Easter Fun!

Raegan holding Chayce, Kalli holding Chandler, Sydney, Max, Tyler and Andrew

I love these kids!!! They are awesome! Here they are in their Sunday best for Easter Sunday, except sweet Nicholas was at Grandmas because he was sick he did not get to go to church.

Nicholas feeling better was playing in Grandma's sand box with Max, enjoying the sunshine!

Max wanted the Easter Egg hunt to start "RIGHT NOW!"

Sydney got a huge load of eggs! Jake was helping Nicholas with his eggs...hmm Jake I wonder if you had ulterior motives??? (maybe a little candy for Jake too?)

Sydney climbing grandma's tree for an egg

Isn't 13 years old getting a little too old for an Easter Egg hunt??

Andrew found a Golden Egg!!

Kirk and Chandler were enjoying the sunshine too!

Nicholas (Jake) made a haul!!!

Dylan and Kalli...Cousin Fun!

Travis, Dylan, Kalli and Raegan
It's fun to get to see these cute kids grow up together.
Happy Easter!

Sunny Days in Salt Lake

We had a beautiful day today in Salt Lake. We took in a bunch of Church History sites and enjoyed the beautiful, long awaited sunny weather!
I had to snap a picture of my kids walking ahead. I love that Andrew is arm in arm with Tyler.

I love my family! I seriously enjoy being with them and going places. Even though we are large in numbers, the kids are really well behaved and we just enjoy being together...I love that!!

All nine kids in front of the Temple.

Chayce and Chandler enjoying the strohler

Sydney LOVES to strike a pose

We had fun posing in front of the Temple, everyone wanted to have their own picture in front of the Temple.

Kalli

Syd, Andrew and Tyler

Max, Andrew and Tyler

Silly Andrew

Tyler

Sydney..."I am going there someday!"

Raegan

Our Whole Eternal Family

Max- "Oh no, Bees live in flowers!!"
(he is terrified of bees and there were a ton of flowers around)

The kids in front of the Christ statue
Our friends the Hatchs met us there, our kids love hanging out together.

We enjoyed a pic nic before we headed into the Church History Museum

I love Nicholas' cheeks!
The kids had a ball playing on the second floor. There is a ton of stuff for the kids to do that is all hands on, they loved it! We stayed 2 hours in this museum. It was way fun!!!

Andrew trying to lift the replica Gold Plates

The kids got to put on costumes and learn a Mexican dance.
The whole Salt Lake experience today was awesome. So many fun times so many memories.

Spring Swimming

Max was loving this, he had a ton of fun!

We took the kids to the Lehi Swimming Pool today. We had a blast! Well Nicholas didn't think it was so much fun at first. This was his first time ever going swimming.

Max, Jake (my nephew) and one sad Nicholas

"Wow I guess it's not so bad after all" -Nicholas

Chad letting him know that everything was going to be okay and that this is supposed to be FUN!

Jake and a much happier, cold Nicholas (teeth chattering)

Kalli and Tyler

Tyler

This pool has a giant bucket of water that dumps out every few minutes, Kalli and Jake got caught right in the middle of it.

Sydney just after getting soaked!

Chad and Jake trying to miss the "soak"

Max is LOVING getting soaked!

Andrew, what a handsome little man!!

Kalli was helping Sydney learn some of her strokes for
up coming swim team try outs.

Raegan and Nicholas
after three hours of swimming!

The End

Hippos and Hamburgers

Spring Break day 2 we went to the
Bean Museum at BYU.
Sydney could not believe that an Elephant is really THAT big.

Sydney and a Zebra

Kalli, Syd, Raegan and Nicholas

Tyler and Kalli

GRRRR!
The kids were all growling like the
bears in the back ground.

After the museum we took the kids to In N Out Burger for lunch. With as big as a family as we have we don't take the kids out to eat very often. So this was a big treat.

After the museum and lunch, Chad played a little soccer in the front yard with Max and Nicholas.

Chad is coaching both Max and Andrew's soccer teams this year. I know like we need ONE more thing to do right now, but when no one is willing to coach and the boys need a coach, Chad volunteers. Looks like I will be a "soccer mom" for the next few weeks. The boys love having their dad coach.