Special Day

On Saturday Chad and I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the temple with our friends the Copelands who were taking out their endowments, and getting sealed to their 3 girls. It was such a wonderful day. I don't think I have ever enjoyed being in the temple that much. Chad had the opportunity to be Dave's escort, so I didn't get to see much of him. I can't even tell you how wonderful it was to watch their children being sealed to them. What a great blessing for them to know that their kids will be with them for all eternity. I have never been able to witness that before, so it really struck a cord with me. I was so grateful for my family, and knowing that they are going to be with me forever. I am so happy for the Copelands, and I know they will be blessed for the decisions they have made. I am also so grateful to them for helping me remember how important my family is to me, and allowing me to be a part of their special day.

Easter Sunday

We had a fun Easter. It is so fun because the kids are starting to understand things. It is so fun to watch their faces and see their expressions. Owen was so happy to get his new Ramone car, that he didn't pay attention to much else. I am still finding jelly beans all over the house, and can't wait till they are all in the trash. We had a fun day of church, naps, and Easter dinner with Heather, Aaron and Lilly. We hope you all had a wonderful Easter.

Claire and Owen hunting for eggs.
Claire and her goods.
Owen checking out his basket.
Ready for church - I couldn't get them to stand together for anything!

After dinner activity - hide and seek. Owen has to count with everyone. You gotta love the no pants, but we had jello for dinner, so the pants had to come off!

Happy Birthday Chad!

Today Chad turns 33 - wow!! I love to tease him because he is older than me, so I can. Thanks so much for being a wonderful husband and father. The kids can hardly wait for him to come home ever day, and have a party when he does. I personally think that they are very sick of me by then! Thanks for all you do for all of us, and we hope you have a wonderful day!

Claire's 4th Birthday

Saturday was Claire's 4th birthday, and she had a fun day. She had her birthday breakfast and then we went shopping to try and find her and Owen some new shoes. We headed to McDonalds for Happy Meals, and then went home for our ward Easter Egg Hunt. We found out that I had the wrong time, so we missed it. So, we got ready for her party instead. It was so nice of all her aunts and uncles who live nearby to come, also grandma and some friends. She had a great time, and loved her new "big" bike that she got. She was loaded up on princess stuff and as happy as can be. It is so much fun to watch her grow and change, and we hope she had a wonderful 4th birthday. We love you Claire!

Thanks Grandma

Claire and Owen's Grandma Farmer sent them a wonderful Easter gift. They were so excited. We just wanted to say thanks to Grandma for thinking of us, and hope your having fun in Hawaii! We love you!

Easter Eggs

Last Monday for FHE we went over to the Copeland's house to dye Easter Eggs. Owen really didn't like wearing a different shirt until he discovered what he was doing. He wouldn't use anything but his hands to put or take the eggs out, so his hand was a different color for a few days. At least he had fun. Claire always loves coloring eggs and bugged me all day. She was so excited when it finally came time and only wanted to make her eggs pink. We had a lot of fun!
Gotta love the colored hand!
Claire's Masterpiece

Haircut

Can we say ugly!!! I realize that I haven't posted pictures of Easter or Claire's birthday, but today was a much bigger milestone that I have to share. I'll try to share the rest as soon as possible. I have an extra kid right now, so computer time is scarce. Anyways, today Chad went to go and get Claire for dinner, and he found clumps of her hair all over our bed, along with her babies hair (actually Lillie's baby). She cut her hair in the front to the scalp. I was to angry to get a picture of that. I actually cried. So, we ate fast, and Claire and I headed to the closest hair place to see if it could be fixed. Apparently it could be fixed but I have to blow dry her hair forward so that it covers her bald spot (yes bald). The lady was really nice and kept telling me how fast kids hair grows, but Chad is convinced that it will take a couple months till you won't notice the bald spot. So in the meantime, she has an ugly haircut, and the scissors are put far far away again!