Between conference sessions today, we ran over to the wild sweet peas and gathered some for our house. We were at the exact same spot one week ago, and the amount of growth in just the one week is insane! I am talking…twice as many flowers as last week. And the smell….there was twice as much fragrance as last week too!
When we got home, Navy and I separated the flowers we picked, and then we started arranging as we listened to conference. It was one of my favorite sessions ever between the flowers and the talks.
By the end, we created masterpieces that smelled better than they looked!
But who knew that something so beautiful to some, could be so lethal to others.
Poor Scout with his allergies this spring.
After many long years of drought and famine….we finally got to celebrate the return of one of the greatest parts of our life today.
Yes…that is correct…the Clifford touch was had by all today after our spring break of filth and disgust. Trilby couldn’t see the kids without grimacing…and after years of waiting…we heard it…”Get in the bath and shower. When you get out…I rub lotion all over you and give you a massage!”
All hail the Clifford queen!
Some people don’t like my mid-drive stops.
When I was a kid I HATED stopping before our destination.
But on our way home from Lake Las Vegas, I stopped.
We have climbed this hill before, so as it was covered in green, I couldn’t help but stop for the kids to climb it again.
They were supposed to get to the top of the hill that is behind them in the picture, but while Scout was out climbing…our caravan ditched us with two of our kids. Then Pippi wanted to joining Scout and started, but he was too far off. Ultimately, I honked and the kids both came back. There was no climb…but you better believe that Scout and Pippi were rewarded for being good sports!
For spring break this year, we were trying to figure out what to do. We wanted to meet up with Tristen and her kids, so ended up picking Lake Las Vegas, which is kind of the half way point for each of us. Although it wasn’t the most kid friendly hotel, we made it work perfectly.
The lagoon was perfect with sand play for the kids, and fish catching for the big kids. (No fish were caught since they were trying to use their bare hands.)
A local Chuck E. Cheeses was a perfect evening stop, that created fun for everyone!
The pool and Jacuzzi were perfect for a few days in the water.
AND….
Everywhere was perfect for Dash to work on, and work on, and work on his headstands.
In the baby cribs.
In the cabana, while we were playing cards.
And of course, while visiting our favorite swim teacher who is in a Vegas hospital!
Nothing is more beautiful than driving every day between yellow velvet hills.
The mustard is EVERYWHERE!
The rains this winter transformed the entire look of our landscape.
And it looks so, so much better!
It is so fun to have a real-deal spring around these parts.
Even though she might look like an angel, the sounds coming out of that recorder are shy of angelic. But her constant practicing gives us hope and a headache.
You would have thought I asked Pippi to cut off her own arm, when I asked her to unload the bottom of the dishwasher. She was mad and completely disgruntled. Like usual, she said, “How come I always have to have the hardest job!” We all laugh so hard at that one! Then she told me something about how I Nephi promised her that she didn’t have to unload. I never did, and I was trying to defend myself, when she got extra mad. Who knows what her deal was, but the video camera didn’t make things better. Basically, she is mad at something…and we were gonna get it…and the dishwasher wasn’t her job…..BUT it did get unloaded the whole time she complained! So there’s that.
Scout peeled his very first potatoes today, and secured his job as my new potato peeler.
Glad to have such a handsome and nice sous chef.
Our hills are covered with wildflowers. More than I have ever seen. The only word that can describe it is glorious!
See what I mean!!!
I don’t think there is any other way I would choose to spend my afternoon.
All of my clean kids enjoying the beauty of the world.
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Rain, Rain don’t go away — come back a few more times to prolong this beauty!
Pippi does a lot of scriptures and prayers and talks. I finally figured out why she is on such a short rotation. She is telling the secretary who assigns them, that she would like to do it again! Pretty cute.
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