It was a great week up north here. Some of our regular activities interspersed with some not-regular activities kept things interesting. We were very glad to have Alex return from his trip to New York on Monday. He hired an intern to help him build his brokering business and we got to meet all 6 feet 6 inches of him this week! His name is Adam and he is very nice.
The kids did some great reports on Asia for our geography class with the Nilsson kiddos. If you ever want an idyllic place to escape to, investigate Bhutan.
Peter has a canker sore.
Alex has a canker sore.
Jack and Peter both played soccer games on Saturday. I was the referee for Peter's game which I was really nervous about but ended up not being so bad.
We had an Easter celebration with our ward and our favorite friend who flies helicopters flew over and dropped 1,000 candy-filled eggs in the field. It was EPIC!
The boys and I drove down to Smithfield on Wednesday while Alex and his intern took off to Boise. We went down to see the Butterfly Biosphere and Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point, which was amazing. I don't think I will ever forget the river of blue hyacinths that was planted in a little grove of trees. It was stunning and smelled exactly what I think heaven will smell like! It was really neat to see the garden filled with life-sized statues of various stories of Christ. We went with Dad and Lauren and her adorable boys. The kids were such good sports while the adults drooled over the gorgeous landscaping. The Manning hosted us all for dinner, which was delicious, per any time we have dined at their house. On the way home we stopped briefly at Joe and Lori's happy house which made all of us happy. It was great to see them and we felt lucky that we caught them right after they got back from a family bike ride. They have a really cute family of quail living in their yard and it was great to see "Joy's art room". I had a great time chatting with dad on the drive to and from. He is good company!
Peter has been saving his money for a really long time and was able to purchase a fog machine this week. The boys have had a blast putting on shows for us and filling up various rooms in our house with so much fog that you can't see anything! It has set the fire alarm off a few times which freaks us all out.
Alex's grandma died last night and it was really sweet to think about her and about our beliefs of life and death in context of Easter Sunday. We feel really blessed that we will be able to attend her funeral right before we leave for our cruise. A tender mercy, indeed.
Thinking of all of you.......
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