Easter and...

I don't know what it is about Easter that makes it always sneak up on me. I never feel ready for it, and don't ever feel like we do enough with Emma. There are so many neat activities for both the fun and spiritual side of the holiday, and we barely did anything. Hopefully next year I'll be more prepared. Maybe if I start now...


On Friday we celebrated my sister's birthday at my parent's house. I went over with Emma early and made some lasagna. I was so excited to do it because I love cooking and never get the chance to make such a big batch. Call me crazy, but it was really fun, and it turned out wonderful! It was a fun evening, and I can't wait to start making fun of Jill for turning 25. =)


On Saturday we went to the Planetarium with some of my family and saw a 3D show called Under the Sea. It was so fun to see the kids reaching out trying to touch all the fish. So cute. Emma loved it, and we might have to go again. We also made some Easter lillies. They were Emma's handprint with the fingers curled and hooked to straws. We even sprayed some perfume on them so they'd smell like flowers. That night we also finally got around to dying some eggs. I DETEST hard boiled eggs, so we only did as many as Eric would eat the following week (which was still quite a few - he loves them).

Emma & Hannah "on the moon"

On Sunday we went to my brother's ward for Sacrament Meeting because they were blessing their daughter Ruth. Afterwards we went to their house for a little brunch to celebrate Ruth and Easter. It was fun, and all the kids loved running around. I'm glad the weather was nice.

The Easter Bunny had come to visit our house, but was rude and only left something for Emma. Hmm, I might have to "share" some of her loot with her. She got a couple new games that she loves along with some clothes for her baby doll and of course some candy. I think Emma is well on her way to loving Haribo gummy bears. They are the only gummy bears I'll eat, and she just loves them too. That's my girl!

New Fridge

For a few weeks now our fridge has been slowly getting worse. Earlier this week it finally died. At least the freezer part did. The fridge part technically worked, although very poorly. I didn't discover this until I opened the freezer to get something out for dinner. I was startled to find quite a bit of thawed food. We immediately put everything into coolers and ran it (drove it actually) over to my parents house to put in their freezer. Luckily they were able to make enough space for us. I REALLY didn't want to lose that food - I had about $200 worth in there. I had recently stocked up on quite a few things, so I would've been sad if we had ended up having an impromtu BBQ for all the neighbors.

Here is one plus to renting: we didn't have to pay for our new fridge! It came yesterday, and I love it. Ahhh, new appliances. What is it about them that makes me so happy? I actually gave the new fridge a hug without realizing it. Hmm, do you think I'm happy?

This & That

Well, due to Emma's mooning me, I didn't post about April Fools day. I forgot actually. We didn't do much this year. Emma needs to be a little older to really enjoy it, and to understand why I am playing tricks on her. We did play a couple tricks on Eric though. We took an egg and blew out the contents, leaving the shell intact. Then we put it back in the carton. We also took some cotton balls and dipped them in chocolate and placed them in the fridge to set. When Eric got home Emma asked him to make her an egg. He opened the carton and grabbed out the egg. When he went to crack it in the pan it was empty. Emma loved this one! She laughed and laughed. Eric sort of knew about this one ahead of time, but pretented great. That's why he was cracking the egg so close to the floor. Normally he cooks on the stove. =)

Then we told Eric that since we knew we'd play a trick on him we wanted to make him a goodie to eat. We offered him one of our chocolates, and he gladdly took one. Moments later of course, he realized that this wasn't really that good of a treat. His expression was awesome! I think I enjoyed this one more than Emma, but she still thought it was funny when he spit it out.
Conference was great, although I'm not really surprised...it always is. And now of couse I have a headache. That much TV always gives me a headache, especially when it's spiritually based. And not because I don't enjoy it, but it's like I'm overexerting myself trying to absorb everything said. I'm always impressed at how all the talks (even if they are very similar in topic) are so uniquely good and uplifting. Emma was an absolute angel. She was quiet and content the entire time (and that is NOT easy for a 3 year old to do for 8 hours!). She didn't stay and watch with us the entire time (which I was fine with - I only really cared when President Monson spoke, and so we had her come in then), and would go play in her room. I think I will definately take President Monson's advice and tell her how much I love her!

And while I'm on the subject of Emma, I must say how cute I think she is. She is such a fun mix of boyish and girly interests. She loves pirates , trains and monster sounds, but also loves shoes, purses and dressing up. Sometimes on Sundays I'll curl her hair. She LOVES it curly. She loves the way it bounces. Last Sunday she was so cute I just had to take her picture before we ran out the door.

Full Moon

Have you ever had one of those moments with one of your children when they do something so funny, but also somewhat inappropriate, that you try not to laugh so as not to encourage the behavior? I'm sure you all have...several times. Well, today I had the worst one with Emma yet. I was sitting on the couch when Emma came walking up to me. She said in a very sly sounding voice, "Mommy", so I looked up. At this point she turned around and slightly bent over. This is when I discovered that she had pulled her pants down to just below her bum. Yup, my cute little girl mooned me. She mooned me! What the?!! At the same time I was shocked I was barely able to contain my laughter. And by the way, I can tell you with assurity, that she did NOT learn this behavior from watching either of her parents. Really. I don't know where she got the idea. We don't do that, I'm fairly certain she didn't see anyone do that at church, and she didn't get it from a movie or tv (I mean, she watches the Brady Bunch - so unless I missed the episode where Greg moons his classmates I think we're safe there). I had to stifle my laughing because I didn't want her to be encouraged to do this to anyone else. As cute as I might think her little rump is, dropping trow is not exactly socially acceptable. So we'll see if it happens again.