Spring Break

This spring break we stayed close to home, but had some fun times.  Here's a recap of the long weekend.

First, at the end of March we celebrated a birthday.  Can you tell how old Larry is now?  Happy Birthday! We LOVE you!

On Friday we decided to go up to Ensign Peak.
This is what we saw when we first got there.

 Then we started walking up.

In the left picture I was timing R  ^ here^    as he ran up and back down the hill.  He did it in under 1 min.

We ended up at the Church History Museum downtown.

 On Saturday we saw the Blue and White football game/scrimmage (looked more like a practice to me -which I guess it kind of was) in Provo and then went to the baseball game.

Girls weren't totally into the football "practice" so we ended up hanging out under the stadium.

Cougars vs Pepperdine

 Cougars lost, but the girls were excited to have Cosmo come over and say Hi.  When he first walked into the stadium L saw him and yelled, "HI Cosmo, it's me!!!"  I laughed out loud :)  The boys lasted an inning in the stadium and then went out the gates to watch from the grass at the very end of right field and run after foul balls.  They came home with 5 foul balls!

On Sunday we decorated some eggs.

Monday we decided we hadn't had enough of Provo so we went back down.  The boys have always wanted to go into the Legends Museum on campus, so we thought we'd give it a try.

R measured his foot against the largest shoe believed to be worn by an athlete at BYU - size 18.  Just a side note: R's new cleats are size 12 (in men's).

Of course needed a picture by the first perfect game ball at BYU.

 I really liked this quote!

Somehow I didn't get any pictures of Easter Sunday or any of the egg hunts.  But it was a really good weekend as Larry had taken off Friday and Monday to do these fun things with us.

HAPPY SPRING!

Just for Fun

Last night A wanted to put in some curlers.  She has done this many times before, for either recitals, or just for fun when she decides she wants curly hair.  L has never put curlers in her hair and I've never asked if she wanted to cause I didn't think she really cared (and they are sometimes a little uncomfortable to sleep in).

But when L saw me putting them in A's hair she wanted some also and got out the ones she wanted.  We explained that it feels funny when you first lay down but I figured since the next day was Saturday, whatever happened at night would be fine.  And she was still up for it.

This is how they started last night.

And here they are this morning. (Funny picture of L but she was really happy with her curly hair).

3 Years Old!

On Saturday our baby girl turned three! We suddenly realized she wasn't our baby girl, she was our big girl, although she'll always be our baby girl.

 

A few weeks before her birthday I said to her one day, "L can you believe you are almost 3?"  And she replied, "I know, I'm 2 and then 3 because 2 and 3 are best friends!"  It made me laugh out loud.  I love when they come up with funny little things like that.

She was so excited when she woke up on Saturday and saw the balloons on the table.  She said, "AAAAAHHHHH balloons..... thanks mom!!!"  And then gave me a big hug.  A had to point out that there were also presents on the table.

She of course couldn't wait to open any presents so she started right away with the help of big sister.

Among other things she got a new comforter and sheets for........

her new big girl bed.  She actually sleeps on the bottom and A is on the top.  We put that together after her little party with a couple of cousins.

We all had a fun day playing with cousins and having cake and ice cream.  We love you L, our littlest beauty.   Happy Birthday sweet girl!

What Should I Do?.....

What should I do when my boy tells me he misspelled a spelling word on purpose so he wouldn't have to be on the challenge list?  Not because the challenge list is hard, but because he didn't feel like getting out of his chair to get the challenge list, cut it out and glue it in his notebook.

I'm not sure what I should have done, but what I did was LAUGH!

Yes, it was him.

 

Pictures From Phone

Larry reminded me last night that he had some good pictures from his phone that I should post also.  They've been taken over the last few months and I didn't get them into the last post.  Here they are.


Larry got a really pretty picture with his phone.  I probably couldn't do that good with my camera!

At Brick Oven before a basketball game.  L is such a "big talker."  She always wants to see Cosmo and give him a hug but when he actually walks into the room she climbs onto me and holds on so tight.  She wouldn't let me hold her on the side closest to Cosmo.  Funny girl!  Everyone else loves him!  (Too bad it's a little blurry)

Drawn on our driveway.

The boys got to go to a few football games in the fall.

At a basketball game.  Not sure where R's head went :).

At Brick Oven again and this time it was Santa that came in.  Again, L freaked out.  She wouldn't go near him unless I was holding her.  She had a very tight grip on my shirt, which is why I'm laughing.

Maybe NOW my update on activities and pictures is complete and up to date.

Major Rewind

Here we are again, 2 months later.  I said I wouldn't go this long again without posting pictures but life has happened and come and gone.  So I'm going to do a major rewind with pictures that I never posted from way back into September (I think).

So to end 2012 here are some of our activities that I never got to post.

September started with A losing her first tooth.

In October we took a fun trip to Southern Utah.

Hell's backbone

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon

Goblin Valley

Goblin Valley

Trying to take a nice picture.

Goblin Valley

Goblin Valley  (it's a miracle when we actually do get a decent family pic - and it's not this one)

Here is R at Thanksgiving and the next day I found the girls like this in the morning.

 We actually did carve pumpkins this year and it was before Thanksgiving but I don't feel like trying to switch the pictures around.

T read Larry H. Miller's biography and dressed up like him for the wax museum at school.

At the beginning of December A performed in her Christmas recital.  Of course she did awesome!

And then we had Christmas.  Sunny found her gift left by Santa on top of the piano.  And both dogs enjoyed their bones for a couple of days.  We had a great Christmas!

A couple of days after Christmas we went to the BYU vs VT game that was at the Energy Solutions Arena.  T was very undecided on who to cheer for.  Fun times and the Cougars took the win.

 On New Year's day we finally made it to Temple Square with some friends.

Here are a couple of bathing beauties!

This is why I don't let my kids dress themselves.  L chose some leggings and a way too big swimming suit to wear over to Grandpa's.  If we were really going out in public the bathing suit wouldn't have worked.

We've done some sledding.  R came to watch since he had a fractured finger from basketball.  But he couldn't resist and ended up going down a couple of times.

And here are some friends Larry found in our front yard one night enjoying the berries that are on our tree.

All that, I hope, sums up what's gone on around here.  T is now involved in a track and field camp in preparation for spring out door track and field.  R is starting baseball tomorrow, A is still dancing and getting ready for a recital in May and L is trying her best to keep up with everyone and waiting patiently for a nice day to jump on the trampoline.

Hopefully I won't get so far behind now!