Girls Get Away

This past weekend my sisters, my mom and I all went to St. George for a girls trip. We really had a great time. The weather was warm, 70-80 degrees, and there were no kids. We stayed at a nice hotel and spent the long weekend shopping, laying out by the pool reading, and eating an insane amount of food. The dad's stayed home with the kids and had a little party of their own. Thanks to Ryan, Jasen, Kenneth and Dad for letting us girls sneak away for a bit, we love you guys.

Easter 2009

This Easter was so much fun. The kids are finally old enough to get excited for the holidays. Aubree woke the rest of the family up by annoucing that the Easter bunny had come to her house. We hope the rest of you had a wonderful Easter as well.

Happy 3rd Birthday Karter Ron

Karter,
You are growing up into such a handsome, sweet little man. Your personality is one of a kind. Your dad and I are so blessed to have you in our lives. You make everyone you come in contact with smile. You say the cutest things, they all have to do with being a cowboy, but we love them all the same. You are such a good boy and we love you so much! Thank you for always making us laugh. Happy Birthday to our favorite cowboy.
Dad and Mom

Hardware Ranch and Pigmy Goats

This is the goat that tried to attack Josh and Annie's car. I don't think I have laughed so hard in my life!! Pretty sure its legs were only two inches long.

Thanks to mom and dad for the great idea of going up to Hardware Ranch and seeing the elk. Annie and Josh accompanied us on our great adventure. Karter was definitely in his mecca. The weather was an incredible 45' with sunshine. The "Sizz" buffet topped off the night. Who could complain with an evening of wildlife and an all you can eat salad bar?

Swimming in the Winter

We have had our fun in the snow so we decided to take the kids to the Clearfield Aquatic Center. The kids had so much fun! They swam for a solid two hours which meant great naps and quick bedtimes. Can't wait till we get to go again.

A Fun Filled Day

Ryan took Thursday off. The guys at his office all went skiing. I guess Ryan really is the last true family man. We left the house at about 10am and headed to Cabela's. The kids loved running around and were enthralled with all the animals. Ryan and I were quite impressed as well. Cabela's had a really good restaurant on the second floor that we enjoyed. Our next visit was to the open house of the Draper temple. They had us meet at a stake center where we watched a short video and then bused us over to the temple. It is gorgeous. The kids were so quiet and thought it was all so neat. Ikea was our next adventure. Ryan and I went to an Ikea in Texas. We soon remembered why we dislike that store so much. It traps you in. You really have to follow all those stupid arrows or who knows where you will end up. After a solid hour of winding through the store we headed for home. Stopped at the new Pizza Factory in Syracuse for a bite to eat. It sure was a long, but fun filled day.






Who needs Disneyland when a large bus is involved. Here are a few photos of the bus ride to the temple. It was freezing and the kids didn't want to pose in the snow.

MUSH

Karter has now found a deep love for oatmeal, which Ryan told him is called "mush". He now mimics all the 80 year olds at the old folks home that smear the "mush" on their toast and eat it. I just don't know what he is going to do when he actually hits the "good ol' years"!