Well, I'm happy to report we've survived 2 months of tax season thus far. Here are a "few" of the things that have kept us happy and/or busy. Science fair is not my favorite. There are usually tears and much frustration. Mallory hung in there though and was a good self-starter on her seed experiment. She worked to see if seeds that are frozen grow faster than seeds that aren't frozen. Three science fairs down, three more to go.
Kona is adjusting nicely and we are adjusting nicely to him. He's still adored immensely even though helpers are a little less eager when it comes to potty breaks and dog-walks.
We found some of Dad's shoes from his college days. The kids were quite "impressed" with his fashion sense. Ha ha.
Claire used her birthday money from Grandma to get her ears pierced again.
Up next was Valentine's Day. Always a favorite. Mallory created this cute Cookie Monster box.
Tyce had his first "Heart Day" as he called it. He downed all of those treats from his class party in about 3.2 seconds.
This Valentine's chocolate torte was divine.
These people are also divine...even if we fight all through our lovely pizza dinner and can focus on nothing else besides the romantic candles in the center of the table.
We built (and knocked down) lots of mega towers.
Lightsaber fights are always a favorite.
Tyce makes up games quite frequently. This is probably one of his best times of invention.
Documenting adorableness before church.
Tyce had his first visit to the dentist. He was a champ!
The sun has started shining which means we have ventured out from time to time. Mia is Kona's protector and biggest fan.
Claire tried out basketball for the first time. She did fabulously and made a basket nearly every game. He coach really complimented her ability to defend aggressively.
I like when they are friends.
Jaren splurged on these awesome spectacles.
Tyce tried out itty-bitty ball for the first time. He LOVED it.
This kid is a maniac with the basketball. So fun to watch.
This guy turned 7. He is a wild, crazy, loving, adventurous, brave, smart boy. It seems like yesterday he came to our home as a tiny, scrawn-john. Now he's a tall string bean.
First gift of the day.
We had a large group of family join Jaren for his birthday party. We ate monte cristo sandwiches and fruit for dinner. Then we made Nerf dart poppers, played some nerf target games in the basement, then the kids had a Nerf War while the parents ducked for cover upstairs. No one lost an eye, but several people came close.
Jaren always loves Caleb's globe so we thought this would be a fun gift for him. He loves spinning it with his eyes closed to see where we'll go next.
Jaren's cake didn't exactly turn out like the pinterest version. It's supposed to be a target, but alas it mostly looks like a display of mediocre cupcakes.
Some of our party-goers. What a good crew to support Jaren's day.
St. Patrick's Day breakfast of green pancakes and syrup. And would you look at the green outfit Tyce picked out? He was definitely not wanting to be pinched.
Crystal, her kids, and Grandma and Papa were in town on their spring break. One day we hopped over to Provo for some ice cream at Rockwell. Who doesn't like ice cream for lunch?
Another pinterest fail. Ha! Sometimes I just have to laugh at myself.
Nathan turned the BIG 4-0! He started his day out with a bang...or was it a snap? We were running in the dark on a trail out to Eagle Mountain when suddenly Nathan was on the ground writhing in pain. He had managed to accidentally roll his ankle on a rock he couldn't see. Horrible! I ran home as quick as my legs could carry me (which was apparently not very quick according to Nathan, ha ha) to grab the car so he could make it home. Not exactly the way you'd like to begin your birthday. He then continued his day at work with a bum foot.
After work, the kids and I threw him a low-key party with a cowboy theme. The kids did a nice job decorating and helping Dad feel special on this not-so-awesome day. We love him even when he's gimpy (and ruins our plans of a half-marathon at the end of April :))
Mia made this cute collage with pictures from Nathan's life.
With the help of many friends and family I put together a book of memories/compliments about Nathan with pictures of each person. It turned out pretty nice and even may have caused someone to get a little teary.
Chocolate, reeses cake with peanut butter whipped cream.
Tyce and I got crafty and did some shaving cream paining on paper Easter eggs.
My little kitchen buddy. Always ready to jump on in and "help". Really, it is quite adorable most of the time.
A quick trip to the dino museum.
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