What's in Our Treasure Box?

Last week, one of Alayna's homework assignments was to draw a picture of a treasure box and write a sentence about what she would hope to find in it.

Here's the picture:

He's definitely a treasure in our hearts.

A California Easter

We had a WONDERFUL Easter in California this year.  I am so glad we got that special for Southwest a month or so ago, so that the kids and I could fly out there for the weekend.  With Peter in Portland and no family to celebrate with here in Phoenix, it was nice to be able to go home for a real family holiday.  The kids got some quality time with their grandparents and cousins and I got my Cali fix.  The weather was incredible!  70 degrees most of the weekend and no sweating at all!!!  I always feel this heavy weight lift when I am in CA (and it always returns once we are back in AZ)--it truly is home, no matter where we live!  I am so grateful for my family, my friends, and most of all, for my Savior, Christ Jesus.  Rejoice!  He is RISEN!

    Saturday at my Grandma's house

   They look like they actually love each other or something!

    With Great-Grandma L.

    Cousins!

    Silliness!

    With Grandma and Grandpa B.

    With Great-Grandma B

    Sunday at my sister's house

We don't "do" the Easter bunny--all the kids know that its "the men" that hide the eggs.  And we didn't even do any real eggs this year.....just plastic ones filled with candy and money!  My Grandma and Mom went so overboard this year with spoiling the kids.  We don't really let our kids eat sugar very often, so most of the candy stayed behind, but I did let them indulge a little (and I did too!).  Now that we are back, its time to detox!

Here's a small clip of the hunt.  My Grandma has the BEST backyard for hiding eggs!

Easter Baskets

This year, since we were going to be in CA and I didn't want to have to lug it all on the airplane and back again, we did the kids' Easter baskets a couple days early.  On Good Friday morning, before heading to the airport, the kids got their baskets from us and the things from Peter's parents too.

Kindergarten Spring Musical

Today, the full-day Kindergartners put on the cutest little musical. Alayna has LOVED practicing for it and has been singing the songs at home for weeks. Despite a small emergency we had with the water heater this morning (it broke and flooded the garage), I was able to make it over to the school to see the play. Kindergartners are so darn CUTE! And Alayna has a "musical ear" (not from me nor Peter, but from Peter's Grandmother and mother) and is quite the little ham when she performs. I managed to video a few of the songs and snap a few pictures too.

Way to go Alayna!

Obviously, I will never be a videographer!  But, here are a few of the songs and her "line".