Saturday, April 30, 2011



I forgot to add this picture to my Easter post. When we went outside for the egg hunt we discovered that the squirrels wanted some candy too.They completely chewed through two eggs and ate a bunch of candy. Haha..gotta love living with so close to nature.
Easter 2011


We were really lucky to have my sister Becky and her girls visiting Easter weekend. They came on Thursday the 21st. We had dinner with them and tried to get everyone settled down for bed. Our kids still had to go to school so it was tough to get them to bed.



After school the kids had a chance to color Easter eggs.
The older 5 went first. They were so creative and had a lot of fun.




While the older ones were doing their eggs, Kimmie wanted to do spa stuff with her cousins.
She has a Fancy Nancy book all about the Oh La La Spa that she wanted to copy.
So they painted each others finger nails, fixed hair and put on make-up all by themselves.




Then it was time to take the Fashion Pics




Pretty little Amy




Sweetie Melanie




Adorable Emma



Cutie Kimmie




Lovely Livvie



Lee always makes a Star Wars egg.


The Easter Bunny always comes on Saturday morning, everyone was glad that the Easter Bunny remembered that the Watkins were at our house this year.
Rickie got a game in his basket and he played it with Erica.



Here are the "girls" getting ready to eat their Easter eggs for breakfast. I forgot to get a picture of them coloring the eggs, but they had fun doing that as well.


Hanging out after breakfast and waiting for the egg hunt to begin.



We finally got everyone fed and ready to go find some candy!




There were two separate egg hunts this year. Rickie, Erica, Robbie and Ali were sent on an egg hunt thru the neighborhood. (Lee was gone to a scout training meeting)


The other girls were in our front yard.
Kimmie found one!



Kimmie and Amy



Kimmie with all her eggs.



Sitting on the porch enjoying the sun and eating candy.


We spotted the older kids coming around the corner. They are so close.



The last clue took them to the Dokus' yard. Where is that Candy?!



Woohoo, they found it! I love the look of triumph on Rickie's face.




After the egg hunt at home, Ches called and told us to come over to the Bennion and participate in the ASISU IF egg hunt.



They had the kids separated into age groups. Melanie had her's inside but I didn't get a picture, there were a lot of crazy parents crowding to get pictures so I stepped back. This is Kimmie, Olivia & Emma's group.



Olivia won the grand prize of that age group.
Such a cool car!


Robbie, Erica and Rickie went next.



Searching their eggs for a golden ticket to claim a prize.
Ali was over 13 so she had to run with the adults, which was crazy. I swear the adults are worse than the kids, especially when a blue-ray player is the grand prize.
We didn't win but we had fun and the kids got more candy.


Later that afternoon, Becky and I went shopping and this is what we came home too.
The kids watching Tangled with Ches crashed out on the chair. heehee






The Watkins had to leave after dinner so they could be home to spend Easter Sunday with Weston. I wanted to have a fun meal with them so we did LowBoil. It was so fun to see the kids face as Ches dumped the food on the table and we told them to eat with their hands and squirt ketchup and butter on the table.



It was so much fun having them here. I love it when family visits.



Here are my good looking kids on Easter Sunday.
The boys got new ties and Kimmie a new dress.



Kimmie of course wanted multiple pictures in her new dress.
Here is her silly pose.




Pretty as a Princess



She convince Rickie to take one more with her.
They can be good friends sometimes.



Then a solo one of this handsome dude.












































































Wednesday, April 20, 2011

BOISE PART 1


April 18-19th

Ches finally did it, he applied for US citizenship. We have been planning on it for a while, but when is residency card was expiring we decided not to put it off any longer. The application process was awful. Immigration kept sending back over how I wrote the check, lame.


Then in April we got the notice to be in Boise on April 19th for his interview. We were so excited! We booked a hotel just up the street from the immigration building. It was a real nice hotel. This is the view from our hotel room. Definitely a good sign ;)


The kids went swimming first thing. Ches and I just watched because we still had to go to dinner. After dinner at McCraw's we all went swimming.




Ches and Rickie enjoying the nice warm pool.




Robbie and Lee having a great time





Ches and Kimmie




Early the next morning we dropped Ches off at US Immigration and Citizenship. He was on his own for the interview and tests. Ches was real anxious so we arrived early for his appointment so he was called back first thing. While Ches was at his appointment I took the kids to Walmart to buy food for the drive home. We were only there for less than 10 minutes when I get a call from Ches. "Nic there's a problem..." My heart stopped and I almost dropped the phone. Was my worse nightmare coming true? Then he laughs and says he passed and we need to come back to Boise in a month for the citizenship ceremony. Could have strangled him at that moment, but yelled woohoo a bit too loud instead. The kids and I celebrated the good news in the produce department ..hahaha. Ches walked over to the store to join us shopping. Then we went back to the hotel for a bit more fun and relaxation before we left for IF.




On the way back we stopped in Eden, ID at the truck stop 'The Garden of Eden"

We had lunch and got ice cream cones. The kids sat at their own table near the waterfall.



There is a huge concrete tree in the center of the eating area with a giant snake in it.

Better be careful of the devil will tempt you.



During lunch Ches was busy texting people the good news.

It was a fun get away with a very happy ending.





















Tuesday, April 19, 2011

ISU Spring Carnival


April 16th 2011



The annual ISU-IF Spring carnival was a lot of fun this year. Rickie had a scouting event the same day and Robbie and Lee were volunteering so I thought the event would be a lot more fun if Kimme brought a friend with her. She picked her friend Isabelle Chase.


They had fun posing for pictures in front of the Easter Bunny.


One of just Kimmie



The clowns that make balloon shapes is a huge hit.

I have learned to get in line first thing because it is so popular.




Here are girls with the clown that made their mermaids.






Aren't they so awesome?!


Definitely a step above the poodles I used to get.







Of course she LOVED it!






Some of the other activities included making egg book markers





A cake walk where they won twinkies or ding dongs.


The girls did this one about 6 times.




Lee was stationed at the fishing pond.


He had a great time helping the kids get treats.




Robbie was behind "hooking" the goodies for the kids.


The boys really like helping at the carnival.


It was a fun event.