Easter Egg Hunt with the Clingers on the Farm

We had our traditional Easter Egg Hunt today! Katie was up visiting for graduation and got to come play with us. It was a bit cold, and we missed the rain by just a little bit, but all in all it was a fun party. Just a warning, there are a TON of pictures... I lent my digital SLR to Elaine and she had a little too much fun with the camera, and I'm too tired to figure out which are the good pictures. Enjoy!

Jason with his daddy

Emmie Sue with her Grandpa

She was attached to him most of the day

Snuggle bug, I think it might have been the fire

But I don't think Grandpa minded :)

Hey Shelly! Cheer up!

Julibeth

Uncle Martin and JB

Elmina and Ethan playing on the farm equipment

Cousins waiting for the fun to start

Emily took a turn with JB, she's still a bit wary of the fire...

Getting ready to start hunting!

Except for the old fogies... They're not quite as excited :)

Grandpa helped Emily find eggs

Not over there, over here!

Oh! I see one!

Now what?

In the bag? I can do that!

Another one!

It's broken!!

I'm getting good at this!

See!!

No, I really want you to see!!!

Shelly was fairly self sufficient, but she did need help counting to make sure she had the right number of eggs

So I counted for her

Hi Shells!

Jason had fun too

He needed a tiny bit of help towards the end to find his last few


So Mark helped him

But all's well that ends well

The proud finishers!

and happy resters (at least Grandpa was happy to rest)

JB Bringing out the birthday cake for Ethan and Elmina (the were born 1 day apart right before Easter, so it turns into a combined party)

Waiting for cake eating time!

Elmina and Ethan blowing out the candles

Shelly enjoying the spoils of other people's birthdays

Party for Ethan!

Today was Ethan's birthday. We joined them for a birthday dinner and some cake. Grandma made the cake and JB decorated it. The kids had fun playing, and a good time was had by all. We love celebrating with them and are grateful for family!

Ethan is keeping a close eye on him mom to make sure she doesn't make a mistake

Grandpa and Jason watched too, but not with quite the same intensity at Ethan :)

Happy Emily! Happy is her favorite word these days. It's super fun to listen to her walk through the house saying 'ha-ppy, ha-ppy'

Looking good

I love Ethan's face here! He's a cute kid, and it was fun to see him so intense about the cake.

Birthday Boy!

Ethan is 7 today. Time flies!

I don't remember what this was for, probably because someone said something about the Utes...


Make a wish!

I've heard stories that I used to have to have my hands washed after almost every bite when I was a baby (at least that's the story I've heard about my 1st birthday - I can't swear it was for every meal) but this reminds me of that story. Emily can be much that way - but only when we don't want her to be. Give the girl some orange chips and it's everywhere, but cake? Eat girl! Don't wipe off your hands...

Aunt JB is so nice to her!

Ethan is excitedly opening presents.

I had taken the kids to the store earlier and let them each pick out a present for Ethan for his birthday. It was rather a lot of drama since Shelly and Jason each had the same toy in their hands for more than half the time - not the same toy the whole time, but whenever one would switch toys the other would grab the same one... It was a trick to not walk out of the store with 3 of the same thing for him...

Happy Birthday Bubs (as Mark calls him)

Grandpa was startled by one of the gifts Ethan got. Emily got Ethan 'rattlesnake eggs' and the first time you encounter them, they are rather startling.

Some fun Tron toys

Emily playing with Ethan's new BYU football. The old one got signed by the BYU head coach and he couldn't play with it anymore - so he got a new one to play with

Jason had a ton of fun with those rattlesnake eggs. It's really a washer and a rubber band that you wind up. When you open the envelope the washer unwinds and makes the eggs 'rattle'

Again Dad!

Emily trying to get Ethan's present open. I think she wanted some