Hangin' with my boys

Coffee table dinner

Rainy Day hot chocolate

Goofy snack makers

Alvin and the Chipmunks : Chipwrecked is the movie of the month!

REALLY yummy snacks we made off of Pinterest:-)

I love hanging out with my fam!  I have the greatest boys ever and it's just fun to do things that are special and make them feel special!

Easter

I love Easter!  I think it is so fun to dress the boys in cute little church outfits, watch them open their Easter baskets, have a delicious ham dinner with family, search for the golden egg like I'm a kid again, and enjoy a fun Sunday with my family!  The best part though, is the opportunity it gives me to teach my kids one of the greatest lessons and stories they can learn.  The fact that God sent his only son to die on the cross is unfathomable to me.  I can't imagine letting one of my boys come to any kind of harm, no matter how many people it might help.  It is an incredible lesson in the unconditional love our Savior has for us!  And then he rose from the dead to conquer sin and death so that we can be free and live with him in heaven one day!  I am amazed that we don't have to earn this gift by doing good deeds, by being perfect, or by anything we can try to do.  It is GRACE!  Nothing I deserve, but something He was so willing to give me!  I love the fun parts of Easter but am so incredibly thankful that it is so much more than bunnies, eggs, and candy.  As my kids quote from an Easter book we have... "It's all about God's son!"
(Kade was happy about his Easter goodies, but definitely NOT about getting his picture taken)

Hobbies

When I'm in the mood to create, I love to sit down and take on a fun project. I saw this cute ruffle tote bag on Pinterest and thought I'd attempt it. I just so happened to have my friend Christy's birthday party coming up and thought it would be fun to give it to her as a gift. I loved how it turned out and might have to make another, or two!!! I even learned how to make fabric flowers to embelish with!

I was then in the mood to cook. I know Adam likes eggs benedict so I decided to give it a try this weekend. It turned out really yummy and wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! Good times!!!

Old fashioned technology

I love it that despite all the fun technology that is out there, my kids still love to make things and play with their homemade inventions. The other day's craft was a little twist on both. Cole came up with the idea of making laptops out of some boxes we had meat in in the freezer. He cut them out a little bit and then we added a printed off keyboard template and I let them print or cutout pictures of things they like for the scree. They have been lots of fun and we made one for Troy when he came over too.

This Child Belongs to Jesus!

Uncle Tim showing off Kade to the congregation

As we have with all our boys, we had Kade dedicated at church a couple Sundays ago. It is important to us to have our kids dedicated as an outward acknowledgement that we are not in control of their lives and recognize that God is the one they belong to. He has blessed us with the awesome responsibility of raising them and guiding them in the way they should go. My Uncle Tim and Grandpa Johnson were able to do the dedication, which made it all the more special. Missy was in town and Casey and Kim were here as well, along with all the local fam, our parents, Keith, Michelle, and Gage, Jenny, Chad, and boys, Neil, Kary and Scott and boys (my cousin), Sarah (cousin), and Aunt Mel and Kaylee. It was amazing to be surrounded by family who are fighting the good fight with us to raise our boys to be Mighty Men of God!!!

Haircut for Kade

Here's pics of Kade's long, wild hair before, and his sweet big boy mohawk after!

Pics of the boys...

Snack time!

Still have on their "morning faces"
Mustache Man

You never know when disaster might strike!

Here are some random pictures of the boys from the last month or so. I don't want them to get missed but I don't have a certain theme. I guess the theme is "Cute Bucher Boys"!