Memorial Weekend

Memorial weekend we went up to Kevin's parents cabin. I was thinking I was going to be bored out of my mind but I was very surprised at how nice and relaxing it was. Kevin got a two hour nap one day and I was able to lay around and read most of the time. We had a good time visiting with the family. It was fun to hold my five week old niece and take some pictures of her and also get some landscape shots when the sun was going down. The kids had so much fun with their cousins and we were glad to be up there as a family. The kids had fun catching caterpillars and putting them in a jar(Well, Except Trey who would like to shake the jar and smash them with a stick)We had fun making smores, Tin foil dinners and my favorite dutch oven potatoes and chicken. My favorite is having a big breakfast in the morning with everyone together. Tarrin rode his four wheeler a lot and we even got Wyatt to ride it a little bit.(He's our little scaredy cat)It was a lot of fun and I am always grateful that my kids are able to bond with their grandparents and cousins. Maisey loves to give kisses and she is not stingy when it comes to them. I'm glad Ali and Lyndsey didn't mind because they sure got a lot of them.

Here's Lyndsey eating some snacks. When we are at the cabin we definitely do not eat very nutritious. I think all the kids did was eat junk food(I did too)the whole weekend.

Just turned four and No more training wheels!

On Sunday Kevin was fixing the chain on Trey's bike so we could go for a family bike ride. He had to take off the training wheels to fix the chain. Kevin had been watching him and thought that he could probably ride without them. He decided to give it a try. They hadn't even got out of the driveway until Kevin let go and Trey was riding on his own. Trey got a little scared and decided to stop riding. We bribed him with an ice cream cone to get him to keep going. It worked and he hasn't stopped riding since. It doesn't suprise me that he has been our youngest to ride his bike without training wheels. Tarrin and Wyatt were both five and it took a couple of days of practice. With Trey it was effortless. He is our more adventurous child and seems to have no fear. Were so proud of our little man!

What's been going on

I would like to keep up on my post's so here I go. Sunday we decided to take a little drive into Ogden to look at some places where I would be taking pictures the next day and on the way home we could see the dark clouds moving in. We saw what looked to be a tornado but was too small. Kevin tried to scare the kids and tell them it was a tornado coming to get us(I know not very funny)Well come to find it was a small tornado in Willard. When we barely pulled in the driveway it started raining and turned to hail. I couldn't believe how big the hail was. Wyatt was all scared and crying thinking the worst. I felt bad for him but thought it was kinda funny just being a thunderstorm. I guess his dad had scared him with all of his tornado talk. The neighbors roof and yard looked like it had snowed. Crazy weather!!
Tuesday was Wyatt's first T-ball game. He has a lot of kids from the ward on the team so it's really nice to see everyone and chat. He did a great job! Tarrin has been having practices for his team and his first game is next Monday.
Today after Wyatt got out of school we grabbed a Little Ceasars pizza and headed over to the park. Wyatt has been asking me for three days now to go to the park. The kids had so much fun and I got to lay on the bench and get some sun. Tonight the kids wanted forkables(like spaghettios)for dinner. This is what Maisey looked like after she was done. She loves the stuff!
Now the kids are playing outside and I'm blogging. What a beautiful day! It has been so nice lately and I am loving this weather. I even started a new book which is really interesting. I will let you know how it ends. Well, thats what's been going on.

Funny

Today Trey told me not to hug him because I am married.

Wyatt's Birthday

I still remember the day Wyatt was born. Waking up at three in the morning with a hard contraction and rushing to the hospital, sitting in the elevator crying trying to push the button to get to the maternity floor, The nurses checking me and I was eight centimeters dialed and then they decide to take me serious. What we have to go through to get this little ones here. Wyatt had a great birthday yesterday. It was not a traditional birthday party. He wanted cheesecake instead of cake and ice cream and he wanted to make smores. The cheesecake didn't hold up his candles very well.
We had hot dogs and a lot of yummy side dishes that everyone brought. We roasted the hot dogs and had smores over our fire pit in the backyard. He was really excited to get a spark scooter and a bubble rocket. He got a lot of toys that he can use outside and keep him happy.
I can't believe Wyatt is six. He is such a loving little boy. He has grown out of his mischievous stage which I'm glad since Trey will be in it forever. Wyatt loves being outside and playing with his friends. He is still our cuddler and he is such a sweet little guy. He loves to share and has soft feelings. He is all boy and I loving watching him grow into such a kind, adventurous, loving young man. We love you Super W!!

The Snake Hunter #1

A new season of catching snakes! Yeah for me. Wyatt caught this one on Tuesday last week. Yes they are in their swimsuits already. If you don't remember last year, Wyatt caught about ten snakes. I wonder what it will be this year. I guess it's time to have the talk again(Don't go and pick up just any snake talk)I'm already preparing for the insects, reptiles, and everything creep and crawly that I know I will get to see this year.

Easter

So I know I'm really behind on posts but I don't want to leave out Easter. I don't think my book at the end at the year would be quite the same without Easter. Sunday morning was the usual hectic morning trying to get all the kids dressed and out the door to make the 9:00 session. We made it and by Primary Maisey was such a little stinker that I decided to take her home and throw her in bed while Kevin stayed and taught our class. I don't know what I was thinking but I hadn't taken any pictures of her in her Easter dress, So I thought what the heck why not hurry and get a picture while she's still in it. That was a bad idea. As you can see she wasn't very happy.

After church we headed up to Logan were Kevin's family gets together for an Easter egg hunt. The kids have such a blast running around and getting eggs. Maisey picked up the first one she saw and that was good enough for her until she saw my sister-in-law Tara's kids going through their baskets and decided to help out. It's so much easier when they do all the work for you.
The boys always have so much fun with their cousins. They had a blast and got way too much candy. Later we walked over to the park and had a good time visiting and watching all the kids have a good time. I love Easter and all that it stands for. I am especially grateful for Jeffery R. Holland's talk on the atonement. If you didn't get a chance to listen to it make sure you read it in the Ensign, It was wonderful.