Mornings, Plays and Good byes.

My little Brandon man decided to try his hand at acting and participated in the school play, Aladdin!

He was a cute little guard, and did such a good job!

While this little girl is so excited to go to school in the fall, We enjoy spending mornings with each other. Kinda glad I'll still get this girl to myself in the afternoons next school year.

Our principal is leaving to go to another school next year, and it's been super hard on everyone. He's the BEST principal, and really made the transition of switching schools when we moved here so much easier! The Ellis family is going to miss Mr. Page

Summer is coming!

 I can feel summer coming and it gets me so excited!! As a kid I loved sleeping out on the tramp with my siblings, and the kiddos got to experience it for themselves for the first time last night:)

Ryan and I raced a local 5 miler race, and BOY it was so super hilly and way challenging, but we both placed in out age groups:) I am so excited for race season!

Cub Scouts

 This boy is DONE with cub scouts. He has earned his Weblos patch, his arrow of light, and can't wait for his birthday so he can move on to 11 year old scouts and go CAMPING:)

Spring Recital

This weekend was full of dancing!

Kylee had recitals both Friday and Saturday, with rehearsal on Thursday. Whew.

She had three different dances, and she was stinkin cute in all of them. 

Kylee and her friend Katelyn, ready to perform.

The theme was disney, and the varsity girls dressed up as princesses, and Brooke was over the moon to get her picture taken with Elsa and Anna.

And the pictures wouldn't be complete without a picture with OLAF:)

Mothers day and Anniversary party!

 This past weekend was a great one! Our anniversary was Thursday, but with a busy life of children and end of school activities, we had to wait until the weekend to celebrate.

Ryan knows me all too well, and got me things to prepare myself for Boston, and chocolate!

Saturday we headed down to Pocatello to a dinner theatre to watch Seven Brides for Seven brothers.
Good food, and a great play!

Sunday morning I woke up to this:
Shakeology pancakes, and eggs. YUM!

So grateful that these kiddos are mine. I have loved being a mother. And these kids make my job easy.

Caden gave me the best present of all.... a kiss on the lips. This kids isn't much for affection, but he is tenderhearted and such a good boy.

And I wouldn't be half the mother I am without this woman as my example. She has taught me what hard work, dedication, loyalty, and love is all about. I couldn't have asked for a better mother. I hope I am half the mother to my kids as she is to me. She is also a pretty fantastic grandma:)

Happy Mothers DAY!

St. George 70.3

 Ryan and I had a little get away down to St. George for his half Ironman.

He worked hard, trained hard, and was prepared for this race. And who doesn't love a little get away?!

On Friday while he was checking the course out, I got to meet up with a friend from high school, and then enjoyed a little run around St. George. Didn't last too long at 3 in the afternoon in 95 degree heat, but it was fun to explore a new city.

Saturday morning we were up bright and early.

These races have the funnest energy! And being the pro championship, there were so many pros there which was so much fun to watch. They are amazing athletes!

Ryan had the race of a lifetime. I was so proud of him. It was so much fun to get to see him swim, bike and run on this course. It wasn't an easy course either. Super hilly on both the bike and run. And he CRUSHED it. Finishing with a time of 5:01

I have a feeling that another 70.3 will follow soon, since he was so close to breaking 5 hours....:)

Backyard fun!

Growing up, my siblings and I lived on the trampoline! It seriously holds so many memories.

I have been wanting to get my kids a tramp for awhile, and we finally bit the bullet and bought one!

They are having a BLAST!

Pinewood Derby

 We had our derby this past weekend! We are not the type to spend hours upon hours on the cars. In fact, we here last minute putting these bad boys together!

Here is Brandon with his Purdue inspired car:

Caden and his OKC inspired car:

All the racers ready to go!!

The wolves swept the race going 1, 2, 3. Brandon took 3rd place overall!

Only 2 more of these left...:)

Little Lady

 I have really been cherishing these last few weeks of just me and Brooke. After this summer she will head off to school, and I will be home alone. It's been fun being with this girl, just me and her for the past few years. She is such a fun kid, and a sweetheart. Really don't know what I'm going to do without her...

The other day, we went with some friends to visit the firehouse. She had a blast learning about the fire truck, and seeing where the fireman stay when they are at work.

Time sure does fly by. It seemed like so far away when all my kids would be in school. And here it is. just a few short months away....

Easter 2014

 After the marathon, we headed to Logan for the rest of the weekend to spend Easter with the Ellis family.

We had a great time eating at Aunt Sunny's and enjoyed good company.