Easter, Spring Break and all that Jazz

A surprise Easter flower delivery by an anonymous friend.

We have the best people in our lives.

Sorry for the long delay in posting. This week was Spring Break and I totally took it off.

Easter was a very nice day. We enjoyed conference on Saturday and Sunday morning got up and had our annual Egg Wars for breakfast.

The idea with Egg Wars is for two hard boiled eggs to crash into each other while being held by opposing challengers and see which one cracks. The uncracked egg is the winner.

This is a prime example of a non winning egg.

I usually don't participate since the rule is that you have to eat the eggs you crack and the entire point of Egg Wars is to see who's egg will last the longest without a crack. I don't like hard boiled eggs except in egg salad sandwiches and deviled eggs but I broke with tradition and competed this year and was the VICTOR SURPREME!!!!!

Me holding my winning egg. Emil Michael did eventually dethrone me but I held out the longest.

After the first conference session we went to Emil's Aunt Cora's for a big Filipino get together Sunday afternoon. (No pictures from that. I forgot my camera.)

Monday started our Spring Break. Kirstin had Alexandra over to spend the night and we went out canoeing for FHE.

Noah has started wearing a bandana just like Emil Michael. It cracks me up since every time I look at him I think of Aunt Jemima.

Emil Michael used the kayak for the most part

but when we went into the little lagoon by the clubhouse we sent Noah out to retrieve a plastic egg Emil threw in the water. He did a really good job. We need a shorter kayak paddle for the younger kids though.

The weather for the first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was in the high 80's. (Actually too hot for this time of year.) We went to the beach on Wednesday and the water was so cold it hurt your feet to walk in it. Of course that didn't stop the kids from playing in it. They are insane! I got some great sun and was able to visit with our friends the Seals and Jacobsons. Two families from the beach. That was very nice.

I was able to go to a stake camp meeting and a YW presidency meeting as well and that was good since next week is the HSA Spring Fling and I'm a bit worried about pulling it all together.

I also cleaned my scrapbook side of my craft room.

My sewing side needs some attention though. Perhaps today.

I just don't like working in the craft room when it looks like this and it takes me a full day to really sort through it all and rearrange everything.

The pollen has been horrible this week. I had the windows open since it was so warm and this is what the playroom floor looks like. No that's not dust it's pollen. I think the index is at about 6 billion. That's after only 3 days! Doing the floors is on the agenda for today as well. I dusted last night.

Wednesday Emil and Emil Michael left for a scout hike on the AT. Kirstin left yesterday to go help belay since today they should be done hiking and will be doing some rock climbing at Ravens Roost.

This is a picture of one of the climbs at Ravens Roost from last year when we belayed for the Priest High Adventure. It's about 100 feet of rock and a good climb. Too bad it's so far away.

Tonight everyone should be back home and exhausted. Thank goodness for the Sabbath!