It takes 'Mothers' to raise a child

It takes 'mothers' to raise a child

The link above was a article posted on KSL and it fit perfectly on my feeling of Mother's. I appreciate all the wonderful women in the world which some don't have kids of their own but are great examples of being a mother. I see it everyday and appreciate their examples in my life and my kids life.  Happy Mother's Day to all!

Spring is finally here..

Ashlynn and her cute chalk tomato.
We had a cold front move in at the beginning of the week, but we now are having beautiful spring weather to get out a play in. The kids pulled out the side walk chalk and decorated the drive ways.  I love this time of year..it stays lighter longer, warm weather and of course baseball is in full swing.

Easter

What a fun Easter Weekend! We had lots of activities to do and enjoyed a family dinner with Craig and Gail's family.

On the Saturday before Easter, our neighborhood has an EGG and treat hunt. Carter had Baseball practice so I took Ashlynn and her friend. Then we headed to Egg dive at the aquatic center.  This has been our tradition since we moved here. The kids are split up by age and have to dive for the sunken eggs and return them for prizes.

Then, Easter morning we headed to church and I taught a sharing time lesson during Primary about the Resurrection and what it means to us today. It was the perfect way to set the spirit of this special holiday. I ended my lesson by showing a short video of the Tabernacle Choir singing "He is Risen". The video had such a powerful message with the clips of Jesus in it you could just feel the joy and peace in our hearts.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter Holiday!  

Math Night and Rockets...

 The kids school had a Math Night where they built rockets and launched them. We had fun chatting with others and had free dinner with pizza and cookies. 

Ashlynn is working hard to build her rocket.

 Carter has to be exact with his corners and opted not to use scissors.

Their rockets turned out fun and soared in the air.  I didn't get any launching pics because I had to head to work and Matt took over duty. The kids also enjoyed the bottle launchers.

We love all the fun things our school does!

School Soccer Game...

During the first week of April the kids school held a soccer tournament between classes for the 4-6th graders. Carter's class won their grade level.  Yay!!  It was fun! The scoring was different in that the first team to spell the word R-E-S-P-E-C-T won!

Carter is a blue shirt and black and green socks.  He loves to wear crazy socks everywhere!

 

 Carter hasn't played on a organized soccer team since he was 4, so I was interested to see how he would do.

 I should of not had any doubts because he kept up with the others kids really well.

He just has never liked the sport and stills wants to stick with Baseball.

I loved the background of these photos...Snowy mountain tops, but you wouldn't of guessed that it was actually a warm day.  It was so nice to sit in the sun and enjoy the beautiful afternoon.

Spring Break - Day 3

Day 3 of our trip we went to a very neat park that reminded us of Moab.  It was called Pioneer Park. We all climbed the big rocks and had amazing views of St. George.  Then, we grabbed Menchies ice cream and the kids swam.  To end the trip we toured the John Hamilon Home.  We had a fun tour guide that gave us lots of information of the Hamilon family. 

After the tour it was time to hit the road to get back to Northern Utah. We came back to cold and snowy/rainy weather.  We missed the warm sun. This was a great way to spend our break.  We are already planning our next trip to tackle the Angels Landing hike at Zion. We can't wait!

Spring Break - Day 2

We woke up to high winds and rain on Day 2, but that didn't stop us from enjoying our Spring Break.  We headed back to Zion park to do some of the easier trails.  The boys walked the short trail to Weeping Rock. Ashlynn and I stayed in the car because it was raining and we didn't want to get wet and cold the rest of the day. 

After they boys got back the rain started to let up so we walked the Riverside Trail.  It was very pretty with the Virgin River running next to us. Matt really liked the squirrels so we lost him a few times while he was taking pictures of them.  The squirrels would come right up to you and were not afraid to come towards you. It kind of made me nervous. While on this trail it started to rain again but we made it off the trail without getting too soaked.  After the trail walk we had lunch and headed to the human history museum where the kids finished their Jr. Ranger booklets and were swore in as Jr. Rangers. They got badges and stickers for their awards. 

 Then we headed back to St. George to have a yummy dinner at Mike and Laura's.

Day 3 Coming soon...