Oh boy, here we go.
Easter morning we got up and every year we always have to look for our baskets before we can pick up eggs. This year we were pleasantly surprised when Mom and Dad said that we were going to go on a scavenger hunt for our baskets. So we got a clue saying something like " To find Seilas basket go to where she keeps her nails colored. " so we all headed to the bathroom. There in the nail polish bucket we found the next clue. It said something like " to find Kai's basket go where hes working on the yard. " so there we went to the front yard and found the next clue. It said something like " To find Hadley's basket you'll have to help her finish the basket shes been making. " So off we went to the sewing room the find another clue, there the clue said " To find Kales clue go to his sweet new ride" (The morning before dad had fixed his bike) so off we went to the bike. There we found yet another clue! The clue said " To find our visitors clue go to the baby toys". At that point I hadn't yet put together all the clues, so i thought that we were getting a foriegn exchange student again. So we went to the baby toys, but then I started thinking and figured out that we were going to have another sybling. I started crying and when the basket came down and there was a clue in there. It said something like " Our visitor isn't going to be a visitor but a new baby brother or baby sister! Due to arrive the second week of November! " By then I was baulling my eyes out and mom started crying then kale and kai. So there was our Easter for ya.
After Easter came Youth Conference May 6-7. One of the best Youth Conferences, the theme for the two days was missionary work, so we were all assigned to different places in the world. Kai was assigned to the Sapporo, Japan mission, I was assigned to the Moscow, Russia mission. Which is kind of funny cause i really dont do well when im cold. haha. Friday night we got there and recived our stick on badges and had a dinner of nachos or potatoes. Next we had two speakers, Elder Daniel Walker (going on a mission) and Sister Katelyn Christensen. (just came back from her mission) The two speakers did great and next came the dance. The dance was pretty good. Marnie Bergeson came with us and I must say that she is one of the best adult dancers there. haha Saturday I wasn't able to attend the morning part to go to a game instead. We lost against Connell, surprise surprise. I got back to Youth Conference around 4:30 and we came in the middle of Brother Scott Anderson's talk. He did an awesome job! I felt the spirit really strong but still laughed really hard at all of his stories. :) Next came testimony meeting. I always love testimony meeting. People I know always make me cry. I sat there thinking, your going to regret not getting up there! and i did. ha. ill get up next time. :) Then we had dinner and entertainment to go along with it. Dinner was hawiian haystack, sooo goood!!! i love hawaiin haystacks. :) The entertainment was really good too, each wardwas asked to come up with something and lots really really funny or really cute. After dinner was the dance. Pretty good dance too.
After Youth Conference came Mothers Day, at 1:30 am Jen Jenks went to the hospital to have her baby so the kids came to our house in the morning. :) i love those kids. always sooo cute. after church we headed staight to Moses to eat at our couins house and wait to hear the news of the new baby girl, Elizabeth.
May 11-14 we were shrimping, in the San Juan Islands. We had a geat year once again. Not as many people were able to come but we still hd a great time.
Sunday May 15 after church we went to our cousins house to celebrate some birthdays and ate cake and ice cream. :) Overall a very busy past month. And still lots mor to come. Theres about 18 days left of school. Sooo excited for this summer to come! :) Very happy this scool year is almost over. :D
This ship was coming into port in San Diego just outside our hotel. It was the aircraft carrier that participated in dumping Osama Bin Ladin's body into the ocean. 
I thought it was neat to see all the sailors standing all around the ship in uniform at attention. :)
This is a cliff dwelling in arizona called Montezuma Castle. It was pretty cool. 
Yes this is me, kissing a giraffe. :D His name is Pilgram. :)haha
Yes that fish's mouth is bigger than Kai's. haha
