I know im late...but i had to post my favorite easter cartoon

And this is...

Cordelle on Steriods
(seriously this is the type of stuff he does at "work" all day)

EASTER CAMPING!!

Well its that time of year again and as many of you know every easter we go camping in the desert! We had so much fun! Everyone was there except for Brett (who had papers to write and studying to do) and Neal who of course is in Italy. Even Tallie and Jim drove up from LA (which Seth loved)! For March the weather even wasnt that bad, especially on Friday things were even HOT. Seth just loved the whole trip. Once we got out of the car you could just see the look on his face..."so many places to go, how do I do it all?" I think he was just ecstatic to be outside without ever having to "go back in the house." Seriously though this year with him was so fun! So here's some pics from the trip. (I know I get camera happy)Picking up all the Jelly Beans from the Bunny Trail

Easter Baskets

The Family

Cousins

And then of course we had The Easter Egg Hunt, which I must say hasn't been this fun in years. Seth just ate it all up. And in the desert there are a lot of cool places to find easter eggs.

HELP WANTED....toddler beds....AHH!!

Okay, so heres a rough update on our family. A couple weeks ago, our perfect little sleeper Seth, out of the yackity old blue decided one day to boycott the crib. Thinking it was a faze he'd grow out of or cry himself to sleep out of for a few days, I tolerated it. But soon The great Battle of Bedtime left him hoarse from screaming and then eventually two loud bonks to the floor. In other words the kid would get so mad he'd climb right out of the cage we call a crib and somehow manage not to break his neck on the way down. So I decided we would make THE SWITCH. We got a toddler bed and decked it all out with some totally awesome lightning McQueen sheets and pillowcase which he loved....during the day (see pics). And then night came and suddenly his sheets are not so cool when he cant see them in the dark, and then his wee little head figures out he can easily escape this new bed and nothing will stop him from frolicking in and out of his room at his own pleasuring delight. One night we drop him in his crib and without a sound he's asleep, the next night we spend 2 hours taking him back to his bed, telling him to lie down, and thinking if I see that little head pop around that corner again Im going to reasemble that crib myself, turn it upside down, stick him in it and show him what a cage really looks like (I kid, I kid). Once he finally does fall asleep (which by the way doesnt happen unless we are within arms reach of him now) then every 2-3 hours, until 4:00am, at which point the time increases to every hour, he wakes up, grabs his blankets and heads for our bedroom.
Now I know what you moms out there are thinking..."I remember those days" or "yes, we all go through this", or maybe your just laughing at my misfortune like my loving sister did. Okay, thats fine and all, I have come to a realization that this is one of those things about parent-hood that no one tells you about that makes you want to bang your head against a wall. But do they ever stay in their bed? Will we ever put him down again not to see him till morning? If so...HOW DID YOU DO IT? All comments and suggestions will be thoroughly sifted through and taken into high consideration. Thanks!

Cross Country Skiing at Bryce Canyon!

Ha! This weekend was way fun. We joined the young women in our ward and stayed at Ruby's Inn at Bryce Canyon and had a great time. We swam Friday night and listen to the girls scream and run around the hotel but Saturday we decided to join the group and go Cross Country Skiing. I'd never been on skis in my life, but I loved it!! We just strapped Seth in the backpack and Cordelle took him along. He was such a good trooper (depsite the fact that in one of the pics of all three of us he looks highly annoyed). Anyways, it made for a fun overnighter and a cool new adventure to chalk up for me.