11 things we love about Josh...

1. He's a  really happy boy!

2. and a REALLY silly boy

 

3.yet is very serious about books...when he reads he gets in "the zone" and there is no reaching him...can you see it?

 

4.He is a Hard worker...(that likes to work with moon shoes on;)

 

5. he is a GREAT big brother and example

6. He is a good student and friend that loves school and friends and teachers and friends love him

 (Josh and Mrs. S....Josh and his best friend M)

7. He is not afraid of what other people think of him...he totally does his own thing

  

  

8. He LOVES his dad and wants to be (and IS) just like him....love that

9. He is very cooperative and obedient (tell him to pose or jump and he says "sure,how high?")

 10. He's fun to be around... has a great sense of humor and sees the good in things.

11.. He has a strong sense of right and wrong... and most often chooses the right. We are so proud of him.

Happy 11th Birthday Josh!! We ADORE you and are so grateful you are OURS!!

Easter Fun!

We spent Good Friday coloring eggs...

Lily tried to eat the eggs...

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This year the Easter Bunny came on Saturday morning.

He brought candy, a few trinkets and Easter Sunday clothes

On the hunt for some eggs

I painted bunny nails for the girls

 

They liked em

 Then we went to a friend's birthday party/ Easter Egg hunt

I found these vintage bunny plates and placemats at Williams and Sonoma outlet for 90% off!!!! love a good deal

 

And we set the Easter table the night before, so we could be all ready for sunday

 

I took a couple of wilton classes over the last 2 months...and Saturday happened to be my last day. this was my final cake. Just in time for Easter

I made these SMEEPS for the ladies I visit teach

And that was a bit of our Easter. It was a very special one for our family. This was our first Easter that we did our own thing here at home. The week before we did the Easter Week each night leading up to Easter Sunday, we also did "secular Saturday " (Easter bunny, egg hunt and candy on Saturday instead of Sunday), which really helped Sunday feel less commercialized and more focused on the Resurrection of Our Savior. I had to give a talk on Sunday, so I think that also helped me feel more focused on what Easter is really all about. I even forgot to take pictures on Sunday! Darn it, no cute pics of the kids with their new Easter outfits on...but that's not what it's all about right;) maybe I will be more on the ball next year!

Better late than never...Spring Break 2011

I FINALLY downloaded our spring break pictures...brace yourself picture OVERLOAD!
I started blogging a few pictures, but my computer is S-L-O-W today, so I'm just doing a slide show to make my life easier! Sorry I know it's lengthy, but it's a time issue for me! We're back into the grind since our trip, so it was kind of nice to have to wait a while to see these pictures again and remember how fun it is to have a break! We are a  beach loving family, it's in my Costa Rican blood and it looks like I've passed it down to my kids! but then again what kid DOESN'T love the beach right?
(*double click if it's too small)