Lana's favorite flower!

Now that Spring Break is over & the boys are back in school, Lana & I have been enjoying our mornings together.....so this week we were able to take a walk to the park.

Spring is definitely in the air....the weather is nice, my allergies are annoying & there are beautiful flowers everywhere!

Of all those beautiful Spring flowers, Lana only seems to enjoy picking.....

Dandelions!

She definitely sees the beauty in everything.

April Birthdays!

For those who don't know, I am the oldest child in my family & I have 7 younger siblings. It makes me feel really old knowing that 2 of my siblings are young teenagers......and the youngest is a year older than Kolby (ha ha).

Anyway, I totally forgot to post Birthday wishes for my brother Michael, who turned the big 13 on April 2nd & my sister Candacey, who turned 14 on April 17th.

Candacey was born the year I graduated from High School & Michael was only born 11 months later. I left for my mission when they were only about 1 & 2 years old, and so it was hard for them to understand that I was their Sister, not their Aunt (ha ha). Even after my mission, I got married & still didn't get to be a big sister to them. I love them both so much & I'm trying to be there for them when I can.
Candacey is graduating from 8th grade in June and is the smartest person in our family. She loves to read & enjoys studying - she's a huge Twilight fan - she plays sports, but is taking a break this year to focus on her school work.......yes, it's true (ha ha).
Michael is in the 7th grade & loves to play basketball & football. He loves riding his longboard & watching YouTube videos - he always finds funny ones. I'm not sure if he loves school as much as Candacey (ha ha).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL & CANDACEY!!

HAPPY EASTER!!

Lana in her Easter dress with her Easter Barbie!

Conference Weekend!

We went to Phoenix again for a quick visit & to watch Conference with my fam - it was fun! Saturday was a full day & the men went to the Priesthood session - then my sister Lesley & her boyfriend Dennis stopped by. Dennis invited us ALL to his home to watch the Sunday morning session & said he'd have lunch for us too - HOW NICE! How could we refuse a free lunch? (ha ha). Dennis is not LDS, but he is a great guy & so is his twin brother Matt, who is Lesley's best-friend.

Dennis & Lesley throwing Kaleb & Lana in the air.....Dennis had trouble lifting Kaleb (ha ha).

57 YEARS YOUNG!

Last weekend we celebrated Claudia's 57th birthday - it was a blast! We had dinner with them Friday night at Mi Ranchito mexican restaurant, then Saturday we went to watch Ela's soccer game & then took the kids to Kangaroo Zoo (pics later). That night we had yummy pizza & enjoyed a game of Quiddler.

On Sunday, we all got together & had a BBQ - YES, even though there was a crazy storm that morning. Here's Grandma with all her grandkids getting ready to sing Happy Birthday. Kaleb already blew out the candles - that explains Dave's look (ha ha).

It was a fun time with family!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM & GRAMMY - we love you!!