Sunday, April 1, 2018

Happy Easter!

We forgot to add a few pictures of the kids from when we were on our trip
Do slide pictures even need any explanation?
 Lyza got to go on a date with Grandama
 Look at this Boss Baby with the TV remote in his hands
 Time for some reading
 With spring weather comes spring yard clean up. Mason is getting started early with the mowing
 Mason loves sitting up on this side table
 Free cones on the first day of spring at DQ. This is an annual tradition
 He was serious about his cone
 This boy LOVES playing with play dough

 This looks like a fun game
 Good job Nixon!
 She always enjoys playing with slime

 At the start of spring break we got to tour Lyza's class room and see some of the things she has been working on and learning. This note book was really cool. There is a picture and a sentence each day of the year. It was really fun seeing how Lyza's drawing and writing has progressed through the school year.

 Lyza showed us these cool things that help them sound out words

 There was a huge alphabet poster and Lyza started singing this song
I am convinced we have a monkey living in our house

 The bouncy house always puts smiles on their faces

Mason tried the big slide for the first time
Mason is ready to play some basketball
 Mason and I both look the same when we sleep after a long hard day. I will spare you the picture of me sleeping ;)
 The big kids did a community Easter egg hunt last Saturday



 Lyza won this prize somehow
 I took Nixon on a little date later that day and he wanted to go for a donuts.
 The kids looked AWESOME in their Easter outfits last Sunday
 Sometimes Mason sleeps with his legs hanging out of the crib
 That is one cool train track
 We made resurrection rolls for FHE this week 



 Our weekly moose sighting.
 Toy swaps make for happy kids, at least for a few hours after ;)
 The kids love playing with this hanging chair at their friends' house
 Kim and the kids made sugar cookies



 They then iced and decorated them


Playing down at the river (the dam is still open so the water is really low) 
 Cute bunch
 Check out how fast Nixon's feet move at the start of this video
Our neighbors got the kids some Easter gift baskets
 The soccer ball is a hit

 Mason went up and down this little slide so many times
 Conference Saturday
 I don't think Nixon wanted to be in this picture
 Fun at the park in between sessions while I took down the Christmas lights and killed the moss on our roof


Nixon's reaction to the surprises left by the Easter bunny this morning was unexpected
 




 She is ready to catch bugs

 Nixon is developing a decent transformer army
 Mason got to his bucket eventually
 This rocking horse is lots of fun
 The kids and I went for a bike ride and walk this afternoon after the first session of conference. We saw the 3 moose in the forest too!
 We also had a little egg hunt in the backyard








It was a special treat having General Conference on Easter weekend. It was also a very special and memorable conference. We hope you enjoyed it too. 
Take care

Sunday, March 25, 2018

10 Year Anniversary Getaway

The kids have been having lots of fun at the park


 Nice frog hat Nixon
 Mason has decided he loves eating apples

All that was left of the apple
 Right before bed we have lots of fun with Mason. He has lots of energy to burn off and loves to run around
We also take selfies 

 Waiting for the dentist
 Mason got these glasses from the dentist and looks adorable in them



 One evening I was not watching Mason for a few minutes and it sounded too quiet. I found him covered in these colorful dot stickers that he placed all over his shirt
The kids were so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa Bullock last week 
 Mason couldn't wait to get dressed and show them a good time
 They did some reading together

 Mason was excited to party
 Grandpa helped Nixon build a drone
 Grandma and Grandpa got to take Lyza to the bus on school days
 Nixon was proud of this creation
 They played at the big park 


 They watched some movies together
 They played at the Kroc Center

 They played at our park
And down by the water


 And of course...they played Just Dance
Meanwhile, Kim and I had a wonderful vacation in the Palm Springs area for our 10 year anniversary. Here are some of the highlights
That's all for now. Take care.