Panning for Gold

This kid has gold fever.  He has been begging me for weeks to buy him a pan, so we finally went out and got one.  Josh, Terri and Carl took him out one afternoon.  They had a wash plant and a shaker and Tyson thought he had died and gone to heaven.  He even found gold.  He found about $20.00 worth of flakes.  Happiest kid ever!

Easter

The Easter Bunny brought us: a cool plane!

A Utah Utes hat.  Jd is so excited to wear it to Grandma Becky's.  Just so he can get a rise out of her and he says he can run faster than she can!

And a little bit of Barbie.

Aww look!  It's my big kids!  This was the best picture we got of all of them.

That night we went down to the park.  All the kids, even the big ones jumped in the back of the truck.  

We ate delicious food and chased each other around.  Talon really is a big kid.

Tyson had a blast with his plane, even though he kept getting frustrated a the way it would dive.

Look at those dancer toes and legs.  Even when she isn't dancing, she's dancing.

Piper was enjoying stealing the plane every chance she could, just because it drove Tyson crazy!

Piper kept letting Josh spin her on the toys and I thought for sure she was going to throw up.

This is what happens when you let Dad spin you.  Not a good idea!

Me and my twinner.  My  proof I was there!

Easter Egg Hunt and Art Festival

How beautiful is this girl?  Seriously?  We are in so much trouble in a few years!

My kids were so disappointed that we didn't go to Marysvale for the weekend.  But we decided to stay because Sarah and Talon wanted to come home.  Ivins just isn't as fun as Marysvale!

Cute, cute kids!  I sure do love them!

After the Easter Egg hunt we went to the Art Festival in St. George. I had never been before.  It was so much fun!

My kids wanted a bunny so bad.

I said, NO!  But it was super cute!

There was a music store there and my kids just gravitated to it.  They loved the string instruments.

Piper hasn't stopped talking about the violin since this day.

Even JD took an interest in these.

And of course we had to paint our face!

Beautiful

Just a random picture.  She was sitting at the table reading her take home book.  She had just had her hair cut and I wanted to capture her curls.  I had no idea, this photo would bring tears to my eyes.  She is wild, she is crazy and she is beautiful.  I love her!

Walk-a-thon

I love, love, love volunteering at the school.  Being PTO president with Mandee is one of the coolest things I have ever done.

And they are off!  This was the mad rush till they hit the first corner and then they slowed it down and walked.

This was just the kids who showed up on time.  We had many, many more come through the night.

That crazy kid ran 33 laps.  A total of 11 miles in 2 hours.  I really do need to sign him up for the marathon.  He has completed 2 full marathons this year.  He's almost to 3, just since the middle of September.  He is super dedicated and super awesome!

Friends

Just hanging out at the temple with Shelley, Andrea and Marla.  Had a chance to go to the temple while Marla had her family sealed to her.  such an awesome experience!  I love these ladies so much!

Scout Expo

Field Trip

Hey Mom, I'm ready for my field trip.  I love this kid!

Pilots and conducting

 Have I mentioned how much I love the Cubscout and Boy Scout program?  I think it's a fantastic

We did an airplane themed pack meeting tonight and it was super fun.  I made the pilot license for the boys to have a photo.

JD isn't in cubs anymore, but he came and conducted so that he could earn his communications merit badge.

Tyson was able to carry the flag. It was pretty exciting for him!