Gratuitous Easter Clothes Pictures

We hope you had a wonderful Easter, we sure did. It was nice to celebrate The Resurrection and have a reminder what our Savior did for all of us.

Pyper said it was too bright outside for her eyes to open.

I made my girl's dresses and am so happy with the way they turned out. I love it when projects turn out the way you saw them in your head!

We went and bought Seth's shoes and clothes last night. (How's THAT for procrastination?) He's had a bit of a growth spurt lately, so I took him with me to make sure we got the right sizes. I wasn't sure what size of shoes he wears now, so I had them measure him. My 11 year old boy child wears a men's size 12 shoe. I about passed out right then!

Evona

Evona is such a good sport! She puts up with being dressed up, and she endures photo sessions quite well...

But don't worry, Hannah always makes sure she is ready for her photoshoots by painting her toenails!
I'm not sure who enjoys it more, Hannah or Evona! She's pretty spoiled! (Have you ever met a dog who likes foot massages? And yes, she's asleep while getting her nails painted!)

I really just had to share these pictures cause they make me smile!

Chrysanthemum

Today, Pyper's class is celebrating "becoming readers". They get to dress up as a character from their favorite book. Pyper's favorite book of the moment is called Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. It's the cutest story of a little mouse with an unusual name. Our copy is about worn out, it has been taped many times! It only seemed fitting for her to dress up as a little mouse!

And just because most of the pictures look all sweet and innocent, I'd like to show you what I get most of the time when we take pictures...

Yep, she's a goofball!

Dew Tour 2011

Since most of the people in this household are snow lovers, we decided to go to the Winter Dew tour at Snowbasin. Last year we went to Park City and got to watch the Snowboard Grand Prix (the qualifying for the winter Olympics). We stayed at a hotel, swam, skied and boarded, and just had a great time!

The highlight for Seth and Hannah was meeting Louie Vito!

Lyra also makes one amazing ski jumper!

Pyper's lost tooth

It FINALLY happened! After years of waiting, Pyper lost her first tooth! She was so excited to find a wiggly tooth. She wiggled it and wiggled it. Two days later she had it loose enough to come out! The Tooth Fairy left her $5 (talk about inflation, I remember getting a quarter and thinking I was rich!). I think her new smile is perfect!

Bugga's newest "business"

A couple of summers ago, Bugga made her first lemonade stand. She has actually made at least one each summer since then, I just haven't blogged about them. She usually ends up with a few bucks and has a blast.

It's not exactly "lemonade weather" outside right now, so she got a little creative...

This was after her little stand had been open for a while. She made it herself, all except for the orange sign. The business next door to our house is a printing business, the owner's name is Jim. I think he kept Lyra in business all day. He came over and bought a cup of cocoa, and ten minutes later, came back with that orange sign for her. It must have worked, she made $8! She was pretty genius! She charged 50 cents for the cocoa, and then an extra quarter for "add ins"...leftover candy cane stirrers and marshmallows!

Her are a few shots of her in action--

And one of her sidekick...

...whose main job was to run the thermos back in the house for a refill!

Look what Pyper can do!

This little gal is pretty proud of her newly acquired skill...I'm pretty proud of her too!