zoo!

We decided to take all of the kids to the zoo this week (minus the babies).  

It was freezing when we got there, but by the time we left it had warmed up.

We had a great time, especially with our cousins!

easter fun

Our Easter was pretty low key this year.

The boys got new shirts for church, but no official Easter outfits.

They were happy to wake up and find eggs hidden all over the house.

They had to search a little bit for their treats.

They were excited to see what was inside:

They each got a movie:

Kaden:  Wreck it Ralph  Bosten:  Curious George

A new electric toothbrush

Teddy Bear Crackers

Cheetos

M&M candy egg

New T-shirts

Kaden:  Minecraft  Bosten:  Star Wars Angry birds

Then they opened all of the eggs to find jelly beans and money.

After church, we went to Mimi and Papa's house for dinner.  We had ham, scalloped potatoes, rolls, green beans, green salad, and a chocolate layered dessert.

Mimi and Papa hid eggs for all of the kids outside.  The treats started to melt inside the eggs, so it was a good thing they hadn't been outside for very long.

a slow death

Our refrigerator has been slowly dying over the past several months.  Actually, the fridge was fine, but the freezer was another story.  Our ice cream was really soft, the bread not frozen, etc.  Thankfully, we recently decided to get a home warranty.  We had someone come out to take a look at it, and they told us pretty much what we thought.  It was time for a new one.  

It is super exciting when the RC Willey truck rolls up to our house.  

The boys thought it was a little crazy when they took the front door off, so that they could move things in and out a little easier.

But, it was all worth it and we love the new one.

happenings

After we had some fantastic weather, we woke up to this:

Bosten being his silly self...and watching a little March Madness in the background.

 

Went to the BYU vs. Mercer basketball game.

 

Bosten likes watching a show like this, and the blanket on his head has to be just right.

I saw a sign that I liked and figured out how to adapt it and make one of my own.

This one is made from the roof (part) of a chicken coop that used to be in our back yard, paint, and sandpaper to distress it.  I love how it turned out.  Now to figure out where to hang it.

We got the family room painted, and now are working on decorating.

This is going up on the big, blank wall.  Its missing the barn stars for the window.  I'll post pictures when its up.  I've had the window and stars for a really long time.  For the stripes, I bought boards at The Home Depot, then painted and distressed them.

We switched shelves around and this one ended up hanging with a throw that I got a Gardner Village a long time ago.

The sign on the left is new, otherwise I had all of the other stuff...its just in a new place.  

 

Its nice to be able to get all of our stuff out that's been packed away for so long.  

Next, we're headed upstairs with the painting.

1st grade program

Kaden had his singing program yesterday.  They had 2 performances:  one in the morning for the school (and any parents that wanted to come) and one in the evening.

Bosten and I went to the morning show, and Mimi, Papa, Kyle, Bosten and I went to the evening show.

They were told to wear red, white, or blue shirts.  We decided to do both.

The program was cute, and Kaden did a great job.

ncaa tourney bracket

This year, I decided that I wasn't going to make a tournament bracket on the wall this year

(remember this?)

We just got done painting and I didn't want to mess with it.

FYI, I didn't mention it to Kaden or else we would have made one for sure!  :)

Kyle had the great idea to make a permanent one.  He even brought a board home from work.

I used spray paint to paint the board.

I used jumbo popsicle sticks for the games.

 

Once I got them cut, I used hot glue to attach them to the board.

 

Here it is.  Same great madness, and I never have to make another one.  

 

Gone are the days of Jimmermania, but we still love March Madness! 

cub scouts

Since Kaden turned 8, he can now go to Cub Scouts.  So fun!  They meet every other week, which is just about perfect.

His first week, they went to the fire station.

Mimi sewed on all of his patches.  He's pretty excited.

The next time he went (this last week), they made stencils and then used them to make pillow cases.  Of course, this kid made a minecraft one.  So fun!