Spring Update

So I noticed a lot of Blogs I visit have gone with a more spring like motif! So I thought I'd change up ours too! Enjoy!

FHE - Painting Pandemonium

So our Socialist Overlords - AKA Homeowners Association told us we need

to paint our fence this awful grey color!

So in a moment of brainlessness...we planned to have the kids help us! They loved it!

Bowen helped for a while, until he tried to sample the paint on his brush!

Then he was sent to play in the sandbox! Kate and Clair worked until the sun went down! All the kids were covered in paint! The stuff in their hair was the worse! The girls did finally admit to having paint flicking wars! The fence isn't done yet, but we almost got the whole outside done! Thanks to all the helping hands & Casadei's (Stephen's grandfather) paint gun! Way to go Team Bright Painting Company!

Aloha!

Here is the view from my hotel in Oahu! I am here for work, but I have actually had time to soak in some sun. Look forward to more pictures to come. Sadly none of the pictures have me in them...it really is hard to take pictures of yourself.

NKOTB

As some of you already know, I was given twofree tickets to go and see NKOTB. I gave the other one to my sister-in-law, KT! Here with are with Joey on stage behind us!The seats were in an executive box and were very close, if not a little too much to the side. However, the concert was fun and VERY loud! Plus, the girl who we got the tickets from was super sweet and tons of fun! (Please ignore my "crazy eyes" and cheesy smile in this photo!)Here are just a few highlights!

And a few video clips....remember it was loud...might want to turn down your speakers!

FHE gone wild!

Last night I did the lesson at Joel and Brit's Family Home Evening. Thanks to the brilliant Rosalind...we had a great lesson. It was on obedience. Brooklyn and Jack were asked to follow clues around the house. Right before we got to the last clue, we talked about how when we are obedient and keep the commandments, we get rewarded with the Celestial Kingdom. Their reward was in the freezer and Jack really enjoyed it. As a kid I always wanted one of those clown ice cream cones from Baskin Robbins. I still have never had one, but that was the "reward" waiting for Jack and Brooklyn. Here's a photo of Jack enjoying his "reward."
Can't you tell how yummy it is by that sweet face! Yum, yum!

South Carolina Snow

These aren't pictures from Christmas! This is a rare Spring snow storm that blanketed the southeast! School was closed and we had a fun day playing in the snow, making snow cream, sledding, and watching movies. The snow is melting now, but I think we will be in for some ice covered roads for a few days! Stephen took care of the most important things first...shoveling walks...NO...cleaning off the dish so he can get his FOX News fix!