phew...

a quick rundown of easter-

there were eggs to be dyed.  Hawaiian style (ie: no clothes on) 

this is our best trick ever.  wait for a nice day, strip down and dye outside.  so much easier with the mess it makes and then i just let them go to town.  every egg is a science experiment. 

the ward easter party and egg hunt

Bradens "spring party"  heaven forbid they call it an easter party.

cam was so pumped that she got to go and participate.

wish i had gotten more pics of him and his friends. a well :)

Tristin, Abigail, Keeley, Braden and Camiron. 

Anderson creek easter egg hunt.

this might be the most horrid family picture ever.  so i thought why not

post it.  the terrible red hair that i didn't ask for... it will be on its way out soon

i promise. i should never be a red head.  love full length pictures with the baby weight

and well. i'll just stop now :) 

Braden with his cute friend caroline. they are adorable together.

I tried for a picture of braden and camiron together.  this is what i got.

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and the kids refused to see the easter bunny even though  he was there. 

and finally easter morning.  

the baskets....  

and a pj pic after so much candy was found.  

ohh la la

Best princess party ever.....

camiron had a blast at this princess party for her cute friend marissa from ballet. 

it was at a little hair salon in town

the snacks and cake

present time.  this shot is classic of camiron. she makes this face when she is the center of attention and it cracks me up every time!  

the nails!

pretty! 

the hair.  not sure if this part was really fun.  they all said it was a little

painful.  funny enough they all sat through it! 

darling!

the finished product.  camiron takes dance with marrissa, back middle and kiera who is next to marissa and haley who is the other front left  and camiron is front right. 

a few of e

i seem to forget to take pictures of e...  so here are a few

this is the next generation of anderson creek

molly 5 weeks, noah 9 weeks, emory 6 weeks

a disaster puts it all in perspective

*I didn't take these pictures- I borrowed them from online because we aren't allowed in a lot of the neighborhoods because of the damage.  Troy has been to some while helping in the tornado efforts, but we don't really want to take pictures of families homes- it just seems wrong. * 

I am so grateful..

grateful for a roof over my head and having my power turned back on only 29 hours later. Some don't have power yet.... 

I am thankful there is not a tree in my living room, my loved ones are safe, 

and for my heavenly father watching over my family...

because we are idiots! 

Somehow we missed the tornado warnings on saturday.  we were cleaning our church

and left it in the midst of pouring rain and hail... which was i believe the front of the tornado that did this.  

The street we took home minutes before it hit- now looks like this.  we were on this road no less than 10 minutes before this tornado was on it.  

we were listening to satelite radio in our van, so it wasn't reporting the take cover warnings- and who knew we moved to a tornado state.  I sure didn't.  I do now.  28 confirmed tornadoes hit our state on saturday and the devastation breaks my heart.  Every town around our house was hit and  somehow our house was in a little circle that was missed-

We see devastation on our way to church- the "back way" is still closed and is the first couple of pics.  

the way through sanford passes directly by the lowes in the pictures below. it is only a few minutes from church.  We had breakfast/ lunch down the road a few hours before.  The road I take to gymnastics and dance was hit- a tornado crossed right over it.  60 foot trees cut in half and it turns out there were neighborhoods behind those trees i didn't even know about.  and they are a mess.  nothing like a 60 foot tree across your roof to put a dent in your house- or better yet, not to have a roof.  

I love seeing a community come together to take care of each other.  Our Stake is doing so much to help so many- but the need is amazing.   There are so many with damage to their homes, and just as many that don't have a home to return to because it is gone altogether.  Every time we say we need to help someone the kids ask if it is because their house is "busted up".  

So the moral of the story- we will be paying attention to the storms from now on.  With every bit of damage i see, I am even more grateful to be safe and for all i have, and I know that my heavenly father was watching over us that day.   

8 weeks today

It is amazing the difference a few weeks make in a newborn.

here is Emory at 2 weeks and 6pds 8 oz

and here are a few from today- she turns 8 weeks today and has started to  

share a few smiles here and there.  she has her official 8 week apt 

later this week but I think she is 10pds even.  (according to our scale) 

out with the old...

with the warm weather coming braden decided he was done with the surfer look.

so out with the surfer

in with the mohawk  

Emory's blessing dress

I tried my best for some cute pics of Emory in her blessing dress... but lets be honest- this is the

worst stage. don't get me wrong I love to snuggle into that little girl... but as far as pictures go-

at 5 weeks, she doesn't smile yet, has adorable baby acne, and can't hold her head up.  

Not the best stage for pictures- but i just had to get some of her in her dress because it is amazing and 

I wanted to remember how little she was in it.... so here you go...

The amazing blessing dress made by Grandma Pam and worn by both my girls. 

 (she made a slip for each of the girls that has their name, birthday 

and blessing day embroidered on it)

Emory Mae on the left Camiron Aulii on the right

She is sooo over this torture.