Our first planting project!!

So this is probably a really bad idea as I have managed to kill EVERYTHING I have ever tried to grow, but it has been a while and me and Kaleb decided to take on some plant projects. I will keep you posted on how it goes - hopefully soon I will have goon news that we have flowers and veggies! And hopefully we will be able to get some more things planted soon!

Today at school Kaleb got to plant a veggie - he picked a radish! I have no idea why, he probably doesnt even know what a radish is?! BUT, Joe and I like them so it's perfect! And hopefully they are hardy growers! He brought it home and it is now basking in the sunlight outside.

Funny enough, while he was at school today, I went to Walmart and picked up some lily bulbs to plant! Apparently we are bitten by the spring bug! So we came home, ate lunch, then got to work. We put his plant outside, then gathered our supplies to plant our bulbs. We got a long 24 inch planters box to plant it, some potting soil, a spoon (our shovel) and some bulbs!

Kaleb did a FANTASTIC job at pouring the soil into the planter! Then we used our spoon to dig out five deep holes to put our bulbs in. Then we got out our BRAND NEW watering can and watered his radish and our lilies for the first time!! We had a messy, muddy blast!! I already want to get more planter boxes to plant more flowers, Kaleb had such a good time - we just have to do it again!!

Here are some of our pics!!

Melchizedek Priesthood....

The time has come! We officially have the priesthood in our home! Joe and I are so excited, he was ordained on Easter Sunday and sustained today (April 11th)...What a blessing it is. I am so proud of him! We have so many things we want to do now! We just cant wait!

And to make an even great moment great - ALL of Joe's brothers and sister were in town to partake in the joyous moment with Joe. Which mostly, was just a bunch of us Whitney's crying! But it was great! I look back on even a year ago and cant believe we are where we are! We are lucky to have such wonderful family and friends who kept cheering us on and helped us to find our own ways. We love you!

And while I am already here - I have to tell you the funniest thing that Kaleb came up and said to Joe and I today - it was simple poetic beauty!
"Mom, Dad, do you know how much I love you?"
"oh how much?"
"I love you like the moon loves the dark, like the sun loves the day, like the stars love the night, like the cars love to drive, like the dragons love to growl, like the wind loves to blow, like the rain loves to fall, and like 10 times!"
I couldn't help but to laugh and hug him! Out of the mouths of babes!! And he drew out all the words as he said them, truly like he had spent the time to write it and practice it! He is truly the greatest little squirt in the whole wide world!!

Easter Sunday 2010!

We had an amazing Easter Sunday! We woke up bright and early racing to the front door to see if the Easter bunny came! And guess what? HE DID!!! He brought Kaleb and Cameron all sorts of cool toys and chocolates! They pretty much thought their easter baskets were awesome! Kaleb got a game, cars, books, chalk, and candy! Cameron got a hammering toy, a barbie, books, and candy. They loved it!
After that portion of the morning - we headed over to the Gold Room at the Best Western to join the family for a celebration of our Grandma Dott's 90th birthday! We had a TON family there: Me, Joe, Kaleb, Cameron, Joe's sister Elizabeth, his brother Will, his brother Geoff (his wife Maria), and his brother Matt (and his wife Patricia). Joe's mom and dad (Donna & Doug) were there. And most of the grandchildren: Brett, Tyler, Christian, April (and her bf Chad), Claire, Amanda (and her husband Richard and nb son Bradley), Katie, and...I think that might be it! I am sorry if I forgot someone! We had a great feast of all the sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, eggs, and french toast you could eat! Then Grandma Dott's 5 grandchildren (Joe, Matt, Elizabeth, Will, Geoff) each stood up to tell Grandma Dott about all the reasons they loved her and the memories of her in their childhood. It was beautiful. Matt and Elizabeth did a BEAUTIFUL duet together and all the grandkids sang "I am a child of god" to her. Also very beautiful! I could hear little Kaleb loudly singing all the right words!! Then we went outside for an Easter egg hunt!

Me, Kaleb, Joe, Cameron, Will, and Elizabeth dyed about 4 dozen eggs on Saturday. Maria dyed 5 dozen eggs, so between the 5 younger grandkids there were 9 dozen eggs to find! It was blast!

We would love to take this small moment to thank Donna for getting us all together for this special day. Joe and ALL 5 of his brothers and sister had not been together at the same time in 12-14 years! It was a very special day and Donna planned it all! She got the birthday party together, the people together, etc...It was such a special day and we are all so thankful to have been able to be apart of it and spend the time together! I am just about the luckiest "junior" daughter-in-law in the whole world! We love you! xo