Our loving horse ~Bobbies Funeral......

We got to see our boys this weekend at AZPC

 They are doing amazing!!!  They come home in a few weeks!  We can't wait!!!!  They have grown up a lot, became great leaders, gained a stronger testimony and have been awesome missionaries, as well as great examples!  Their little sisters pray for them every night and can't wait to give them big hugs........

The Grand Finale!!!! Disney in 3D! ~Dance Matrix...

They were greeted off the stage with roses and their Dad's big hug!

Tammy gave them roses too!

I am so proud of my girls and all their hard work.

They were so excited that Grandma and Grandpa Pember were there!!!

After all their months of practice.... the big day arrived and all their favorite fans were their to support them!

The final bow with all the dancers.....

Such an adorable tap dance, "Princess and the Frog" and at the very end, they picked up their frogs and kissed them~so cute and then they took their bow with beautiful cheesy grins!

Waiting in the dress up room to take their turn on stage. They were gitty with excitement!

Happy Mother's Day!

They voted to jump into bed with me and watch "Princess and the Frog", that was after a long relaxing day of being pampered by my husband and children. He woke up early, before bishopric meetings and made me my favorite cheese omelets, sausage, and toast. He makes the best omelets! Then he even cleaned up the mess with the kids!!! (I usually regret the cleanup after he cooks, but he cleaned it up and kept me out of the kitchen.) Then he made a yummy Sunday Supper with mashed potatoes, grilled some chicken, veggies and rolls. He even invited my parents so my mom didn't have to cook. My girls made special gifts for me; Charlotte's vase, Kalicia and Caroline's recipe book, Jon sent a card, signed by all the cadets and Austin sent a poem. Loren gave me chocolates, a love note, and flowers......... What a special day! I love my family!

We went and surprised Grandma Pember at school and took her Mother's Day Gifts, just to make it special. The girls loved to see her at work!

Happy Mother's Day to Grandma Merrill!!!!
We wish we could have visited her too!

One of my favorite "Mommy Moments", reading to my children before bed....
(Loren took this picture and sent it to me thanking me for being a good mommy and wishing me a Happy Mother's day)
I don't think that special day could have gone any better!

Saturday with Dad.......

I had to go to more teacher certification classes all day on Saturday and then Young Womens' Certification Day Camp, so Dad was on his own with the kiddos.......
AND THEY HAD A BLAST!!!

Dad spent some time working on the quads in the garage, so the girls had a picnic in the garage.
He sent me these pictures through out the day~what fun!

They decided they wanted to work on a quad too just like Daddy, so they put their hats on just like him, lifted up the seat of the quad and went to town fixing (who knows what!).

Charlotte's 1st Grade Spring Program....

Charlotte with her school, Jefferson Academy and her friends: Janaleigh, Cameron,
(best friend ~AJ), and of course her bestest friend and sister~Kalicia!

Princess and the Frog
(Photo Shoot)

Happy Easter!!!

~Traditional Easter Egg Decorating~

So, we had to come up with a new way to use our Easter Eggs..... We love the Deviled Eggs, but you just can't have that for dinner. My friend, Jess, makes this yummy meal for her family for Easter and we loved it! So it's our new traditional Easter Meal, along with Deviled Eggs of course:
Egg ala Goldenrod
(I have know idea why it's called that, but it's yummy!)

Sunday Morning Easter Egg Hunt

The race is on!

The girls had fun doing their own photo shoot:
(Mom just needs to get better at being the photographer.)

The Reason for the Easter Season......

During all the fun of the Easter Season, we had a chance to go to the Easter Pageant with other Merrill Family! The girls were all so excited to see Jesus.

Kalicia was amazed that Jesus loved and even forgave the bad guys.

Charlotte expressed her feelings about Jesus helping her walk, like he blessed the other children.

Caroline just kept pointing to Jesus and excitedly repeating "Jesus".

A fun and Exciting Saturday!!!!

The fun Saturday ended with (Auntie) Lucia, taking out Grandpa Pember during the adults taking on the Pinata! (while the kids watched)

The Twins (Satya and Lucia) turned 30!
I thought I felt old when I turned 30, but to have my little sisters turn 30, turns me really old!!!!

Thank you Aunt Jessyka for throwing a great party!

(Satya and Lucia even dressed alike ~so cute!)

In between the fun Easter Carnival and the Birthday Party.....
We took our girls to see the movie "HOP"!
They loved that! We don't go to the theater very often.

They got to see the Easter Bunny!!!!

Thank you Aunt Rachelle for inviting us to her work
Easter Carnival!
She was in charge and put so much work into it!
The girls had an amazing time!