April Holidays

So, that oldest daughter of mine went and turned 14, who woulda thought that could happen to me?? I lived the earlier years of parenthood just stressing about having a teenager... turns out, it is SO FUN!! (really helps when your teenager is a really good girl)

She asked me how many girls she could invite to her party, I said I didn't care... so she invited 17... that was a lot of girls running around my house. And even though I said I didn't care if it was a slumber party or not, she chose NOT, and just had her bestest cousin friend Macy sleep over. (and MAN, was I happy the next morning that I woke up to my family only and not a million nutso girls!)

(my homemade triple layer chocolate cake)

So, what do you do with this many girls until 11:00pm?? VIDEO SCAVENGER HUNT is what we chose. This was a fun FREE activity that the girls loved. We split up in 3 teams, and my awesome neighbor Rachelle, my sweet sister Chrissy and I each drove a hyper group of girls equipped with a video camara and a list of their super secret mission to film! It was a race to see who could get back to Ashlin's house fastest with all 10 items on their list accomplished and proofed on film. (ie, find a horse, sing to the cashier at a gas station, teach some stranger how to do the "jazz square", make happy grams and deliver them in person to a boy they know... etc) Then after they all met back here we watched all the videos! We all laughed, they were so funny!

Copycats!!
Ashlin was so sweet and let her younger siblings run around with the girls once they were at home, and Emma was in special "worship" mode that night, with 16 fashionable older girls to be-friend! You know she did. They ended the night with lots of "Reverse Hide and Seek" or "Sardines", where only ONE hides and the rest run around trying to secretly find and hide with them. I don't understand why everyone doesn't LOVE having kids parties, they really are so fun to plan and have!

Now, for Dallin's 11th Birthday.... Dallin was so cute, and even though he has a mom that loves to have parties, he chose for his birthday to NOT have a party and requested instead for his Dad to take him and his brother on a special birthday campout! Bruce and the boys were so excited... THEN (heres the sad part) 3 days before Dallin's b-day Bruce dislocated his ankle (older post). BUMMER. So, his b-day campout is postponed until May. But we made his day special by going to Oregano's as a family (his choice) then seeing
"Monsters VS Aliens" in 3D....


then since it was his Birthday, we had to let him get on the really cool circle ride thingy displayed at the mall that day.....



Happy Birthday kiddos!


Then ofcourse, here are our mellow Easter morning pictures.

So, there is no photo evidence of fun Easter egg dying as a family... but, oh yes, 5 kids = 5 dozen eggs, try boiling 60 eggs in a big pot... and just see if your house doesn't smell a little funny for a few days... ugh! And no evidence of our friend Easter egg hunt and Family Easter egg hunt/party... but don't you worry... they happend too!

Happy Easter!