Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Beautiful Easter!

We were a little busy leading up to Easter but finally got to dying some eggs the day before!  
The first hunt of the day....EASTER BASKETS! It actually took Harrison a while to find his but it was worth the wait.
 Q found her basket a little quicker but with a bit of help from big brother.

 My two little bunnies!
 It was basically like Christmas without the snow.  Everyone brought treats and gifts for the kids.  Of course they loved every second of it.  Who doesn't love Jelly Beans and Minnie Mouse...
 ....and LEGOS!
 ....and super hero masks...
 ....and dress-up clothes!
 Now time for the big Egg Hunt!  It was 70+ degrees so perfect for an outside hunt!
 Harrison drew some maps for James and Mary Martin Thornton who were over celebrating with us.  They raced around the yard but with 150+ eggs and only 4 kids, there were plenty to go around. I have a feeling we will be finding eggs for quite a while!


Seriously....could he get any cuter???
 OK...this one too!  He wanted his picture taken too.  (I do really have 3 kids sometimes!) He wanted credit for making the ham.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Fun in the Sun!

The Lichty Family finally headed to the sun after a LOOOOONG winter.  Q was temporarily taken off of the Federal "No Fly" list.  She, of course, was dressed for the occasion!  Other than deciding she wanted to start potty training mid flight (she always had perfect timing), she actually did pretty well on the flight!

We got to Gold Canyon just in time to celebrate Grandma Ann's birthday!
 One day we went to Scottsdale to log some serious pool time with the Larson and Hoffman families (minus Dave and Mike).  Matt liked being with "The Housewives of the West Metro".
Lots of fun hikes and GEO-Caching!
 A trip to the ghost town.  It was a little windy but we were just happy that the wind didn't involve a chill below zero!


 

Always a Diva!  For some reason she was loving all the birds.  There was one on the neighbors house and Q was yelling at the bird "Birdy...be careful!  Get down birdy!".

 Mommy and Daddy were able to get in two (yes, TWO) rounds of golf!
 One of Harrison's highlights was a ATV ride in the dessert!
 Q had a favorite ride of her own...Grandpa's golf cart!  (I think it was because he drove her threw the McDonalds Drive through in it to get ice cream!)
 At the Botanical Gardens, the kids learned about telling time with the sun.

 Harrison's longest hike...Silly Mountain!  It was quite the challenge for a 5 year old to get to the top.  I was proud of him!
 The week was capped off with a birthday cake for mommy. While a snow storm dropped 10 inches of snow back home, we enjoy 80 degrees and sun.  Not a bad way to celebrate!
Some memorable quotes from the trip:
Mommy: We got you a surprise treat for the plane.
Harrison: Is it relish?
(Note: It was not relish...it was gummy bears.)

The car alarm was going off.
Dad: Did you press the car alarm button?
Harrison: Yes
Dad: Why would you do that?
Harrison: Daddy, you know I am a very curious boy.

Mommy: What was your favorite part of the trip?
Harrison: Happy hour.
(Note: We discussed hiking and ATV rides were actually his favorite part....particularly when they ask at school.)