To nap or not to nap

This is how I found Brennan yesterday when he was suppose to be napping. He can stand up but has not figured how to get back down

Edible crayons

Many of you have asked how these cute little crayons were made so here you go. 

You start with pretzel sticks.  I used rold gold, but any of the thick sticks will do. I cut them in half with a serrated knife. 

Then took bowls of different colored chocolate wafers and melted them. 

The wilton ones work great about a minute and a half in the microwave and they were ready to dip. 

I then put them on some wax paper and let them dry. 

Next I printed the labels.  You can find them here or make your own.  I attached them with a piece of tape.

And ready to eat... or sell which is what I did for our march of dimes bake sale!

Outdoor clean up crew

Last weekend we cleaned up the yard and got ready for spring. The girls helped

What a catch!

Peas and beans planted!

Attempting to get 5 kids to look at the camera

As you can see I was not successful!

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a great easter.

 We spent the morning going to church and hunting for Easter eggs.

 We then attempted to get pictures of each of the kids individually

 and together

 and a new family portrait

 Which would have been nice if someone was not wearing sunglasses