We decided to do the baskets on Saturday before Easter. The boys were excited to run outside in the backyard and find their baskets. Bryce had been out working in the yard. He came inside and told the boys that he thought he saw Yoda chasing a bunny in the yard. They ran out to see and that's when they noticed their baskets. 
Cooper: "Is the Easter Bunny real?" 
We spent the first day at the park. The weather was in the 70's and perfect outside. We met Derek and the girls over at the West Point Park. The second day, we dyed Easter eggs with the kids. Jacqui and I made these colorful "Deviled Eggs" from Pinterest. They turned out so pretty and Easter-y!
So, I am loving Pinterest and all the wonderful ideas that I get from it. During the week, we let the boys get into the bathtub with glow-in-the-dark sticks. They thought it was so cool to be in the dark while the water was glowing! They played in the tub for quite a while.
We also let the boys make colorful ice cubes. I filled up some ice trays and then the boys put drops of food coloring in each cube. I asked the boys to put only one drop in each cube, but Claytons little hands would squeeze the bottle and 3-4 drops would come out! So, his ice cubes were very "dyed". The next morning, we pulled them out of the freezer and dumped them into a tub of cold water. The loved to watch the colors mix with the water and create different patterns as they melted. I don't recommend letting the kids get into the water unless you do less food coloring or don't care if they come out green!
We also took the kids swimming to the Clearfield Aquatics Center with Reese, Jaxson, and Landon. It is an indoor swimming pool and park. The kids had a blast playing in the water. The older kids enjoyed the small "whirlpool" pool and the slide. I love the fact that Cooper is tall enough to stand in all parts of the pool now, so I don't have to worry about it as much.
Clayton and Landon had a great time playing in the kiddie pool. Reese spent lots of time playing with Clayton! Landon kept going down the slide over and over again. Clayton spent most of his time playing with Cooper's snorkel mask. I took Landon and Clayton down the big slide a couple of times and they thought that was great! 
On Friday, I took Cooper and Jaxson to the movie theater to see "The Chipmunks". We went to the Kaysville theater which has discounted tickets and concessions! We spent $12 total on the three of us, and that included drinks, popcorn, and candy. Yay!!! Cooper loves going to the movie theater, so I made sure we did that for Spring Break!!
Aunt Steph gave the boys a egg dye set for Easter this year. They were so excited to use it. We boiled bunches of eggs and then headed to Jacqui's for the annual "egg dyeing" event. We put the older kids at the table and the younger ones at the bar.
It was fun to watch the kids get creative with their eggs. Afterwards, Clayton ate three of his eggs! Gotta love boiled eggs and tiny colorful fingers!
Cute Cousins! Tawni is always so nice and loving to Clayton! I wish he would reciprocate it back to her every once in a while!
While we were up in Cache Valley, we were able to go to the park a couple of times. I got the boys some sand toys and they had a blast. I figured it was a good $5 investment since we will be visiting the park at least once a week this summer!
We also went to Willow Park where Jocie took our family pictures. The boys had a great time playing on all the equipment! Even Bryce had a fun time taking Clayton for a "motorcycle" ride! 
My little brother, Tyler, just got home from his two year mission in Guatemala. We have been so excited to see him since he lives in Texas with mom and dad. He came and visited us for a few days. I took the boys down to the airport to pick him up. Of course, we enjoyed our many trips up and down the escalator till we saw him. Cooper was so excited to see him and Clayton wasn't so sure at first. 
We came back to my house and had dinner that night with some of the Whettens. I made Frito Pie for everyone and it was nice to have Tyler back in our home. Clayton warmed up to him quickly and the boys had a great time playing with him. Clayton kept saying, "where's Uncle Tyler". 
The next day, we took the boys and Tyler and headed up to Cache Valley. We stopped at Grandma's and Grandpa's for a couple of hours. We went down to the barn to feed the cows, climb on the hay and take a few pictures! Afterwards, we went over to Paradise to stay at Jocelynn's for a few days.
Last weekend, we thought it would be fun to take the kids on another hike. Last time we hiked, we ran into ice and snow and we weren't able to make it to the waterfall. Clayton has been talking about waterfalls and so we thought we would try a different trail this time.
Jacqui and Jared and their kids came with us this time. We went to a place called Waterfall Canyon up in Ogden. When we started the hike, it was pretty windy. The temperature was perfect. Cooper and Jaxson were running up ahead and we kept telling them to slow down or they would be tired....funny how parents seem to be right most of the time!
The hike was supposedly 2.6 miles up to the waterfall. About half way up, we stopped and ate lunch. We were all hungry and the kids were warm and tired. Baby Cohen was not happy with his cold bottle, so Jared took him and Landon home. The rest of us kept on trucking.
The second part of the hike was the most difficult. It just climbed and climbed and never leveled out. Bryce carried Clayton on his shoulders for most of the hike. The kids enjoyed stopping along the river to throw rocks. For the most part, they did a really good job on a hard hike. 
When we reached the top, the waterfall was spraying down onto a bed of melting snow. It was a light waterfall and the kids had a great time playing in the snow and water. It was definitely worth the hike to the kids. They had a blast playing at the base of the waterfall. 
I took Clayton and started heading down the trail, so that the kids could play a little longer, and so I could get a head start. We told the kids that they needed to be careful when they started going down the trail. We also told Cooper and Jaxson to not get too far ahead of us. Well, they didn't listen and ended up way down the trail. Cooper twisted his ankle and had to sit and wait for us. Bryce took Clayton (who was very sleepy) down to the car. Jacqui and I took turns carrying Cooper on our backs, after he tweeked his ankle again.
We definitely got our exercise that day! I had a great time spending time with my family and friends. I also enjoyed watching the boys be so excited about the waterfall and snow. I am not the most avid hiker, but I keep telling myself that it is good for me. I've gone on more hikes in the last two weeks (2), then I have our whole marriage. Yeah to me!!
