The Ballard Bunch

Easter afternoon, we all went to Beau's grandma and grandpa Fullmer's house for an egg hunt and lunch with the family. The kids had a blast searching for eggs and seeing what kind of treats were hidden in the ones they found. Tatum did a little better with the concept of finding eggs and was a big help to her dad this time around.



After the hunt, we took the kids inside to change into play clothes (it was so nice outside!). After eating, Beau flew Tatum's Strawberry Shortcake kite she got from her grandma Tammy for Easter. It was fun while it lasted - the kite ended up stuck in the power lines and lived a short life. All the kids had a good laugh watching, though.

After the party, we came home and hung out with Brie and Nick for awhile. Tatum went to bed early (9 is early for this kid), but not before running around the house in her bunny ears she got in her basket from the Easter Bunny. The kid wakes up with more and more energy and personality each day, I swear. She's so much fun!



Now we're stuck inside because of snow (go figure, Utah) so we're cleaning the house (me) and subsequently making more messes (Tatum). Hopefully it will clear up and we can play outside again soon! As I type this, she's occupied with cheese and crackers - she is my daughter after all! :)

We're excited that Beau's family is making the trip back today from Southern Utah. His mom and dad made it back last night and the rest of the family carefully made it off of the mountain this morning (the rain was bad, I guess). We're glad everyone is making a safe trip thus far and can't wait to catch up with them all.

We've got a busy, but fun week ahead of us. We have Travis' birthday tomorrow, BUNCO on Wednesday, a bridal shower/bachelorette party on Friday and a friend's wedding on Saturday. Somewhere in there is Shantell's birthday party (with friends), too, but I can't remember which day. It'll be crazy, but I'm looking forward to keeping busy. Tatum will be happy to have her cousins back in town - I think she's sick of me and heaven knows Emmit is sick of her (haha).