Easter and Spring Break

Lots of fun when family gets together!  Laura's family and Becky's family were both able to come for Easter and Spring Break this year, so the cousins had a great time together.

 Easter egg hunts are always massive events in our family because we way overdo the amounts of eggs.  Every year we say we won't, but then we end up with hundreds again.  Oh, well.  The kids love it!

 Mom and Dad love helping the kids hunt, but apparently Dad isn't interested in posing for pictures. He's on a mission to find eggs.

 Emma was determined to find the $20 egg Rob had hidden, but it was Ellie who found it.  Emma found enough to total $18, though, so she thought that was pretty good!

 It was so fun having the Walls for Easter because they don't usually make it to Pocatello.

  Liam loves Easter because the Reed baskets are legendary!

 Even Chris and Devin got to hunt for some eggs.

 Grandma wanted her grandkids to pose with her umbrella collection, and it turned out pretty cute.

 The next day we went to Lava Hot Springs to soak in the steaming pools.  Great activity on a spring day, and the rainy drizzle only made it more fun!

 

 Cousins are the best!

Fabulous floors...and floor-ists

Del and Devin spent a weekend in Boise making Becky's floors look fabulous!  They helped Dave chisel out the old tile and lay hardwood throughout the entire main floor.

 

It's gorgeous, and she's really happy with how it turned out.

 

Exciting Sunday Dinner

Sunday dinners are not usually too exciting at our house, but the one today sure was.  We were sitting at the table and noticed a semi truck stop on the freeway right behind our house.  We didn't think anything of it at first because we see an occasionally policeman pull someone over for speeding there.  

 The driver of the semi got out and started smacking the tires with his jacket.  At first I just thought he was mad and throwing some kind of tantrum, but then I thought I saw a spark.  Del grabbed our fire extinguisher and ran up to the freeway.  Sure enough, a fire had started underneath the front of the truck bed, and the driver was trying frantically to beat it out.  They used the extinguisher to douse it, and then the fire truck showed up and made sure it was completely out.  The driver was from South Africa and had a thick accent and beautiful dark skin.  He was so grateful to Del for helping him put out the fire because if he hadn't shown up to help the truck could have been destroyed very quickly.  We were sure glad we had a fully charged extinguisher because he was able to drive the truck away and finish his delivery.

The Big 7-0

 My mom turned 70, and we celebrated at the New Hong Kong since she said all she wanted was a good egg roll.  Pretty easy request.  My mom is kind, generous, spunky, friendly, and fun, and I hope to be just like her when I grow up!  Love you, Mom!