Easter - Finally!

You may be able to guess why I haven't posted yet about Easter when you see the pictures below. I think I had a couple hundred pictures to choose from when looking through the pictures Stacey and I took while we were in Ashland. Most of these are with Stacey's nice camera. We had a great time doing an Easter egg hunt, playing tennis, roasting hot dogs in the park, decorating Easter eggs, and sharing this special holiday together.

The Perfect Day (well, almost)

This weekend, the weather was a perfect 72 degrees, so in between General Conference sessions, we decided to go walk along this trail and take a picnic lunch. It was nice to be outside and enjoy the beautiful weather, and Landon and Davis especially enjoyed walking around, picking the dandelions, and looking at bugs. The only bad thing was my allergies, and Shane's, have been horrible since we got back! I guess that's what we get for spending the afternoon outside on this gorgeous spring day!

I couldn't quite seem to get one of them both looking at the camera!

Shane and the Hog

As many of you know, Shane bought a Yamaha Vino about a month ago so we could have two modes of transportation again. After a motorcycle class, helmet, registration, jacket, and gloves, it may be a month or two before we see the gas savings! It's pretty nice to see his $2 gas receipts though! Here he is in his styling new gear.

Houses Squished with Becky's

As I said in our previous post, we spent the last few days at Becky's house to be there to see cute baby Bennett and for his blessing. It was great to see my sister as a mom, and so fun to have a day or two to hang out together. Landon enjoyed it too, as can be seen in this conversation we had after a day or two there:
"Mom, how come our house is so far from Becky's? I want our house to be closer."
"Me too Landon. That would be fun."
"Yeah, I want our houses to be right by each other, just squished together. Then we can just share my yard and Becky's yard, and we can play with Becky all the time."
When we were getting ready to leave, he asked me when we were going to move our house so they could be squished together.

What a dream that would be! Maybe someday! :)

Here are some pictures of Landon and Davis first meeting Bennett:



Becky has a little playground right by her townhome. It was FREEZING cold most of the time we were there, but one afternoon it was nice, so we went out to play there. I think this playground may have been part of the reason Landon wanted to live closer to Becky. :)

On Sunday was Bennett's blessing. Here are some pictures of the family, and all of us at Becky's house after the blessing.




Isn't Bennett so cute? We had fun taking turns holding him, even though, as Landon said, all he pretty much does is sleep. Who doesn't love to hold a cute, slipping baby?

The cute new family - yes, Becky looks disgustingly great for just having a baby. :) I try not be be jealous though!

The cousins:

Thanks for letting us stay with you and crash your house, and for letting us drive out with you Mom and Dad! It was a great trip!

Visiting Treehouse Museum

This last week, we had the chance to go to Utah with my parents to see Becky's new baby. We of course couldn't pass up a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Malan's! Christie and Kent made a great family dinner the first night we were there, and got everyone together so we could visit with them. The next morning, they took Landon and Davis to the Treehouse museum while I did some work on the computer at their house. They enjoyed the Treehouse museum as always. We just wish we could have stayed longer! Can't wait to see you again in June!

This last picture is of Landon with his two second cousins, Max and Joe. Carli, Shane's cousin's wife, was nice enough to stop by with her two boys so we could see and visit with them. Too bad we can't be around more so they can play together! (Davis was already napping by the time we took this picture.)