Easter 2012

Get ready for some pictures...We had a great Easter!

IDAHO

On Saturday we went to Nephi's parents for an Easter celebration. Neal and Angie were in town so they came too and we had a blast! I have spent a few holidays with the Guymon's but for some reason, this one was one of my favorites!

I made some boiled eggs. Of course it came from Pinterest. Welcome to our dinner menu. 

We had an Easter egg hunt inside the house! It was actually really fun! Connie is always so great at making everything very "themed" so I wasn't surprised when she had all her Easter decor and eggs hidden around the house. We LOVED it! And then all picked out our favorite candy. 

My Easter gift was these earrings. They are little bunnies and I love them!



ARIZONA

On Sunday morning we boarded the plane and headed out to AZ! Keeping a secret for 4 months is NOT easy! We of course told Kendall and Chase because we wanted to make sure baby Ava was there when we got there, I told Emily so she could fit us in her schedule, and then we ended up telling Rachel because we were panicked on how to surprise them! So, only a few people knew but there were many times where I almost slipped! My dad even called me on Saturday night begging us to come visit and he even said he would pay for our flight! (Wow. Next time we are going to wait till my parents beg us and offer to pay. Sheesh.) 

Since our flight was late. {both ways, our flights were horrible. Late, long lines, a little turbulence, but we got to sit by each other} We were running about 30 minutes behind so I quickly texted Rachel and we decided that instead of being in my parents Sunbeam classroom, we would just walk in while they were teaching. 

We walked in and met Rachel in the hallway and saw a few people we knew and gave hugs and then we went to the classroom. I wasn't really nervous actually but just really excited to see their reaction. At this point, I was still pretty paranoid that they knew we were coming. But Rachel opened the door and then we peaked our heads in and they both looked up and were in complete SHOCK! Literally my mom looked like she just witnessed a murder and my dad just yelled, "NO WAY!" Ha! It was a classic. They jumped up and gave us hugs and it was all smiles the rest of the day. 

Of course we got to meet Ava when Kendall and Chase picked us up at the airport but we got to hold her for the first time when we got home from church. SHE IS ADORABLE! I am kind of scared to hold newborns but I got used to snuggling her very quickly...

She slept 90% of the time we were there but she was still super cuddly.  

The bow-tie was Nephi's Easter present. Next year I will be cute and make us baskets, etc, but this year it was very simple but very perfect. 

And then of course we ate...way too much. The diet ended as soon as we stepped on that plane to AZ and it finally starting up again. Just a little "diet-lag". Ladies, you know what I mean.

Of course we played with Ava non-stop. Chase and Kendall were so great to come to my parents every night and spend so much time with us! When we live close to them, we will be hanging out a lot more. I look forward to that day! 

I also look forward to this everyday. I am not a soda addict but if I lived by a QT, I would be. I usually put half of the Wild Cherry slush and then Diet Dr. Pepper in the other half. It's amazing. 

Oh man. Chipotle. I don't even need to begin. 

And then of course my mothers kitchen. I was coveting her fully stocked shelves the whole time. She has all the spices, flours, sugars, toppings, everything! I grilled {first time ever} these kabobs and I did a pretty good job. We are getting a grill for the summer. I will be grilling everyday. 

For our Easter gift my mom gave us pedicures! Here are all my sisters except Caitlin. We always go to this salon and all the workers know our life stories. When we were younger they use to ask if we all had the same dad or not...I don't know MOM, do we!?

I am usually not a fan over any chinese food except Panda's and Pei Wei but this was so good! It's this little hole in the wall place and their lunch special was $5.50! Ha! So cheap. I will definitely go back. 

Did a little shopping, of course. Here is my dad trying on hats at Forever 21. I think he looks really good in these hats! Who knows, maybe Caitlin {who works at F21} will bring him a hat home one day. 

Nephi...not bad...

All of my sisters! We are only missing my older brother. It's been a while since we have all been together. I am glad I got this pic of us. We are at such a fun age and phase. I can't wait till we are all married and have kids that will play with each other! 

Drooling, yet? We made homemade pizzas. Again, my mother has a fully stocked kitchen. It was amazing.  

Found this little gem. Wrote it in 4th grade. It's about my "social life" as a 4th grader. It's pretty grand. I will do a little blog series on it. Hold me to that. 

My dad let me borrow his camera to take pictures of Ava {I call her Avert. No reason. I just do}. She was whinny at first, then she ate, then she was a doll and awake and we couldn't get her to shut her eyes, and then whinny again. She is the sweetest though and can already hold her head up! Only 2 weeks old when we took these pics! Such a cutie. I will post those pictures when I am done editing. 

Avert! Look at those hands!? Ha.  

Here is the outfit we got her! I couldn't get her to turn her head around because I think she was hungry and wanted me to feed her. I told her my equipment wasn't ready. Anyway--she is a DOLL!

Can I just say having a niece is the best? I feel like our family grew closer since she came into the world. We all have love for her in common and just drool over her all day. Chase and Kendall are GREAT parents and Ava is so lucky to have them! Can't wait till she has a baby sister or brother to play with...right Kenny?? Or maybe a cousin will come first ;)

AZ was great and I couldn't say enough about how much I love my family. I feel so spoiled to have them in my life and can't wait till we can all live closer!