A whole lot of everything.

So I am a little behind, but its better late than never right!?!

CONFERENCE WEEKEND

The weekend we returned from Boise, happened to be Conference Weekend as well.  Between sessions on Sunday, Mark and I decided we should take a walk (it was somewhat of a nice day) up to the Temple.  The girls love to see the temple, and I have wanted them to "touch" the temple for a while.  After listening to President Monson speak about temples, it confirmed our decision and we took off after the closing prayer.  It was a great experience, though cut alittle short due to sudden rain clouds and major gusts of wind.

The girls "touching" the Temple.  They thought it was pretty neat.

And much to our very pleasant surprise, the temple grounds had ACTUAL, REAL, BLOOMING flowers.  It almost brought tears to my eyes. :)

This will definitely be an activity we will repeat on a warmer day.

PROVO

So the party wasn't over after our Boise/Conference weekend.  Oh No!  The next weekend was Madison's spring break so we decided to join my family on their way to Provo.  My brother Cody and his wife Anne live there, and it was Anne's baby shower.  We enjoyed seeing them and their apartment, as well as eating good food and swimming at the hotel pool.  It was a quick trip, but we had fun.

This is was we left behind in Rexburg, but to be honest Salt Lake/Provo didn't look much better!

The girls getting ready for a swim.  (It was about 9:00 PM, they all look way to happy to be up so late!)

This is the baby blanket I made for them.  A.K.A Project #2

F IS FOR FLOWERS

If you all remember, I have tried to designated some "school time" with Abby and Hannah to do some fun projects and activities.  Well the week following our Trip to Provo was none else than the letter F week.  (We switched E and F, so that we could do E is for Easter).  So what would be more appropriate when talking about the letter F than flowers, especially with this dreary spring we have had.  So Abby picked out a packet of flowers at the store and we planted them in a pot.  It has been fun watching them grow, and when we have some blooms it will add some much needed color to our lives.

Abby pouring the dirt.

 Abby planting the seeds.

 And Hannah eating whatever it was she was eating. 

E IS FOR EASTER EGGS

So as I mentioned we did E is for Easter during our "school time" the next week.  And on one of those days we dyed Easter eggs.  Abby was really concerned when I talked about "dying" the eggs.  She felt better when I told her we were just "coloring" the eggs.  Well as with any projects you do with kids, it was a lot of fun, but a great big mess too.

The main cause of the mess!

AND JUST A FEW EXTRAS TO ENJOY!!!

The first time they got to jump on the trampoline.  They were SO excited!!!

 Mark bought this foam puzzle for the girls.  They have thoroughly enjoyed it!

 Abby and Hannah were playing Hide and Seek with Mark one day.  I think Hannah found the best hiding spot.  It took awhile for Abby to find her.

 Hannah thought this was funny until I brought out the camera.

Phew!  There you have it... some of the things we have been up to lately.  Stay tuned for Hannah's B-day Party, Abby's final dance recital, and our Easter celebration.