Easter in rainy Seattle!

I almost had to cancel Easter! My mom was deathly sick and my brother Lance and his wife were going to her parents house and I wasn't going to cook for my kids who don't eat and my mother-in-law (sorry!). So I called Lance to tell him not come over for the Easter egg hunt (he was going to come for the hunt and leave) because Easter was canceled. He was like "What! Easter canceled?" He went on to inform me that they weren't going to her parents house because they were out of town. Thanks for telling me Lance...oops! So, 30 min. before we were supposed to be at church I rushed and rubbed the ham, prepared the glaze, got dressed and the rest is history! Happy Easter everyone! I usually don't do too much for Easter baskets, but here they are and the girls are happy! A friend of mine gave me the big bunny so I just included that with the girl's baskets. Like I'm gonna eat it? So I know the dresses are not traditional Easter colors, but I love them and don't the girls look adorable? Yes, I know my red doesn't quite match, but I didn't realize how bad it was til I took this picture! My brother took this photo of the food. You can't really tell, but that's a tangerine glazed ham with baby carrots. It was quite yummy, but I think I like just the plain brown sugar glaze better. FYI: Brett is not in any of the photos because he had to work: stinky!! The family that could make it! Time for the HUNT! Isn't Jayden adorable? She loved finding the Easter eggs!! The hiders and seekers! Angela trying to find a tricky spot! Go Jayden! Go Rachel! Jayden found the hard one but of course couldn't reach it: thanks Lance! Can we eat the candy now? Time for bed. The kiddos were pooped. We're glad we had such a fun Easter!

Random Fun!

The Children's Museum... Enjoying our bikes in the semi-nice weather! Willis Tucker Park in really nice weather! Dylan visits for a few days and we have a party. I need a bigger house!! Jayden sleeping and just waking up from nap. I think she's a cutie! Not sure what this mumbo jumbo is?

Sunny Arizona!

Are you ready for a blog FULL of photos? Then proceed! We went to Arizona for spring break to see my sister and her family. Plus Rachel's cousin Victoria was getting baptized so it worked out perfectly! Here's some pictures of us, yes we're in shorts, it was 80 degrees down there! If only it was pretty! Enjoy! Jayden just looked cute here, so I threw it in first! Victoria got a new bunk bed while we were there, so the kids thought they should break it in. Thanks goodness they didn't really break it! Here's all the kiddos at the baptism, friends and family. Victoria with my awesome Grandma and Grandpa. Aren't they adorable? The whole family! Rachel being her cute self! After the baptism the kids and Grandpa Hanson watched Barbie Thumbelina: My favorite, not! There was a whole lot of this during our vacation, darn boys! We didn't do much during our vacation, just hang out, but we did go to BounceU. The kids and the adults had a blast! The picture is horrible, but this was the best part! Emily even tried boxing. We were laughing so hard that we didn't do much of the boxing! Jayden's favorite was playing basketball. I'm not kidding, she was playing for like 20 minutes at a time. What a cutie! Another cute shot of Jayden I just had to throw in here! Rachel and mommy! We had so much fun together! This was Rachel's favorite part. You can't really tell her but it's a climbing "Thing". There's like four levels made out elastic fabric and it's easy to fall through, so to get to the top takes some work. It took her a while the first time and then she was determined to keep doing it until she got it right. She made it to the top here with dad! Victoria really wanted to take us to the mall. Can you guess why? Because of this cute little Carousel that costs $3 per kid!!! The girls playing at the play area at the mall. Jayden just waking up after a 2 hour nap at the mall. For Victoria's birthday she got some kids makeup. Rachel and her decided to put some on. Don't they look pretty? Normally I'm not a fan of this, but I decided to chill out and let it go. After, it is vacation! Ya, I know, I'm crazy! I think I'm changing my facebook profile picture soon:):) Can you say Bahama Bucks?! So yummy, sugar is! IT's shaved ice with flavored syrup. Can you guess what flavor we had? On our last day the girls decided to color Easter Eggs before our flight. I didn't take this photo so who knows what the eggs look like:) When we were at the mall we bought the girls coordinating outfit from Children's Place. They look so beautiful! Good-bye family and beautiful sunny weather! We had such a good time! We can't wait for them to come up and visit in July, ya know, cause it's too hot in Arizona!!

Soccer Time!

We signed Rachel up for soccer because she wanted to play with her best friend from preschool. I must say, I'm not a fan of sticking kids in sports at such a young age when it costs so much. At this age they would have just as much fun inviting friends over and playing in the backyard. Nonetheless, we did it. Rachel enjoys practice, but not the games because she gets hurt every time. She would not get so much if she would just pay attention:):)She keeps asking me to put her back in swimming, so I did. Now we have 2 weeks of more than one sport, which I also do not like doing. I know, I'm weird. But here are some cute photos of Rachel trying to play soccer! jayden is cheering her on!!