Weekend in Utah

We headed down to Utah for a little weekend get away in May.  We spent our first day at Hogle Zoo and the second at Lagoon.  We had a lot of fun (even if we got a little rained on at Lagoon).

 There were a lot of Lego sculptures around the zoo.

Jonas was most excited to see the bears and wolves :)

 First ride at Lagoon.  Mommy sat out to avoid a sick stomach :)

These crazy kids wanted to go on Rattlesnake Rapids even though it was a cool day.

Overall, it was a successful, fun filled weekend!

Random May Happenings

Breakfast in bed on Mother's Day

 Eli on "Fake an Injury Day" at school

 Field trip with Jonas' preschool class to Reed's Dairy

Jonas the Billy Goat

Jonas was the large billy goat in the Three Billy Goats Gruff play that his preschool put on.  He took his role very seriously and even talked like a big billy goat.

Love the smile :)

Oooo, scary!

Spring Break 2013

We went to Zion's National Park for Spring Break this year.  It was so beautiful!  The weather was perfect for hiking.  We also spent some time in St. George and saw the temple and the tabernacle, went hiking at the red rocks and enjoyed swimming at a few Rec Centers.

April Update

We took a family picture with our tripod... this one had the best smiles, 

maybe next time we'll have good smiles and all eyes open 

Hannah and Eli had a Spring piano recital.
Hannah played Flaming Tambourine and Eli played Brave Warrior.

 Eli and Hannah both won their class spelling bees.  Eli got third place in the 2nd grade bee and Hannah got third place in the 4th grade bee.
They both studied hard and did great :)

Eli and Winter Basketball

Eli played basketball this year with a bunch of friends from our ward.  It was a lot of fun knowing everyone on the team.  He did a great job and had a lot of fun.  Eli enjoyed the games (and the treats after)!  He said that his favorite thing about playing basketball this year was "how my friends were there."  He also liked the pizza party and awards ceremony at the end when he got a certificate and trophy.

Eli's the one in the back row licking his cupcake!

Here he is up close:

Smurf tongue! LOL!

Happy 10th Birthday Hannah!

Our Hannah is 10!  She had an awesome birthday party to celebrate.

She designed her own birthday cake and mom made it just like she wanted.

The girls decorated treasure boxes and painted rings.

The girls played spin the nail polish bottle.

Happy birthday!  We're so glad that you had such a fun day :)