Happy Easter!!

We had a really fun Easter under the circumstances!! I will explain the circumstances a little later in the post......
This is the first year we didn't have my Brother and Parents decorate eggs with us. It was just the four of us this year....three of us really. Tyler watched T.V. We still had fun though. The kids each dyed a dozen eggs and it didn't take very long with no one else to use the colors and to visit.



Saturday the boys went golfing so Shay and I did our hair all pretty and went out to Dairy Queen!



After that we went to the grocery store and bought a cheese cake to take to our friends house. They invited us over for dinner and we took the dessert. We also went to Walmart to get her glasses fixed. We had a lot of fun. I enjoy spending time with her one on one. We need to do it more often.

Easter morning the kids woke up at 6:45 am. Waaaay to early for me but they were so excited we had to drag ourselves out of bed.

Later that day we met a bunch of our friends at the park for a Bar-b-q and a Egg hunt.




So here is the circumstances I mentioned earlier. We got to the park before anybody else did so that we could set up and make sure that we got a table. Britton told me and Tyler that nobody in his class believed in the Easter Bunny. Shayna heard him and said she didn't know if she believed or not. I kept trying to ignore them and change the subject but they kept asking. They even went as far as saying please don't lie to us, just tell us the truth, we trust you guys. UGH!! Talk about HARD!! I didn't want them to not believe already. I wasn't ready for that. So....we told them the truth, it was hard and they were a little sad. Britton said "well what about Santa then". I told him today we were just talking about the Easter Bunny. I don't know why it is so hard for me to let them grow up....I want them to believe forever.
And since it was so hard for us to tell the truth and they were feeling a little sad Tyler and I decided we needed to make this an extra special Easter for them. They have been wanting these little darlings for a while now. I have said no a thousand times but today they got me.

And yes....I am very afraid of them......

Their names are Tayo and Hedwig.

HaPpY EaStEr!!!

A visit from the Parents

Everybody in my house has been sick this last week so it has taken me forever to get this post up.
Last weekend both of the kids were in a soccer tournament so my Parents came and spent a week with us. We had a very nice time sitting out on the back porch in the sunshine while the kids were at school, and of course we had to get some shopping in. Unfortunately I didn't get anything but the kids got SPOILED!! Dad did leave me money though so I get to go shopping later....THANK YOU DAD!!
The tournament was held here in Prescott Valley. I kind of miss traveling to the tournaments but it was nice to have it local. Both of the kids did pretty good. I was a little annoyed with Shay's team but I knew that before the tournament. Her coaches couldn't wait for soccer to be over so they could get to coaching soft ball. Both of her coaches quit so there wasn't even going to be a team anymore but they asked Tyler if he would do the coaching. They changed all of the practice days and rescheduled the field days so that he could do it. Hopefully the team improves a bit. The coaches didn't even know that we were supposed to play a second game on the second day so our team was a no show. Not very impressive for the home teams that were sponsoring the tournament.
Shayna's team didn't win any of their games. They never even made a goal, but they all played hard and had fun. That's all that matters anyway. The coaches were really awesome with the girls and took them all to Dairy Queen after the last game and got them whatever treat they wanted.




Britton's team won the first two games and lost the second two games. Fortunately they won the first two game far enough that the two losses didn't put them too far behind.




They ended up taking 3rd place....not too bad!


My favorite part of the whole week......
My Mom and I decided to surprise Shayna with a pedicure.


She loved it so much that she told me we are going to be doing that twice a month and for sure after every tournament. I'm so excited that I have a pedicure buddy?

Thank you for coming Mom and Dad. It means a lot to the kids that you will come and support them.

SPRING BREAK!!

Last week was our Spring Break. Tyler was able to get three days off of work so we decided to head to Moab! The weather was nice and warm although it was VERY windy.
We wanted to hike and go for a pic nic so we went Hint' the rocks and hiked around.

portrait arch.








Tyler and my Dad have never walked across the bike bridge so we decided to do that again.



It was so windy. Shayna had to hang on for dear life!

Our nephew Coy had a baseball game so we all went to his game. They won! Here is Coy up to bat.

and here is Coy pitching.

After the game we headed over to my friends Rachel and Rory's house for dinner. We had such a fun time. They are the best host's ever and Britton and Shayna had so much fun with their kids. We actually got to spend a lot of time with friends this trip. We got to see Rachel and Rory quite a bit. The kids and I went over to their house for their boys birthday party, we had dinner with them and they came out to my Grandma's to visit. We also got to see Kip and Clint quite a bit too. Good times.
The drive from Arizona to Moab is absolutely beautiful.


Donkeys.




Mexican Hat. The reason for the towns name.

Its beautiful. But its LONG!

We even got to drive on Historic Route 66. I didn't get any pictures though because my camera was in the trunk of the car. I'm sure we will have another chance and I will get pictures then.
We had to come back home on Wednesday because Tyler had to get back to work. The kids and I still had some fun though. We went swimming and had soccer practice and they got to play with friends.
Shayna also lost a tooth. This is tooth number three for her.


She worked so hard on it. It was driving her crazy. She pulled it out all by herself and was very proud of herself. Shayna has been working very hard to earn money. She wants to buy herself an IPod touch. She left this note for the Tooth Fairy.

In case you can't read it, it says;
Dear Tooth Fairy,
I pulled my tooth out all by my self. Please give me more money. I am trying to get a Ipod Touch, my brother already has one. I would be grateful!
Love Shayna
She makes me laugh. Usually the tooth fairy gives a dollar. This time she got two dollars. She came into my room and said "Mom, the Tooth Fairy only gave me two dollars even though I left her a special note". Haha! Poor girl.
Living in Arizona is so funny sometimes. Monday morning we got some snow so they called it a snow day. Tyler's work closed down and the schools were closed. We decided to go sledding with some friends. There wasn't enough snow in town so we went up Thumb Butte Canyon and found a really fun spot to play.










Spring break was so much fun. But of course it didn't last long enough. Even though we got an extra day!