Alaska post #2

I'm going to include a few more pics from our kayaking trip and the next day when we went to Hatchers Pass. The pics aren't doing any of it justice. They were taken with my phone and even if I had my good camera, I'm not sure I could really capture the beauty in Alaska.

Alaska!

We went to Alaska! I can't believe it's taken me almost a month to post about it! When we got to Anchorage it was midnight their time and we were exhausted from traveling for 15 hours. It was so great to see Manda though! We went straight to bed that night and the next day we were pretty lazy. Friday we went kayaking in Seward which was about a 2.5 hour drive. The view was incredible!! 

Quick Review

We've been busy around here and I thought I would just post some random pics from my phone as a quick review! :)
I made a fast trip to Borger with the little ones so I could shoot a wedding with Lissa!
We decided to shave Dax's head.
Zach and I went to Colorado Springs for a youth pastor retreat.
Gus wore a bow tie to church and sported his shades later in the week.
Dax thought bubbles on his head was hilarious and he loves his new hat from his cousin, Ryan.
Gigi and Pa came to visit for an afternoon and all the boys wore hats.
I was trying to get a pic of both boys today and the last one is the best that I could get!

My Yummy Experiment: Mini Chocolate Cherry Dump Cakes

We were invited to a couple's house for dinner on Saturday and I had know about it for several days. I had volunteered to bring dessert but I didn't have anything in particular in mind. Well, Saturday rolled around and I still didn't have a plan. I also didn't really want to go buy anything. So I decided to take what I had at home and make it work!
I recently acquired lots of pantry items from my mother-in-law who is in the process of moving and I happen to have several things on hand that I don't normally just keep to have around. Two unique items were a box of cake mix and a can of cherry pie filling. I searched online for a recipe using both and found a dump cake recipe that I didn't quite have enough stuff for, but I liked the idea. I decided to make my mini version dump cakes!
Here are some pics I took along the way. My first step was to strap the 8 month old baby to my body to keep him happy. :) Next I scooped my cherry pie filling out and into the bottom of each muffin tin. (Side note: I got my muffin tins from my grandma so they look dirty but they're just old and stained. But because of it I use liners every time.😀) I only used half of the cake mix and evenly distributed it in each cup. I then cut a stick of butter into 12 slices and added that to the top. A little bit of sugar to finish it off and I put them in the oven at 350 for 25 minutes. I let them cool and kept them in the fridge until it was almost time to go to dinner. I made some whipped cream and added a generous dollop to each. (Minus the two that I had sampled right out of the oven... Just to make sure I could serve it of course. ;) ) They turned out yummy! I was so excited!!

Easter!

This is a little late but we had a really great Easter Sunday! Church was awesome and for lunch a sweet couple from church invited us over for a family event at their house. They had homemade tortillas and brisket and all kinds of goodies! We were so blessed by it. After we ate, both kids were fussy and in need of a nap so we left and put the kids in bed.
After the boys slept a few hours (and maybe mommy too) ☺ we had been invited by two more couple friends to come over for a game night. We had pizza for dinner and after that the kids hunted Easter eggs in the front yard. There were cookies for dessert and all the kids watched Cinderella and played together while the 6 adults played Taboo. It was a super fun time and we were so thankful to get to spend time with new friends! Here are a few pics; I forgot to take any at lunch.
The last picture cracks me up because it was Dax and the little girl his age hugging goodbye. :)

Loving the Warm Weather!

Yesterday the weather was so nice we had to get out and enjoy it! Gus can't crawl to get away so he doesn't have much choice when I decide to try all of our sunglasses on him. :)
I'm pretty sure it was Dax's goal to get as dirty as possible because we had to go to youth later. Good thing that's what little boys are supposed to do!

Long Night

Since we've moved in, we haven't had a good night of rest. I think the boys are still adjusting to our new house and schedule. Here are the little stinkers that have kept me up since 3:30 this morning. They're just too cute to be mad at though!