let's go fly a kite! (Easter & General Conference '10)

We had a beautiful Easter and Conference this April.

We enjoyed hunting for eggs with both sets of grandparents and cousins,

visiting the Dinosaur Museum, watching Conference, and flying giant kites!

Halle & Grandpa John did a great job getting that butterfly

up in the air, even with very little wind!

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"High-five, Cuz!"

Aunt Heidi and Baby Avaree

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Grandma Dixie's new chickens!

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Celebrating SPRING at a school classroom party!

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Halle with two of her favorite classmates,

Logan & good ol' what's-her-face

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Huntin' eggs at Grandma K.'s church,

but first: time for lunch...Happy Meals!

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Benson cracked me up because he was not about to get

his hands dirty holding greasy chicken nuggets.

So he carefully wrapped each one up into a napkin to eat it!

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Relieved the Easter Bunny found us all the way out in Vernal,

and excited to watch our new "Princess & The Frog" movie!

Wyatt lovin' his new pocket-size Primary Children's Songbook

Mr. Cool

Always fun to play at Grandma's!

playing things like

Dollhouse,

Cars and Ramps,

& Play-Doh!

This was the park I remember going to most

when I was a kid. Makes me feel nostalgic...

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It was fun to watch "Annie", Grandma's robot

vacuum go around doing her chores...

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs!

Digging for bones at the Dinosaur Museum

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I was so proud of my kids and how reverent and quiet

they were during Conference. Halle and Wyatt even took notes!

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Li'l Beethoven playing around

on Aunt Fawn's Pianoforte

Conference Brunch at Fawn's. YUM!

Dad with his standard 'thumbs up' I thought this platter was so cute!

29+1=Lots of Fun!

For my thirtieth birthday, and to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the day Brett put the engagement ring on my finger (he proposed to me on my 20th birthday), Brett planned a surprise weekend-getaway. And boy did he ever plan! He recreated the night he proposed and he also REALLY took me by surprise when we slept not only in the same B&B, but the same room as we did our wedding night!

Isn't he such a romantic softy???

Here we are at Tuscany.

I had the salmon, he had the pork chops. Both were divine!

I believe I'd recall ordering the pasta the night he proposed...

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the beautiful lobby of the Inn on the Hill

it is so ornate and elegant!

For breakfast we had a tray delivered to our room with Apple-Cream Cheese French Toast, Orange Juice, and Cinnamon Bananas with real Whipped Cream. So good but we only had a few bites because a couple hours later we gorged ourselves at the brunch buffet at the Little America.

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Here's some pictures from our suite:

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This is the view from the 3 southern windows in the room,

overlooking Temple Square & the city...breathtaking!

I'm pouting because ten years ago this was a window that looked out onto the temple. Now it holds a much needed A/C unit, but still...sad to see that view is no longer available from that West window...

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Brett's favorite part about the Brunch Buffet?

The Omelettes.

My favorite part?

Easy! THE CREPES!

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Look at that skinny man!

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We loved walking around the grounds of the McCune Mansion.

This is a statue of a Boar in the garden--the plaque claimes

if you rub it's nose you'll have good luck!