Easter

Get ready for Easter picture overload! We had a great easter with my family, the girls ended up with more candy from the easter bunny then they got at Halloween last year! Katie and Abi loved searching for eggs, Katie loved opening the eggs to find out what was inside.

Here are the girls Easter baskets that were hidden by the Easter bunny. They included sidewalk chalk, chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, and a pad of paper. The only difference was Katie got nail polish and Abi got the movie Bambi, but they are sharing their good very well.

Katie checking out her basket
Abi checking her basket
Abi found an egg. She had to be quick because Katie was snatching up everything.

Katie with yet another egg

Abi finds and egg
Katie all ready for Church

Abi all ready for Church

Playing out side

Abi

Joseph on the slide, Genevieve, Luc, and Abi on the rocket swing.Katie

These girls had a game, Gen or Libbi would go down the slide and Katie would "catch" them.

Luc and Abi

Easter egg hunt with cousins, this is where most of the girls candy came from. Such a generous Easter bunny!

Katie

Abi getting eggs under the slide

Abi

Jack

Cheesy Katie

Silly easter bunny left and egg on the garbage can.

Cheesy Abi

Katie

Libbie's basket is nearly over flowing. I wanted a picture of Connors basket his looked very similar.

Looking for eggs

Where are they hiding?

Daddy and his girls

Abi

We had a great Easter!!!

Nolan Christmas Party

This last Saturday we had a family Christmas party with my family. This was the first time all of my siblings and family's have been together in over a year, sadly I didn't pull out my camera. It was wonderful to all be together, there are 22 of us now and we filled my parents upstairs. Santa came for all the kids to talk to, my nieces and nephews were thrilled but Katie was scared and wouldn't sit on his lap. Mrs. Claus was kind enough to get a picture of all of us and hopefully I will be able to post it later. The party left me wanting to spend more time with my siblings hopefully we can get together more often in the coming year.

Playing catch up one post at a time: July 24th, Pioneer Day

On the 24th of July my siblings Jay, Trent, and Mary and there families all came to my parents. The kids enjoyed trying to soak one another in a water fight while the adults watched and dodged the water.

Connor enjoying a Popsicle on the slide

Joseph with a spray bottle, I'm pretty sure he was after Connor

Katie and me. Thanks to her daddy she learned how to use the spray bottle.

Genevieve and her Popsicle.

Ella getting the slide wet, Rebecca watching.

Ethan enjoying the wet slide

Jay & John blowing bubbles for Katie. Bella (the dog) trying to catch the bubbles.

John helping Katie throw pops. Also pictured Trent, mom, and Ella.

Some early fireworks. John holding Katie,Connor, Joseph, Trent, Rebecca, Ella, and the back of Jay's head.

Katie spent all afternoon in her swim suit.

Katie and Grandpa, I'm not sure what she's showing him.

And the actual firework show. John and Jay set off the fireworks. Luc, Joseph and Connor watching, wishing they were big enough to set the fireworks off.

Playing catch up one post at a time: Nolan Famly Reunion Day 3

July 5th was the last day of the reunion. We took pictures of everyone that morning because Mitch had to get back to work so he and Mary left early. We agreed to bring Ella home and my parents took Connor.

Maryln, Shirley, Linda, and my dad George.

Maryln came by herself.

Sherry, Shirley, and Stan

Carol, Molly, Todd, Michelle, Keith, Megan, Adam, Linda, and Mike

Mitch, Mary, Connor, Katie, John, Me, Ella, Mom, Dad, Luc, Jay, Lawon, Genevieve, Rebecca

Our little family Katie, John, Me

A few of us decided to go back into Yellowstone. John, Katie and I rode with my cousin Keith and his family, we caravaned with Jay and Lawon into the park and spent the day together. We stopped at Norris and walked around the board walk. It's pretty cool all the different colors that the springs are, all caused by bacteria.

On the board walk Keith is carrying our diaper bag for me. I'm down farther waddling along trying to keep up with others in our group.

Michelle, Megan, Jay and Genevieve, Rebecca, Molly, John and Katie

Kieth still carrying our diaper bag, Jay and Genevieve.

Katie and John

Cool colors

Springs that have dried up

It was an amazing landscape

We then stopped for lunch and headed to Mammoth Hot Springs. Once we finally found a parking spot we walked around the buildings and saw a couple of Elk, one we got really close to. We went and looked at some of the springs and saw a snake. John and I with Katie hung back while everyone else went up the stairs and along the boardwalk, my pregnant self didn't feel up to all the stairs.

Lawon and Jay trying to get close to the Elk

The elk was very close and didn't seem to mind us

The smell of the hot springs wasn't exactly pleasant, it smelled like sulfur.

A dormant spring

These springs were flat on top. It's amazing how the minerals form in different ways.

We watched this snake slither along and then disappear into a hole in the ground. Katie wondered where it had gone.

We then headed back to the cabin to relax and get ready for the ride home the next day. On the way home we stopped in Rexburg and got the flat tire fixed. We enjoyed the reunion and plan to have another Nolan family reunion with my Dads siblings in 5 years, we can't wait to see everyone again.