Kate's Kindergarten Class

Happy Easter!

Cute kids in their cute Easter outfits for church.

I had to post this picture because usually Kate is our little model

but Sammy steals the show in this one!

During the Easter egg hunt in the backyard, Alice would call Sam over anytime she found a "boy-colored" egg and Sam would do the same if he found a "girl-colored" egg. It was so cute.

Happy Easter from our family to yours!

Vegas Baby!

Joe had some days off from work so we took the kids down to Vegas.

Here's a little sample of the fun we had:

Waiting for the Volcano at the Mirage...

Some "must-see's" on the kids' list...

the pirate boat at Treasure Island ~ the Excalibur castle

somewhere inside the Venetian....the girls LOVED the giant butterfly and huge flowers.

Circus Circus was a HUGE hit! Playing games, winning animals, and the circus acts.
Sam especially loved the group of African Acrobats and we were lucky to catch a couple of them after the show.

Fremont Street Experience...

It was fun to see the HUGE screen above the street but it was really loud!

It was awesome family fun and great to make a ton of inexpensive memories!

Our new favorite thing to do...

Hiking down in the Snake River Canyon is our new FAVORITE thing to do here in Twin Falls. We love to hike along the mile-long trail and seeing the pretty waterfalls, streams, different rocks, and the big Perrine Bridge.

Of course, no hike is complete without a photo shoot next to a little waterfall...

...unfortunately, Alice has quite the little attitude when we tell her to say "cheese"

so we have to take what we can get.

This part has been named "Rock City" by the kids.

And then comes the best part when we get to sprint to the flag where the bridge jumpers land when they parachute off the bridge.

Snow, Snow, Go Away...

We've had a lot of fun playing in the snow since we moved to Twin Falls...

Building snowmen together...

Having snowball fights with Daddy...

and sledding down the hills.

But we are SO ready for SPRING now!

Hopefully it gets here soon!

"Really Kitty Funny News" or...The Many Adventures of Kate and Sam

Kate's Birthday Bash!

Kate turned 6 a few weeks ago and we went back to Boise for a big family bash with LOTS of cousins, aunts and uncles, cousins, and good friends! She had so much fun and is finally starting to come out of her shell. She is naturally a very quiet (we try to avoid using the word "shy") person so we had a fun little worksheet for people to fill out about her to get to know her better. Here were her answers:

Favorite Color: all the colors of the rainbow

Favorite Food: healthy food

Favorite Treat: zingers

Favorite Movie: any Barbie movie

Favorite Hobbies: anything with coloring or art, singing, playing piano, dancing

Favorite thing about School: all of it

What she wants to be when she grows up: a fashion designer, a model, a mom, a teacher, a ballerina (Pretty ambitious!)

The beautiful princess castle cake

Kate has planned on having this cake almost a year ago when she saw it in a magazine and has talked about it ever since. She was so excited! Of course my good friend, Carlie, made it perfectly...complete with a moat and edible chocolate rocks!

Opening presents with help from her best friends Liv and Anna.

Then Daddy came in with a brilliantly wrapped present from Mom and Dad and the Grandmas and Grandpas....a new bike!

We ended the party taking turns swinging at the pinata. I think everyone made off with a pretty good haul of treats and trinkets! We all had lots of fun!