Bella Tres Chic: What's On My Happy List?

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

What's On My Happy List?

Our Easter, Spring Break & last two weeks of randomness....

My little Easter table display...Peter Rabbit inspired.
bunny bottom's up idea from THE IDEA ROOM

Canoli dip!
delicious with pizzelles {Italian waffle cookies}
found at World Market...

recipe from SOMETHING SWANKY

Used Emma's itsy bitsy tea set with Peter Rabbit printables
{from sarahsmiles.blogspot.com}

Found the Peter Rabbit decor at World Market

Did a little Easter Egg hunt for the kids...

Easter Egg hunt for the Mr.!

Got the printables from DATING DIVAS

Loved having Church at home on Easter Sunday!

Kyleigh taking notes as she watched Conference.

Weird to think she will not be with us for the next three General Conferences. :(

Love Conference!

and our Conference Crepes...

Our special Easter FHE that we start on the Friday before Easter Sunday...

Daddy reading A Nephite Easter Story to us...

Brie's Easter School lunch!

My Visiting Teaching Handouts

Idea from HERE

Spring Break!

Zermatt girl getaway...

There was some tummy bug running rampant through Jaren's side of the family. Little Kate got it the middle of the night of the day we were to head out of town.

Boo!

I sent the older girls off earlier than planned so they could get out of dodge...

of the sickie germs!

{I was having nightmares of the house exploding in throw up from three summers ago HERE ...Never want to relive that again. haha}

Luckily, Kate perked up pretty fast and we were able to join the others.

However, the next day... Emmsie caught it and spent most of her time here. NOT fun!

It was such a beautiful Spring day!
The kids enjoyed playing checkers with the life size pieces...
{Yep that's Ky willfully taking a nap on the hard cement. She'll have no issues sleeping on the floor like they do in Korea.haha}

Brie and my sister are swimming buddies.
They love to have swim races together....

Lots of card playing!

Another exciting family event for us during Spring Break was attending my brother Brad's retirement ceremony. He practiced law as a Judge Advocate General in the Air Force and retired as a Colonel after more than 23 years of service. He had an amazing career. It was unbelievable to hear all that he had done. He really is an outstanding human being.

I am proud as punch to have him as my brother.

He had to move his retirement ceremony from the Hill Air Force Base Chapel to his ward Chapel as President Obama was flying in to Hill that very day.

Go figure it was the President of the United States that rained on his parade!

pic courtesy of Karine's fb page ;)

Back at ya missionary cuz!

It was a great day spent with loved ones.
We are missing my sister Karen who was back in New York tending grand kids...

Emmsie and Hannah had to get a TB shot during the break so they can volunteer at the hospital in the summer. While there we got to visit Kyleigh at work. Shots just about reduce Hannie to tears. A DQ shake after helps.

They do make a good thick shake.

Unlike Straws. We went for their Cadbury Egg Shake before Easter.

First time there for me.

I had just a few bites.

Was not impressed. at all.

Kate was so excited for her friend's birthday party during Spring Break!

Playing catch up with the camera roll!
My mama turned 83! We had family gathering to celebrate!

I always find the cutest gifts at the ART Garden Boutique for her!

I ended up having some serious girlfriend/out to eat time...all squished in about a week!

It was kinda funny.

Kneeders for brunch to celebrate a friend's birthday on a Friday.

Rumbi's for lunch the next day with my mom and sisters to celebrate my mom's birthday....

Yummy fish tacos!

Normandie Cafe for quiche with a neighbor friend on a Monday afternoon!

Hot Chocolate Run late on a rainy Tuesday night with two of my favorite childhood friends..

Thursday Lunch with my bestie, at our favorite Deli, to start off Spring Break!

The next day.. lunch was here, catching up with another childhood friend.

What a week of good food! and company.

Randomness!

Took Kate shoe shopping.

Bug paradise!

Kate and Taylor love to house the worms and bugs that they find...

Waffles for dinner!

We celebrated National Waffle Day on March 25!

Kyleigh does not care for waffles, but she loves Waffle Crisp cereal.

Basically the only cereal she will eat.

I can totally see her ordering this off Amazon when she is in Korea. ;)

Update on the future missionary!

Kyleigh received her temple endowment this past Monday, on April 6th.
We are fans of April 6th!
For various reasons.
Not only is it Christ's birthday, but the church was organized on April 6, 1830. With Kyleigh's love of early church history, she was darn determined to go to the Temple for the first time on April 6th.

The Salt Lake Temple was also dedicated on April 6th! Back in 1893.

Kyleigh would have loved to have gone through for the first time in the Salt Lake Temple. But it is not open on Mondays.
Most temples in the valley are not.

Gratefully, the Jordan River Temple is for only a few hours in the morning.

And guess what else?
I also received my endowments on April 6th!
Twenty two years ago!!
So it was an extra special occasion for me too.