It was spring break and the kids wanted to go to Thanksgiving Point. I love going in the spring. The kids went on a pony ride. M wasn't quite sure about it until he was off, then decided it was pretty great. J loved feeding the donkey (that is known to bite) and the huge horses. M loved feeding the ducks one kernal at a time. C loved to feed the ponies. We always hit the ice cream parlor on our way out and then go visit Grandma.

Coloring Easter Eggs

Coloring easter eggs is always fun. I was just glad we had some time to do them.

April Fool's Day

The kids really got into April Fool's Day this year. They had all sorts of funny things planned. The night before C went into the kitchen and changed all the bags of cereal into different boxes. The kids were surprised to get shredded wheat from the kix box. J put a bunch of elastics around the bar of soap and R's brush. When dad went to get ready in the morning He had a little surprise. She also put a bunch of stuff in his shoes. I had to get into all the fun so I made them a little snack. Orange drink (Jello) and peas with chicken sticks (green laffy taffy and sugar cookies with peanut butter dunked in graham crackers). Thanks family fun mag. for the idea.

Sparkle Princess Rose

J has been saving her money for months and months. She had to keep her room clean and help out with Saber to earn getting a hamster. She had the named picked out before we even bought the hamster. I can't believe how much she loves this little creature.

Baby Names

One of the many conversations in the house is what to name the baby.... It has been quite interesting since the kids are getting older. Not only do R and I have to negotiate a name but now the kids are thrown into the mix of picking a name. This has been fun, interesting and quite comical. On our way home from finding out it is a boy we started thinking of names. The first one J comes up with is Gonner. R and I didn't think much about it until she said do you want to know why I think we should name him "Gonner" because when he gets here he is going to be a Gonner. If you can't tell J was pretty disappointed that it is a boy and not a girl. It took a few days but now she is ok with it.
Last night once again we were talking about the subject. Here are a few names that I came up with to see what they think.

Bryce....Mom there is a boy in my class named Bryce and he always has snot running down his nose that goes down to his mouth BLaaah! We can't name him Bryce

Kenyon...C comments, so mom you mean like "Can ya" come over here?

Mckay... Mom I already have two friends named Mckell it is to Mckellish

Too be continued......

Valentines day Bouquet

I know it is a little past due, but valentintes day was so much fun I have to write about it. The only thing that could have made it better was Ryan being home. Then again if he were home I probably would not have received these flowers. If you have never been to Lowe's kids club I would recommend it. We went to Lowe's and made a little jewelry box. They give the kids an apron, and safety goggles to take home and use for future events. Every other saturday they have a project you can go make. It is all free and the kids love it. So we made our little project and headed off to the dollar show the feature being "Bolt" (cute show). That day it was quite snowy and cold. The theatre really has no parking so you have to park behind the theatre along some residential street. We were running a bit late and I knew it was going to be crowded. I found a spot and pull in. As soon as I pulled in I realized the snow was probably a little to deep to be parking in . I didn't have enough time to deal with the situation so I left the car there and went into the movie. I was 99% sure when I got back I was going to be stuck. During the movie I just kept praying that I was going to be able to get out. Not only did I have my 3 kids but I had a neighbor girl with me and I am 5 months pregnant. Just as I suspected I get back to the car after the show, start it up and yep I am stuck. What to do. Before I even get out of the car to asses the situation some nice guy is walking over to help. In just a few more minutes someone else was on his way. It just so happened that he had a bobcat (mini front loader) He had me dug out in minutes. My prayers had been answered and I was so thankful for kind people. We get home from our little adventure and there is a note on the door saying I missed a flower delivery. Yahoo!!!! I went and picked up the flowers not only were they beautiful but R had sent a little note that made me cry. To top it all off it came with chocolate covered strawberries and a stuffed animal. I was so impressed that R went all out. The kids and I went and got some Panda Express came home and had a fun little valentine dinner. What a great day!

Valentine projects

I LOVE VALENTINES DAY! I love everything about it. I love the hearts and the colors. The projects the kids bring home from school. The construction paper hearts that we hang in our window. I love to help the kids get there valentines ready for friends and classmates. I just love it all. I am so glad to have a daughter that loves making things as much as I do. Here are a few of the projects we made to get ready for valentines day. We invited some friends over to make valentine shirts. We also made these little ipods for her friends (idea from family fun magazine). They were a hit.