Easter Weekend

We had a great Easter weekend full of baseball and soccer games, egg coloring, egg hunts, the Easter Bunny, and most importantly church on Sunday where we remembered our Savior and the great sacrifice he made for us. I hope my kids can always remember why we celebrate Easter and the great love our Savior has for us!

Our weekend started out on Friday night at Tren's baseball game. Papa and Grandma came to cheer on Tren. They lost, but it was close! I think Tren looks so darn cute in his baseball uniform.

Batter up...Tren is left handed, but he bats right handed...weird?

Eating sunflower seeds in the dug-out.

Tren's favorite position is first base. He is a natural being a lefty and all.

The Easter bunny came on Saturday morning. The kids were so excited. They got bunny glasses, lots of chocolate, and one toy each.

Bunny Divas!

"The" Easter Bunny!

Later that morning we went to Kuna High School for the annual Easter egg hunt. There were so many eggs.

Bailey and Cooper had a blast and were so excited....until they announced that the parents couldn't come out on the field with the kids. Bailey freaked out and started crying. She wouldn't pick up any eggs (even though I broke the rules and went out there with her)! A friend of hers gave her some eggs though. Cooper on the other hand, had his bucket filled to the top with eggs. He shared quite a few with his sissy too. By the end of the hunt, Bailey was happy!

All the kids with the bunny.

Everyone with their buckets of candy!

Later that day, we headed off to the soccer fields. Cooper and Bailey's game was first. They hustled great but still lost. Cooper scored two goals and Bailey scored one (on the opposing team's goal..oops)! They played their cousin Jesse's team, and were a little distracted.

These guys are great soccer players, and really love to play. I love it that they get to play together and have this experience with each other.

The three amigos! Bailey, Jesse, and Cooper.

Next came Ryann's game. She got to play goalie for most of the game. She did awesome! No one scored on her! She loves goalie and hopes to be able to play it more.

Ryann played offense the rest of the game and did great!

Saturday night we colored our eggs. Everyone was creative and had a good time!

A blue egg for Bailey-Moo!

Tye-dye Rye -Rye with her eggy that is dye-dyed.

Coop and Daddy with their special red and blue egg!

Tren made the darkest green egg that I have ever seen! Ever!

Sunday morning before church I made the kids take pictures in their Easter clothes. We went to church with G-ma Jody and Papa Jim. The kids liked going to their classes at a different ward. They looked so dang adorable! I just love these sweet kids!

The girls...

and boys!

After church we went to Papa Steve and G-ma Rosie's for the annual cousin egg hunt and dinner. All the cousins were there and they all had a great time. Papa Steve hides all the eggs. They have candy and Money in them! The grand prize eggs had dollar bills in them. The kids look so forward to this egg hunt, it was a good time.

Bailey hunting eggs

Ryann hiding her loot!

Bailey found an empty egg, so Mark snuck a ten dollar bill in it. When she opened it up all the cousins were like..no fair! Rosie thought that she had accidentely put it in there! Mark didn't tell her until later what he had done. We all got a pretty good laugh out of it!

Cooper was so excited to get this penny!

Bailey and Kendall

Taylor, Lexy, and Ryann

Karly and Cooper

The cousins played basketball and baseball and had a great time being together!

Jesse and Cooper doing a little dance!

We made lots of good memories together and a a GREAT Easter weekend!

Spring Sprint Triathlon

Mark and Tren were in the "Spring Sprint Triathlon" this weekend. For the kids division, Tren had to swim 200 yards, bike 5 miles, and run 1 mile. Mark had to swim 750 yards, bike 12.5 miles, and run 3 miles. They swam at the YMCA on Friday night and did the bike and run at Camels Back Park on Saturday morning. This is Mark's 4th year doing this race, and Tren's 3rd year. Tren placed 4th in his age group and Mark took second place in his! Way to go boys!!! This is such a fun race, and they love doing it. Tren looks forward to the Spring Sprint every year. I think it is so cool that he does triathlons. He started at 7 yrs. old. It will give him confidence and a great start, if he wants to do longer races. It is great that Mark has been such a good role model for the kids and getting them started in fitness and running.

They swam at the Downtown YMCA. Here they are waiting for Mark's turn to swim.

Tren at the pool. I can't believe that he doesn't even get nervous for this race. He just goes out and does his thing!

Everyone posing for a picture. Cooper and Bailey loved wearing Tren's orange swim cap! Ryann was at her cousin's house having a sleep-over so she missed the fun!

Cooper and Bailey are proud of their big Bubba! They were cheering so loud for Tren!

Mommy and Tren!

Movie Star In the Making! Bailey is a little Poser!

No, this is not drool on Cooper's shirt. He found the drinking fountain and decided to use it to his best abilities. (Everyone else was swimming)!!!

Here's Tren doing his laps. His time was 5:04. He had to swim eight lengths of the pool. He didn't stop to rest at all.

Go Tren!!!

Cooper and Bailey sat at the end of the Pool and were chanting "GO DADDY, GO DADDY"!! Every time Mark got to them, he would splash them as he made his turn. They thought this was the best thing in the world. They would scream and giggle. They got soaked too!!!

Mark's time was 15:22 for 30 lengths of the Pool.

Tren getting ready for his name to be called for the bike.

On the road!

This is the transition area. Here Tren is finishing the bike and getting ready to run.

Off he goes! He ran the mile in 7:30. Way to go Trenner!!!

Happy to be done!

Soccer and Baseball

Today was a fun cold Saturday full of soccer and Baseball games. It started at 10:00 am at the Boise Capitals soccer field. It was 35 degrees and very windy. We were there an hour before the game to get Ryann's team pictures taken. (which didn't happen) Anyway ,the kids and I were freezing and huddled up in blankets. Ryann is on the "LadyBugs" team coached by her Aunt Jenn. She plays with her cousin Lexy. Ryann and Lexy are great friends and always want to do everything together! Ryann has been struggling with soccer because she hasn't got a goal yet. She plays great and hustles, just hasn't scored yet. I told her that if she scored a goal, I would take her shopping and buy her a new outfit. Her eyes lit up and she was very excited. This is definately a girly girl who loves her clothes! So, towards the end of the game Ryann shoots ....and SCORES!!! She said that when the ball went in the goal "I started to feel really good inside". She later told me "Mama, we're going SHOPPING"! I just love my littl Ry-Fry!! She is such a sweet girl!!!! This was a great day for her and I hope she realizes how good she is at soccer and continues to want to play.

Cooper and Bailey played later in the day. It was a lot warmer. Thank goodness!! Their team is called the "Panthers" Neither of them knew what a panther was, so we had to go home and Google it to show them what their team was named after! Bailey and Cooper are so fun to watch play soccer. This is their first time ever playing on a team. They hustle and do great. Bailey is not very physical usually, so I didn't know how she would do. She shocked all of us by scoring 6 goals today!! She gets right in there and steals the ball and won't stop until she scores. It's fun to see this side of her. She says "There's No crying in soccer"! She fell down a few times and got right back up with out crying! What a sweet little girl! I Love to watch her succeed and grow. Cooper hustles equally as well. We call his fast little feet (Happy Feet). He takes little fast steps even when he's running! He scored the first goal of the game today and 4 in all!! Cooper is very coordinated with his feet. He can change direction and move the ball where he wants it to go (most of the time). He always has a huge smile on his face when he's playing! I love my little Coop-Doop! It was a long day, but so fun seeing my kids having fun!
After the twins, soccer game we went straight to Tren's baseball game. Tren and Mark were in a triathalon earlier in the day.(I'll post about that later). Tren's team is called the Road Runners and Mark helps coach it. Today was their first game. This is the first season that the kids are actually pitching. Last year it was a pitching machine. Tren got 1 hit, 2 walks, and struck out once. On his hit, he hit a hard linte drive to center field. His coach told him to keep going, and it looked like he was going to get a home-run. The player on the other team threw a great ball right to home plate. Tren slid, but was still out. He was pretty excited about how far he hit the ball . He played first base and did great! His team won 16-4! Way to go Tren! Did I mention it was a long day? It WAS a long day, but I wouldn't trade these memories for anything. My kids are my love and my life and it is so fun experiencing all this with them!!