Happy Easter, five days late. Whatever. This is the most posts I've had in one month for a while. Are you proud of me? I am. I almost didn't make it. But here I am.

We had a great Easter weekend. All of Tim's family were in town and we had a blast.

First, the Easter bunny made a visit to our house.

I can't remember why he is crying, but it is fake. So don't feel too sorry for him. But you can discuss how stinkin' cute he is.

All pretty for church.

All the grandkids and Grandma and Grandpa Blood! It was a crazy fun weekend, but so worth the chaos. Love you guys!

James would not do a solo pic or even look at the camera with a grumpy face. He missed out.

Tim and I coach Matthew's T-ball team. It is quite an experience. Matthew loves it, Tim and I have been on the fence until last night. When we said we would do it, we never thought about what we would do with James and Jacob. At the first game James disappeared and I ran around the park looking for my little guy. I was afraid he had been abducted. Obviously, he wasn't. He had just seen some big hills that he wanted to take his bike down. They just happened to be on the other side of the park. Are you kidding me? We so lucked out on that one. So last night Kristen, Amy, Colin, and Devin came up to watch Matthew's game. They were literally lifesavers, especially in James' case. Tim and I were able to really enjoy the game. We had fun and were not stressed out. Just how T-ball should be. And not only did they watch the boys, but Kristen also snapped a bunch of pictures for us. We hadn't been able to, we've been so busy coaching. So here are some of her great shots.

Matthew is a great hitter. He can really smack that ball.

I'm not sure what he was doing here, but I love how he is wearing his hat.

Tim leading the outfielders out to their spots.

James and Jacob playing peekaboo.

Every time we were up to bat, the kids would crowd around me and ask who was up next.

I love this one of Matthew and Colin! These two get along so well. They just have so much fun together. I love it. They'll be best buds for a long, long time.

Which is weird because they are nothing alike. ;)

Easter and Conference and Birthdays. Oh my!

Happy Easter from our family to yours! We hope you enjoyed your Easter Sunday with loved ones. We sure did. The cousins were super excited about their egg hunt.

Jacob even joined in on the fun.

Colin's 5th birthday was yesterday. So we had one action packed Sunday between Easter, Conference and birthdays. We got to choose between cake and cinnamon rolls for dessert. Would it be shameful if I admitted that I chose both?

Molly came up to me and said, "Even though Emily is the oldest, she can't do cartwheels."

Me: "Can you do cartwheels?"

Molls: "Yes, and I'm really, really good at them. Watch." Well, after I watched her, I had to do a few. They are so fun and make you feel young. James is an expert cartwheeler. Or whatever. Somersaults are more his thing.

On Saturday everyone came down to dye eggs, grab lunner (lunch/dinner), the boys went to the "Priesthood session" and the girls went to a Vintage Rose Wrap party, and we finished the night roasting marshmallows.

I love these guys!

For lunner we went to Joe's Farm Grill and ate a delicious meal. The kids loved it because they could run around while they ate.

Happy Birthday to you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you!

Whenever all the Blood cousins get together we throw a Cousins Birthday Party. That way we get it all in one day. We played at the park, swam, opened presents, grilled up some burgers and hot dogs, and rocked out to RockBand. This year we made rainbow pirate cupcakes. They were so good! My battery died before I had a chance to get a picture of one, but I will be making them for James' birthday NEXT WEEK! My baby will be 3!! Anyway, here are two of my three cute boys.

Zoo Day

On Thursday we met the cousins at the zoo. Poor Matthew. He had to go to school, so that's why he won't be in any of the pictures.

I'm kind of a big nerd, but one of my favorite parts of the zoo is the bridge leading up to the entrance. The bridge stretches out over a pond full of fish, turtles and ducks. I love watching the turtles! I actually secretly want a pet turtle. They are so cute. Anyway, it's one of James' favorite parts, too. If you look really close, you'll see some turtles in the lower left corner.

The kids wanted to climb this stump so bad. It was worth it. Look at those happy faces.

Jacob was so tired. He stayed awake, but he fought the sandman the whole time.

We had a great time, even if we only saw about 5 animals in 4 hours. The Phoenix Zoo has so many things for kids to do, that you forget that you're there to see animals.