Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Ha!  Ha!  Who doesn't love breakfast for dinner?  Especially when it is chocolate chip pancakes.

Decorating Cupcakes

Last night was Cooking Group.  My sister came and gave us baking pointers and showed us some fun and easy ways to decorate cupcakes.  Of course I forgot to take any pictures...

Payton wanted to participate so badly.  I promised her that I would ask Auntie Jen to leave a couple of cupcakes and icing so that she could decorate them the next day.

She didn't let me forget.  The blue cupcake is the one she decorated for herself and the red is the one she decorated for Linc.  I sent a picture of Payton decorating to my sister, saying she was a natural.  Jen texted back, "She is!  Just like her mommy."  Ha! Ha!  I sensed the heavy sarcasm.

Yummy!

Bubbles

Dave was giving Payton a bath and she passed gas.  Bubbles...

Payton says, "Hey, I blew bubbles out of my bottom."

Settlers

I love the game Settlers of Catan!  Especially when we are able to play with our super fun friends.  Our friends Debbie and Eric came into town from Utah this past weekend.  Yay!  We called in the old gang and got to together for dinner and games.  We had Jen and Anthony, Debbie and Eric, Katie and Winchell, me and Dave, plus 5 kiddos.

It was great, after getting all the kiddos to bed and watching a little HGTV...we sat down for a little Settlers.  I have to admit that when it gets late my tolerance for the game goes down but it is always entertaining to witness the smack talk that goes on (when it doesn't involve me :o) ).  It varies from game to game on who is involved but it usually includes Anthony.  Ha! Ha!  This time poor Debbie was at the other end of his smack talk.

I think my favorite part of this particular game was Eric.  I was laughing the entire time.  He decided to place all his settlements on sheep and then on a sheep port.  The entire game he kept saying, "I will trade anyone, anything for a sheep."  It doesn't sound as funny in writing as it did when he was saying it but trust me it was funny.

It was so nice to see everybody.  Good times!

Easter Play Date

We had so much fun today!  Payton and Lincoln were both so excited to have everyone over.  It didn't take much convincing to get Payton out of bed.  Ha! Ha!  All I had to do was whisper, "Your friends are coming over."  She bolted right out of bed.

First up...Easter Egg Hunt.  Aimee, thank you for coming early and helping me hide Easter Eggs.  We hid over 300 eggs.  It was awesome!  Take a look at our egg speckled yard.

I envisioned something like the Biggest Loser Egg Hunt.  There were tons and tons of eggs scattered all over the mountian side for the challenge.  I think we succeeded, although on a much smaller scale.  :o)  There were lots of eggs in everyone's basket.  Yay!

I love this action shot of Payton running through the fence.  Look at her hair flying behind her.

You can see it in Lincoln's face.  He is thinking, "Sweet!"  I watched him walk across the yard headed for an egg and stop dead in his tracks when he saw this whole pile of eggs. 

Next up...Bunny Races.

Bunny ears for eveyone!  Hopping across the yard like bunnies.  Payton loved this one.

I LOVE Gage's face in this picture.  Hilarious.

Hungry!  Lunch is served.  Chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, fruit, etc...Oh and Easter cookies made by Payton.  I think they were a hit with the kids...She used lots of sprinkles.  :o)

I love Fridays!