Always catching up...

Why do I always feel like I'm behind?! There's never enough time in the day to do all the things that I would like to do, but I suppose that's a good thing. The last couple of weeks have been full of family fun...

My sister Paige held a fantastic St. Patrick's day party!

We went to the Gateway Discover Museum and it was awesome! The kids had a great time! I was impressed with all there was to do.

Ellie looks just a little guilty here. Maybe it's because she's not allowed in the fridge at home.

Ellie is such a snuggler. It's the best thing in the world!

Ellie loves to brush her teeth, usually with any one's toothbrush but her own. She's figured out that she can reach the water if she tip-toes. Pretty cute.

Easter festivities! I love when Easter falls on Conference Weekend. This year was especially meaningful and good. I'm so thankful for the Savior, the Resurrection, and wonderfully inspired leaders. It was a great weekend! (Other than my kids both getting sick and then infecting all of their cousins- Sorry!)

Ellie dove right in. She wanted to devour the entire contents of the egg before searching for the next.

Jake has discovered that he can climb into Ellie's bed. It's actually kind of nice. They entertain each other at the break of dawn when most other reasonable people should be sleeping.

Jake and Ellie reading the scriptures together. They've become such good little buddies. I love it!

We took a St. George trip at the beginning of April with my Mom. It was her 30th wedding anniversary and we thought it would be nice for her to get away for the weekend. We had a nice time. On the day of my Mom's anniversary she said that today was a happy day because it's the day that her family became eternal. She's so amazing! I love her strength and positive attitude.

We went out to dinner one night and came across "Jakes Old House". He thought it was pretty cool.

We went to my sister's in-laws house to swim. It was very nice, especially because they heat their pool to about 86 degrees. Perfect!

We made a stop at the St. George Temple. It was beautiful and very, very white. I had a hard time keeping my eyes open.

Hiking on the bluff...