Go see this.

Anyone familiar with these books? If so or if you just love visual illusions, puzzle games, and good photography, go to the BYU Art Museum and see the Walter Wick exhibit. My kids and I went over spring break and had a good time. And that is saying a lot when you have four kids all with different tastes. So if you are anywhere close to Provo, take an hour and swing by the BYU Art Museum. Click here if you want to learn more.

Gearing up for Easter and Spring

Usually by Easter, the weather has warmed up and signs of spring are everywhere. My daffodils came up this year but they have had a hard time with the snow we've had. But spring is determined to come and Easter always helps it feel a bit more so.


This morning was our neighborhood Easter egg hunt. The weather held just long enough for the hunt. It started to rain as we were heading home.


And tonight, we decorated Easter eggs. We experimented with marbling eggs this year (add three tablespoons of vegetable oil to your dye). The most unique egg was this one by Sidney. We dubbed it "the Earth egg".


No matter how chilly it may be outside, this sight always tells me that it truly is spring, even if it doesn't feel like it.


The neighbors' lambs are my favorite part of every spring. I love seeing them every day as I drive past. And my favorite thing they do, besides just being so dang cute, is that they race. I've seen it more than once so I swear it is so. A bunch of lambs all stand together. Then suddenly, they all race as fast as they can to the nearest ewe. I know they are saying, "Last one to the ewe is a rotten egg."

Happy Easter and Happy Spring everyone!

Wax Museum

Meet Leonardo Da Vinci...


...and Pocahontas.

They both came to life in the kids' 6th grade class yesterday, along with multiple other famous people from the past. It was a bit like visiting the Hall of Presidents at Disneyland. The kids sat frozen until you walked up to them and then they delivered a 20 second sound bite about their famous person. Both kids did great. Kristina struggled with pronouncing Pocahontas at first but by the end of the day, she said, "I feel like I have a hole in my tongue" after talking so much. Well done kids!

Legos

I've been going through a lot of my older pictures lately. And it has been a fun walk down memory lane. I find pictures like this. Remember when you used to get this excited over a birthday present?

And as I go through pictures I start to see associations with other pictures. Christian loved legos. He was always creating something.

This creation he made just for me.

And as I become reacquainted with my pictures, I realize that I need to take current pictures that show that certain hobbies are still alive and well.

Still creating after all these years.