Today Dave turns 34. This is my favorite picture of him from this past year. Seth says he is not a "cool motorcycle dude" because he doesn't have a beard.Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Happy Birthday, Schmoopie!
Today Dave turns 34. This is my favorite picture of him from this past year. Seth says he is not a "cool motorcycle dude" because he doesn't have a beard.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Pretend That . . .
Seth's best friends are Mason and Allie. Mondays are my least busiest days, so I often have them come keep Seth company while I clean the house, do the laundry, and get things ready for preschool that week.
They like to play house a lot - the whole day I hear: "Pretend I'm a baby", "Pretend we're married", or "Pretend we are going to the store". Last week I even heard "Pretend we are vampires and the lemonade is blood". OK that one creeped me out a little, but they weren't biting each other and I thought making a big deal about it would just encourage them. These three really are the cutest and get along so well, I feel so blessed when my kids have such good friends.Sunday, April 11, 2010
The Hunt is On
Saturday, April 3rd
On Saturday morning, we saw that the Easter Bunny hadn't been by. Lee's neighbors came over and the moms took the kids for a walk so the bunny could get to work. When we got back, we were ready to hunt eggs.
There were plastic eggs filled with candy and some real eggs and best of all - confetti eggs. They are real egg shells filled with paper confetti and sealed with tissue paper. They look like regular dyed eggs. When the kids figured out these were confetti eggs they started chucking them at each other - pretty hard. Lex even got Dave! It was fun.
After the hunt, we packed up and drove back to Vegas. We were so ready to be home and thankful that it was Conference weekend, so we could really rest before getting back to our regularly scheduled life.
On Saturday morning, we saw that the Easter Bunny hadn't been by. Lee's neighbors came over and the moms took the kids for a walk so the bunny could get to work. When we got back, we were ready to hunt eggs.
There were plastic eggs filled with candy and some real eggs and best of all - confetti eggs. They are real egg shells filled with paper confetti and sealed with tissue paper. They look like regular dyed eggs. When the kids figured out these were confetti eggs they started chucking them at each other - pretty hard. Lex even got Dave! It was fun.
After the hunt, we packed up and drove back to Vegas. We were so ready to be home and thankful that it was Conference weekend, so we could really rest before getting back to our regularly scheduled life.
The Best Easter Pageant Ever
Friday, April 2nd
On Friday morning, we drove back to Tuscon. We rested for a few hours, then headed back on the road to Mesa for the Easter pageant at the temple. Lee was going with the YM and YW in his ward, so we just followed them. We took Caden with us and left Seth with Aunt Melissa Austin, and Mason. They decorated eggs and watched The Chipmunks Squeakuel.
The Pageant was in a field on the temple grounds. It depicted the life of Christ. It was pretty good, but we thought the part where Mary started doing a ballet number right after she had Baby Jesus was kinda funny.
Someone kept driving by, roaring their motorcycle's engine, trying to disrupt the play. They weren't nearly loud enough. That was a first - being protested by with a motorcycle.
On Friday morning, we drove back to Tuscon. We rested for a few hours, then headed back on the road to Mesa for the Easter pageant at the temple. Lee was going with the YM and YW in his ward, so we just followed them. We took Caden with us and left Seth with Aunt Melissa Austin, and Mason. They decorated eggs and watched The Chipmunks Squeakuel.
The Pageant was in a field on the temple grounds. It depicted the life of Christ. It was pretty good, but we thought the part where Mary started doing a ballet number right after she had Baby Jesus was kinda funny.
Someone kept driving by, roaring their motorcycle's engine, trying to disrupt the play. They weren't nearly loud enough. That was a first - being protested by with a motorcycle.
Dinner and a Movie
Thursday, April 1st
We ate lunch on the road again and drove into Las Cruces. We found a place to stay and went to see How To Train Your Dragon. The kids deserved it for being so good all week. It was a pretty cute movie. We all liked it.
We wanted to find a place to eat that we didn't have in Vegas. The place we found on the Internet was actually closed, and a bit scary looking. We found a place called Dickey's BBQ Pit nearby and we were intrigued by it's barn-like appearance. It was pretty much like Famous Dave's and just what we needed after all the fast food. Actually, it was better than Famous Dave's because it had a giant pickle jar by the condiments for before dinner and soft serve ice cream for after dinner.
When we got back to the hotel, Seth showed us how he learned to blink. He still needs to work on only using one eye.
We ate lunch on the road again and drove into Las Cruces. We found a place to stay and went to see How To Train Your Dragon. The kids deserved it for being so good all week. It was a pretty cute movie. We all liked it.
We wanted to find a place to eat that we didn't have in Vegas. The place we found on the Internet was actually closed, and a bit scary looking. We found a place called Dickey's BBQ Pit nearby and we were intrigued by it's barn-like appearance. It was pretty much like Famous Dave's and just what we needed after all the fast food. Actually, it was better than Famous Dave's because it had a giant pickle jar by the condiments for before dinner and soft serve ice cream for after dinner.
When we got back to the hotel, Seth showed us how he learned to blink. He still needs to work on only using one eye.
Nature Trail to Hell
Thursday, April 1st
Thursday, we got up early so we could get to Carlsbad Caverns first thing. We walked down to the cave entrance and all these birds were flying around. They kinda creeped me out, I may have preferred the bats to be flying around.
Thursday, we got up early so we could get to Carlsbad Caverns first thing. We walked down to the cave entrance and all these birds were flying around. They kinda creeped me out, I may have preferred the bats to be flying around.
We followed the switchbacks down into the caverns. It got darker and darker. Seth was a little freaked out at first, but he eventually got used to it.
The caverns smelled a little urinish, but we got used to that too. We were asked to use our "library voices", but we had to test out the echo with some "Hello!"s and a few show tunes. It took about an hour the get down to the "Big Room".
We took a break and then hiked the room down there. It was very cool. Dave listened to the audio tour and the rest of us read the little plaques at the coolest sites. Camryn brought her camera and took tons of pictures. We really enjoyed visiting the caverns.
The caverns smelled a little urinish, but we got used to that too. We were asked to use our "library voices", but we had to test out the echo with some "Hello!"s and a few show tunes. It took about an hour the get down to the "Big Room".
We took a break and then hiked the room down there. It was very cool. Dave listened to the audio tour and the rest of us read the little plaques at the coolest sites. Camryn brought her camera and took tons of pictures. We really enjoyed visiting the caverns.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Tuesday, March 30th - Wednesday, March 31st
We slept in a bit on Tuesday, then went to visit Pappy at his nursing home. It was good to see him. He got a kick out of how big the kids were and asked them all about their activities. Next we went to this park with a bumpy slide. The kids loved this slide and went down it over and over.
We went back to the motel and ate lunch and took a nap - Seth was starting to cough and needed to rest. We visited Pappy again and while we were there Uncle Bill showed up. He told us he was going to the HS baseball game so we decided to join him. The DC Mustangs started out strong, a kid even hit a home run, but then things went downhill. The kids went across the street to the park. When they got back and were bored out of their minds - the game got called because the Mustangs were losing so badly. We took Bill to dinner at Dairy Queen, then went back to the house to visit with Jay and Bill.
Wednesday, we spent more time with Pappy and the uncles. The uncles loved showing us pictures and took us to the cemetery. After visiting Pappy one last time, we took off heading to Carlsbad.
We slept in a bit on Tuesday, then went to visit Pappy at his nursing home. It was good to see him. He got a kick out of how big the kids were and asked them all about their activities. Next we went to this park with a bumpy slide. The kids loved this slide and went down it over and over.
We went back to the motel and ate lunch and took a nap - Seth was starting to cough and needed to rest. We visited Pappy again and while we were there Uncle Bill showed up. He told us he was going to the HS baseball game so we decided to join him. The DC Mustangs started out strong, a kid even hit a home run, but then things went downhill. The kids went across the street to the park. When they got back and were bored out of their minds - the game got called because the Mustangs were losing so badly. We took Bill to dinner at Dairy Queen, then went back to the house to visit with Jay and Bill.
Wednesday, we spent more time with Pappy and the uncles. The uncles loved showing us pictures and took us to the cemetery. After visiting Pappy one last time, we took off heading to Carlsbad.
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