Happy Easter

In the morning the boys found some coloring books for church in their Easter baskets and some sun glasses. Then they had to wait until 4 when we went to Grandma's for the Easter Egg Hunt. Chaz is still at the age when he finds one egg and sits down to eat it not caring that his brother is getting all the other eggs.
I wanted to get some family pictures so after church we tried. I don't know how families do it. Drew refuses to smile nicely and Chaz just stared at the camera. Maybe my kids just aren't used to it because we don't do it very often. This was the best one.

Hope everyone enjoyed the day. At Church I asked Drew why we celebrate Easter. He said we celebrate because of Jesus. Then I said but what did he do? Drew said " he died for us and was dead for 3 days and then he came back and was resurrected and that's why we celebrate Easter. The people came to rub oils and lotions on his body but he was gone and the angel told them that He wasn't dead anymore." I am not sure how much he learned from us and how much he learned from primary but it amazes me that he can understand so much at such a young age.

Our Home

Well here are some pictures of our home. We have been living here for almost 2 months and I am still getting things put together but I haven't been in any rush, until now, only 33 more days!! Kjell has done so much and I feel bad because I still have a long list of stuff I want done before the baby is born-I say baby because we still have no name and as far as I know aren't anywhere close (any suggestions?). There are only so many Saturdays left and at least a few hours of each of those will be spent helping coach Drew's t-ball team but more on that later.

Kjell had to rip up all the weeds in the front yard and he planted seed. It took a few weeks but we have grass in the front, now if only it was in the back -maybe by summer.

This is the Dinning room and living room.

The Family room and Kitchen.

The bedrooms and bathrooms. There are 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Drew's room is the one with the bunkbeds and toys everywhere. Chaz is playing in the guestroom/ playroom but he sleeps in the baby's room for now. We have an office as well but there aren't any pictures of it as it is full of boxes still and is really messy.

The Backyard. Kjell has big plans, I am happy as long as I can send the kids out to play.

Grandma Pedersen's 90th Birthday

My friend and I were talking the other day and she told me I was a bad blogger. I know it's true I have so much to blog about but when it comes down to it lately I have been lazy. When I find the time I find something else I want to do instead. Anyway I have to play catch up now.Monday March 30th we went to Bakersfield to celebrate Grandma Pedersen's 90th Birthday. The party was a lot of fun. We were able to see family from Kjell's dad's side that we see once a year at Edith's party. We also got to spend time with Kjell's other grandma at her house and then at dinner. Kjell's dad was able to come and we always love getting to see Papa. Chaz took a while to warm up but by the end of dinner he was feeding Papa his ice cream. Chaz loves to feed people and gets very offended when you don't want to eat what he's trying to give you. Edith looked wonderful and the food was great. I can't believe Suzy and Ova (Kjell's aunt and uncle) are able to do so much. Mike (Papa) was pretty proud of the cake he helped with. He made the lemon custard filling and decorated the whole cake by himself. I was sorry I didn't try that one when I heard this. I want to spend some time with Suzy in the kitchen and learn some of her Danish recipes. Kjell says his grandma was a wonderful cook too. I am glad we live close enough to celebrate Edith's birthday with her!