Spring! Hooray!!

Spring has come.  I love Spring!  This year for Easter my two youngest and I drove to Utah for my nieces blessing.  Look how beautiful she is!!  Baby V almost 5 weeks old.  So cute, happy and sweet.  Ellie couldn't get enough of her (neither could I.  Carter, however, was fine playing with the boy cousins far away from the baby...)

Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of her in her blessing dress, but here is a cute one of Marybeth and baby V. ((Love))

After the blessing food and family there was an Easter egg hunt (I know it's small but can you see the amazing cupcakes Suzanne made?) and all the cousins and extended kids had a great time.  It was fun to see people I haven't seen in a long time.  

Later that evening when all was wound down, the kids got to play with the leftover dry-ice from Grandpa's famous home-made rootbeer.  

We played with cousins, went to dinner with Dennis and Jesica (and boys) and Heather and Andy; played more with cousins.  I loved seeing my sisters a lot.  Would love to do that weekly.

Next we went to Grandma Pedersen's for a cousin get-together and Easter egg hunt with Grandma and Grandpa Treadway.  After the candy joy we went to the park and enjoyed the sun and fun.

We had one last hurrah for lunch.  Love these ladies!  (And Zamiel, of course!)

Fast forward : Plays

I said it would be Christmas next.  I lied.  I'm going to fast forward a while and do Spring because it just happened and then I'll be all caught up.  Ha ha ha!

February and March mean plays here.  First was "Captain Bree and her Lady Pirates" with McKenna being Captain Bree.  It was a fun play and she blew me away.  She was awesome on stage and even the last night when she started losing her voice, was amazing.  After months of practicing and hard work we were all happy the play was here.  

Mom and Dad were able to come out and see the play since she had the lead and it was the last one with this performing group (she moves up to High School next year, gulp.)

We are so proud of her and so thankful we live in a place they can participate in the arts.  We love seeing her talents!  (P.S.  The pineapple is tradition.  You know the show Psych?  That's why...)

Next up (two short weeks later) was "Little Mermaid" which Ellie was King Triton's Seahorse.  She had exactly one line (although she was in most of the songs) but her costume was AWESOME.  The pictures don't do it justice but trust me when I say the costumes were amazing.    Again, so thankful we live in a place the kids can participate in the arts!

Ready to watch the show!

 After the show.

 So I'm not all caught up but am going to stop there for now.  You'll have to come back to find out what fun things we did for Easter.  :)