"Tie-Dyed" Eggs

I forgot to include that we tried dying some of the eggs with silk ties. Thanks to my mom for giving us the idea as well as the ties. We had a few flops, but I would try it again next year. Super easy, with cool designs left on the egg.

 

Here is the link that we used: http://relish.com/articles/how-to-dye-eggs-with-silk-ties/

Easter

We had a great Easter. It was filled with the usual traditions of ham dinner, easter egg hunts, egg dying and a nice morning at church reflecting on our Savior and His resurrection.

 

Luke requested that his dad draw a picture of the bike and trailer that Luke loves to go on rides in with Emma. 

Checking out the process of Easter egg dying so she'll be ready next year.

Community Easter Egg "Hunt".  

Luke was highly disappointed when he opened the eggs and found stickers! haha!

Whatever the Easter egg hunt may have lacked, it was made up for by the giant blow-up slide. Luke has no fear at times...I was holding my breath for him!

 You'll hear me at the end tell Luke that, "The line is too long" to do it again. It really was a 30 minute wait for 3 seconds on this thing, but it was worth it...one time. :)

 Our own little Easter egg hunt.

Emma with some hoarding tendencies that became apparent with the egg hunt.

 Cheering Luke on as he searched the yard for more eggs.

He has some pretty good hunting skills, must take after his father.

Girls Trip

I met up with Darci, one of my roomies from the single days, in Las Vegas last weekend for some rest and relaxation. Bryan stayed with the little ones so I could actually relax. Again, I know it, I married well. The trip was AHHH. M.A.Z.I.N.G. We did a Spa day, chilled by the pool, shopped, ate tasty food and had a lot of laughs. It was a quick, but very rejuvenating trip.

Didn't take too long for both of us to turn into lobsters.

(Darc even won a smokin' $13 on the slots.) 

Loved being able to have a few days for fun, but I was so happy to see my little family again!

B*U*N*C*O

"BUNCO!!!!!!"

I participate in a Bunco group that gets together once a month. It is a fun way to mingle and have some fun. I hosted March's Bunco.  Bryan was a champ and managed to wrestle both kids to bed with 12 rowdy women in the house playing "some dice game with a loud bell". Just a few days before Bunco was the baby shower and he took both kids out of the house for that event. He is a good man.

The Spread.

Striped straws and mason jars...I love this idea, obviously.

The Bunco Ladies.

(We all wore orange in support of Presley that night, see previous blog post.)

I feel so blessed to have such great friends. 

Presley's Quilt

Our friends found out last week that their daughter, Presley, has leukemia. Presley is one of Luke's pals. We have had them in our thoughts and prayers from the moment we found out. Presley has lots of friends in Colorado and we wanted to do something for her that she could have while be treated in Utah.
We thought it would be special to make her this quilt. (Thank you to Carrie, Bryan's Mom, for helping me with the quilt dimensions/math). All of Presley's friends loved doing their handprints and drawing for her.

Lots of love from Colorado for the Claverie family...

Little Man Shower

Last week my neighbors and I threw a shower for another neighbor, Suzanne. She is pregnant with a little miracle baby boy. We are thrilled for them!

The decor. 

The food. 

The guests.

The craft.  

Each guest chose a fabric piece, traced the stencil (neck tie, bow tie or mustache) and ironed it onto a bib, burp cloth or onesie. Pretty simple, but very cute!

 The loot.

The sweet and beautiful, mama-to-be.

So happy for you, Suzanne! We're excited to meet Baby Jack!

Our Patient

Last week, I clipped one of Luke's toenails that was slightly ingrown. I will admit that I'm not a Podiatrist, but I think Luke hammed it up just a little bit after my work was done.