Learning to Plant, and Easter

Spring fever has hit our family hard! Brett finally got tired of waiting for nice weather, and decided to start some of his garden seeds inside, with the kids' help of course! So they grabbed an empty egg carton and got some soil out of the garden to plant the peas. (I know, whoever heard of starting peas indoors??)

They gathered around the kitchen table, and the kids were absolutely riveted with the process. Brett helped them both put seeds in each spot, and push them under the soil with their little fingers. It was a blast to watch, and they have been dying to see some sprouts ever since.

















Yesterday was a packed day for our little family. Saturday night we decided to go out and buy Mario Kart for the Wii. It's the first game we've bought, and it's a really fun one. So Sunday morning, when I got done getting ready for church and came out to check on the progress of breakfast (which I thought would be cooking!) I found Brett and the kids on the couch, playing the Wii.





In addition to Easter, it was also my mom's birthday, and she also had to speak in her Sacrament meeting. So we decided we'd surprise her (I think it was a surprise?) and show up at their meeting to hear her speak. That meant being up, fed, dressed in our best, and on the road by 8:30. Yikes! Well, we made it out the door by 8:45, so that wasn't bad! But we ended up going to classes in Mom & Dad's ward, then went home with them for a little while. The kids got to have an Easter egg hunt at their house, since there really wasn't time at home.

















Kylee was checking out her loot at Grandma and Grandpa McB's house.


Aedan was checking out his loot too...I think it got a good rating!


Then we went to the other Grandma and Grandpa's (McD) for Easter partying and birthday celebrations. It was really a fun time. The McD family always does a big Easter egg hunt for all the kids, and Tara and Matt were in charge this time. They did a great job, and it was fun seeing the little kids steal all the older kids' eggs after they cleaned out their own area. The older kids were too busy searching for their impossibly hidden personal baskets!

It was a long, tiring, and really fun day for us all. The kids were asleep almost immediately after we put them in the car at 9:00 last night, and of course were up several times during the night. I'm blaming it on all the candy! I'll post more pics of the McD party on the family website. If you wanna see, just go to tcmcdermott.blogspot.com.