Lloyd Family

T wo weeks ago we watched General Conference from the comfort of our home. We were gathered in the master bedroom most of the time since that TV got the best picture. Hanna is getting to be quite a young woman. She listened and took notes through about the whole conference! Kory had injured his back so he was taking it easy. Ha! Faker!! Grandma and Grandpa brought over a pan of cinnamon rolls. SO GOOD! W e were so excited to have a short visit from Kaylene, Connell and Callister. What a treat! Sara, Ezra and Connell got along well and had a great time. If you look at this picture, can you believe that Sara is 2 full years older than Connell? Ezra is only 8 months younger. T he little boys, Joziah and Callister, had fun . . . separately. We found out that Joziah needs a lot more practice sharing his toys! Here Kory forced them into a picture together. What cuties! Thanks for stopping by, Hebdons! EASTER!! Oddly, the Easter Bunny came to our house ...

The other day I couldn't find Joziah. I checked the upstairs bathroom (a favorite hangout) and he wasn't there, so headed downstairs. Here is what I found: I guess Ezra left the Wii turned on and Joziah started his own Lego Star Wars game. I thought it was pretty cute. Boy, this picture really shows all the fingerprints on the TV!

S pring is here and we are enjoying every minute of it!  I don't know if this is universal for kids, but ours have always loved to dig holes. (Surely we could harness this passion and energy to make money??) Luckily our backyard has a garden area that provides plenty of dirt!   So daring!    A ctually, the fenced backyard is one of my favorite parts of this house. We have a decent amount of grass, but not so much that it'll take hours to mow this summer. Joziah loves, loves, loves being outside, and will actually go there without me!  Saber-tooth tiger! Zane's always been a good climber. This is how we punish naughty boys!  When the other kids are outside this is where you are likely to find Hanna:

E zra turned 4 on the 16th and I believe he had a great day. For his birthday breakfast he chose yogurt, and for dinner we dined on corn dogs and potato salad. He had been waiting weeks to watch a special movie, Return of the Jedi , so he was super excited for that! It was all about Star Wars this year, so I made him a light saber cake. I just made a homemade angel food cooked in a jelly roll pan, then filled it with a banana cream pudding/cool whip mixture. The handle was made from a rice krispie treat recipe. He used about twenty tiny blows to blow out his candles. G randpa and Grandma Jensen and the Lawrence family came over to share cake and ice cream and watch Ezra open his presents. The first one he got was a sucker from his cousin Ethan and he sucked on it while he opened the rest. He got a couple of cool belts, several Star Wars action figures, bubbles, a puzzle, a box of fruit (he is obsessed with fruit) and a big boy bike. He loved all of his presents and especially enjoy...

S o I was giving my sister-in-law Emmy a hard time about not posting on her blog lately, saying she must be pregnant. Turns out she is- congratulations! Then I logged on to my blog and saw that it's been almost two months since I posted last! And no, I'm not pregnant, folks! Just. . . lazy? Busy? Forgetful? Who knows? A fter Christmas passed we finally got some snow around here. The kids have enjoyed playing outside a couple of times. This is deceptive, because it looks like he played. Actually, he demanded to be held the WHOLE time, other than when I took the picture! H ere is probably the real reason I don't blog more: J oziah, the little sweetheart, is a major mamma's boy. There are days I feel like I never put him down. Here, I had been taking a shower and for some reason I wanted my privacy, so I shut the door! He lay down outside the bathroom to wait for me.  I have to admit, though, that there are times Joziah goes off to play with his si...

Zac just said to Sara, "I got a new gadget." Sara asked, "From whom?" And I glowed with happiness! It's the "whom." I am such a nerd, but whenever my children use excellent grammar (especially with who/whom and lie/lay) it just makes my day!

T his winter has been the mildest I remember for many years, and I'm not complaining! The kids weren't too impressed with out "brown" Christmas, but the gifts and festivities made up for the lack of snow. Y esterday we decided to go find winter. We purchased our family's first sleds, Hanna and I bought new matching snow boots in the same size (!), we dug out all our winter gear and headed for the hills. During the hour trip there the kids displayed constant doubt that we would find any snow. (I was having some silent doubts of my own.) But we finally got high enough in elevation that the snow appeared!  Are we there yet? W e had the sledding hill all to ourselves and it was a very fast run, due to underlying ice. We had such a fun time! Joziah wasn't too into it, but he had a pleasant time. Zac was our only bad wipe-out, but he got over it quickly enough. I t  was one of the most enjoyable times I remember having outside during the winter. Zane is...