I sure love this girl!

This is also my attempt at using the All MANUAL button on my camera! Now I just need to learn more about editing :)

Easter 2009

We made rice krispy treats and dipped them in chocolate (mint & milk) and then covered them in sprinkles. Boy were they tasty!!

This year we painted Easter eggs. Lots of fun and very messy :)

On Saturday, we went to the Jame's Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The kids had a great time. Gabe followed his friend Shane around the whole time. We had to keep a watch on them for fear that they might take the plunge into the cold swimming pool. They had some fun swings that the kids loved playing on too. Also, the food was fantastic! Thanks for a great party :)

Afterwards, Steve took the girls to see the new Hannah Montana movie. He actually liked it! The girls cannot stop singing the songs. The Easter Bunny came on Saturday. The girls got new dresses and CD's (Hannah Montana the Movie & Jonas Brothers). Kyle got new jeans and an Itunes gift card. Gabe got a new church shirt and Tonka truck pulling motorcycles. Biv got a pop up toy. ....oh and don't forget alllll the candy!

This is my attempt at a picture before church. As you can see, it was a complete failure!! Seriously...anyone have any tips to get 5 kids to smile at the same time? Anyone...anyone?

We had the Crompton's and the White's over for Easter dinner. It was lots of fun and very chaotic!! Gotta love it :) Unfortunately, I didn't get any good pictures from that! Friends are the next best thing to family! We love you guys!

I am so grateful for the opportunity that we have to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. What an amazing example He is to me. I love the gospel with all my heart!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Poison Oak...ALL OVER... 'nough said!

...and I mean ALL OVER!

Kyle's First Temple Trip

Kyle turned 12 last month and received the Aaronic Priesthood. (I don't think I am old enough to have a 12 year old!) He was "excited" in his own "tweener" way to be passing the Sacrament. Steve & Kyle went on the Youth Temple trip to the San Antonio Temple to perform baptisms for the dead. Kyle said it was "cool." That is about all I could get out of him! I hope that this is an experience that he will remember for the rest of his life.

I am so grateful to be a member of this great church! Grateful for the wonderful blessings that we recieve as an eternal family. I am especially grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and for his loving guidance and example.

In honor of Twilight, meet Renesmee Cullen!

Look at them vampire teeth! She's a cutie :)

Coolest Giveaway!

My friend has a great blog and has awesome information and fun giveaways. This particular giveaway is really cool. It is vinyl lettering from Chatty Walls!! You don't want to miss this :)

Here is her link: domestic goddess

Happy St. Patricks Day!!

Name Change?

Halle: Mom, I don't want to be Halle anymore. I want to be named Megan. Can I change my name to Megan?

Me: Well, I didn't name you Megan, I named you Halle. Therefore, I will not call you Megan. But you can change your name when you are eighteen.

Halle: Ok. Well maybe I want to be Taylor er or uh Megan....

Me: When you are eighteen you can be whoever you want!

Halle: Cool.

All the while Halle is thinking of all the names that she can change hers to when she turns eighteen. Hopefully she will like her given name by then! I absolutely love it. We had Halle's named picked out years before she was even born. She has often said that she would rather go by the name of Grace (which is her middle name). I tell her that she can do that if she wants. She then proceeds to tell me that I have to call her teacher and tell her that we changed it. Then we forget! Convenient huh?

Rewind 25 years to the time when I was younger and I absolutely hated my name. Back then, I could never understand why my mom named me Chelon. You see, my siblings names are Chad, Brent and Brooke. Nothing odd there! Then there is Chelon!! Don't get me wrong, I love my name now! But I remember wanting to have a nickname or something that people would call me. Unfortunately nothing ever stuck. There isn't really anything that goes with Chelon. My mom suggested: Chelly or Lonny....yuck! Come on :) What made it even worse is that I don't have a middle name. Maybe it was the hair that needed to change!! Needless to say, I made it through those years of wanting to change my name. I now truly appreciate my mom and the fact that she loved a friend so much that she wanted to name her first born daughter after her! I hope that Halle too will do ok!!