Kept busy

The cat was really good at keeping the baby busy while I tied back roses... It worked out well.

Evelyn declares

Evelyn is definitely funny. Today she saw me come downstairs and said, "Yay Mom, you're dressed!" Not too long ago she was picking out notes on the piano saying, "A, B, C, D, E, F, G, LYN!" I asked if she was spelling her name and she says, "No, I didn't say EVE..."

Haircuts

I gave all three boys haircuts before bed last night. I did Sam, then I did Seth... I thought he'd scream. He actually really liked the clippers... He just didn't like me trying to blend things in with the scissors.  So he has half a haircut... At least he doesn't have a rats tail or baby comb over anymore. We sent Sam to bed and put Seth on the floor while I cut Jer's hair. It was okay for about five minutes, then Seth decided he was sad and crawled through all the hair to hold my feet. Jer was joking that he needed to toughen up... It'll put hair on his chest.

Love

I love that he figured out how to use a drum! Super cute!

Pancakes

Baby likes Jer's pancakes...

Spring Break

Spring Break has been a whirlwind of Evelyn in jammies all the time, friends, chores, Easter candy and lazy mommy.  I've been trying to do my Spring cleaning, but I'm only mildly successful with 7 8 and under kids running around the house. We did get out of the house a couple of times to make it to the wood park and to get to the BYU Museum of Art to see the Oragami exhibit which was absolutely amazing. Evelyn even remembered that there are big metal "ducks" behind the museum and insisted that we go see them. 

Spring break buddies

Sunday Conference

Kids coloring during Conference

Even Seth was listening

Naps with Grandma are the best

Dare Devil Sam

And Ada discovered that she could bribe EVERYONE to follow her if she promised to share her Easter candy with them.  Not such a proud momma moment, but it was really cute to see this big line of kids tromping around the backyard... Arwen stoically trailing behind wherever they went.

Wilcox Easter Party/Conference

It was nice to have Conference and Easter fall together, but it did feel like we were rushing everywhere a little bit.  The kids didn't mind rushing one bit.  They LOVED being with cousins and dying eggs.  Ada was a little artists and painted her eggs.  Janelle and Seth had made a list of fun instructions on the front driveway to go with part of the treasure hunt that my mom had put together.

Seth wasn't sure about the bouncy house... but he does like Ada to carry him around... I think he likes to see where she ends up taking him next.

Evelyn had a whole production going.  She had two different colors and had to have an egg in each at all times.

As part of my Mom's spring planting, she wanted a pot with the grandkids feet/hands on it to put flowers in.  Sam did it after grave threatening, Ada and Evelyn were happy to do it, and Seth didn't mind doing it but sure thought it felt weird to have a paintbrush on your foot.

After all this fun, we got to hang out and listen to Conference.  I loved it!  I swear that nothing stays in my brain though!  I want to say that I remember everything that was said, but what I can remember is that I wanted more of it!  I'm going to be re-listening to all of it, that's for sure!

We love our neighbors!

Not only are our neighbors really nice and act like our kids' neighborhood grandparents, but they also like to include everyone.  They have held an Easter Egg Hunt for the whole Ward for the last two years because our Ward doesn't hold one.  They hide over 2000 eggs throughout our cul-de-sac and we have a pot luck breakfast.  Fun stuff.

Character Day

The school had a Disney Character dress up day.  Ada, of course, wanted to be Elsa... Sam, who will not dress up, wear stickers or face paint of any kind, etc... except for on Halloween... decided that a simple version of Bay Max would be okay.  Red T-Shirt and pants with a paper port pinned to him... which he tore off as soon as I picked him up from school.  Yup, that's Sam.  They had fun seeing what everyone else dressed up as too.