Must have

I found these sweet toys on another blog and LOVE them! They would also be so fun for our play kitchen. Isn't Target the best!? :)

Easter Fun

We had so much fun this past weekend! We packed up Thursday morning and headed for Bloomington! Easter in Bear Lake has become a tradition for my family. There is no better yard for an Easter egg hunt than my Grandparents. And there is no better place to be together! We loaded up the bikes, balls, and bubbles, for some spring time fun. I figured the weather would be like it is here. Cold and cloudy, yet some grass to play on. We were very surprised to find the yard hidden by plenty of snow. At least the roads were clear so we could go for some walks and get some use out of the new bikes!

Since we weren't outside as much as we would have liked, we played games, visited, and watched plenty of episodes of the office!

The Easter egg hunt was fun! The snow didn't slow the kids down. Except when they fell up to their knees through the softening crust of snow. Unless that was just me, and the snow couldn't hold all of my extra pounds!

Seth and Heater set up a scavenger hunt using their "navigation system thing" (not sure what it is really called) for the older boys to find their Easter treasures. We all had fun walking (or riding) around town watching the kids find the hidden clues.

When we got home, Dustin unloaded the car while I started the pasta salad. We had less than an hour until we needed to leave for Dustin's parents. Natalie was finally able to participate in some Easter fun. She was house ridden in Bear Lake because it was just too cold! We had two rounds of egg hunts. First the babies, then the older kids. Once Natalie picked up an egg it was hard to get her to let go of it to put it in the basket so she could get more. It was so fun to watch Natalie and Aria on their first little Easter Egg hunt! We love having close cousins!!

We are so thankful for our families and the time that we can spend with them. We had such a great time this weekend! It was the perfect ending to a long winter and a great kick off to spring and the busy work season!!

(Make sure to check out Seth's page for some more, and better pictures of the Porter family fun)

Dancer

Last weekend Karlie had her first dance performance. She loved getting all dressed up in her new costume. It was very entertaining of course! There is nothing like watching a bunch of three and four year old little girls try to do a dance together!




The little girl on the end next to Karlie is Karlie's cousin Avery. They are only 2 1/2 months apart. I love that Karlie has cousins her age that we live close to! Lucky girl!


I recorded the dance on my camera. I knew Karlie would enjoy watching it. It is a bit shaky because I kept laughing. They don't know the ending very well. Maybe they will do a little better next time! Karlie is on the far left.