Easter 2011

This Easter was just as much fun as the last. Each year I really look forward to watching the girls run furiously to find all the Easter eggs the bunny has left. This year Ashley kept up with her cousins ages 5 and 7. I could barely get her to stop for pictures she was so focused. Maddie really picked up the idea once we pointed out where the eggs were...she insisted on picking them up herself or she'd scream at you.."Nooooooo!" This year all of Dave's family came down to his parents cabin (in Capitol Reef Utah). We rented a one bedroom cabin with a kitchen that is just at the end of his parent's property. The rest of the family opted to camp out in tents....in the RAIN and SNOW. Glad it wasn't me:) We drove on Saturday to a special place called the Donut Hole for a picnic and hike. You climb up the side of a steep rock, and when you get to the top you are overlooking a huge donut hole filled with the softest sand. You attach a climbing rope to the rock and shimmy down into the hole. Ash was so tough climbing all by herself to the top of the rock and Dave helped her shimmy down the rope. Dave carried Maddie all the way up the rock then helped her shimmy down as well. We arrived back to the cabin around 9pm and quickly dyed a few Easter eggs before the kids collapsed into bed. On Sunday, we started the egg hunt around 11am, then had a wonderful ham dinner around 2pm. All the campers packed up to go home, but we stayed Sunday night and made a leisurely trip home to SLC on Monday. We drove home via Goblin Valley and made a quick stop to see the funny looking rocks. It was raining so we opted not to take the girls out of the car for a quick hike.
We had a great time visiting with Mike and Katie and Baby Taylor. She is now 7 months old and loving her baby food. She is also very motivated to move and should be crawling shortly. She scoots on her tummy on the floor to whatever she wants. She is always so happy and smiley, and was so good all weekend.
Thanks again Grandpa and Grandma Augason for all your hospitality:)