Poctello trip.

Mia just adored holding her new cousin.

Going to Pocatello was just what we needed. I love going to our parents homes and being "taken care of". I don't know how much they appreciate it but for me it is such a great time to not feel like I have to do everything because I don't. It was such a great time. We stayed in Pocatello for the whole vacation, saw some friends and are amazed at the growth and how things have changed in just 5 years. It was great to be with family. Abby, who lives in DC was there to have her tonsills out and recover and Dana and Jason with their 3 kids, currently live there too. We seemed to pass around a cold bug while there. Debby was sick in bed for a day and her cough lingered for days after that. I started getting sick Saturday night and by Monday I was miserable! I just wanted to take Nyquil and die in bed until I was over it. Since I couldn't do that I took Tylenol and Sudafed. I had so much junk in my chest in the morning I would have to get in the shower right away just so it would loosen and I could stop coughing. I would also have to take a bath at night to relax my chest enough to go to sleep. If I never eat a cherry menthol cough drop again in my life I will be so happy! Finally on Wednesday I began to feel a bit better but I still called my doctor to see if I could take some Mucinex. That helped so much as well as the antibiotics. I was much better Thursday for the flight home. The priesthood blessing was of course the most helpful. I was so grateful that I was sick when Colin, Abby, David and Debby were able to help out and do all of the work for me. It really was so much fun and very relaxing.

Easter

Easter came so quickly this year. We had Jack's 2nd birthday one Sunday and celebrated Easter the next. Of course, it snowed and was cold. This is our 2nd Easter in Cleveland. Last year we were here in April looking for a place to live. I think it snowed at least 2 feet. Saturday we went and decorated eggs with friends. Acutally, the kids decorated them and the Dad's supervised. It was so nice!! We had a little egg hunt here at home in the morning, went to church then had dinner and more egg hunting with friends. The kids all loved it! It was pretty darn fun to watch them. We are going on a candy hiatis for a long time, at least the kids. They don't ask for it unless they see it.

Mia and Molly love to play together! They were in heaven with their creations.

Jackson, as usual, went for a ball theme. The kid just likes all things sports. His Dad has a bit of influence regarding that passion.