To be honest, I feel really bad about Easter this year. Our poor boys got jipped. We were calving so Justin wasn’t around for most of the day, and I was sick so I wasn’t any fun. We didn’t even throw our eggs this year :( It is just sad. I do think the boys had fun anyway, they ate all the candy they could and to them that is the best. We sure love them.
A few weeks ago my parents came to visit. It was so good to see them and spend some time with them. Grandpa spent a lot of time downstairs “playing ranch” with the boys. It rained for two whole days while they were here, luckily they made it out in their car on our 30 miles of bad dirt road. Thanks mom and dad for taking the time to come and see us, we love you!
Whenever we went to Murdoch's (our Cal Ranch), the boys would ask for chickens. On one weak day in March Justin gave in and they promised to take care of them. We came home with 22 baby chicks. Well today 2 months later, they are huge. And yes, they feed them every day even though they wine and complain they are their chickens :).
So here are my crazy guys. We have had really nice weather all winter, so Justin decided to set up the wall tent and try out his new stove we got while in Utah. They slept out there for three nights before they took it down. I loved sleeping in the house all by myself! The boys, including Justin, loved sleeping out there, and they are excited for branding and camping which will start next week.
For a week or so in March we FINALLY got to go to Utah to visit some family. It has been since the first of August since we saw everyone except my parents (we saw them in October). So this trip has been long overdue and we had a great time seeing almost everyone. We spent time with Grandpa and Granny Stewart, my mom and dad, Calvin and Kistea, Darin, Doreen, Bailey and Katie, Papa and Nana, Neil and Suzanne, Ben and Megan, Mark, Emily, Kayden, and Dylan, Monica, Matt, Jason and Jen. We had a great time and it all went by way too fast.
I have to say that my most favorite thing was being able to go to Jason and Jen’s sealing. Thanks for having us there guys.
Anyway here are some pictures of our escapades. 
Luke age 4.
Justin and his boys.
Ice cream at the custard place.
The whole Dixon family.
Todd, Kayden, Luke, Dylan and Jed
Grandpa Stewart, Luke, Jed, Granny and Todd
Justin and the boys on Papa’s scooter
Papa, Nana, Jed, Todd and Luke
Me and my Grandma and Grandpa
Jed, Luke, Kayden, Todd and Dylan
Granny and Jed
Todd 6 years old
So I have gotten some flack lately that I haven’t been keeping up on my blog, so this is my sad attempt to write something. A lot of things have changed in our lives lately, but I will write about that later.
This is Todd putting up the flag one morning in November at the SY school. It is his favorite job. He is a good student who listens well. We are so proud of him.
After being gone for 3 weeks this summer, we were back for 5 days and went back to Rexburg for Shay and Hollie’s wedding. It was a great day, and we were so glad to be there with our good friends.
