Another Easter Egg Hunt

This past week has been so busy. I am just pulling these pictures off the camera. Sorry so late. Last Saturday a local church was having a massive Easter Egg Hunt. It was so much fun.

Ari and Blake waiting for the hunt to start.
Our Lil Princess. So dainty!
These are my two friends who I hang out with pretty much every day of the week. From L to R: April (Blake's Mommy), Jared, Blythe, Larry (Lauren's Husband), and Lauren.
They had 30,000 eggs all over these fields. Those kids in the background will go hunt for their eggs in the field behind them. This field was just for infants-3yrs old. Ari was probably the slowest child. She had to place her eggs perfectly in her basket. So Mommy did more of the hunting for her.

Dancing Seal

It's so crazy how smart animals are. I love this seal! :)

Charlie that really hurt!

This is the funniest clip! His little brother's reaction is so funny .

Easter Party!!

Today was such a fun day. We had an Easter Playdate at our place. I'm so glad we did it, even though I was SO stressed out this morning while I was getting stuff ready. Isn't that how it always is though?

Here are some of the kids. Brad hid 100 eggs for all the kids to find. They took off like bats out of - - - - ! It was hilarious. Flashbacks to childhood! By the way, the boy standing next to me, Austin, wouldn't change his face. I kept telling him to smile and that's what he did! :)
Yes, I forgot to get Ari's bunny Easter basket out. She had to do with a plastic bag. Hey, that's how it was done when we were young! That's her friend Macy in the back.
Isaac made me laugh so hard. I don't think he quite understands what the egg hunt entails. He kept picking up pebbles and sticking them in his bag. How cute is he? I made the older kids give some of their eggs to him, because he only ended up with 3! I had the kids make bunny masks. I was helping Addison make hers, but I wasn't really paying attention. I was talking while I cut out the eyes and I didn't notice how off and horrible looking they were until I put the mask on her face. So did I make another one for her? Heck no! I told her she looked cute, took at picture, and sent her off to her play!

My Malaysia Family

I stole these from my brother and sister-in-law's blog. They live in Malaysia, far far away from us. I miss them so much. But Boy do they have the life! They just went on their last vacation before the new baby comes. Where to? Oh, just Thailand. This was right after they went to New Zealand for Christmas, which was right after their other Thailand trip, but before they came back to the states to visit us. I'm tired just writing this! :)

How gorgeous is Tanya? She doesn't even look pregnant!

My beautiful niece Kiara. Who I miss SO much!

Oh, I'm just swimming in the ocean with elephants. Nothing new!

Tai and Kiki on a baby elephant.

6 Things You May Not Know About BRAD!

1. Brad is the biggest UFC (Ultimate Fighting Champion) fan. He knows everything about every body involved in the sport. If I could get him anything, it would be to train with Tito Ortiz or some St. Piere guy, I don't remember. I can't watch it. It's too gruesome for me. I just cover my face the entire time.


2. His favorite sitcom is Scrubs, but I have made Friends his close 2nd. He has gotten to the point where he can quote some lines. He's not anywhere close to my level, but he's doing well. :) Update: He just told me that Friends is his favorite. I'm so proud!


3. This is a good one. Brad can breakdance! He's surprisingly good. I thought he was lying when he first told me that he could breakdance, cause he definitely can't dance (I say that with all the love in my heart). I thought he was too tall to be good; he's almost 6'3. After the initial shock, I realized that he was quite good.


4. He is the cleanest person I know. He takes 3 showers a day. He can't stand clutter or messes. Our cars are always clean. I can't complain. I like it, because he helps me around the house. Ari has become a clean freak as well. She is always wiping her toys, our furniture, or her face with her baby wipes. What have we created!

5. Whenever we go to Wyoming to visit my parents, Brad spends the majority of the time in my Dad's workshop. He loves using all my Dad's machines and tools. He has said many times that where ever we end up after law school, he will build himself a workshop. We may not have a home, but he will have his workshop. :)He loves building things. My Dad loves that Brad is so into wood work. Every year he buys Brad a new tool for his birthday. Why? We live in an apartment in the city! He can't use any of them. But those are Brad's favorite gifts, because he's building upon his collection.

6. You can ask anybody in both of our families, Brad is one of the most selfless people we know. He will drop anything if somebody needs his help. At church, he always volunteers when nobody else will. To be completely honest, I get annoyed sometimes, because .... I don't know. I just do. I'm horrible! :)

Bradley! ... What are you doing?!

This is so messed up of me, but I think it's hilarious. Brad wanted to play basketball w/some of his friends after school one day, but he forgot his clothes. Being the good wife that I am, I drove 20mins to his school to deliver them. I look back and think I see him changing in his car! So, what do I do? Get out and take pictures. What else would any sane person do? Tears were streaming down my face I was laughing so hard. Serves him right! He's gonna be so mad when he checks the blog! :) I warned him!

He kept yelling, 'Take a hike!' To which I responded, 'What? I can't hear you!'

xoxo Ari & Blake xoxo

Okay, so they aren't really in love, but if their mother's had anything to do with it, they would be! Blake is so good with Ari, and Ari adores him!

Aren't they cute?

6 Things You May Not Know About Me

I was tagged by my friend Ashley. I keep forgetting to do it, but now I have time. I will make Brad do it too. His should be interesting! :)

1. I love to cook & bake. I absolutely love to be in the kitchen. I love to experiment w/new ingredients, and test it out on Brad. It’s so relaxing for me. I could talk about cooking all day; well maybe not ALL day.

2. I also love to read. I would pick reading a book over watching TV any day. One of my new year’s resolutions was to read one book a week. I’ve read three this week alone, so I think I’ll definitely reach my goal.

3. I love gardening. This is the first place were I can actually have some what of a garden. We live in the city, so I can’t actually have a huge garden, but our complex has a garden with these huge planter boxes that you can plant some vegetables in. So, I’m going to rent one of those boxes, and I will have my little herb garden on my patio. I’m so excited!!

4. One thing that I want to do in the next couple of years is to run in the St. George Marathon, and do a triathlon. I know what some of you are thinking, ‘Mel run?' Ya, I know. I HATE running, but thanks to my mother’s genes I have heart problems, and thanks to my Dad's, asthma. So, I really want to always be in tip top shape. I have started training w/a very good friend, April, for a little marathon coming up in May. Seriously it’s a 5 or 10k race, very small. Baby steps! Don’t make fun. When Brad and I first started dating, we would run around a football field, and I couldn’t run around it once! I was so embarrassed, because I seriously hate to run. I actually crave running now; still hate it though. Some of you have probably fainted from learning this. I’m a changed woman! Crazy huh!?

5. (There was something else here, I don't know who saw it, but I changed it because it makes me uncomfortable talking about singing). I like to play games. We have quite a few games that don't get played very often, because Brad is constantly studying. We do get a game of chess in every once in awhile. I am very proud to say that I have destroyed him and his ego the last several times. Yeah for me!

6. This is going to kill most of you, so brace yourself. In 2003 I was dancing for a Polynesian group called Tamariki. It mainly consisted of my family and our friends that we’ve danced with for years. We were getting a ton of jobs, and I really loved traveling and performing for people. Well, we got a phone call one day from Johnny Depp’s agent. He wanted to hire us for a party he was having at his club the ‘Viper Room’ in L.A. His girlfriend went to Hawaii and went to the Polynesian Culture Center, and loved it. Anyway, after several phone calls, over the space of many weeks, we were invited to stay at his house for a couple of days, because he wanted his kids to learn about our culture. Anyway, we were completely over the moon about this, as you can only imagine. Well, I think it was over a Thanksgiving break, we got a phone call saying the he had to post pone because he had to start filming for a new movie during the time that he wanted to have the party. (We later found out that the movie was Finding Neverland; just FYI) I think I actually cried! It was so depressing! Needless to say it never ended up happening, because half the group got pregnant (all married) :) and some members moved away. It still hurts my heart to talk about it. Isn’t that the saddest story you’ve EVER heard? Ugghh! Just kills me! P.S. I never got to talk to him personally, but from what I heard from the people who did talk to him, he is the nicest person. A little weird, but what celebrity isn’t right? I’ve got to stop talking about it, tears are forming in my eyes! :)

Alright, so there's my list. I am tagging everybody on the buddy list. Do you know how long it took me to write the above information? I have carpal tunnel in my wrists now, and arthritis in my fingers, oh and I have to get a new prescription for my eyes from looking at the computer for so long! All for you! I'm sharing, so you share. Brad will share too. I will make him! Who cares if he is right in the middle of mid-terms! I'm interested in reading these!