This past weekend my sister and I loaded up 8 kids and headed to my mom's house in Payson. Saturday they had a big Easter egg hunt, face painting, petting zoo and pony rides.

This face painter was amazing. Love the bunnies and tiger. Wyatt's looked so natural on him. Hunter's on the other hand...I thought he got Darth Mal and I told him it wasn't very Easter-ie. He was offended that I couldn't tell it was a Cardinal. Whatever it was, was freaky.

We went to Fossil Creek; which was gorgeous. My mom and aunt brought their dogs and it was so much fun to watch them play in the water. Made me miss June Bug and Jimmy. Although Jimmy would have been barking the whole time and June would've sank.

Love being with my kids and nieces and nephews. I can't wait for my other three to move back from D.C. Just want to visit them one more time! Which brought about a discussion this morning....

I told the kids that I would take each of them on their own trip. Hunter really wants to go to D.C., Wyatt San Francisco and Savanna Disneyland. Hunter's trip will have to be first since my brother is only going to be in D.C. until November. Instantly Wyatt said that since Hunter would be first, to just forget about his trip to San Francisco. Good times in the morning! Love driving them to school; especially the dropping off part. I've decided I will take a couple of vacations solo; starting this weekend to La Jolla.

As Wyatt was walking away I told him I love him and he says, "I love you too.....sometimes." I swear that boy lives to make me cry.

Thank goodness its not even possible to have a pet chicken in my place. I don't have an ounce of backyard and I'm so thankful.
Every year the second grade study the development of chickens. Eggs are ordered and the incubators are set up in the classrooms. Its always been really exciting for the kids. I don't know if its true but Wyatt said that the teacher would let the kids keep a chicken if they asked permission from their parents.
Wyatt just loves anything baby size. I am reminded of when he was 4 years old and found a nest in the backyard tree. Two eggs were inside. That poor mama bird was probably scared to death of Wyatt. He even got a ladder and would just sit and wait for those eggs to hatch. He was trying to convince me of why he should get one of the eggs. He said he could keep it warm and feed it worms when it hatches. Then he says,"It's only fair. There is two eggs. She gets one and I get one. That's what sharing means."
I love this kid...even though he told me tonight he was going to run away. I had someone tell me once to just say, "ok. go." I did that...and it worked! Its good to take advice from someone that was just like wyatt.

i love easter because of the colors. also, i try to go all out on easter baskets; any excuse to buy my kids presents. i think its more fun for me than them. seriously, i hope they always want christmas stockings, valentines, easter baskets and halloween parties. and maybe someday they will get the hint and do the same for me!
no school on friday and my last class is that same day...yay! heading up to my moms with my sister and 8 kids. my mom lives in a golf community of retired people, who all love kids. Saturday is an all day easter egg hunt. Like over 1000 eggs. i'm sure there will be tears of someone not finding enough.
Surprisingly there was no tears this morning when i discovered savannas hamster was not in the cage. i remember her playing with it last night and saying she wanted to put it in a different cage. of course i asked her this morning and she said she put it back in the cage and it must have let itself out. apparently, they hadn't made an emotional connection because she asked,"me get another one?"
so excited for summer! only a few more weeks left of school and then headed to san diego for a week. love traveling. and my sister just surprised me with a trip to La Jolla the last weekend in April :)

we've got some work to do; moves and song selection can use a little help. after having watched this i can't believe my sister said savanna and i dance the same. i mean, i never do cartwheels.

its always nice having a weekend without kids. love spending time with my friends and having time to think in total silence. but by sunday night i am really missin them! cant wait for them to get home.


a couple of things i miss about june bug not living with me anymore is her laziness and her tail. now, if only my voice made everyone this happy.

Savanna had a great birthday. All weekend she reminded her brothers that they had to be nice to her and do anything she wanted because it was her birthday.

Saturday night her friends came over to scrapbook, play at the park and watch Tangled.

Opening presents was stressful because everyone was crowding her. She would've preferred to open the presents by herself to ensure no one would be messin with them. She got a huge stuffed dog, two barbies, gift cards and princess c.d. player that only plays BippidyBopidyBoo and Whole New World (shoot me).

I got her an American Girl doll with a hair brush. She was so excited to be able to brush this dolls hair; since her first doll has a crazy weave that you are not suppose to even touch! So now we have a African/American, Caucasian, and next on the list is an Islander.

We had a great weekend celebrating this little girl. She brings so much laughter and joy to me and her brothers. We love you Savy.

Wyatt was so excited Wednesday after school. Apparently three kids got busted for saying this,

roses are red
violets are blue
i have 5 fingers
and the middle one is for you.

It was right at dismissal so the teacher said their punishment would be coming Thursday morning when they arrived at school.
Thursday came and that morning wyatt didn't feel like going to school and then a light bulb went off. He said, "oh wait today is the day we find out what happens to the kids that were saying that bad stuff. I definitely want to go to school today."
We were talking about it on the way to school and I said, "I can't believe those kids know the f-word."
Wyatt says, "oh so that's what it means when you use your middle finger."

I'm a awesome mom for two reasons...that wyatt even knows what the f-word is and now he knows how to use it without words.