Happy Easter

Our Family had a great and relaxing Easter.

Easter started on Saturday with dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Pincock's house. Then a surprise visitor came...

The Easter Bunny
Christian has been insisting that the Easter Bunny is Purple. (He was wrong) I think it is because MY Favorite Color is purple :)




Christian and Connor and Their Cousins, Mason, Mikayla, and Lexi went on an Easter Egg Hunt.




Here they are opening the eggs. Lots of Candy and Money !



Easter Bunny managed to make it to our house.
Boys went on the easter egg hunt and Made a Hall ... again





Lots of Candy and Money and A Bronco sweatshirt! The Easter bunny knows what the boys like.




After Church we went to my parents house for a great dinner.
Still not that great at remembering to take pictures.

Bi-Monthly Ritual - "Hair Cuts"

Every other Monday is Hair Cutting day at the Atkinson house. I have never met anyone whose Hair grows as fast as Christian and Connor's. I'm not sure how I became the sole person in charge of their Haircuts -- but it happened. So I learned how to cut boys hair and I think I have become pretty good at it, but considering the amount of haircuts I have done over the 7 years (7 years + 2 boys + every 2 weeks = A lot of haircuts) ... I should be good at it :) In the past year, Brian has decided I have to cut his hair too! (He wasn't up for the picture taking) I have also cut many other boys over the years (neighbors, cousins, nephews, friends).

I bribbed the boys to let me take a before and after picture. They were not very fond of the idea.

Here they are before their Haircuts








Here they are after their Haircuts





It might not look like they needed haircuts, but first thing Christian asked me this morning was if haircuts were today. I said, "I didn't know" and he said, "Please!" They hate when it starts to touch their ears.

Christian Service Project NJHS

Christian was inducted into the Franklin Middle School National Junior Honor Society on March 18th. His good grades qualified him for this honor. One of the requirements is to complete 2 hours of service each semester. On March 30, along with a several others from Franklin, Christian went to the Pocatello Food Bank to fill backpacks. In cooperation with schools and other sites, and with the help of generous donors and volunteers, the Foodbank supplies backpacks filled with food and
sends them home with children who are in danger of not eating over the weekend.
The kids pick up the full backpacks on Friday and return them empty on
Monday.

What a great cause and what a neat experience for Christian. The foodbank expected them fill 300 packbacks within their couple hours but actually did twice that amount.

Left to Right - Aaron Pope, Kade Hall, and Christian


The boys really went to work! Thanks to Lonnie and Nicole for getting things organized.

Cleaning Masonry Center

I am adding a few pictures. They were taken with my cell phone so not very good quality :( But I have pictures so that is Progress :)

The Masonry Center


Connor Changing the garbages


Christian vacuuming - he was NOT going to let me get a picture. I got one but it is terrible. Teenagers !!



Because we are SO FAST - there was no time for more Blog Moments.