Memorial Day

So this weekend we were planning to go see the graves of our ancestors. But poor Lynn has an abscess (bump) that is quite painful and has kept him in bed all weekend. So while Lynn went to the doctors, the kids and I took a two hour walk up Cemetery Hill to the Pleasant Green Cemetery on Monday. It was a perfect day for a walk after Sunday's rains cooled everything down for us. We found Grandma Davis, who is the great-grandma who lived in this house before us, along with her family. Sorry, I didn't take the camera and get pictures, but the valley was so pretty from up there. It was a little disappointing that we didn't get to go anywhere, but it turned out to be a nice relaxing day after all!

Mother's Tea

It was a special day at Allee and Dani's preschool. We had a Mother's Day party! We colored butterflies on the back of a matching game that had pictures of things mothers do for us. The kids serenaded us with a lovely song "I wish every child in the whole wide world had a great mother just like you!" We opened presents, a jewlery box with a pin inside. We read a card from each child, I am 14 years old according to Dani and I am 5 inches tall according to Allee. And of course, we had a treat, a cookie flower in a cup full of oreo dirt and gummy worms with ice cream. It was a lovely time with my two favorite preschoolers!

Homemade Clay

See if you can find: ladybug, turtle, snail, girl, snake, birds nest, fish.

We tried a homemade clay recipe we received from Ashley for this project. We used some old flour that was ready to be thrown out and mixed it with a little water and salt. Then turned it into works of art! Marissa went to town making her own little animals. Dani made a trampoline. Allee made a rainbow. Then we baked them in the oven so they would harden. A few days later we pulled out the paint and that's when their creations really came to life! They are surprisingly bright and pretty! Marissa even took a couple to school to give away to her teachers. It was a fun idea, Thanks Ashley!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Lynn was cleaning out the garage this weekend and kept getting distacted. One minute he would be in the garage and the next he would be out front with the kids. Every time he found something fun to play with he was back out front with the kids. First it was a kite. They had it going pretty high, too! Next it was bubbles. Now do you think the garage is cleaned out yet? We'll have to try again this weekend. After all, I did hear Lynn say something about fixing the bike car.....

Easter Weekend

Kids are so much fun during the holidays! We enjoyed having the Easter Bunny come, painted eggs, and had an Easter egg hunt. I think our favorite part about Easter (and every holiday) is the chance we have to visit with our family. This year we were able to head down to Santaquin where we visited with Ashley and her boys Jared and Ashton. The kids had so much fun that they brought Jared home with us so we could have a sleepover! So we were able to spend Sunday with them as well when Ashley came to pick up Jared. We had so much fun we look forward to the next holiday so we can do it all again!

Max is Crawling!

Max has been attempting to crawl for a few months now. He's been going backwards. He's been rocking on all fours. He's been lifting his hands and feet individually. But the coordination to move forward finally clicked last night. He went into the bathroom, opened the bottom drawer, and proceeded to empty out the drawer of its contents. Time to lock all doors and drawers! This is a little show of Max's first steps...or scoots...or whatever you call crawling!

RSV Season

Little Max had a rough week with RSV and ear infections sending him to the hospital on Monday. He started Saturday morning with a fever and couldn't sleep Sunday night. His ten minute naps weren't enough to let any one sleep. So it was off to the doctor's office first thing Monday morning. There they discovered his oxygen level was low so they sent us straight to Primary Children's Hospital in an ambulance. There he stayed for the next four days. Poor guy wouldn't even crack a smile until Wednesday evening when he finally sat up and looked around at his surroundings. We're so glad to have him back home with us.

Too bad we are now having a repeat of last week with Allee today. Thankfully she's not headed to the hospital, however. But another long Sunday night and an early trip to the doctor's office this morning has her on antibiotics for her ears. At least she's smiling again! All this and more brought to us by RSV Season!