Solo Singing and Spring Skiing

We had stake conference two weeks ago and there was a children's choir that Nixon and Mason were both a part of

Nixon got to sing a solo

He did so well!

I recorded him practicing before the meeting

There was also an amazing talk given in the same conference ;)

Beautiful spring weather means back to bike riding

And playing at the park

The boys discovered the horse shoe pit at the park

What a beautiful sight!

We had some pictures from Henry's final game shared with us

Lyza got an award for maintaining an outstanding GPA

This is how Mason dressed on Whacky Wednesday

Check out this "meme" that Nixon made

Throwing a ball over the house to his friend on the other side

Lyza with some friends at a birthday party she just attended

Our neighbor helped us cut some pinewood derby cars with his band saw

Lyza making herself some scrambled eggs

Nixon and Mason had a Pinewood Derby this past week

In this photo Mason is in lane 3 and Nixon is in lane 4

Mason's car did really well

Mason ended out winning

He was one happy boy!

Kim took Henry and Nixon and Nixon's friend skiing on Friday

They had a beautiful day

Henry wasn't very happy after his ski somehow got stuck underneath the chair lift and they had to drop it from the lift

He did develop a love for skiing in the trees

We woke up to several inches of fresh snow on Saturday morning so Mason decided he was going to make a sledding hill

I am not sure if this is failure or success?

I took Nixon and Henry skiing yesterday and we had LOTS of snow! It snowed all day long

Look at Henry carving that powder

It wasn't necessarily a "beautiful day" but it was an awesome day

I got to experience Henry skiing through the trees and how much joy that brings him

This is what it looks like following Henry through the trees

It was a very fun day and Henry was so happy and affectionate afterward

Have a great week!

Nixon's 11th Birthday and Basketball is OVER

 Mason has caught the reading bug again lately, which means he is usually reading while eating his breakfast

Here he is with a game he made

We told Nixon that I would take him skiing at Schweitzer for his birthday. We surprised him by picking up his friend, Gus, on the way to join us

We had a really nice day with some blue skies at times

Other times it was cloudy

When we could see the views were amazing

View of the back side of the mountain

Look at the snow on those trees

Nixon had a bad crash into the circled bush and was stuck deep in the snow

We were stuck in a cloud for a while at this point

We had a lot of fun together

Those views

Lyza had her first school dance and felt like a million bucks in her beautiful dress. She had lots of fun with her friends.

Last weekend Henry got his first basket of the season

We were so proud of him

The next day was Nixon's birthday

He is an amazing boy. It was fast Sunday and he fasted and kept up a great attitude.

He opened some presents in the afternoon

He was rewarded for fasting with the best tasting bacon cheeseburger ever!

Kim and Lyza had a meeting right after dinner so we played some games while they were gone

Mason with his next hair style

Then it was time for a ginormous banana split

They were delicious

The next day the boys were all working on Lego

This boy has also been really into his book (The Wild Robot)

Nixon and Mason had a primary activity where they learned to whittle

Mason and I were matching one morning

On Friday Kim took the boys out for lunch at DQ

Henry, Mason, and Nixon each had their last games of the basketball season yesterday

This is the team picture I got with Henry's team (3 kids and an assistant coach were missing)

We all watched Nixon's game to cheer him on

Nixon's team had a pizza party after and he had a lot of fun

They played outside the restaurant after

It was so beautiful yesterday (around 13 degrees C) so we walked with Mason and Henry to the local drink stand to get some fun drinks with their money

We hope you enjoy the warmth and sunshine while it lasts