Easter In Circleville

Easter weekend we headed down to Circleville for our second celebration. They have the best easter egg hunt there.  The kids are sectioned off by age and they have a lot of candy.  Sawyer was itching to get in there and collect the eggs.  Some of the eggs were soccer balls and footballs.  I do believe they were the first ones he ran for.  Such a boy! 

When they said "GO" Sawyer took off! He again headed out where nobody else was and collected eggs.  He did really good.  I am so excited that he finally got the concept of the Easter Egg Hunt.  He filled his basket pretty quickly.  The eggs were filled with candy this time. The only draw back the eggs were taped shut.  It took awhile to untape them.  I decided I earned about half the candy in the bucket.  Sawyer was not too keen on the idea.  We really need to work on the whole sharing thing. 

We basically closed the easter egg hunt down.  We played on the playground and then played kickball.  I haven't played that game in years.  We had a great time and may have gotten quite a sunburn but we all had fun.  

After the festivities we headed back to the Grandparents to let the children run wild, ahh just like my childhood.  Almost all of my cousins and sisters were there.  We were joined by Travis' mom Katie for the afternoon.  We ate a delicious lunch at Uncle Todd's with the traditional potato salad and ham.  The wind may have dusted all the food but hey we could all use a little more iron in our diet right? 

Travis and his mom went fishing at Otter Creek where they met up with Tammy and her family.  They had a great time catching huge fish.  I stayed with the kids at the Grandparents and let the little rug rats play with their cousins they don't see very often.  We all had a great time.  

Warm Weather

We are loving the fact we live at a house with a fire pit in the back yard again.  We have used the pit quite a bit.  One Saturday back in March it was kind of a nice day so we decided we could play outside after been cooped up inside all winter.  We had a fire and roasted tube steaks, aka hot dogs, and made some S'mores.  Sawyer was not a fan of the s'mores.  He is like his mom, they were a little messy for him.  He took one bite and the marshmallow slid out and on his jacket and his fingers.  It was a bit of an ordeal for the little guy, he hates to have his fingers dirty while eating- again like his mom.  He needs to get out more I guess. hahaha. Jaylee was pretty content to just sit in her stroller and watch us mosey about.  

The trees that surround the fire pit are awful, shhh don't tell the land owners.  The trees have thorns on it and the trees were sprouting tons of little branches.  It was basically a death trap over there until I came over with my hatchet.  I took out most of the branches and Travis got the rest.  We can now go back there without getting snagged on something or getting our eyes poked out.  Thanks heavens. 

Monore Easter

Here in Monroe the town has a great little Easter Egg hunt.  It happened to be on a Thursday since it was Spring Break for all the school kids.  I was not too excited about a weekday hunt since I would have to wrestle my two little bundles of energy.  It all worked out though, fortunately, even though Jaylee was in dire need of a long nap she wasn't too bad since we were outside.  

This year Sawyer was really excited about getting the eggs and he did not get his bucket stuck on his head thank goodness- last year he put his bucket on his head right before they said go and the handle got stuck under his chin. It ruined the whole hunt for him. The city divided the kids into age groups.  Thank goodness things have advanced since I was a child.  The town Easter Egg hunt was survival of the fittest and very traumatizing for me. When they said go Sawyer ran out really far missing a million eggs but he knew what he was doing I guess.  He ran out and started collecting eggs and working backwards to ensure his bucket was full.  The town had empty eggs for the hunt and you turned them in for a prize bag.  To a 2 year old he thought he won the lottery, he got a pencil in his bag. He was so excited.    

After the hunt we had to play at the park.  There was a bounce house and a inflatable slide but I figured  those would have been a death trap for my little 27 pound child. We played at the park for about an hour and Jaylee decided she NEEDED a nap NOW! Sawyer got to see the Easter Bunny and he went right up to him and jumped in it's arms.  Too funny.  Last time he saw an Easter Bunny he was terrified.    

Sawyer had to dress like Poppa with his cowboy boots and his hat that Poppa gave him.  

Left all the kids in the dust 

He insisted on having the bag in his bucket.  A lot of the kids just had bags to collect their eggs.  I guess he didn't want to feel left out. 

She was so tired she fell asleep like this on the way home. No I do not gag her with her carseat she is teething and chews on EVERYTHING she can get a hold of. 

St. Patty's DaY

Top of the Mornin' To Ya Lad.  We had a great St. Patrick's Day, but lets talk about the events leading up to this lucky day.  The Sunday before, the 10th, I started to feel icky.  I didn't know what it was for sure I just didn't feel very good.  I thought I was tired so Travis' took care of the kids and I slept.  It was like heaven for the hour I napped.  I miss napping, why didn't I take more advantage of naps before I had kids?  Monday I felt awful, like just got hit by a bus awful.  Travis came home a little early to take care of me.  I had a chest cold and I wanted to cry because I am still nursing and there aren't many over the counter medicines to help relieve the symptoms.  Tuesday I went to the doctors to appease Travis.  It was a good call.  He gave me some medicine to take.  When I came home, Travis let me sleep.  Okay really I laid down and my head was saying get up but my body was not listening.  Travis took the kids in to get my medicine, have I mentioned that Travis takes excellent care of me?  Later that night I got a fever and slept and was delirious the rest of the night. I slept on the couch because that is where I fell asleep and I was not moving.  

Wednesday, I had an awful cough.  It was one of those coughs that is not productive and it was just so annoying.  Anytime I drank anything slightly cold I would have a coughing fit.  Or if I breathed too deeply I would have a fit.  The only thing the cough accomplished that day was to help my ab muscles develop.  They were so sore. 

Thursday I woke up and felt pretty good.  The cough wasn't even half as bad as it was the day before.  I could drink cool water- thank the Lord above.  I got out of my pajamas and my kids did too.  Such an accomplishment. They also both had mild fevers.  I was so worried I infected them with that monster bug that I had.

Friday I felt so good the kids and I went down to Piute to watch my nephews wrestle.  It was fun to get out of the house and see my sisters.  Sawyer was beside himself that he got to see Sam and Spencer.  There were so many kids there it was a little overwhelming. 

Saturday Travis woke up early and went ice fishing to catch dinner- not even kidding.  He came back with 50 perch and a speeding ticket.  I had to go grocery shopping to get some stuff for the big fish fry we were going to have .  We called my sisters and Grandparents to come on down for the delicious fish that Travis caught.  Tammy, Dave and Nathan stopped by on their way home.  It was nice to see them.  Sawyer loves to have people come and play with him and it was nice to visit with Tammy and Dave. 

Travis started filleting the fish.  It took a while considering there were so many fish.  I got the rest of the dinner ready because I do not touch the fish- they stink. Vanessa and Grandpa entertained the kids while Grandma, Mariah, and Jared went into Wally World- dodged a bullet there, hahaha.  When the shoppers were on their way home dinner was just getting finished, thanks to Krista and Travis for getting the fish ready.  

It was fun to get together with everybody again.  The food was great and the company was good too.  Travis made an amazing cobbler for dessert.  I can't wait for summer. 

Krista stayed at our house to partake of our annual Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner.  Sawyer had a little mishap at church.  We had to sit in the metal chairs because it was a mission farewell.  He was minding his own business eating his goldfish crackers when he leaned too far forward.  He slipped backwards through the hole, the fish went flying.  Thankfully, there was an attentive guy behind us and caught Sawyer, he was just a little rattled.  

The corned beef did not turn out as good as last year, I was a little bummed.  I think I over cooked the meat.  It was a nice relaxing day that was like good ole times in Logan every Sunday.  I miss Logan, have I mentioned that? 

We love our Daddy

I love my food but I am extremely messy, hence why I eat in the bathtub. 

Nuzzle Noses for Grandpa

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was a family affair this year.  We decided that we would spend the night together and appreciate all those whom we love.  

In preparation I made a cheesecake again.  I have an amazing recipe but I have not perfected it yet and the top of my cheesecake keeps cracking.  I guess I will just have to make more to determine what I need to do differently.  While cooking I had a little helper who unpacked all of my new Rubbermaid containers and arranged them on the counter. My other little helper played quietly in her jumperoo.  

We decided to go bowling for some family fun.  Sawyer is getting to be quite the bowler.  It was league night so we had to be off of our lanes by 7.  We played two games.  The first game Travis and I bowled pretty normally for us.  The second game Sawyer beat us.  It was a bit pathetic.  The bowlers from the league were probably laughing at us.  One older gentleman actually commented on our "amazing" skills and how he would like the little one on his team.  I was a little embarrassed at my performance.  

We went out to dinner at the South China Restaurant.  It is a lovely Chinese/American place.  The place was packed and we got there just in time.  After we got there, a huge line formed.  We all know the baby does not like waiting in line.  

We came home to eat the cheesecake.  It was delicious!!!