Who ever said you can't buy happiness forgot about ATV's

Spring is here for the Christiansen's because every year we go to Moab. This year seemed like a very short trip. We left on Thursday and came back home on Saturday. Once again Ted and I didn't call and reserve a room on time so we stayed in a different hotel than the rest of the family. But it always is fun to go on rides all day in beautiful Moab. On Friday morning it was windy and a bit cold. Daesha got a new helmet that looks HUGE on her little body. But she really likes it. She liked that it had a microphone on the front like her Mom and Dads.

(Its really just a vent area that looks like a microphone)

We packed a great lunch that day with lots of snacks, chips, and sandwiches. When we stopped for lunch Ted and I realized neither of us grabbed the bag in our hotel room. We had our drinks and our sandwiches. But that was it. But as usual Grandma had extra to share and kept sharing. I think we might have ate Grandpas lunch!

Daesha and I rode with Betty most of the day in her new Rhino.

It's a great ride, and even funner to drive.

The Next Day Daesha and I didn't go on a ride. We spent the whole day shopping and played at the park and went to a movie. We watched Blades of Glory, which was the only movie I thought Daesha could handle. She liked the Ice Skating but I had to cover her eyes a couple times. When I covered her eyes during the sexually explicit parts she asked if they were smoking. I had to say "no, I think it might be a spooky part".

At the hotel Daesha made all kinds of friends, in the halls, in the pool, in the lobby - all adults. That girl would walk right up to people and say, "Hi whats your name"... Blah blah blah.

By the end of the weekend she knew the desk manager the neighboring guests, and people in the hot tub. She found these people were the easiest to talk to because they were there relaxing and weren't going anywhere soon. So she would strike up a conversation with them.

The funniest thing she said was to a woman in the hot tub.

Daesha was walking around the edge of the pool and jumping in at the stairs where she could get just get the deepness that was too deep but able to barely make it back to the stair.

Despite her mothers warnings, she kept doing it.

A lady kept saying to her "Daesha, your making me nervous"

Daesha continued doing this and the lady continued her reply each time.

Daesha finally said, "Stephanie, don't be nervous. I'm just having fun"

(still not sure how she knew her name- I didn't)

this got a uproar of laughs from all 6 of us in the hot tub.

Daesha and her Dad riding 7 mile trail.

Grandmas suped up golf cart :-)

Our little angel holding her chicks.

Daesha named them herself...

Fleece and Flannel!!

Teaching the Meaning of Easter...

We had a great Easter weekend! We had an Easter egg hunt at Teds sisters house. The kids had a great time looking for hundreds of plastic eggs with candy and toys in them. The older kids brought backpacks to fill :-)

it was lots of fun, Thanks Pam.
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That night the three of us were cuddled on Daeshas' bed talking about the day and getting ready for prayers. When Ted and I decided to tell Daesha the Easter story. I went and got pictures out of our awesome pack of church lesson pictures we got at Deseret Book. I began by showing her the picture of Christ on the cross and told her, "Some people were mean and did not want Jesus to teach the gospel". Daesha said, "ya, and He was nice". So far so good.... Then I pointed out the nails in his hands and the blood that was on his hands. She was silent. I told her that Jesus died on the cross and then He was placed in a tomb. Still silence. Maybe I was being too grafic for a 3 year old. I looked at Ted for help and he didn't say anything either. I then pointed out the tomb and the rock that was the door over the tomb. Daesha did not ask one question, she just stared at the picture. I was beginning to think I was going to scare her. Then Ted brought out the next picture of Chist and Mary. He said, "after 3 days Jesus came alive again. This was a miracle. He talked to Mary and told others that they can live again too. After we die we go to heaven, and then when Christ says the time is right everyone who is dead will come alive again". Daesha still didn't say a word. um I guess we tried. And that was the extent of teaching our 3 year old about Easter. I can only hope that when she is told this story again she will remember some of what we said to her.

So on Easter day we took the hyped up traditions of easter and had Daesha look for some eggs we colored the night before. She broke every egg when she dropped them in her basket, so we had egg sandwitches for breakfast. And then we took her down in our basement where there were 2 chicks. Yes Chickens!! We are keeping them in our dog's kennel until they are bigger. Then they are going to Pams house where she is getting chickens of her own and building a coop. Thanks again Pam! This will be good for Daesha because she can go see the chickens and also help harvest the eggs.