Easter

We had a good Easter this year with plenty of egg hunts for the kids. The Saturday before Easter we hit up the local egg hunt where the kids got tons of eggs. The weather was crummy in the morning so I think some people decided to stay home; the egg hunt started at 9 and was over by 9:03. It is crazy how fast kids can pick up eggs. Lochlan did a good job and the big kid's baskets were overflowing. We also got to see the "fake" Easter Bunny! Lochlan thought he was cool, but the other two were not impressed.

Later that afternoon we headed to our awesome friends house and had another egg hunt...it lasted a little longer since they had to hunt for eggs that spelled out Easter and then find some with various shapes and stickers. Thanks to Lacey for putting the egg hunt all together! We had a great time visiting and munching on good food.

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Sunday morning the kids came in right at 7:00 and were just so excited to go find their baskets. The big kids love finding their eggs with clues that slowly lead them to their baskets of goodies and Lochlan was so excited for all the candy. After all the bunny stuff was over, we ate breakfast and sat down to listen to some awesome talks...how nice is it that we can watch general conference no matter where we live. In between session Adam's sister and family came over along with another friend from the ward and her daughters to join us for a yummy ham lunch/dinner. It was a nice relaxing Easter Sunday-kinda liked it being on general conference...no need to rush or get all dressed up for church. :) I was recording Lochlan as he looked through his basket and forgot to take a picture of him with the whole thing...but here he is biting the nose off his chocolate rabbit and trying out his new bubble gun.

Brookfield Zoo

Over Spring break we headed to the Brookfield Zoo with Carli and her kids. It was such a nice day and apparently everyone decided the Zoo was the place to be. It took us 2 hours to get there (instead of the normal 1 hour) because traffic was backed up clear onto the freeway from the zoo. It was crazy! The weather was even nicer than I anticipated and with the number of people there we all got a little hot in pants and long sleeves. We still had a fun time, but next year we will not be going over spring break!

Kohl Childrens Museum

Lochlan and I joined his cousin Hayden and some friends from playgroup on an outing to the children's museum. We spent nearly four hours there and didn't even get to see everything. Lochlan had so much fun and I am sure I will take him back. I wasn't sure before going if my bigger kids would enjoy it, but I think they would have fun, especially with the science exhibits...so we will have to make it a family affair next time. :)

The Laundry Never Ends

I feel like I am constantly doing laundry and I always have a basket of clothes that needs to be folded. After several loads one day our laundry hamper was pretty much empty...I hadn't heard from Lochlan for a few minutes so I went to check on him. He had opened the dryer door, climbed up onto the washer then dropped himself down into the hamper. He played in there for 5 more minutes before he wanted help getting out. Such a funny kid!