Our new wall

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Ta da! We nicknamed it the Wendy Wall (long/involved/inside story but a good one). The neighbors have been very happy and complimentary which is great since for several of them it is what they see out their front door.

In other news, I was made the new Primary President today.

Congratulations Peggy!

Dad: Cnngrats Pegga (side of mouth)
Mom: Allie huld stlll (side of mouth)
Allie: I wish my parents would stop hen pecking me! (in her head)
Luke: (singing) Peggy Sue got married!
Wesley: RAHHHHHH! (Chubacka noise or something)
Rachel: How did I get stuck with these people?

My baby sister Peggy was married in the Salt Lake Temple on the 7th. It was a perfect spring day- blossoms were softly falling like snow. The whole thing was so magical! Jason took a few snapshots that we thought you might enjoy (and seriously- can't you just feel the joy looking at them?!)...









Peggy was such a pretty bride!






A big HUGE Thank You to Maria and Kent for letting us stay with them on Friday night (and watching our kids and nephews during the family dinner Friday) as well as watching the kids during the wedding Saturday. We got to sneak in a quick visit to meet our newest little niece/cousin Sophie before the reception Saturday night.

News from Lake Wobegon...

Boys hanging out on a Sunday morning:
Luke getting some air at a preschool performance (click on it to really see):
Hmm... who do you think the dirty fingernails and lizard belong to?
You guessed right! (She was proud of it and thought it was the biggest one she ever caught- I think this one bit her, or was it the neighbor girl?) Allie runs a catch-and-release operation by the way.

Quite the twins lately:

The big moment:
This is the first day of the rest of your life son:

Happy Easter

Things have been kind of crazy, hectic, and stressful lately (the wall may or may not have anything to do with that) so it was so nice to run away for the weekend. We went to Monticello to visit Taylor and Krista and meet our new niece/cousin Whitley (sooo adorable). We stayed at the Inn at the Canyons (fancy name for motel with indoor swimming pool and continental breakfast- a HUGE hit with the kids). We made cookies and a dutch oven dinner (well, Taylor and Krista did) and we had an Easter Egg hunt at a park in Blanding. Notice our totally ghetto Easter baskets?! It worked.
We kept re-hiding the eggs that the boys found. Allie was totally in on it. I don't think Luke and Wesley ever clued in. It was so funny!
Having fun...

We had to laugh at the "double-wide" slide. Perfect for our double wide chocolate-eating hides.