Easter Campout

We had such a blast this year at the Wilkins Family Easter Campout. It was too cold to actually camp but we still had fun Friday night and Saturday. On Saturday there was an egg hunt for the little kids, teenagers, and even the adults. Wes had fun during his hunt and was finally getting the hang of it by the end. In the adult hunt Todd was one of the lucky few that found an egg and we were able to bring home an antique embroidery that my great grandma had made during the 1940s! There was also an egg toss for all of the couples and somehow Todd and I Won! I actually dropped the egg several times but it never broke until the very end (on Todd's side :)

Wes riding the tractor

Grandma Wilkins and I

Todd and I after the adult egg hunt.

Rachelle, Shanell, and me

Connor's Cake

Connor's Birthday was last month, but since we were in Hilton Head I just got around to making his cake. Shanell and I had a blast making this cake and Connor thought it was awesome :)

I wanted a new dress...

So I made one...actually two. Wes tried to help and thought that the scrap fabric was really fun :)

I whipped this up to wear over my swimming suit. You would think that after living in Puerto Rico and Hilton Head and going swimming almost every day I would have a few cute cover ups, but nope, this is the first. I didn't exactly have a pattern so I wasn't exactly sure how it would turn out but I think it looks alright.

This dress I did have a pattern for and it didn't turn out as well. I guess it would be alright if I were a few months pregnant but since I'm not I think it looks kind of frumpy. Oh well...better luck next time :)

Family

Wes was hungry so .... Todd helped him climb in the fridge.
Todd, Wes, Great Grandpa Leavitt, and Grandpa Hart (we tried to get him to fix his hair I promise)


It was so fun to have Todd's grandparents in Missouri for a week! They were finally able to see Wes :)

Happy Birthday Mike...and we miss you JO!

I decided that this year for everyone's birthday I am going to put my cake decorating class to use. Mike said he wanted an ICE CREAM cake. I can't blame him, but I was a little nervous. The trickiest part was figuring out how to get the cake out of the pan so I could frost it with whipped cream and decorate it. Over all it turned out OK. I really need to work on writing with frosting (the Happy Birthday Mike looks RIDICULOUS) and the "rope" border could of been better but that's alright with me. The sad part.....Mike didn't even feel well enough to eat any :( Poor Kid, sick on his birthday.

Before we had cake we went to eat at this Mexican Restaurant in Marshfield. Wes LOVES chips and evidently he likes salsa even more. He started dipping the chip in the salsa all by himself and would just suck the salsa off and then dip the chip again(we gave him his own bowl). After a while I think it got to be too much for him (his eyes started watering) and we had to be responsible parents and take it away.
Last but not least is JO! She works in the gift shop at the Crowne Plaza in Hilton Head and Wes and I would go on a walk everyday to go see her. Wes would walk in and say "HIJO" and she just thought that was the cutest thing. As much as we love being home, we sure miss our daily walks to see JO :(

Sunday Stroll and Warm Weather

The weather was so nice outside last week that I just had to take advantage of it. The pool was still a little cool but Wes thought it was great !

February

I know it has been a LONG time since I posted so here are a few pictures of what was going on in the Hart house throughout February. We went bowling for Joe's birthday, went to a birthday party for Mathew, spent lots of time getting pushed on the broom at Grandma's house, Got PINK EYE, and made a birthday cake for Taylor (and Rachelle, but I didn't post a picture of that). Overall it was great to have some time in Missouri and then make our way back to Hilton Head again:)

Hilton Head

Ryan and Wes having fun hanging out together

Wes and I both LOVE smoothies so I brought my blender (thinking we were going to be going to Rhode Island for 3 months) and we have been making smoothies in our hotel room. This picture is from the first time when I didn't think about having a straw for Wes...as you can see he ended up with it all over his face (and forehead) but he thought it was great!

In 2008 I...

• Went to the Temple with my sister
• Got a new brother (in-law)
• Learned to greater appreciate time spent with family
• Sustained a new Prophet of the Lord
• Went to a Spanish Ward (and wasn't completely lost)
• Made new friends
• Earned my Associates Degree
• Visited family in Colorado and Idaho
• Bought a beautiful New Home
• Experienced Puerto Rico with a toddler
• Got a jump start on my Food Storage
• Took a Cake Decorating class just for fun
• Tried lots of new Recipes
• Fell in love with Sarasota, Florida
• Went to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (3 times)
• Started a Blog to keep in touch with family

2008 was such a great year for Todd, Wes and I and I'm excited to see what 2009 will bring!

Family Fun

My cousin Laura came down from Idaho with her boy Emmit who is just a few months older than Wes. Michelle and her two kids were there too and all the kids had fun playing together. It was a fun afternoon and I'm glad the boys got to spend some time together and us moms had fun too :)

The second picture is a family picture we had taken on Christmas.