Here comes Easter.. ready or not..

And I should change the title to "there went Easter.. .ready or not.." I think I forgot to post this one and left it as a draft.. until today..

BAM! Easter is nearly here. Sadly, Peter-Leo's school (and the fact that he is in the 3rd grade) doesn't celebrate Easter, but Kody's does!! It was so cute.
They started in the classroom putting on their cutest bunny ears and a little face paint...

We got a special visit from Daddy, although it was brief as a call came in and he had to go.. but I got one photo..

Next.. we went on a little Easter Bunny hunt.. well hunt sounds bad.. we went outside and found the Easter Bunny and each child got a special treat...

They found him!! And yes that's Kody yelling "It's not nice to hide!"

Kody getting a special kiss from the Easter Bunny (aka Mrs. Sue)

Kody waiting patiently for the egg hunt (left) and her going the wrong way (right)

 Finding eggs out by the church's yard.

 Timothey and Kody, these two are best friends.. sometimes they act like an old married couple! It is cute!

 After the egg hunt, the class went back inside for a little Easter party.

This is an example of them (Timothy & Kody) together. They were telling each other what to eat and how to eat it.

 

Peter-Leo's School Field Day..

I don't know why but it was extremely hard to get photos this year. I guess my mind was just somewhere else.. anywho. He had so much fun this morning at school. They did lots of relay races and then broke up into pairs and were able to go a number of different activities. The best part of this whole expereince is that as the kids were competing in the relay races, the two princpals were calling students by name! Now keep in mind that this was the 2nd and 3rd grade classes, with about 4 classrooms per grade and about 20 kids per classroom!  That is a lot of names to remember! It was nice to hear them yell out "Quick Peter pick it up and run!" or "Go Peter!!" and my favorite "WOOOO!! nice one Peter!" 
So here are a few photos!

 Peter-Leo and Donovan (his school buddy and neighborhood friend) doing the hula hoop race!

After all the relays the students paired up and were able to pick and choose different field activities on their own. Peter-Leo choose the soccer shoot out.

Peter-Leo and Donovan taking aim (what isn't in the photo is the soccer goal with 3 navy guys as targets!)

 Me and Peter-Leo, as we were leaving (Monty was hungry so we didn't stay to watch them play around.)

Peter-Leo and Donovan, he is the first friend Peter-Leo made when we moved here. Good to see they are still friends!

FHE: Resurrection Repeat

We did this FHE last week, but the kids and I wanted to do it again. The kids mostly liked the treat and I like the hands on part so that they understood the resurrection. Either way we both won. Again.

There are couple different sources around the web but basically the recipe is a can (8 count) of crescant rolls, cinnamon sugar, melted butter, and  8 large marshmallows.  Just google Resurrection Rolls and you should several versions.. pick the one that best suits your beliefs.

We read in John about the burial of the body (marshmallow) of the Savior, with the oils (melted butter) and spices (cinnamon sugar) and the linen (the crescant roll dough.) And then laid in the tomb (on the cookie sheet and into the oven.) 

While waiting we colored pictures and talked about how Mary found the empty tomb.

When they were done baking, I asked the kids if the marshmallow represents the Savior's body, will the marshmallow still be inside the dough?  Kody yelled a bold "NO! It went to heaven." And Peter-Leo well he gave our usual speech about the heat melting the marshmellow into the folds of the dough and..." well you get the point.

However, they both (ok all three of us) were thrilled when we opened our roll and there was NO marshmallow!

 

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter Sunday and that we all remembered why we celebrate this "holiday."

God bless!

Kody and Daddy hit the fishing hole..

With things getting busier and busier it is more important than ever that the kids get to spend special time with each of us.  This morning Kody and Daddy decided to go fishing. Now, Peter-Leo and I are not so big on fishing. I don't mind going and burying my nose in a book but actually fishing.. not so much.

This is just one more piece of evidence that proves Kody is Monty's child.  She loves fishing.

First catch of the morning...

I think this is the third and final fish..

(it's on the left side of the photo-kind of blends in with the grassy area)

although Kody begrudging admitted that she also caught two sticks.

Now, normally I do not let Monty take photos and videos as he usually doesn't do well.  However, today he did well with the photos and even got this cute video of her catching a fish all by herself!!

I love that Kody and Monty share interests that are different from me.

It makes their daddy-daughter time just that much more special. 

As my SIL would say.. More updating..

because I can not come up with a catchy title.. or anything fancy for an opener.. so I figure I'd just do this posting all crazy.

First, of all. No I have not been to the beach recently. And yes, that sucks. I love the beach. I miss the beach.

And next, I am so excited that Peter-Leo's school district is offering three weeks of science summer camp for all gifted students. And I am so excited, almost as excited as he is. It should be so much fun.

I am getting better with this whole couponing thing. Today, I scored six power bars for 35 cents each. I got my almost everything on my shopping list discounted with a coupon. And I know I am not one of those extreme couponers, but I am starting.

Western Governers University is working with me and hopefully I will be able to start in the fall... on my way to a bachelors degree in Education. Now, now.. don't get your underwear in bunches.. I know I said I was done, but honestly, I haven't felt like doing anything else.  So, we will see if this pans out for me.

And lastly..
WE ARE NEVER LEAVING THIS STATE!
 I WILL NEVER MOVE HOME!!
And you want to know why??? Fathead (aka the husband) was just called as the 1st counselor in our ward Bishopric. UGH. While I am super excited for him and the blessings this service will bring... it doesn't bring me any closer to home. And I am saddened by this.  
And yes, people, home is Washington State. With my Dad. Home is not Georgia, despite my love for the beaches here. IT IS NOT HOME.
Now with all of that said... I have accepted my fate and have moved forward.

And I am very excited to announce that Monty and I are expecting some big changes in the next several months.. we will keep ya'll posted.

Michelle

Just another morning on the shore..

WOW! What a morning it was. I don't know why I am drawn to this ecosystem, but I love the ocean. I love the sea shore.  God has created such wonderful creatures! I must say everytime I go to the sea shore I find something that I am so amazed by and today was no exception. Check out my little video-

I found it way up shore and I orginally thought it was dead, but just a few seconds after I put it in the water it's little feelers came out! I know Diego would be so proud of me! LOL!

Here are a couple shots of it and another one I found.

And lastly, this is what I walked into at the beach, thankfully this "storm" aka drizzle of rain made all of the people leave the beach! It was all mine. ALL MINE!!

seashells.. she makes seashell jewerly by the seashore!

Ok, so it wasn't by the sea shore. But a girl can dream right. Anywho. I am in th process of just playing around with the seashells and thought, if I take the moonsnail shells and link them together I could make a bracelet.. I wonder what it would look like... hmmm

I know it still needs some tweeking.. but it's a good start!!

And what about a necklace you say?? WELL.

BOO YAH!!!!

I still have yet to find Ariel's magic shell that captured her voice.. nor have I seen half woman half octopus that are offering something for my voice.. I wonder should I be offended by that?