Happy Mother's Day and Math is Cool

 Our walk to church a couple of weeks ago was nice and sunny and warm

I installed some shades for our patio

Nixon had his final track meet and even advanced to districts in hurdles (although he wasn't able to go because he had a multi night field trip)

We had a spaghetti dinner and auction fundraiser for youth camps and Henry loved the cotton candy he bought

So did Mason

Nixon had a fierce soccer game last week

Mason's football game went well

He forces those quarterbacks to have to throw high

Henry's soccer game went well and he was an awesome goalie

Kim had a couple of friends over and they enjoyed the fire

For Mother's Day we made Kim a delicious breakfast with chocolate croissants from Trader Joe's

Then we showered her with gifts

Including flowers that never go bad

The poem Nixon wrote for her was a tearjerker

Kim gets to pick out new patio furniture

Nixon was looking good for church

We had a nice walk to church

After Kim got photos with each of the kids individually

We sure love Kim and all she does as a wonderful mother!

Then a picture with all the kids

And a family photo for good measure

Salmon dinner was delicious

And we also played games as a family

Nixon had Monday and Tuesday off of school so on Monday he and Kim did some shopping together. He got these for his room

And he got lunch at Olive Garden

Henry tickling the ivory

For Henry's last soccer practice he got ice cream

Kim trying out most of her new patio furniture (this is before the two single arm chairs arrived)

There were lots of garage sales in the neighborhood this weekend and Mason scored a bunch of cheap Lego

Mason and Henry enjoying some Costco pizza for lunch

Mason got to go to Moses Lake on Saturday for a regional Math is Cool competition

Kim went to the temple while the competition was happening

While they were in Moses Lake Nixon had his last soccer game of the season. Henry also had his last game of the season 

Mason after the competition

It has been a little too cold and rainy for our liking but the birds have been enjoying bathing in the water on our firepit cover

Nixon wore one of my ties to church today and he looked like a million bucks

Have a great week and take care

April Fools, Temple, General Conference, Building a Shed, More Finishing a Basement, Easter, Deacons Camp, Soccer, Football, Track, and Band

Henry and Mason woke up to a surprise on April 1st

We ate dinner that day at the Mystery Cafe

I installed the baseboards in the exercise room after the lvp was installed

Mason getting puzzles from the library

We had carpet show up for the basement. However, it all had to be taken out after it was cut because it was a defective product and couldn't be used

Kim took the boys to the roller skate park and they had so much fun. Mason especially loved showing off his skills

Henry got some good practice and was feeling pretty confident by the end

We kept our traditional alive and made resurrection rolls for a family home evening with an Easter theme

Henry made deviled eggs almost all on his own

We got a cotton candy maker that is lots of fun

Lyza falling asleep on the drive to the temple

The four of us went to the temple together

After the family went to an Easter themed display at our church building

For the Saturday sessions of General Conference I listened to the speakers while I built a garden shed

Kim made us a delicious breakfast

We got to participate in a solemn assembly and it was awesome seeing our deacon participate

That shed had a lot of pieces

I had to make sure it could handle some weight

Nixon helped out

Sunday was Easter and the kids got some things from the bunny

Mason built this out of Lego

Look at those beautiful tulips

The boys all got some things to build

Nixon built this Michael Jackson figure

The kids got to do an Easter egg hunt (check out the finished shed)

Lyza even got on the trampoline

He loves to build

Kim had been trying to enjoy good weather and get back into running

It helps to find some pretty views

The new carpet came and they got it installed

We got a new desk for the family

Nixon had his first deacons quorum camp out. We made tin foil dinners and they turned out really good

The next morning it was really cold out but Nixon got in the water for a polar bear plunge

Luckily there was a fire to warm up with

Then he got back in again with some of the other boys

And then back to the fire

We had soccer and football that day. Henry was goalie for his team and did a great job

Mason has been enjoying playing flag football

I feel sorry for the quarter backs getting rushed by this kid

We got our sectional delivered and our movie room is almost complete

Nixon and I built some shelving for his closet

Then we built his new bed frame

It looks good

That allowed us to move Mason to Nixon's old room so that both Mason and Henry can have their own rooms. They are all very happy to be in their own spaces.

I added a clothes rod and shelf to Nixon's closet

And now he has lots of room for his clothes and things

The tile guy came and started our basement shower

Nixon is now taller than Lyza!

We got our mini fridge for the basement

Mason got his team pictures for football

Here he is rushing the QB

Look at that pretty tile!

Mason likes to roller blade with Kim while she runs

Here I am loading up my files and exhibits for a trial. It was supposed to be two days but ended out taking five days!

We love how big Nixon's hair gets when he rides on the scooter

Nixon had a track meet and Kim took him to try Raising Cane's after

When is the last time you fell asleep wearing over the ear headphones?

We got mirrors installed in our exercise room

We tried to get the final inspection done for our basement but it failed because we hadn't replaced the railing going down the stairs. We hadn't replaced the railing yet because we thought it would be easier to paint the stairwell with the railing off. That failure meant I had to hurry and get the painting done so we could reschedule the inspection.

We had more games on Saturday

And I got the painting done

Kim and I went out for dinner to a Japanese place that cooks the food right next to your table (that style is called teppanyaki)

It was lots of fun

And delicious (they used lots of butter ;)

It was quite the show

It was a great date

More running

We got shelving put up in the exercise room

We got our guest bedroom bed all assembled

Nixon had a track meet and was fun to watch

Hurdles are really tricky and he is doing well learning them

He is also doing shot put

And he is running solo as well as in a team relay

Lyza had a concert last week that I got to attend

I took Kim out for lunch on Friday because I needed to visit a client's home that was very close to one of our favorite restaurants

We had our first hot dog roast of the season this weekend

Saturday was more games. Henry did a great job as goalie

Mason had a good football game. He got his first interception and he pulled some flags

Nixon had a tough soccer game but did really well as ususal

Nixon got to go to Silverwood for a friend's birthday party so I took the two little boys out for lunch to Costco after their games

Life has been busy but we are enjoying the beautiful weather and counting down the days to summer.

Take care