Capitol Classic

Tyler and Megan participated in the Capitol Classic last Saturday. It is a mile long run that ends at the Capitol building. They had a great time. We had the perfect weather, cloudy with a slight breeze but not too cold. Last year it rained so I was glad that it was just cloudy. Megan was so proud of herself because she ran the whole way without stopping. This is a fun tradition we started with the kids and they look forward to it every year. It will be fun when miss Caitlyn can run as well.

Waiting patiently in the car with Megan's friend Ali

At the drop off point. It was really crazy!

We had a great little distraction while we were waiting for the older kids!

Cool man after the race

She was so proud that she ran the whole way

I really think all the free stuff is their favorite part. And yes that is Caitlyn hanging upside down.

Graydon thought this would be funny. Megan was perfect, Tyler was just goofy:)

Fun Pictures

I was just having fun with the camera the other day and got some fun pictures of my amazing family. Just thought I'd share. I love them so much!

7 Already!

Megan turned 7 on April 24th. I can't believe she is 7 already! She is growing up so fast. This year she decided she wanted an animal themed party. I found some great jungle party stuff and we decorated with animal print balloons and green tissue paper cut to look like big leaves. The kids made animal puppets, pinned the tale on the tiger(which I was very proud of if I do say so myself), and had fun with a tiger pinata. All in all it was a pretty fun party. We had to postpone her party for a week because I got really sick, she was great, no tears! I was so proud of her! Megan is turning into a teenager fast! She asked for shoes and clothes for her birthday. She got shoes called twinkle toes that have sparkles on the toes and a couple of skirts. Even though she loves shoes and skirts she is still a little girl at heart and loved all of the toys her friends got her and has been playing with them non stop. I don't know if I'm ready for my kids to grow up so fast. She makes me smile and I thank the Lord for her every day!

Maybe I should have taken the pictures before the party when everything was still clean:)

Lions and Tigers and Zebras oh my!

Puppets!

The tiger I drew! It is still up on the wall, I'm so proud of it!

Silly Girls!

Pinewood Derby

Tyler participated in his first Pinewood Derby last week. Anyone who knows Tyler knows that he is a Lego fanatic so he decided to make his car out of legos and glue it to the block of wood they were given. I was a little concerned that this would be frowned upon but it worked well for him. There were some amazing cars, I'm sure the boys worked very hard on, and the dads' had nothing to do with ;) . I was worried that Tyler would be upset because his was not as spectacular as the other cars but he was proud of his car. It actually faired pretty well, especially considering we were worried one of the wheels would fall off! They had a track that registered how fast the cars went and Tyler's car was usually around 195 mph. Not nearly the fastest time but definitely a respectable speed. The thing that I loved the most was that Tyler was a great sport. His car only won once out of 5 or 6 races but he didn't let that get him down. I was very proud of him. He is growing up fast!

The competition

Tyler's first race

The race he won

A proud kid

Cathy's School for Lil' Fish

My friend Cathy has a swim school that is amazing. It is called Cathy's School for Lil' Fish. We have gone there for two summers now and my kids are really getting better in the swimming area. Megan has always been terrified of water and at the end of last summer she was swimming the width of the pool! I tried working with her on my own and she wouldn't listen to me but Cathy got her to do great things! With the weather warming up we are looking forward to more time in the pool! See you soon Cathy...

Easter

We had a great Easter. Not only did we have a fun easter egg hunt but we also got to watch General Conference. The perfect weekend! The kids let us sleep until 8:00 and then we had fun watching them find the easter eggs. We had a yummy breakfast and then watched conference. A few days before Easter I was talking to Graydon and saying that I was really tired and just didn't feel like making my traditional meal of ham and scallop potatoes and so he suggested that I do something simple. The kids wanted 8 layer salad, which is super easy to make, and I was happy to make it. It was so nice just doing our own thing. I hope everyone had a great Easter!

They are so patient when I want to take pictures

Sorting out the eggs

Should they be eating something that holds its shape like this?

The Easter Bunny decided that since the kids were getting older the hunt was going to get harder!

Candy Art

Going Going Gone...

All I have to say is what happened to my baby's hair?! All my kids lose some of their hair but Caitlyn is the first one who has lost it all. She is a little cue ball. I love it! We figured since she was losing so much of it that we had to deal with the awful cradle cap that she had so, after talking to a ton of people about what to do, we "basted" her head is olive oil and, after a lot of work, we got rid of it! With the cradle cap went the rest of her hair. Now she just has peach fuzz and I smile everytime I look at her.

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