2016 eighty-seven

Happy Kids on Easter Morning with some (apparently easy-to-find) baskets filled with gum, peeps, bubbles, & talks on CD for the teens, & treats/art stuff for the littles.

 After Church Photo Shoot Attempt

Keepers

Happy Easter!

My Greatest Miracles

We invited the Blasers down for dinner.  We ate really yummy food & had a great time together!  I still can't believe how sweet & quiet their 6 kids are.  It hardly feels like we have a family of 8 visiting!

The kids table...

And...the bigs at the grown up table

A Happy Blessed Easter!

2016 eighty-four

Our Holy Week Tradition

I love this week probably more than any other week of the year.  Holy Week is 8 days of celebration and worship that focus on the last week of Christ’s life, beginning the Sunday before Easter.  It is based on the book "God so Loved the World" by Eric Huntsman.  Every day includes events that happened in Christ’s life on that specific day, a small activity, scriptures, videos & songs.  By Easter Sunday, our hearts are prepared in understanding and gratitude for the Savior’s atonement and resurrection.

Tonight we had our Passover Meal (well, snack) on a smaller scale than previous years since life is so packed these days.  It still turned out awesome and boy do I love these guys!

Menu-honeycomb, unleavened bread, olives, raisins, swedish fish, and grape juice 

Dress-Robes (& sandals or bare feet)

2016 sixty-seven

It's Birthday Time!

Abigail Janice is 15 years old!

She is beautiful, strong, kind, caring, intelligent, flexible, pure, fun, happy, artistic, creative, forgiving, profound.  

We adore our Abs Abs!!

 She's ready for that bright blue turquoise frosted angel food cake!

Doin' the Dab

 
 Ready to light the candles!

awww those faces...

Make a Wish!

No matter how old you get, it's always exciting to open presents!

Vans High Tops...yesss!

Tinted Baby Lips from Breezers

Reading her special card with $15 from Grandma Weaver

It was extra awesome having Grandma & Grandpa Tomany here! 

The luckiest parents! 

 Happy Happy Birthday Abs!!

2016 thirty-one

Gotta love it when you look out the window and see this...

2 best buddies playing football in the backyard

 Tonight we lucked out & got to see an amazing performance by these four called-

"The LOVE Show"

 It had love songs

He is NOT messin' around

Raps about love

That Smile.....Sigh

An Original LOVE song

What a Pro

And another fabulous song about love by Abs Abs

Bravo! Bravo!

I know we are getting down to the wire on how many more of these shows we will get to see. sniff sniff.  
So we're soaking it all in for now!

2016 eighteen

A day off to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.

I think he would approve of the roller rink with friends:)

Skillzzz

 This girl is unstoppable on those blades...like literally

The games were a fun bonus!

 Look at Abby's form!

We loved today!  Great memories...minus Macy's broken arm.  boo!

2016 seventeen

We have the best neighbors!

How about these adorable homemade cupcakes for an after church treat.

Headbandz is always a good time.  

Especially when "Snuggles" the bear plays

Who knows what this is all about! 

Winter Sunday nights can get pretty long...

 

2016 fifteen

It's FRIDAY NIGHT PIZZA NIGHT with our crazy crew!!

I LOVE this tradition where we know it's pizza for dinner of any kind, type, or brand.  My favorite is when we make our own-even though it looks like there's been an explosion in the kitchen when we're done!

2016 ten

Look who came to dinner today!  My niece, Aubrey!  She is living/working in Moscow, Idaho right now.  We had so much fun & bonus-she always makes  incredible creations in the kitchen & shares her latest & greatest books with us.

Sunday night shenanigans with my favorites

2015 three hundred fifty-seven

After a long detour since there are two Mission Parks in Spokane-we finally found the right one that had some sweet hills for these guys.  I love the combination of fun, free, & fitness that comes with a good sledding day.

Oh yeah!

These two have really been there for each other since we moved.
I'm so glad!

They've missed winter!

 Cally climbing up past the girls

Somebody is NOT tired

Double Trouble

 Those Smiles are my Favorite!

Another happy face

The kids liked heading down the mountain "penguin style" or without a sled

 I think we're out of daylight guys.  Better head home!