Easter

We had a great Easter. We started the weekend by dying eggs Saturday morning. Cade thought it was pretty cool. He wanted to use all the colors so in the end his egg turned nice shade of brown.

Next we headed over to a friends house for an Easter egg hunt. We froze!! Really hope warmer weather comes soon. Anyway Cade loved the egg hunt. Last year he was so consumed with getting what was inside that he hardly got any eggs. This time he went around and got lots of eggs and then was totally  consumed with getting them opened . All weekend it has been a fight to restrict him from just eating candy all day. Sometimes I would find him holding some and I would tell him that, "No, we are not eating candy right now". Frequently his response was, "I am just looking at it." or, "I'm not! I am just licking it!" Right Cade.

 

And then Easter day! I made it a goal to make Rylee her Easter dress and Cade a matching tie. It was quite the learning experience but I had so much fun! I think they turned out cute. After church we hid baskets and did our own Easter egg hunt. Cade got Candyland so we spend lots of time playing it that evening. We had some great family time and really enjoyed our day. 

The girls...

The boys. And yes, if you have not noticed by now, Cade got his first buzz. His hair is pretty light so it looks nearly gone but it is there, just short.

The kids. Neither one was very happy about posing for the camera. Cade is thinking, "All I have to do is give this fake smile a little longer and I can have more of that Easter candy they bribed me with..."

And the family :)

Temple Trip

Now that we know we are for sure going to be here for the next 2 years we want to make our temple trips a little more enjoyable-at least for Cade. All he knows now is that we drive for 3.5 hours, he sits in a waiting room while one of us does a session (2 hours), then we switch (another 2 hours), grab a bite to eat and drive the 3.5 hours home. (We go to the Winter Quarters Temple in Omaha). Lots of sitting and waiting for everyone. Not to mention a really early morning and a really late night. I want Cade to look forward to going to the temple with us. So we are going to try some things to jazz it up. And make it a little less stressful and rushed so we can all enjoy the temple more fully. This time we got a hotel the night before. Also, Suzanne (Stock) Unck, a friend from my young women days, lives in the area and her husband was willing to watch the kids for us so we could go together. (Thanks a million!!) We had a great little temple get-a-way trip.
Here are some shots:

 On the road. 15 more years Miss Rylee...

 In the hotel room. Can you see the joy on this little boy's face. He loved it. He is in the air from jumping if you can't tell.

 Daddy and Cade wrestling. They both like it equally as well. It is usually accompanied with squished up faces, grunts, and sounds of beeeeeep. Pinned!!

 

Cade was tired and hungry so this was the best we got. The stained glass windows there are beautiful. As well as the building as a whole. I love the spirit the temple brings and we look forward to more trips there.

We love the temple and the incredible blessings it provides our family. We are so excited to have one a little bit closer! The Kansas City temple is currently under construction and will be complete in about a year. It will shave about 3 hours off round trip when we start going there. Here are some shots of the Angel Moroni being placed on top.