our church. It really touched my heart, and made me so grateful for my testimony of a living prophet today. It makes me almost cry now thinking about the peaceful feeling I had that day, and the gratitude I feel to my heavenly father for all the blessings in my life.

We had a really good time, and I can hardly wait to get back to visit again!