Go Green!

I'm not usually this organized with clothes and outfits but this year for Easter I planned ahead and had the whole family match. It was a lot of fun and I think it turned out cute. I know it's not going to be to much longer before the kids grow up and won't let me do these kinds of things! :) After we were all dressed, which is a feet in and of it's self, we knew we had to take pictures before we headed off to church. Because who knows what we'd look like 3 hours from now! So below is some of the silly, funny, and cute pictures we were able to get!













We spent the evening at Jeff's parents home for dinner and a little Easter egg hunt. It was a great day!

Spring Break 2009

Spring break in Seattle was absolutely beautiful this year! The sun was out and the temp. was great. We had a couple of fun day trips early in the week. I took the kids to Seahurst Beach/Park in Burien, with Becky and her kids, to look in the tide pools and play in the sand. Then sun felt so good! The tide was high so we didn't get to look in the tide pools but the kids had a blast climbing on the logs and building in the sand. Can't wait for summer!






We also went to Snoqualmie Falls one afternoon. It was beautiful. We had fun but it was a little hectic. I think that this little trip was probably one of the first times I've taken all 4 of the kids on an outing (besides the store) with out Jeff's help. It was a little stressful but I think the kids had a great time anyway, despite mom being a little crazy!


In the little town of Snoqualmie is a neat Train Museum. We stopped there before the falls and got to get up in this little engine. It was fun to get up close to all the old trains on the lines.



Then unfortunately after these fun days I got pretty sick with a sinus infection. So, I was out of it for the rest of the break but the kids still had fun. They went over to Great Grandma and Grandpa Allen's house for a sleep over which turned into a 2 night sleep over. They always have so much fun! They told of late nights, movies, yummy food like donuts, and just about what ever they wanted. Can't wait until I'm a grandma and can spoil my grand kids too!

This weekend is Easter and so now we are trying to focus our thoughts and hearts to celebrating this special holiday. We are looking forward to remembering the Saviors Resurrection as well as a few special treats from the Easter Bunny.

Portland, Oregon

Our family just took a little weekend trip down to Portland Oregon a few weekends ago. We had a great time. This is what we did while we were there...

We went to see the second largest year round running water fall in the US. It's called Multinomah Falls. It was amazing. What a site to see. The kids loved it. We couldn't believe how loud it was. They have is so beautifully presented with stone walk ways, nice paths to hike up to the top of the falls and a wonderful bridge that you can walk across and get an amazing close up view of the falls. Definitely worth seeing if you are in Portland!

Laine got a good look at the falls and liked it! I don't think she could open her eyes any wider even if she wanted to.

Then we took the kids to the Portland Children's Museum. That was a lot of fun. They had a Bob the Builder exhibit and Shane went nuts over that. Here he is driving the tractor.

Wyatt worked on fixing some pipes! Maybe he'll be a plumber some day.

Or, maybe a dentist! He had a lot of fun playing in this alligators mouth! :)

Abigail and Wyatt had fun in the "garage" making things that they could take home with them.

Our hotel was right across the street from the Portland Temple in the Lake Oswego area. The whole area was gorgeous and the Temple was spectacular. It's such a beautiful design and the stone around the outside is incredible! We really enjoyed walking around the grounds and feeling the spirit that is always at the House of the Lord.


Then, the real reason we went down to Portland...A group of friends and I took our daughters to see the Broadway show Wicked! It's such an amazing show. I saw it for the first time in Chicago. I brought home the music and Abigail and I love listening to it. Abigail knows all the songs and asked all the time when I was going to take her to see it. So when we heard it was coming to Portland we got tickets. It was such a fun night. We got to get all dressed up, go out to dinner and then enjoy the show. As I knew she would be, Abigail was completely taken by the show and loved every minute. Then after when we were walking out we got so lucky as to be walking past the back door where the actors were coming out. So Abigail got her programed signed by Glinda, Fierro, Nessa, and Bock! It was so exciting. They are all truly amazing at what they do. We were bummed not to be able to meet Alfaba but I'm sure she was still inside trying to "de-greenify" herself! If you haven't seen this show yet, go see it!! It's coming to Seattle in September!!!!!


The girls had a fun Birthday Party sleep over in celebration of Brynly, Reanan, and Katie's birthdays in March. They painted toes, played games, ate food, and stayed up late. What fun!

We had a fun time as a family. It was a perfect little get away and I'm so glad that we had the opportunity to go. Our hotel was fun and when we weren't site seeing we had a great time at the pool swimming and splashing! Here's a picture of Laine relaxing on the hotel bed. She had fun too!

We are now looking forward to our next family trip which will be in a few weeks. We are taking the kids to Disneyland!!! Can't wait :)