Picnic, egg hunting & football

Saturday we headed to the butterfly park with friends. The weather was actually descent.. since the winds have been horrible lately.

It only took Bryce and Cade about 5 minutes of being at the park to head out to the field to throw the football.

Of course, Evan was right behind, along with our friends' little boy.

Evan running the ball in for a touchdown (he is counting down the days until he is 5 so he can play tackle football just like Cade - he reminds us almost everyday he can't wait until he can play:)

Oh to be 2 years old again and chase bubbles across the grassy area until the bottle of bubbles is gone...

**Disneyland**

**Lots of pictures--mostly for the grandparents who have requested to see them**

Friday was our first day at Disneyland. Just as we got in, Bryce had to go pick up the strollers. The kids and I sat down on the bench, and this was who came up to greet us...


Evan was not scared at all.. he walked right up to give him a hug.

Then it was off to Evan's favorite ride.

The kids always love the Nemo ride..

Cade holding Kendal's hand so she wouldn't be scared

Evan was all about finding the characters and giving them high five's, hugs and kisses!

Anyone who knows Kendal, knows that she ADORES Minnie Mouse. We were waiting in line to see Mickey, and just as it was our turn, Minnie walked over to replace him. Perfect timing for us! Kendal walked right up to her, and wrapped her arms around her for about 30 seconds. We wondered if she was ever going to let Minnie go! It was the cutest thing ever, even the people in line behind us couldn't get over how sweet it was. Now all she talks about is how she got to meet Minnie and give her big hugs:)

Evan was a little disappointed Mickey got replaced by Minnie, but he was still all for giving her hugs.

Toy Story Mania is definitely our new favorite ride for the family. It's perfect for the little kids.

This was taken at about 10:30 on day 2.. We still had another 2 hours left in us.. it's amazing how late the kids can stay awake -without falling apart- when you're at Disneyland.

Seein' green

Haylee had to make a Leprechaun trap for school. They were trying to catch the crazy leprechaun that broke into their classroom and turned it upside down.



The bait- lots of shiny gold, and Rolo's of course..

Bryce turned the back of the trap into a jail cell out of chop sticks:)

The kids went to a St Patricks day party with all of their friends at the Bainbridge's house. Gotta love Evan in his frog halloween costume that is obviously WAY too small for him now. At least he was wearing his green so he didn't get pinched lol.

The Lightning Theif

For FHE this week, we went to see the new Percy Jackson movie (thanks Kira for the invite:) The kids had a great time with their friends - and so did the parents!

This is where Kendal and I ended up for the last half of the movie. She is still a little too young to sit for that long, so we ended up out in the hallway. She loved this display, as the seat was just her size. You can tell from the look on her face how much fun she was having!

Happy V-Day!

The kids with their V-day plates, cups and straws with their dinner.



I don't know what the deal is lately with Evan and his choice of clothing (or lack of) in these pictures (see next post).

We topped off our dinner with this yummy white chocolate popcorn. Thanks Tina for the recipe - it was so good!

Just some random pictures from January

Our New Years Eve celebration

I laughed at this picture and debated on posting it. I swear we did not dress Evan like this (shirt tucked into pants that are too short, with a belt over pants that dont even have belt loops).. he is a VERY independent 3 year old. However, I do not let him leave the house looking this way:)

Jessie, Eric and Heather all stopped by on their way up to BYU. It also happened to be Jessie's birthday, so Bryce made her a cake. Haylee said it was the best cake she has EVER had, lol.

Kendal helping Jess blow out the candles

She also had to help with the birthday lick:)

On the 28th, I turned the big 3-0! This was my surpise from Bryce and the kids (excuse the messy kitchen - but I guess when you blog you get the good and the bad- right??)

What I do in my (not so) spare time..

Once upon a time, I actually used to be pretty crafty. Over the years, all of the kids have taken away my free time, and I pretty much used the excuse of being too busy to make anything. I would just pay other people to make all of the cute, crafty stuff. However, being a family of 6 with a dad that is in college I no longer have the luxury of paying other people to make things like this. Now I have to find time to make things myself if I want them...so, here they are. My first attempts at some bows and flowers for the girls hair. I think they turned out pretty cute, and were incredibly CHEAP to make:)

This one is my favorite so far-
Kendal has been wearing her valentine bow, and I obviously need to make hers a little stronger to withstand a 2 year old constantly pulling and messing with it!

I have a few other cute bows I want to try out. I'll post them once I get them made (assuming they look half-way decent:)