Spring!

On Monday, for Family Home Evening, we took the boys to the Mt. Timpanogos temple to walk the gorgeous grounds. The day was perfect and warm and our boys were especially well behaved. I suppose they could tell it was somewhere they needed to be reverent :)



Jack LOVES to smell flowers. I was a little worried since there are flowers everywhere, but he was good about selecting just a few to smell.


Jack tried his hardest to keep Luke on the path. Isn't this picture so darling?


In case you were wondering, popcorn really does pop on the apricot trees.







Aren't these the most gorgeous flowers?!? I must have some.


In other news, a few months ago, before we cut Luke's hair, Jack was soooo jealous of his curls. He would not let us cut his hair because he wanted it to be curly like Luke's. Well, we let it grow and grow and it never got curly. Mostly he just looked like an orphan. He finally agreed to let us cut it. Doesn't he look so handsome?!

Bribery

Bribery is an effective tool. Even for me. I have bribed myself with a few goals. If I keep up with them I get to go buy a new pair of shoes on April 20th. One of my goals is to blog once a week. We'll see if it happens. But, since I'm an adult, I can renegotiate my terms and I will probably buy myself new shoes whether or not I am successful :)

The weather has turned gorgeous. My boys are loving the dirt outside. I think they will be sad when it actually gets landscaped. Jack and Grandma Holly flew kites together. He loved it!


They also made chocolates. Jack was very good about not licking his fingers until they were finished.


Luke's favorite perch is the back of the couch. I can not keep him off of it. No matter what I try. I think he sees it as his throne.


He also feels it is his personal duty to destroy paper towel rolls. We have to keep them up really high.


We had a really fun Easter week! My friend Emily threw a fantastic hunt for the kids. She hid about a million eggs. The boys loved it. Luke caught on quickly watching the other kids. He walked as fast as his little legs would carry him from egg to egg.


Jack got way more than the allotted egg amount. He was quite pleased with himself.


Jack helped me make sugar cookies. I wish I were one of those fun moms that really let their kids get involved, but I am a control freak. I can't handle the cookies not being an even thickness or the dough getting smashed. Poor Jack. I finally had to give him a little bit of his own dough to cut shapes with. Once I did that, he left my space alone. I am going to have to loosen my control a little or he is going to be need a lot of therapy as an adult.


Easter morning was so fun! The boys had a ton of chocolate and we really regretted that during church when they were both a hyper mess.


Jack wanted to share his chocolate bunny with Luke. So sweet!


We should have taken our Easter picture before church. Before Jack and Luke got muddy and before I ripped my dress. So, you just get a regular family picture. Sigh. Next year.

Luke has decided that he likes to kiss. All the time. Everyone. Watch out if you get too close!