It's a Wonderful Life

Our Easter preparations were definitely cut a little short this year due to our camping trip.  Erik and I plotted how we were going to get everything done that needed getting done that day (take Jackson to party, grocery shop, mow the lawn, unpack, clean out trailer, we both had lessons to prepare for Sunday, dye Easter eggs, make Easter treats for Beehives, make birthday treat for one of the Beehives).  I was very impressed that we managed to do it all (though it meant we couldn't do our usual weekend redbox).  I am so lucky to be married to such a hard worker that does not really have a lazy bone in his body! While I was making the chocolate chip cookies for Hannah, Erik dyed the Easter eggs.  It was pretty darn cute seeing my three favorite boys coloring eggs together! I've decided it's pretty fun being the Easter bunny!  There is not many expectations- it's really just a fun excuse to get some little gifts and candy.  When I got up at 5:30 Easte...

On Thursday we set out on our first post-Anna camping trip.  Our friends, the Downums, had invited us a few weeks ago and I was so excited! We went to a place just about 2 hours south called Cave Mountain Lake, Va.  It was a really nice camp ground. Anna is in that fun stage, where she doesn't quite know how to walk on her own, but she doesn't want to crawl.  Basically that means her little hand is grabbing my fingers 24/7 and we walk s-l-o-w-l-y.  It is quite sweet and I usually don't mind, however, sometimes it's also nice to walk at a normal pace. :)  Erik's turn! The boys sliding down one of the many "mountains" they would climb.  It was kind of rainy off and on Thursday, so things were quite muddy.  Jackson and Wyatt were already in their spare pairs of pants the first afternoon! We all took a little hike to the lake.  The lake looked like a great place to swim in the summer.  However, I'm just not sure if I'm up for hot/humid/Vi...