Off to North Carolina

This past week we went to North Carolina to visit my Brother Paul. It has been over four years since I last saw him. We had so much fun. We stayed at his home for a couple of days then headed down to Myrtle Beach for the rest of the time. I wish we lived closer so the kids could play with each other more often. Tyler is still talking about Griffin and Tristan.

This is the view from the our hotel. Robyn found us a ocean view. It was perfect.

Apparently this is the new pink. LOL Yes I saw about ten on the way to Myrtle beach.

The Kids are watching Paul's illegal fire work show. He was trying to be sneaky but I think the kids gave away his position when the loudly announced he was by my car and also when they yelled they wanted more fire works. LOL

The good news is that I don't think his neighbors cared.

This is the simple way to have fun. All you need is a Hose and a Ball. The games is get the ball with out getting wet.

Paul deserved this and Tristan loved it. Pay backs stink.

Paul just so you know, Jared is waiting patiently for you to come and visit us. LOL

All and all it was fun. These are the only pictures I have but Robyn is going to send me more.

3 Years 3 Stitches

What better way to spend the day after your 3rd Birthday. In the Hospital getting 3 Stitches. She was running around just before church and fell into the fire place. If it weren't for her loving father she would of gotten a band aid and lots of loves.

The Big 3

Happy Birthday to my little Girl. It is a bitter/sweet thing to have you youngest turn 3. She keeps telling me that she is going to be a mommy when she gets big and last night she really thought she would be a mommy on her birthday because she would be a big girl now. I will wait to tell her what it is that really makes her one.

We had a Dora the Explorer Party, a small one that is. She had 2 of her friends over and Tyler.

These are her red classes that she has wanted for a month now.

Here she was hugging her brother for the my little pony gift he got her.
Blowing the candle out.

It was raining outside so we did a pinata. The kids loved it and Jared only got hit a couple of times.

The other game was jumping on the bed. Don't tell Grandma. :) Its not something I let them do so that is why it was so much fun. What was I suppose to do? It was unexpectedly raining.

And of course her Dora bike

And back pack. Did I mention that she really likes Dora?

And of course the final picture.

Thanks for all of you who made her day special, even the phone calls.

Field Trip to the Zoo

Tyler's school had a field trip at the zoo. I usually go so Raquel can go too. However I will never go to the zoo on a field trip again. Having to keep track of 25 toddlers in a place where there is another 20 field trips are is just not a smart thing to do . Besides it is much more enjoyable if the kids don't have to fight to see something.

My little girl is the one in the pink shirt.
Games to keep the kids together while the teachers figure things out.

Spring Is In The Air

We are proud to announce our new addition to our yard. I can't wait for the kids to wake up so I can show them.

6:30 this morning there was a rainbow too.

Easter

Easter did not feel much like Easter this year, probably because it fell on General Conference. We did our egg coloring and hunting on Saturday. The kids had a blast. During the hunt they only wanted the real eggs not the plastic ones so they would step right over them claiming they did not want that one.

We wanted to keep Easter centered around Christ so we told them the Easter Bunny was going to bring things to help them remember Jesus Christ and what he has done for us. We also did an Easter dinner with a chicken salad. I really liked it. It was simple and enjoyable.

What Money Can Buy

We got tired of the kids always asking for toys at the store so one day Tyler wanted a toy. I told him I would get him one if he bought it. That is if he gave me the money he earn at home. He willingly agreed. However when we got home he was not to fond of giving me his hard earn money. After that he never asked for a toy again. He decided to save for a bike and when it came time to buying a toy or saving for his bike he chose his bike. We would pay him with quarters every time he did chores. He saved for four months with a grand total of 50 dollars. We decide since he was only four that we would pitch in the extra money.

Tyler says this is his super speed bike because it is a lightning McQueen bike. I am so proud of him and excited because that is one less kid to push while I run.
The next thing he is saving for is......Well I promised I would not tell so you will just have to wait.