Kindergarten Program

Carter's class had their Kindergarten program this week. His class sang their favorite songs for the audience. It was so cute! The kids have spring break this week, so they thought it was the end of the school year. The teacher also made a video of the students of what they have done this year. So fun! Carter and his friend James showing off their masterpieces. According to Carter his painting has a rhino and colorful grass on it.

Enjoy the videos below. I thought they were blog worthy.

Happy April Fools Day/Birthday Carter!

Carter had his special day on Wednesday. He was so excited that his 6th birthday finally came. We had such a fun day for him. Carter started out the day with school and handed out treats to his class. Then, we headed to the the Fun Center in Layton with his friends. They got to play lazer tag, skate and play on indoor play lands. We finished the day with a family party on our house. Since his birthday is on April Fool's Day Matt and I have made a tradition to play a little trick on him. This year we made him a special cake that was stuffed with Pop Rock Candies (the candies that snap and pop in your mouth). Well, it didn't turn out as planned. The candies didn't have any pop left in them and so it just flavored the cake and it tasted gross. He took a few bites of the cake and didn't care about finishing it. So, the year slipped by without any tricks. Oh well, we have next year to come up with something even better. Any ideas?

Family Time at Temple Sqaure

Our family ventured out to the Church History Museum and enjoyed a tour of the Beehive House this past weekend. It was interesting to hear the little stories of Brigham Young and his family and all that he did in the Salt Lake Valley. The kids enjoyed walking through his old house. Then, we took a look at temple square on top of the Joseph Smith Building. I have never seen the the view without Christmas lights and lots of people around. Still a gorgeous site to see. View of the temple.

Carter posing in front of the Administration Building. The kids loved to climb the steps.

Check out those high water pants! Ashlynn is growing so fast I can't keep up with her clothes. She has worn the same clothes for a while and then all of sudden she has skipped two sizes and now wearing regular girls sizes. No more shopping in the toddler section for her.

One down several more to go...

Carter lost his first tooth today. His tooth has been loose for a week and he was very nervous about when and where the tooth was going to fall out. We are glad to report it happened after dinner when he bit down a little to hard on a piece of celery. (One of the two vegetables he will eat) It came right out without any pulling. Carter is so excited that he doesn't have to worry about it anymore but, there will be more. Oh, the joys we have to come with a very anxious kid.

Carter holding the bag with his tooth in it. Hopefully, the tooth fairy will not forget.

(Have any pointers Laura? Just joking!)

Park City Adventure

We took a day trip to Park City, UT to enjoy the snow and the sun. It was a beautiful day! Sorry this is out of order, but at the end of the day we headed to Olympic Park and viewed where the bobsledding took place in the Salt Lake Olympics in 2002. They were actually running races when we were there. It was neat to watch it in live action. This is a far view of the sledding park.
This is the beginning of the hill.
This is the starting place. They are loading the next sled to head down the hill.

The collage below has photos at a tubing hill called Gorgoza Park. They have 7 tubing hills and 4 of them are larger than the others. You really gain speed and fly down the hill. It was a very well runned place to visit. I highly recommend this adventure when in the Salt Area! It is also very kid friendly!

Below are some videos that Matt took at the Tubing Hill.



This is Ashlynn coming off the tube tow. I loved her panic noises. It makes me laugh!

Below is our family going down the hill together. Sorry that I am the close up in the video. Check out Ashlynn toward the end of the video. She makes me laugh how she is swinging her head around. Good Times!

Carter's first ride on a snowmobile

Grandpa Tom you would appreciate this one. Carter had no hesitation to get on the snow machines. He kept a serious face the whole time and stayed focused on the track. It was so fun to watch him because if you know Carter he is always hesitant to do anything. Enjoy the videos.

We did it!

My grandpa (the kids great grandpa) sent us this old puzzle of the USA. So we put it together and the kids were very interested in all the states. They figured out that is a long way to New Hampshire to visit their cousins and that Idaho was a much quicker trip to take from Utah. We had a lot of fun putting it together! Thanks Grandpa!

We also had a visit from Skyler and Grandpa Tom a few weeks ago. It was nice to visit with them and have some fun! Hope to see you soon!