Melissa and the Kids Visit

Melissa's family moved up to Missouri last month. So for a few months, we will only live about 6 hours apart. She and the boys came up on their spring break to spend a few days with us. We love getting together. The boys play and we never see or hear from them for hours. Unfortunately the weather was a bit chilly so they couldn't play outside as much as they would like. But they had a lot of fun in the house. We will sure miss them when we move to Madrid.

Happy Easter

It's been a bittersweet day. I loved conference and spending time with my family. But, I am sad to think that this is our last Easter to spend with Eric for probably several years.

The day began with a note from the Easter Bunny letting the kids know he was resigning after this year because they are all too old and need to concentrate more on the true meaning of Easter for now on. Needless to say, that didn't go over well. Eric ended up making eggs to dye with the kids since I didn't do that this year. He put me in such a guilt trip, that I finally made the bunny cake.

My goal for next year is to have the kids find a family with young children to dye eggs with and maybe coordinate Easter egg hunts. They ended up doing one tonight for a friend's little boy. That was good.

Eric told the kids he would send them Easter baskets next year to Spain. He felt sorry for his "deprived" siblings. I just want us to focus more on our Savior and his atonement. We need a better balance.

Caitlin's Quilt

I set out to make a super simple quilt for Cailtin with the leftover fabric from Eric's quilt. I guess I tried to rush too much (because I needed to get my machine in to be serviced before the movers come) and I kept making tons of mistakes. Her last name was going to be appliquéd on the bottom but the pattern on the fabric was slanted and made the lettering look crooked. So I took that off. Then I bought Minky fabric for the back and I have used it in the past with no problem. This time, I guess I didn't pin well because the fabric all bunched up and I had to remove all the quilting (28 rows) and start completely over. It is finally done but has many flaws. Hopefully she won't care or notice too much. It's a mini version of Eric's quilt.

Sunday Ride

I finally finished my year long project. I LOVE it!

Nathan making Erin gifts out of duck tape

Eric's Quilt

I have been so busy working on my two big quilts this past year. With them finally finished, I was ready to make Eric one for his college dorm with his school colors. He wanted me to make him a super hard one but with moving soon, I decided simple was better. So I owe him a harder one later (maybe). I had so much fabric left over that I decided to make his girlfriend a lap size one. So I'm busy making that one now. I'll do anything to avoid organizing the house to get ready for the big move!

BYU NCAA TOURNAMENT

Mario and a friend took advantage of the fact they are in Dayton while BYU plays in the tournament. They were able to score great tickets, $65 each at center court just 6 rows up. I'm so glad he decided to go.

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