Another cute Addiism

Addi sneaks into Lexi's room and climbs into bed with her every night. Last night when I was telling her good night I told her to stay in her own bed. Her reply was, "I don't want to go to Lexi's bed, my legs do. They just get up and take me in there. You need to tell my legs to stay in bed and not go in Lexi's room." Well I told them but they didn't listen, darn those legs, I guess they're grounded.

Out of the mouth of babes

Awhile back in primary Addi learned about the war in heaven. She came home and told me that we chose Jesus and we know that because we're here on earth and have a body. But some people chose Satan and they don't get to come to earth and get a body. For some reason it really stuck with her and she's talked about it a lot since then. The other day we had a conversation that just melted my heart. Addi said "I'm sad that some people chose Satan." I asked her why. She said, "because maybe I was friends with some of those people and because they chose Satan they don't get to come to earth so I never get to be friends with them here." I thought it was pretty deep thinking for a 5-year-old. It certainly got me thinking.

MORP

Kolton was asked to MORP last night, twice.
Around 9:00 the doorbell rang and we found this plate with banana bread on it.

About 20 minutes later the doorbell rang again and we found this bag full of Clemetine oranges.

Yup, it was two different girls. Someone's heart's going to get broken :( Okay, maybe not so much broken but it's still sad.

Prepardness and pixies

On Saturday I hosted another food storage Saturday. We canned 300 lbs. of steel cut oats and made homemade liquid laundry soap.

Here's my studly husband helping with the canner.

Stacy, Noelle, and Kristi all came.

We ended up with 60 cans of oats.

Filling our empty laundry soap containers with homemade laundry soap.
We got done so fast we went to a girl's lunch at Olive Garden.

That night Addi had a dance recital. Her class were pixies. She was so adorable. She really loves dance. She did such a good job, she knew the dance really well.

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!

All I want for Christmas is . . .

Lexi's new business

One of Lexi's young women leaders had her make a cake for her son's birthday. Lexi made him a cupcake cake. He loves John Deere tractors so that was the theme she used. It turned out so cute! She's hoping to turn it into a little side business and start making cakes for people.