Tanner's Birthday

Tanner turned 4 this year. He was so excited to get his own scooter for his birthday and a Star Wars light saber. My boys play so hard. Tanner wanted a Mario cake so this is what I came up with from an 8 inch round cake pan. Happy Birthday little boy!

Scandinavian/ Memorial Day

Here are just a couple of pics from Scandinavian Days. It was fun this year, but we missed Anthony. The T-shirts turned out great! Looking forward to next year.

Tyson's Preschool Graduation

Tyson had a successful year at preschool. This is his graduation.

Camping

We went on a little camping trip over the weekend. The campground we had originally planned to go to was full, so we kept driving to Pine Valley. Their campgrounds weren't open yet. So we decided to stay and fish awhile. Anthony caught 5 fish. Tanner stayed right with him the whole time and kept casting his own fishing line, but Tyson lost interest in about 5 minutes and was off in lala land running around and doing whatever it is that he does. After that, we went to the place where we found our Christmas tree and found a little spot away from the road that already had a firepit. This became our camp spot for the night. Tyson was so diligent in gathering wood and Tanner made sure he kept the fire burning big. The sleeping arrangements were a little tight in our little 4 man tent, but I never expect to get good sleep when camping. It was a fun little trip.

Fishing at Pine Valley (see the little fish on Anthony's line?)

Helping Dad

Anthony had to drain his pool at the hotel and he thought the kids would like to see him fill it up. He had a hose from the fire hydrant and I think it filled the pool in about an hour. Last time with a regular hose it took about 8 hours. The kids always like it when they can go to the hotel to help dad with things (mostly because they always find some sort of candy in his office and they stash their mouths and pockets full). This day, however, Tyson was sick and throwing up, so he just laid on a lounge chair in the shade.

Ward Party

The day before Easter we had a ward party at a little farm. Sadly, this was our last ward party with this ward and all our friends because they reorganized the boundaries and we were placed in a new ward. Anyway, it was lots of fun. Anthony was at Lake Powell but I took the kiddos and had a great time. They had an Easter egg hunt, a train ride, horse rides, and Jimmy John's sandwiches. Here are a few pics from the event.

Day trip to Zion's

This week is National Park Week. Entrance to Zion's is free for a week so we decided to head out to our local National Park and enjoy a Saturday of great weather and beautiful scenery. We have lived here almost 4 years and had not yet visited Zion so it was a long overdue trip. We packed a lunch and spent about 5 hours in the park on two short hikes with the kids. They loved riding the shuttle buses even though they were extremely packed! They also loved seeing the waterfalls. I'm not sure they understood what we meant when we said we were going hiking because there was a little (maybe a lot) of whining about how hot it was and how tired they were, but they stuck it out.

So hard to get them both to look and smile at the same time!

Lower Emerald Pools. Anthony carried Kate most of the time and she had that straw in her mouth the entire time. Her diaper was soaked. At least she didn't dehydrate. She was sucking away all day.