Gavin’s b-day and Easter!

All Gavin wanted to do for his 7th Birthday this year was to go fishing. So- the weekend before his big day we loaded up the truck, and went to the Gorge. The weather was supposed to windy and miserable but it was so nice! We wore jackets for the first half of the day then it got warm enough to take them off.

Grandpa Sill came and brought Trey and Tage then Preston came for a while too! The kids caught lots of fish and had a blast hiking around on the rocks. I had fun relaxing, reading, and listening to my i-pod.

He had a great day! We only forgot one thing.. sun screen! The kids went home with pink cheeks and noses but I went home looking like a lobster. I think something in the products I use on my face caused a severe burn. There is a warning right on the label so maybe I should have thought about that. This was the WORST sunburn I have ever had. My eyes were swolen for 3 days, my lips were swolen for one. I had blisters all over my nose and forehead. I couldn’t wear make-up for over a week and I had to go to school like that. It was awful. It hurt so bad and it looked terrible! My face peeled 3 times and now, 2 weeks later, is almost back to normal. I should have taken a picture!

Gavin woke up on his Birthday to this… I took the sports themed stuff out of his room and put up camo. New bedding, new curtains, new rug, new pictures, and some skylanders. He got 6 but 3 of them didn’t come in the mail till the next day. Gavin is pretty happy with his room. We have some re-arranging and some decorating to do one of these days but he is happy! Happy Birthday Gav! We Love you so much!

Then he blew out his candles for Breakfast. My kids all love cinnamon cake so I made that for breakfast and put his candles in it. He took cupcakes to school then the next day we had a bbq with his best friend Gage and his family to celebrate both their birthdays. We had hot dogs, salad, fruit, and cupcakes then we decorated Easter eggs and had an Easter egg hunt. I didn’t get any pictures but it was pretty fun!We took this picture of an Owl that was in a tree across the street.

That weekend was Easter so we went to Utah for the weekend. We spent a night with the Anderson’s and a night with the Sill’s. We took the kids to the community Easter egg hunt where they got to see the Easter Bunny.

Then we went to Grandma’s house where we had a BBQ and another egg hunt. The cousins always have so much fun playing together.

We can’t have a bbq and Grandpa’s without making home-made ice cream! The kids all had a turn helping Grandpa.They got out Grandpa’s big kite and attempted to fly it. There wasn’t quite enough wind.Mark and Dallas trying to show the kids how it’s done.

We spent the next night with the Sills where the kids all got some surprises from the Easter Bunny.
One last Easter Egg hunt and dinner with all of the Sills and it was time to head home. The kids all got along so well and had so much fun. I hope thy will always get along this well!When we got home, the kids had one more surprise- The Easter Bunny had left baskets at our house too! They got this flarp stuff that makes fart noises and the kids thought it was hilarious. I have not heard them laugh like that in a very long time. Music to my ears!

Projects

This is my latest project.. a desk for Kenzie’s room. I think it turned out pretty cute!  I should have painted it black- it would have matched their room better but I really wanted it white. I found a chair to go with it last week so now I need to re-finish that and we’ll be done!

We also got a new bed for the girls. I just did not like their room at all. It was so cluttered that it felt messy all of the time. They had no-where to play and it just made me frustrated every time I went in there. So- we got some bunk beds. Mackenzie loves sleeping on the top and she loves that I don’t get mad at her for putting piles and piles of stuffed animals on her bed. I made her keep her other bed cleared off before because it just added to the feeling of chaos. Now her bed is above eye-level so it doesn’t bother me if she has toys up there. Avery’s bed folds up into a futon so it’s nice to have a place to sit and snuggle while we read stories! We also brought in our old black entertainment center to use it for storage. We got rid of all of their toy boxes and put some plastic drawers where the tv is supposed to go then we put baskets on all of the shelves. It might not be the most creative solution but it works!  

I also put 3 big underbed storage bins under the futon for stuffed animals and dolls. As you can see, Mackenzie does not keep her stuffed animals in them. She keeps them on her bed so she can sleep with them. This is actually less than half of her stuffed animals. I think she has a problem lol!

Mackenzie has been playing jr. jazz basketball and she loves it! I asked her if she likes basketball or sewing more and she said sewing but I am so glad we finally found a sport she actually likes!