more egg hunts...

This easter the kids were lucky enough to have 4 different Easter egg hunts to go to. The first hunt was with the Albright's. Then on sat. morning we had the ward egg hunt and breakfast. Even in the rain, we had a great time! Later that afternoon, my friend Becca's little boy Lucas turned 2 and they had a fun party along with a hunt (which I forgot to take my camera to). Lastly, the Easter Bunny still decided to come to our house on Sunday after all of that! They loved every one and never were burned out.

We also took the opportunity to go to the Easter Pageant on Friday night and talk about the reason we celebrate Easter with the kids. They both enjoyed the pageant, especially Lexi who watched very intently and was very interested in what was happening. Also on Easter I was lucky enough to speak in my ward and sing with the ward choir. After church we had dinner with my family and spent time doing some Easter activities and then played some games. What a fun and busy weekend we had!

There were so many "extra" eggs because fewer people showed up than anticipated. Caden not understanding how many 12 is kept on finding eggs until I finally told him he had plenty!

Lexi was so cold. A little rain never stopped her though.

So excited that the Easter Bunny came (crazy hair and all!)

Easter Sunday

Happy Easter!

Love,

Lexi & Caden

Let the hunt begin...

Today was the beginning of our many Easter festivities we have going on this weekend. With today being Good Friday, my mother in law had the day off from teaching and wanted to have an Easter egg hunt for the grandkids. We went to Clint's grandma and grandpa standage's house where they have a huge back yard. Chris (my father-in-law) had a great time hiding the eggs and goody bags. In fact I think he hid some a little "too good" because he spent 5 minutes looking with Gracie to try and find (or remember) where he had hidden her bag! The kids loved it! They are so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents! We are blessed to live so close to family and have so many good times with cousins.

presley, lexi & sophie

Caden was so excited to find his goody bag

Chris loves to give "pep talks" (or so I'll call it) before just about anything. He let the older kids know that they needed to find the "harder to find eggs" and leave the easy ones for the boys (who are all the youngest). Here is Caden finding his 1st egg.

still searching...

The kids checking out all their new treasures.

Caden & Jacks are only six weeks apart. They are little buddies!

The grandkids (minus Champ; who was running late and Chandler, Annali, & Corban; our dear cousins in Mississippi!)

G & G Albright! We sure love you! Thanks a bunch!

I'm going to...

Disneyland!!! We had such a fun family vacation last week. It was Lexi and Caden's first time at Disneyland. We spent three days going to Disneyland and California Adventure. The kids loved every minute of it. By the end of each day Caden was so exhausted he'd fall asleep in Dad's arms (which he Never does, so he must have been pretty wiped out.) Lexi shocked both Clint and I. She went on every ride she could, including matterhorn, space mountain, big thunder mountain railroad, and splash mountain. I took her on space mountain and the picture that they take of you explained it all. I had my eyes closed and Lexi's were wide open with a big smile on her face! Caden also rode on all the rides that he could given his height (which was pretty much everything, but 3 rides). He also went on the matterhorn and says he liked it, "but the monster was scary." Another one of Lexi's favorites was getting to meet Cinderella, snow White, and Aurora. This was the longest line ( 1hr. and 20 min.) but well worth the wait. It's fun to see how their eyes light up when they get to meet the princesses in real life. We had a wonderful time and can't wait to do it again!

Ever since we were first married, we've talked about going to see Jay Leno. Since he's retiring this year, we figured we'd better do it. Clint had never been to a show taping before and it's been a long time for me. We had a lot of fun seeing how it was all done. Thanks to my Aunt Robin for watching the kids.

Ooh La La!

It’s hard to believe my Lexi Lou just turned 5! We are so blessed to have her in our family! She is such a smart girl and has come a long way in 5 years. She can count to 100, has begun reading, spends tons of time drawing and coloring, is a girly girl (likes to have her hair done, nails polished and wear a dress), loves preschool, loves her brother, and is the sassiest girl ever!

(we’re working on that one.)

Lexi said that she wanted to have a Fancy Nancy Party months ago and we’ve been planning ever since. I must say that the party was spectacular and we had a fabulous time!

The fancy invites!

making their purses spectacular!

Fancy Nancy sent the girls on an accessory scavenger hunt. The girls had fun finding, sunglasses, necklaces, bracelets and nail decals.


A girl can never have too many accessories!

Clint was the Maitred' (that's a fancy word for waiter). He served the girls their parfaits. Each of the girls loved putting their own toppings on their parfait and making it very fancy!

sorry about the million pictures. they're mostly for mom's to see! =)

Happy 6 years!

Clint and I celebrated our anniversary on Friday. We have been married 6 years! It's crazy how fast the time has gone by. We have been through many things together and are excited to see what the next many years bring us! Clint planned on surprising me by taking me horseback riding for my first time. On Thurs. he decided he should probably tell me so I didn't end up wearing heels on our date. We had a lot of fun! The horse I rode, Mystery, was a female and a little touchy. At first, she didn't even want to let me on her which made me a little nervous. It all worked out though and she was fine. Clint rode "Misfit" and he was a beautiful horse. We rode up in the superstitions and the view was beautiful .

In keeping with the theme, we went to a restaurant called The Mining Camp Restaurant (recommended by my father-in-law). Clint and I walked in and couldn't stop laughing because it was completely different than we had expected (But completely Chris' style all the way). It was family style seating and the dishes were all tin. Let's just say it wasn't the most romantic dinner, but definitely one we'll remember! We finally finished the night by watching Australia, sticking with the cowboy theme. Thanks for planning a fun night babe! Happy Anniversary!

Hole in the Rock

On Saturday we decided to go on a family hike to Papago Park. It's really more like a walk, but perfect for the kids. We were reminiscing about last time we did this and remembered how long ago it was. I found some pictures and Lexi was so young!

Caden was so excited and Lexi was surprisingly a little hesitant. While we were parking the car Lexi said, "I'm scared." Caden proceeded to tell her, "Don't be scared Lexi. There's no monsters up there." It was so cute! And he was right! As soon as we started walking they thought it was so fun and loved looking down over the city from the "hole in the rock".

Lexi when she was 2 (and still very little hair!)