Centipedes

One rainy morning we woke up to a number of centipedes crawling all over the welcome mat.  Layton was fascinated and decided he needed to feed them.   He ran to the kitchen and got out his favorite crackers and crumbled them up for the little things.

Considering the crumbs were as big as the insects, I’m sure they didn’t go home hungry :)

Three Cute Kids

New duds on Easter necessitate that I take pictures!

Crazy cute Layton,

Darling Mandy,

and Ringo Starr Dallin.

Easter Baskets and Easter Egg Hunting

The Easter Bunny comes on Saturdays at our house.  The kids set out their baskets the night before and then that mischievous bunny fills up their baskets with goodies and then hide them.  Layton found his first.  It was under the end table in the living room.  He was so fast at finding it, I didn’t even get a picture!  I’m thinking the Easter Bunny may have to hide it harder next time!  His favorite gift?  A one month membership to the online game “Moshi Monsters”.  He loves it!

Mandy’s was hidden in the shower.  She was super excited about her cute new bathing suit.

Dallin’s was hidden GOOD.  It was in the garage behind the recycle bins.

After enjoying their goodies for a while.  They invited over some of their neighborhood friends and we had a little egg hunt.

Everyone came inside and enjoyed the spoils!

Well that is, everyone except Layton.  After finding eggs, he headed straight back to the computer to continue his Moshi Monster fun.  He was obsessed!

Passover

On returning from our fun but cold camping trip, my mom drove over to celebrate the Passover with us.  It has become an annual tradition.  Good company, yummy food, and so many reminders of our Savior Jesus Christ.  Seriously, the Passover meal is one of the very best ways to help children understand the meaning of the sacrament and the miracles that God has performed to save His people.

No to mention the kids love getting to eat on fancy china and drink grape juice from fancy cups!  I was so happy and surprised by how much they remembered from last year’s dinner.   They remembered most of what was represented on the Seder plate.  Bitter herbs to represent the bitterness of the Israelites lives as slaves, charoset to represent the mortar they prepared day in and day out to build the Egyptian kingdom, a spring vegetable to represent the growth of new hope when they learned of their deliverer, salt water to represent their tears of sorrow in slavery and their tears of joy in freedom, red beets to represent the blood smeared over their doors so that the destroying angel would pass over their homes, and an egg to represent their new life of freedom.

I am so grateful for traditions and what they mean to our family.

Camping at Fort Clinch

Also during Spring Break we did a little camping.  Did you know that camping is a SUPER popular thing to do at Spring Break?  Seriously, I had to look at 4 different State Parks before I could find one with an open camp site.  Luckily I got the very last available campsite at Fort Clinch.  And we were so very happy with it!  The kids  and I had never been to Fort Clinch.  It is such a cool place!
Our first activity – tour the fort! 



They even had a couple of soldiers out there playing a little music and answering questions.



This particular fort never saw any action, which is why it is in such good condition.

We can’t go anywhere with at least one picture on the pot.  How cute is it that Layton tried to copy exactly what Nathan did?

These signs cracked me up.  Apparently the soldiers had to where a sign around the fort for whatever they may have gotten put in the brig for.



We had so much fun exploring it and seeing the gorgeous views from the ramparts.

After checking out our campsite, we decided to take a short walk to the beach for some kite flying.

Time to set up camp!

Dallin is our little pyro guy and loved getting to start the fire.

 

Fort Clinch is located at the point where the Amelia River meets the Atlantic Ocean.  At sunset we went down to the river to watch the sun go down.

 

The night we went was a very very cold night.  Especially for March in Florida.  But we knew it would be and wrapped up in sleeping bags and lots of extra blankets.

 

Mandy is so wrapped up you can’t even see her!

Love spending time with my family!