Easter Weekend

This year for easter Dan was not able to be with us because of work. So we started easter weekend early. We took the kids to see Rio which by the way is a very cute movie. After that we went up to dan's moms house for dinner and some egg coloring. It was kinda weird and sad to not have dan with us at church and to see the kids in there new Easter outfits. SO knowing that dan was not going to be here we did Easter baskets early. We gave the kids their baskets on tuesday night. My kids know that the baskets come from us. Which dose not bother me because we do not celebrate Easter for the Easter bunny and eggs. We celebrate it for the resurrection of our Heavenly father and the suffering he went thought for us. So we might be with him and our families eternally one day. I'm am so grateful for the atonement and what it means to me. There were some firsts for us this year one having Dan gone and Brayden getting to go on the Easter egg hunt this year. He still did not know what to really do but he had a great time. I also loved the kids outfits this year we all matched wearing turquoise and kaki colors. Other then not having my hubby here it was a good Easter. I love my family so much and am so grateful to be able to be a mom and a wife.




Brayden trying to eat his egg...


Brayden Shooting the pop gun...

Dan and kids with great grandma Stucki...

Easter Baskets...










Kids all dressed up for Easter Morning Church...







On Easter Sunday we went up to Dan's moms house for dinner and a egg hunt. It was good to see that side of the family. I feel so lucky that I get along with is family so well. And that they love me enough to invite me to diner even know Dan was not there with us. The picture is of Brayden and great grandma Stucki...

The Easter Egg Hunt...





YAY...Look what I found

Trip To Maui

The week before Christmas me and Dan had a great opportunity knock at our door. Dan's regional manager invited us to Maui Hawaii for a week. We had only three days to get ready to go. But could not miss this opportunity to have basically an all expanses paid trip pass us by. So we scrambled to make arrangement for the older kids. It was such a great week so warm and sunny it was hard to believe that Christmas was only a week away. Brayden was a dream baby on the trip and the two flights. He loved the swimming pool and all the big people food he got to eat on the trip. We hung out a lot at the hotel and just relaxed. We did go to a luau one night and I got to spend half the day in the spa. Pampering my self, Dan also got to go play 34 holes of golf with the owners. We were treated to great dinners by the owners almost every night. The hotel was beautiful and so kid friendlily that if we get invited next year. We want to take all the kids with us. I'm so glad Dan works so hard at his job. Because the perks pay off!

So tired from the plan trip over he fell a sleep on the floor...

They had these huge real big Christmas trees thought out the hotel...



As you drove down to the hotel lobby. All the trees were done up in these beautiful white lights...

View from our baloney...


Straight down from our balcony...



Ponds and streams throught out the whole hotel with these big gold fish in them...

The whole Hotel smelled like tropical flowers...

My Little Hawaiian Peanut...







The Beach and swimming...










The night of the LUAU...
Cocktail Hour "our were nonalcoholic of cores"...






The pig roast " I could not stomach to eat any of that"...




Beautiful sunset...



Dancers at the luau...


Flying back home...