Happy St. Patricks Day!

I hope everyone had a great St. Patricks Day! We did not do to much but we did make St. Patricks Day hats. They had such a great time making them. I let them trace out a shamrock on paper, then mommy cut it out for them, and then they were able to glue it to the paper to decorate. That was their favorite part, to decorate the hat with their stickers. They thought it was so much fun to have something to show daddy when he came home, and he loved it. We are still trying to teach Jaxson and Bryce all of these little holidays, they do not understand yet but they think its fun when we dress up the house and do crafts to show daddy.

Our Sunday Night Activity!

On sunday night the kids wanted something to do, so as a family we decided to have dessert, but this time Jaxson and Bryce wanted to help. I looked in the kitchen to see what I could find that they could help with and I had a package of Nestle cookies that were ready to put on the cookie sheet and bake and that was perfect for Jaxson. We set a stool at the counter and he got up and was able to set the dough on a cookie sheet. He thought that was the funnest thing to do with mom. Dad and Bryce watched as we did that then Bryce decided that is what he wanted to do as well. So we let him. He wanted to eat the dough more than place them onto the cookie sheet, but he thought he was a big boy and could do what Jaxson was doing. Sometimes you have to step back and let them do it their way and that is not the easiest thing to do but I let them do it their way. It was a fun ending to our weekend, we might have to start making this a Sunday night activity that they can look forward to.

A Day at the Park

Today was a great day to be outside and that is what we did. The boys had a friend come over and so we packed a lunch, grabbed the soccer balls and headed out. We have a little park about four blocks away from our house and the boys love to go there when we can. The playground is just their size and I do not have to worry about them getting hurt. After they played on the playground, they played soccer for a while. Jaxson loves to kick the ball and Bryce loves to hold it. It was so funny to watch their motor skills develop and for them to learn how their little bodies can move. They have some scrapes and bruises not to mention how dirty they got, but they had a great time being boys. It was so nice to get out and get some fresh air and exercise.

We are Back!!!

Hi everyone. It has been almost a year since I have been able to update this. We have had one busy year, but my goal is to keep all of you updated at least once a week. We recently have purchased a new computer so this is going to be much easier to keep up. (I hope!) Please keep looking at it and enjoy what our little family has done! Here is a little recap...Joe graduates from BYU in April Yeah!!! Laurie is working again doing a paper route and can quit May 1st yeah!!! Jaxson is 3 and starts T-Ball in May and is loving primary at church. Bryce is 18 months and is in nursery at church (that means mom and dad can actually go to Sunday School in peace, yeah!!). He is also talking up a storm. He wants to be like his big brother so much. We are so grateful for a great year and for kids who love each other unconditionally. Please keep checking back and enjoy our blogg. We love and miss you so much!

Joe got his Internship! Yeah!

Joe applied for an internship with Zions Bank and we just found out last week that he got the job. He will be working in the loan department and an underwritter for small business loans. That is perfect because when he graduates he wants to do Comercial loans, so this will be a great start to his perfession. We will be working Monday through Friday and FINALLY HAVE WEEKENDS OFF. In six years he has always had to work weekends, so you can see that I am very excited for him to be home with his family for the weekend. We are so proud of him!

Bryce is Crawling

I can not believe it but, my baby is crawling. A few weeks ago Bryce started crawling and he just took off. He loves being able to get around, but now he has started to stand up while hanging on to chairs, or the couch or anything that is stable and will allow him to hold on to. I am sure he will be walking by his first birthday in August. He watches Jaxson and does everything that he does, this is only the begining, but I am ready, I think. Bryce is so laid back that he just goes with the flow. We got so lucky with him. We are so blessed to have such great childern who love each other.

Day at Bridal Vail Falls

On saturday it was such a beautiful warm day that we took the kids out for the day and had a great family day. We went to a park that is up in Provo Canyon were there is a great walking and biking path that takes you to a beautiful waterfall. This park makes you feel like you are out in the middle of no where but you are really only fifteen minutes from town. (That is what I love about Utah, there is all kids of wilderness paths to walk on, and it is still close to home.) The kids loved it, they got to walk up to the waterfall and play in the freezing water for a while. Then after the walk we brought a picnic lunch and ate it surrounded by beauty. The kids were so well behaved that it was so relaxing to be out there and having so much fun. I hope we can do this again soon.