Croatian Bread Dolls

I found a really cool Easter celebration book online (www.bookofmormondiscovery.com) that the boys and I are using to choose an activity each day to help us get excited for Easter. Yesterday, we made Croatian bread dolls in honor of my sister, Emilia. Caden and Vance really enjoyed dying the eggs and rolling the dough. They tasted so good, thanks, in large part, to the frozen bread dough (yes-I cheated).

Karate

Just trying to teach him to use his powers for good. He has loved both of his lessons, but I had to bribe him with gum to put on the shirt (you can tell that he is holding gum inside the puffed-out cheek).

Patriotic Show

At the end of February, Caden participated in the 1st Grade Patriotic show. It was so cute! The kids sang a bunch of my favorites, like the Marine Corps song and "You're a Grand Ol' Flag." Caden didn't smile during the program too much, but afterwards, he told us that he had fun.

More Monster Trucks

On the last day of Monster Trucks, Tevye took the boys early so they could go see the trucks up close. I had so many cute pictures to chose from, but these are my favorites. They had a great time, and after the event, they got to meet some of the drivers.

Monster Trucks

Here are some photos from our annual Monster Truck outing. The course was stupid this year, so it wasn't as exciting as usual. The boys had a lot of fun. Vance is always playing with his trucks at home, and he knows almost all of the drivers from watching the races on television with his dad. Scarlet Bandit's driver was there driving a different truck (Iron Outlaw), and Vance recognized who she was. He spent most of the night asking where the Scarlet Bandit truck was.

Calee and an overwhelmed Vance

My handsome dad

"Crazy Eyes" Micah and Kolissa

My adorable nephew, Nolan

A Visit from the Phillips

Rick and Eden came for a very quick visit a couple of Sundays ago. Caden and Vance were very excited to see their cousins. Vance kept introducing everyone to his "new cousin," Logan. We enjoyed visiting with them. Too bad there is so much distance between us, because I know the boys would have so much fun playing together. Lincoln has the sweetest little voice (I love listening to him count to ten). Logan was asleep most of the time, but we did manage to capture this really cute photo of him smiling. Our cousins, the Dumas's were there as well. It was a fun evening!

"Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam"

It's official- Vance is now a Sunbeam! At first, he didn't want to go to big primary, but he seemed to have a great time. Caden did his brotherly duty by walking Vance to primary and watching out for him. I love these boys so much!