Easter

 We had a pretty chill Easter this year since it was on Conference Sunday.  We watched the morning session and then in the middle the kids colored eggs.  It actually was so fun to do this year, just like everything is seems, as the kids have gotten older things have gotten easier and more fun.  Clara was so cute, she loved seeing all the pretty colors she made. After the afternoon session we had our annual egg hunt outside.  We have two different hunts, the one for the little kids and then one for the older kids and we let the younger ones go out youngest to oldest for a minute of two so the younger ones get their fair share. Although next year we may change it for the older kids because Nellie and Jane had gotten a lot before Lizzy even got out there.  Kevin and I hid all the eggs for them, which was actually pretty fun to try and find good hiding spots especially for the big kids.

 It was so fun to see Clara be so big and find all the eggs. She is just getting so fun!

 I just love all these kids so much. Every time I get overwhelmed by having six kids I just see things like this and how much fun it is to have all of them and it just fills my soul and makes me feel so overwhelmed with gratitude for my life and how blessed and lucky I am!

Lizzy got some masks in her Easter basket this year and was so sweet to share that night with her sisters.  Its so fun having all these girls! They sure are a special group!

Bodega Bay and Dillon Beach

 Oh the joys of being us.  I think sometimes we just don't have the best luck when we try and do things. I wanted to take a day trip since we hadn't taken a big trip for Spring Break, and I had seen so many people post recently about going to Bodega Bay and how great it was.  I thought why not go?  We had never been and it looked great and not too far away.  We drove down pretty early so we would have most of the day there.  The forecast said close to 70, which for the coast I thought was pretty warm honestly so we mostly all wore shorts and just brought a jacket.  Just our luck it was FREEZING!  The wind was blowing so hard and it was just so cold.  We walked around a little and went out to where there are supposed to be a lot of whale sightings and of course the worker said it was a lot warmer the day before and they saw a lot of whales as well. None the day we went though, haha. We walked down to the beach for a few minutes but it was just so cold and there wasn't good sand, so we decided to instead head to Dillon Beach because it was close by and we knew a lot of people that had gone there. Well unfortunately it was just as cold there.  We let the kids dig in the sand a while but honestly the whole time all I could think about was how badly I wanted to leave.

 We turned our chairs around so the wind was at our backs and it helped a little. But honestly I was miserable. I hate being cold I would much rather roast to death than freeze.

 The kids had a good time digging their giant hole that they love to dig every time we go to the beach, but I love it because they have so much fun together doing it.

This little monkey snuggled me good and helped to keep me warm.  Maybe next year I will pick a better place to go for Spring Break!

Spring Break Fun

I try and make sure we have fun things to do for spring break.  Its hard that we haven't been able to take any trips for Spring Break in years, but I'm hoping that will soon end. Until it does though we have a good time doing things close by.  This year I tried to have things to do every day and it ended up being really fun. I feel so grateful that I have kids that enjoy being with me and each other. It makes me really happy.  We went to the park and to the Grows house which honestly my kids like going to as much as any amusement park. They love the baby animals and riding the ponies and the cotton candy, and just all the fun things they have to do there.  We had a fun day going to the cement slides with our friends the Gurrs.  We really have been having fun with them and its fun that they have kids the same age as my four youngest.  They have a great time together. It was also fun to go to the Ward Easter Hunt.  We rounded out or break with a trip to Bodega Bay and Dillon Beach where we froze to death but I will blog about those in another post. It was a fun Spring Break and makes me look forward to what we are going to do next year. 

 This pony is a favorite of the kids they love riding him when they come and Clara thinks she is the biggest girl ever.  She didn't want to get down.

 They have so much fun on this swing. Lizzy is probably going to be mad at me for posting these pictures, haha!

 They had a giant bubble maker and the kids loved making the bubbles, they spent well over an hour doing this.

 Russell and his buddy Porter on the swing.

 WE love that they have a cotton candy machine. Its so fun!

The cement slides weren't working all that great the day we went, We had a hard time getting going very fast one them.

 After the cement slides we took a walk down by the creek and played a little. The kids loved it!

Its fun for Clara to have a little friend to play with.

Annie and her friend Ella were having fun just walking and visiting.  It was cute.

Annie and Piper have always been great friends but lately they have been letting Clara play with them too and it has been so nice.

Wherever Kevy is you will likely find Russell as well. He is usually glued to Kevin's hip.

When Clara spotted the Easter Bunny she sprinted over there to hug him. It was pretty much the cutest thing I have ever seen.

Counting the loot. Thankfully its not nearly as much as Halloween!