I'm Back!!

1. Hello! I am back from my blogging hiatus. My computer had some major problems and I haven't written anything for a couple weeks, so here is my couple week update. It isn't chronologically listed, but here goes.

• We have been in a technological black hole here at the Hislops. We were without satellite for a week and the computer went on the fritz--lots of viruses that kept eating my programs. Even my hair dryer and clothes dryer went out this last week!
• Conference weekend was not well attended this year in our house because of the satellite problem and when I went to put up the rabbit ears, Channel 5 came in with a Spanish translator. Hard to listen when you don't know Spanish. We were able to watch the last session at my parents' house. (We tried to listen on the radio too--but that is difficult when the kids ask you hundreds of questions.
• We attended 4 Easter Egg hunts in the last two weekends. Chris' work had one--we made it this year. My parents' had one and an Easter dinner after the last session of conference. Way too much candy Mom!! It was a ball for the kids with all of their cousins--even the adult cousins hunted for eggs. Lance and Teresa had one where you put the eggs in anothers basket--we love that idea! Sunday morning the Easter Bunny had visited our house and the kids were happy and very fun to watch.
• All 3 kids sang in Sacrament meeting today in the Easter program. Allie, Cooper, and Maggie all sang with the primary--this was Allie's first time to sing in a program.
• Maggie sang a duet with Alayna and they both sounded great. They sang, "Jesus once was a little child." Very proud of Maggie!
• We went swimming with Teresa and her kids, Stacy and her kids, and Kate and her little girl. I don't know how much fun the mom's had, but the kids loved it.
• We had 3 cousin sleepovers in the last week!
• Cooper and Maggie's soccer season has started. They have now played 2 games. They both enjoy it.
• We had preschool at our house last week. We learned about the letter N-for New baby animals. We went on a search around our area for new babies. We saw new lambs, new bunnies--sharp toenails on bunnies--I have a 6 inch scratch to prove it, and a brand new calf that had just been born--it still had the afterbirth and we saw it stand up for the first time. It was fun little fieldtrip.
• After 1 Easter Egg Hunt, 2 soccer games, and 1 dryer fix, we dyed 36 eggs. Coopers hands were quite colorful as he wouldn't use the spoon provided.
• We spent Easter Day at Grandma and Grandpa Hislop's house. Lots of fun with all of the cousins.
• We went to Mimi's Cafe with some free kid's meal coupons from our neighbors. We really liked it there. Fun restaurant.

Well, this was a long post, but I only wrote some of the highlights. I didn't write about the major temper tantrums that have occurred. Girl's are definitely harder than boys in our family. Hopefully it will improve before the teenage years are here. I want some quiet downtime before those hit.