Awana Grand Prix!

 Time for the much anticipated Awana Grand Prix! Lane was super excited to race his truck!

 When you first get there they have to weigh the car and then add weights if needed.

 Lane needed a few so they added these metal balls and hot glued them in.

 Then while waiting for all the racers to get weighted in we had dinner. Corn dogs, chips and a bar. It was pretty good.  : )

 This is the track that they go down...same one from when I was a kid.  : )

 All the cars that were entered. Each car gets to be raced 12 times.

 Lane placing his car at the top of the track. Then he ran down to the end of the track to watch his truck race!

 I didn't know when I got him the truck that they are slower than the cars : ( so he was in 4th all but a couple races.

 Eating popcorn while we wait for his next go round...

 Placing his truck up there again and this time he got 3rd! He was so excited you would have thought he had placed first! He ran over to me with the biggest smile I have ever seen and gave me a high five. I wish I could have caught it on camera. I was grinning ear to ear at his excitement.

After hours of racing he never placed high enough to get a trophy but did get a ribbon for racing in general. It was a fun night that was for sure! : )

Dyeing Easter Eggs

 Oh the excitement of dyeing Easter eggs! I think our Easter will have to be Saturday instead of Sunday due to sunrise service and family Easter and cooking all the bread and making dips ect on actual Easter but that is bonus for the kids. One less day to wait! So we decided to dye eggs tonight  : )

 We got two different kits this year. A marble kit and a candy apple kit. I didn't make all the colors for the marble because there were 12 and with using 2 I didn't think we needed that many.

 The candy apple was a hit and had the little kids not mixed up the colors to an ugly brown I think that is all they would have used. It leaves the eggs nice and shiny too!

 I only have one whisk but was going to have Rylin use that and you can see how excited she was about it....she ended up using her fingers and the spoons : )

 The each got to do 5 eggs ( I don't want to be eating egg salad for a month!) ; )

 It is so fun to watch them be creative!

 I had Joe take a picture of me with the kids since I always am the on behind the camera : )

 Joe just had to color one too! lol go figure my 4th child! ; )

 A little messy....

 Camo egg!

 Addie was the last one at the table so had it all to herself. She made some really pretty eggs!

All the finished eggs : ) Note that they have the child's initial and their eggs are in that row. Plus Addies last one that was drying waaay back there. I can't wait for the Easter bunny to come and the egg hunts. So much fun!

Amanda's Shower!

 We had so much fun getting ready for the shower we threw Amanda! Finally the day had arrived and the turn out was better than we could have hoped for!

 We served brunch and has lots of yummy food! We ate and visited with each other, and as guests finished eating they had the chance to write Amanda and Chad a word of advice on marriage. Then it was gift time!

 I didn't get a lot of gift shots...ok just one : ) but I was enjoying the moment. She got tons of wonderful things including this handmade adorable snowman! Love you sister can't wait for the wedding!

Addie playing the piano : )

This is for you Joey!

Making cookies!

 Adrienne is all about baking and has been bugging me to let her make cookies but with the condition of my house and replacing the floors I just couldn't have anymore mess going on. As it was I had hives the entire time we were laying the flooring. But things are more put together and so I let her have at it with help from little sister. Brother didn't want to help : )

 She used a bag cookie mix and then added extra flour so she could make roll out cookies.

 Rylin loves to bake as much as big sister!

 Lane thought he would get in on a photo op!

 Two missing bottom teeth and the one on top that he knocked loose with his knee is moving all about but not ready to come out just yet. Don't mind the spaghetti sauce on his face and eye brow! Sheesh!

 Nothing better than chubby little kid hands. : )

 They did a really great job! They all looked cute as well and we all know that makes them taste even better! : )

Making playdough : )

 Nothing better to do on a cold winter day than have a jammie day and make play dough. Provides hours of fun!

 I was limited on salt so could only make a single batch but it was enough for them to play with at least. : )

Could you get any cuter!? He couldn't be left out!