Conference Weekend and the Prankster

April Fools!

I must admit that I don't always get into the spirit of that day, but this year the prankster got the better of me. It all started with...

...the night before I drew mustaches on the kids (well Alex and Maycie) with marker while they slept. Addilyn happened to be up for a potty break and therefore narrowly escaped. Maycie quickly washed it off before I got a good picture, but here's the residue.

For breakfast I made blueberry pancakes. Or are they?

The kids didn't think olive pancakes tasted as good.

Finally.... Soapcicles.

This prank came from my childhood days when my brother, Patrick, and I decided to cover a soap bar with chocolate, freeze it and then offer it to pesky neighbor boy we didn't like. However, it backfired when my mom got a sweet tooth and tried the soapcicle first. Oops.

I actually felt pretty bad about this one. The kids were so excited to try my homemade ice cream bars. Addilyn and Maycie tasted the soap on the first lick and abruptly stopped. Alex, however, was a little more enthusiastic about his. He took a giant bite and proceeded to chew for a minute before realizing. Poor guy! We had to rinse his mouth pretty well and dose him up on non-soapy chocolate to get rid of the taste. The next day in the bath, he refused to use the same brand soap to wash his body. He said the smell of it made his mouth taste like soap.

Conference weekend is our favorite time of year. The kids always look forward to playing Conference Bingo, but this year we added a new game. Anytime they heard the key word in the food bowl they could take a treat from that bowl. I find it's a good way to get them to listen for bit plus mom and dad get some quiet to listen as well.

We ended the weekend with a fun cookout and easter egg hunt with our friends the Petraneks, Jensens, Worths and Robisons. Our new neighbors had just moved in that day so they joined in too. In all we had 21 children and 11 adults. Once again I was grateful for a large backyard that makes it easy to entertain. Also, perfect for easter egg hunts. Plenty of nooks and crannies to hide eggs.