Spring Break Staycation!

We decided to stay close for Spring Break - a bit boring in my book, but we ended up having fun! We went skiing, swimming, ice skating with cousins, hiking, and made s'mores around our fire pit - fun stuff!!

An Idaho Easter

We of course had to go to Idaho for Easter as it was our last one there! We were lucky enough to have BEAUTIFUL weather for the weekend and the kids had a blast playing together outside. We colored a TON of eggs one afternoon and we ate a lot too.  Heidi was so nice and filled all of the eggs for the hunt. The dads hid the eggs and the kids went to town on it. Heidi had them go in groups and they had to get certain colors at certain times, so it made it very interesting. They got little prizes when they came back with the right color and right amount - so fun! We had to celebrate Grady boy's birthday as well, so everyone could sing to him - he loved it! We also had to have Chiz's of course for one of our meals! It is one of Spencer's favorites and of course we all love it, so that was perfect! Looking back at these pictures makes me a little sad to think we won't be at that house again, but it also gives us great memories....

This was SO funny! Cindy laughs at how little I eat - which really isn't true, I just prefer candy over food - so she made me this little place setting - funny Cindy Sue!!

The BIG Science Fair

For Kendalyn's 6th grade science project, she chose to do Name Brand vs. Store Brand, and of course we chose Target as our "store". She went around to neighbors, family, and even family at Christmas in Idaho, and had them sample 5 different items that had almost the exact same ingredients. They had to close their eyes and then choose wether they liked A or B better. It was really fun to watch her do this and she did a great job with it - so great in fact, that she won 1st place!! The only bummer about winning 1st place is that you have to go to district and get judged all over again:) She went to district and was a finalist but didn't go on any further, and we were SO proud of her! This was our first go around with the whole Science Project thing, so we were quite pleased! Her cousin Spencer was also at district and we had fun seeing his project as well. Oh, and just so you know - the name brand won overall - but the oreos and the triscuits (see, I am using name brands) were a very close call....