Easter and Spring Break

The Sunday before Easter we had a family dinner and colored Easter eggs at our house.

Then the next weekend we headed down to Blanding for Easter and spring break.

Grandma was babysitting some calves that were being bottle fed so the kids got to help.

The kids had a lot of fun playing with cousins.
On Saturday we headed out to Recapture Pockets for our traditional Easter picnic.

Addi and Scout were the best little friends. Addi took Scout everywhere and really watched out for her. They were so cute together. Addi loves Scout.

One of the kids favorite things is climbing all the rocks.

Two of my most favorite people in the world, Grandma Black and Grandpa Halliday.

After eating a yummy Easter picnic the kids got to do an Easter egg hunt.

And they're off!

We had around 400 eggs and only 12 kids so they each ended up with a pretty full basket.

Addi checking out her loot.

We played some volleyball. The goal was to get from A-Z without the ball touching the ground. It took us right up until we left but we did it.

After the fun and games at Recapture Pockets we went to Bluff to see the Bluff Fort. This is where the Hole-in-the-Rock pioneers settled. Some of the families of the pioneers are recreating the fort and building cabins. They're super cute but tiny. I can't imagine how they lived there with several kids.

Kumen Jones is my Great Great Grandpa. This is what's left of his original house.

These two pictures (above and below) are of the meeting house where they held church, school, meetings, dances, etc.

Addi in front of a Ute teepee.

Oakley and Addi in front of a Navajo Hogan.

A huge pot, it was super heavy. I don't know how they would move it if it had anything in it.

Jensen, Oakley, Addi, and I spent the week after Easter in Blanding for Spring Break. Kolton couldn't because he had drumline competitions on the Saturdays before and after Easter. Alexi is turning into a teenager and didn't want to stay for the whole week so she went home with Matt on Easter afternoon. The next Friday Matt came back down to pick us up. Taylor's parents also came down to visit him and Stacy for the weekend so on Saturday we took a little road trip to see the sights. We stopped again at the Bluff Fort. More of the cabins were open this time so we were able to see them. Then we went to the Goosenecks overlook.

Then it was on to Muley Point.

Matt and Taylor

It was an awesome view, you could see all the way to Monument Valley.

Matt on the top of Salvation Knoll.
We had a great week!