Coloring Eggs!

Our cousins Jordan, Lexi, Cole and Emmy came over to color Easter eggs. They invited along a few adults too (actually my whole family)! This was one of the highlights of Spring Break!

Zachary and his "cousin" Huxley. Huxley is the "son" of Carolyn and Jeff. Two little cutie pies!

Carolyn entertaining the kids on our trampoline. They had a blast!

Olivia and her favorite Easter egg that she dyed. You can't tell too well from the picture but it was glittered. I bet that glitter is going to be delicious in an egg salad sandwich!

Happy Birthday Lexi!

Happy 12th birthday Lexi! You are a great "tween"! I can't believe you are going to be in YW now! We hope you have a great year! We Love You! You are a great cousin and niece! (Who is that hiding behind Olivia? Shelly is that you?)

For Lexi's birthday we went to see Jesus the Christ, the Easter Pageant at the Mesa Temple. What a beautiful show! I highly recommend it to all, whether you are of our faith or not. It is a fantastic depiction of Jesus Christ's life, with a beautiful Easter message.

Lexi and all her Loot! You got some great presents, girlfriend!

We will always remember the "Angels Singing" to Lexi on her birthday. We had a quick little birthday celebration in the park across the street from the temple after the pageant. The Spanish version of the pageant was starting, so during her celebration there were angels singing ALLELUIA in the background! This is not the best picture, but it is Lexi with the angels behind her!

For more information on the easter pageant visit: http://www.easterpageant.org/

Jake Is Sitting!

Jacob started sitting up this week! He has such a huge smile on his face, he knows he is doing something fantastic!


Olivia and her boys! What a great big sis!

Student of the Month

Olivia was the student of the month in her school class for January. Her certificate says "Olivia Drescher is being recognized for exemplary scholarship, citizenship, and/or social service." (Now just let me get out the dictionary to see what that means!) Congratulations Olivia, we are proud of you for being a fantastic student, daughter, sister and friend. We love you Princess!

Happy Birthday Uncle Jeff!!!

Jeff and his "mini me" pinata. The kids loved it! Happy 27th Birthday Jeff! We hope you have a terrific year!

The Teddy Bear cake that Jeff used to love when he was little. He has told Carolyn about it so many times that we decided to just make one and show her! Good job on the cake Shelly! It was a trip down memory lane for all of the Esperson's!

Jeff blowing out the candles. As with all birthday celebrations he had a LITTLE help! I like how Shelly held Zach back, so the spit wouldn't hit the cake! What a Mom to think of that during cold, flu and strep throat season!

All of the grandkids (with the exception of Huxley, Jeff's dog). This picture turned out better than I thought it would. It was almost painful to get 7 kids to hold still for 10 seconds. Looking at this picture it just occured to me that when the Jamies' have their baby we will have doubled the grandchildren in our family in just two years!!! WOW! Cole, next year you will have to hold a baby instead of a pinata!

A Tribute to the Weather!

Jacob turned 6 months old this week! What a happy little guy! We love you Jakey! You make us smile at least one thousand times every day!

The weather has been so beautiful this week! We enjoyed our backyard every day!

So fun, but I think we need a new swingset. This one is falling apart! It never was the same again after we moved it from our old house!

The kids felt it was warm enough to swim. They changed there minds very quickly once they got in!

And The Oscar Goes To...

We had such a great time at the Gardanier's Academy Awards Party! This year for the first time ever there was a three way tie for the little gold dude. Denise, Don and Brian are going to keep the award for 4 months each!
Olivia walking down the red carpet! She is wearing Justice and Tar-get.
Brian and my Dad having a "touching" moment! They had no idea it looked like they were holding hands! Shelly, my Mom and I were in hysterics! Sooooo cute....Jordan and Jacob. Sorry he spit up on you Jordan! Zachary is busy playing with all of Cole's cool toys! Thanks for being a great cousin Cole!