Enjoying Spring

I cannot get over how nice this spring has been.  We have been so lucky to be able to get outside a ton, and enjoy things like going to the park.

Isn't this time of year the best?

Bollywood Calling

Thanks to our awesome family in India, these two may have a bright future in Bollywood (or at least look the part!)!

Easter Sunday

Easter morning was a little chaotic this year.  With church being at 9:00, we are usually pretty rushed in the morning to get ready and get out the door.  Add in the excitement of Easter, and it was even more rushed.  But, I love how much Miley is really getting into holidays now.  Landon still has a couple years to really get everything, but Miley was very into her basket this year and finding eggs.

We came downstairs around 7:00, and Miley immediately started finding eggs that the "bunny" had hidden.  She didn't notice her basket at first, but once she did, she ran over and started looking through her goodies (and Landon's, too!).  She kept running around saying, "Mom, I LOVE Easter!"

Cameron had made some monkey bread, so after a breakfast of that and eggs, we hurried up to get ready for church and out the door.  We were running a little late, but still managed to snap a couple of pictures of the kids in their Easter finest.

After church we came home and started making dinner.  This is the first holiday dinner Cameron and I have ever really made on our own.  We have always been lucky enough to either go to family or friend's for the holidays, so this was our first time making a huge meal like this.  We invited some friends over, and had ham, rolls, cheesy potatoes, green beans, Jello-o, and angel food cake with strawberries for dessert.  After dinner, Miley even persuaded all the guys to play Go Fish with her.  A very successful day in her eyes.  :)

It was a great way to spend our Easter, and while we were sad to not have any family around, it was fun to make our own holiday dinner and try our hand at it.  We are so lucky to have great friends up here that make up for not having family!

Easter Egg Hunt

Last week, we were able to do an Easter egg hunt with some friends for the third year in a row.

And for the third year in a row, in true Minnesota fashion, the weather was terrible.

We have been having beautiful, springy weather for a while now, so I was sure that this year would be our year for the Easter egg hunt.  No coats, some sunshine, you know....

Boy was I wrong.  Mother Nature didn't let us down.  She decided to deliver wind, cool temperatures, an overcast sky, and drizzling rain for the day.

We bundled up anyway, because we didn't want our kids to miss it.  After huddling around for a while, the dads finally hid the eggs, and we set the kids loose to find some eggs.  Miley loved it, and quickly found her allotted 12 eggs.  Landon needed a little help from dad, but managed to get a few eggs for himself.

Then, once we were done, a whole whopping 45 minutes later, we decided we had had enough and jumped in the car to hurry home, freezing, but happy with our treats.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised.  I mean, we do live in Minnesota after all.  And Miley still had a good time (Landon is still up for debate).  However, I am still holding out hope that some year we can have a pleasant, warm Easter egg hunt.  Maybe we should move to Florida or Arizona??

Summer Job

Dog-Walker in Training.  

Will work for food.  

Any takers?

Who Needs Water Anyway?

I don't think you ever realize how much you use water, until you don't have it.  I mean, sure, you know you drink it, and use it to rinse dishes or whatever.  But I didn't know I could miss it so much.  Until we didn't have it for 22 hours.

Yup.

Long story short, our water line broke.  And it happened last Thursday evening, so unfortunately, no one could come and fix it till the next day.  We are talking 22 hours of no water for dishes, showers, baths, cleaning up spilled cereal (seriously, the only time Miley has spilled a full bowl of cereal.  Ever. On the day we don't have water), no flushing toilets, all of that glamorous stuff.

The excavators came out the next morning and dug a 10-ft. deep hole in our front yard.  The good news?  Our water is working again.  The bad news?  We now have a rather large spot in our front yard with no grass.  Someone is supposed to come fix it in a couple weeks though, thank goodness.

I don't think I ever want to go that long without water again.  And on that note, I am off to go get myself a big, tall glass of...yup.  You guessed it.  Ice water.  And sit and look at how beautiful our front yard is right now.  Not.  Who needs grass anyway, right?