{Easter hunt at Overton's}

 As per usual, we got lucky this year and had two Easter dinners and two Easter egg hunts!  Score.  I sure love these pictures of Emery with grandpa.

 Uncle Monte partnered up with Charlotte and helped her track down the "hard" eggs.

{Easter}

  Easter morning the girls went on their annual hunt to find their baskets.  One of these years they will tire of this but for now they soak it up!

 Yes, I got Em and Charly's letters mixed up on their baskets.  It caused major confusion.  This year we did notebooks, a new book, bath paint and an egg of candy for each kiddo.  Then Sage got new Sunday shoes, a bathing suit and CTR earrings.  Charlotte got a new lego set, and Em got a little doodle pad for church.

 

After checking out the goods, we had a yummy pancake breakfast before church.

 After church and naps, we painted eggs and played a bit before heading to grandma and grandpa's for an egg hunt.

 Yes.  She ate the paint.

 

G-ma and G-pa surprised all the grand kids with kites, so before the egg hunt we took turns flying them.

 

These aren't even my kids but I cannot help myself.  I want to squeeze my nieces and nephews so tight.  Reese is so freaking delicious.  And seeing my brother with his cute little girls is so fun.

Updates

 {C}

still super independent

can run like the wind!

LOVES preschool

is obsessed with her tablet

very task-driven

loves to dance and tumble

 {E}

loves her Tiana doll

is a major copy-cat

roars at everyone

likes to fart at people

gets into everything

eats all day

loves to take her diapers off during naps/bedtimes, poo all over her bed, throw the diaper out and put her shorts back on....yet refuses to potty train

beats up her sisters

melts my heart

 {I}

8 months old!

finally sitting up

two bottom teeth

four top teeth trying to poke through

rolls everywhere

starting to scoot and rock on all fours

super fuzzy hair!

finally starting to eat baby food

hates green beans

caught a crazy rash that lasted about a week

sleeps at least 12 hours every night

naps 1-2 a day depending on when we can squeeze it in

is the HAPPIEST, easiest and most go-with-the-flow baby in the world!

{General Conference}

 We decided to make like King Benjamin and watch conference in a tent.  It was a hit!  The girls loved every second of it.  And my view was bomb.

 Between sessions, we flew on the trampoline.

 And when all was said and done, we zonked out.

 I LOVE conference.  Being able to be all cozy with my family while listening to our sweet prophet is one of the highlights of life.

EARRINGS!!

She begged.  And she won.  

Right after school on her birthday, we headed down to the mall and let her pick out her first pair of earrings.  Hello Kitty, of course.  She was so excited and not at all nervous, until Emery and Charlotte both started bawling.  Then she started bawling.  There was only one worker at the store, so she had to do one ear at a time.  She had a hard time with the second ear after feeling the prick of the first ear, but after some consoling and me basically holding her in a headlock, it happened.  I love the progression of these pics!

{Frozen} Party!

 

My angel baby is six.  SIX!!  Sage has been the easiest, happiest, sweetest little thing since day one.  She has her moments of crabby, but for the most part she is my saving grace.  She is our "talker-talker", (her own nickname) and is so inquisitive.  Always asking questions and wanting to chat and eager to learn. She is always concerned about others and is ultra sensitive.  She is the best big sister and has started to be such a great helper.  

She begged for a FROZEN party, so that's the route we went.  I've decided they will each get a party every other year, with just a family date the "in-between" years.  No way am I throwing a party 4x a year.  I'm not cut out for that.  Sage had about 40 people on her list of friends to invite to her party, so with a little negotiating we cut it down and prayed that not everyone could come.  ha!

The morning of her big day:

Her party decor and party favors:

We did build your own OLAF favors, with marshmallows, pretzels and chocolate chips.  The girls loved it.

They started by singing and dancing to the FROZEN soundtrack.  

Lot's of LET IT GO around here.

Then we played "Pin the nose on OLAF"

Then they had a "snowball" fight with paper.  It didn't turn out quite like I envisioned it, but they loved it.

Cake!

They were all way more concerned about who would get the cake toppers than eating the actual cake.  My girls are always so shy when being sung to.  I wonder where they get that from?  ;)

They played and jumped and partied:

I loved watching her open gifts.  All of her little girlfriends were so involved and girly!  It made me laugh to see how they acted just like me and my mom and sisters still act.  They were just as excited about her toys as we get about each others clothes, make-up, etc.  Apparently we never grow up.

{Field Trip}

 I got to go on a field trip with this sweet kid to the Desert Botanical Gardens.  A chartered bus, a nice afternoon on a breezy day and only a few other well behaved kiddos made for such a fun day.  I'm so glad I get to do stuff like this.  I love seeing Sage interact with her friends and love  even more that she would rather sit with me and walk with me and play with me than anyone else.  I love this kid so much.