Easter Bunny Saturday

In our family we always do the Easter bunny stuff on saturday so that Sunday we can really concentrate on the real meaning of Easter...

 Belle went straight to bed friday night because "Mom did you know the Easter bunny is coming to my house?" -Belle- She was so excited. She woke us up saying "Mom come and get me the Bunny came!" Haha as she gets older the holidays get so muc more fun. Cash was so excited too... especially cause the old rabbit brougt him a ball.

 Belle picked out the breakfast. I seriously had nothing to do with it... out of allthe cereal she picked CAPTAIN CRUNCH which I don't think she has ver had. She lked the box. Which she always looks at the back of the box when she eats cereal.

 She helped me stuff all of the eggs for our Easter egg hunt later that day.

 Our Easter egg hunt was at my friend/neighbor's house Scott and Kristen's! We invited a couple other friends and we all had a blast and I ate wayyyy too much. Kristen is the best cook! Serious!!! She made home made kiesh and french toast sticks.... to die for!!! I ate I think 10 kiesh and 5 sticks! oooops! Happy Rabbit day to me! The Easter egg hunt was hilarious Cash had no idea wht was going on and Belle everytime she would see an egg she would say "OOOH oh there is one!" I can't express how grateful I am to have friends like I do here! Everyone is so awesome and I love being around them. Belle and Cash areso happy to, to be arond all there friends.

 This is Skyler and Parker... basically our back yard neighbors... Everytime we go play they are out to so we all play together... while Kristen and I just tan and talk!!! Well hasn't happen much but when it's not raining it will!

 Best Buds! No kidding! Ryder and Cash! They love each other... everytime we get together or see him at curch Cash squeals and Ryder comes crawling over to him and either kisses him or hugs him! They following each other everywhere.

 My two babies... NOT so baby anymore!  I can't believe how fast time goes!

 Later for dinner our old neighbor Olivia came over for the rest of the day and we packed a picnic and went to the park for a while... I seriously could stayed outside forever... it was a perfect day!

Of course we had to do our tradtion... color cookies and dye eggs (which we threw the eggs away cause the were not cooked... MONKEY!) haha. Belle picked who we delivered them to... She picked our new neighbors and Jon our Landlord! Sooo random but I think it brightned their day! I love Easter.. the bunny, eggs, treats, food, fun, etc... but I love Easter Sunday the most... I love hearring Bell talk about Jesus and I LOVE whenever she watches anything about our Savior she turns and hugs me. Cash has learned how to say Jesus... well he say Dezsus. Cash gets so excited and points to his pictures and smiles. I am amazed at how sensitive children are to the spirit. I feel it so strongly when Belle asks me questions about him. I have a lot to learn from these two.

Walking

 You better believe it!!!! Cash is finally starting to walk!!!!

Easter Sunday

My sister Jaclyn put a video on her blog like this and I thought that was such a perfect idea. Sorry Jaclyn for taking your idea but this video can say far better how I feel... than I ever could. Easter was so special for us this year... I loved showing Belle and Cash the true meaning of Easter. My favorite part of today was, after we finished watching this video I asked Belle, "So Belle what do you think Easter is all about?" She said ,"The EASTER BUNNY..." I said "well that is just a fun thing we do, but Belle what is the most important thing about Easter, why do we really celebrate it?" She thought for a second and got a huge smile on her face and said "Jesus..." My whole body felt like it was going to burst.. I was so full of gratitude for our Savior. I said "That is right, he died for us because he loves us so much, and guess what? He has Risen... He came back alive... And one day we will too and we will get to live with him again." She got a huge smile and said in the most sweet exciting voice.... "Really?!" Then she wrapped her arms around my neck and just hugged me.

I understood at that moment a fraction of how much our Father and Savior must love us. I am so grateful for my Savior for loving us so much to do what he did for us so we can live with him again.

Happy Easter

Ariel's wedding!

Monkey's sister Ariel (MY SISTER)! Got married April 9, 2011 to Quinton Cole... which we are all so excited about. Ariel looked so beautiful and so Happy! Her colors were so fun and the day was so awesome!!! AND....... BELLE DID NOT SPIT IN MY FACE like she did at Caleb's... during the pictures... I was so thrilled and so happy, even though I hd to keep bribbing he with cookies if she would smile! Cash did awesome he was as happy as can be.  

 These first 3 pictures our cousin Nelli did! and she is an incredible photographer! Holy cow! I hope one day I can pay her to do our pictures!

 The Portland Temple.. So beautiful. If you have not seen this temple.... you got to!

 oh uncle Caleb! Belle taks about him non stop! They tease each other all the time and Belle loves it!

 Belle was searching all through my purse... She was acting like it was hers.

 My favorite picture of the day! Oh this little boy can throw the biggest fits but seriously who cares cause he is the cutest!!! hahaha

And definaltey can't leave this little crazy lady out!!! haha my little beauty!! What a great day this was! We are excited to have Quinton in the family!

New Place

I can't believe we actually finally moved! We all were so excited to get to our new place. I was so excited the night we signed the lease I did like 5 car full loads of our stuff and took it to the new house. It was after midnight when Monkey finlly made me stop. The next day even though we didn't have a lot of stuff to move, Monkey's amazing family drove 2 hours to come help us move the rest. I couldn't believe that! Everyone moved our stuff, Chloris watched the kids and got them to sleep, and they bought us lunch!!! Ummm  The Mullins are amazing, generous, kind, loving people!!! I am so blessed to be apart of such an extrodinary family! Thank you all so much!

 Cash Loved helping me pack. He mostly wanted me to put him in the boxes and play in them. Belle just kept saying, "pack it up, move it out!!" haha I don't know where she comes from.

 We have a back yard... and every morning the kids go outside and play while I make breakfast. I have a huge window that looks out to the back yard so I can see everything they are doing while I am in the kitchen. Usually Belle is playing with sticks and digging. Or she is sticking her head through the fence waving at the neighbors dogs. Cash is is yelling at her from the cement because he won't step in the grass! Haha he hates the grass!

 The CUBBY! Best thing ever.... Instead of storage I use this as a play house and the kids love it!

 Like the second day we moved in a neighbor boy we hadn't met yet soaked us with a water gun. He thought he was so funny! I guess that was our welcome to the neighborhood!

 Belle seems to always find the mud!! Which doesn't bother me a bit... The more dirty the more fun I say! I love Forest Grove wheather lately! 70's, no clouds, light breeze, flowers, HEAVEN! We are outside constantly and I can't get enough.

 The CUBBY again. I am thinking of making it look like a ginger bread house, space ship, or a jungle. I can't paint or anything so I will see what I can come up with.

Oh our ladies breakfast. Cash decided to sleep in a lot later than the norm so Belle and I got to eat our favorite breakfast together. Bagels and Cream cheese, juice, and fruit! She was so excited that is was just us girls. We opened our window and listened to the birds sing and enjoyed the peaceful breakfast! She talked about songs, walmart, the beauty, the park, wallace and grommit, etc. I love listening to her when she wants to talk... cause man can she talk!

We are all so happy to be in our new place! Pictures of it will come later since I have got sick and I am way behind on getting it all together!