Refined Boys?

I just want to say how proud I am of my 3 boys. Though they fight and quarrel with each other daily, they can show a bit of refinement when needed. Here they are at their piano recital on April 25th. They all did a wonderful job. Their last soccer games are this weekend, just in time for a birthday party for Skyler. As you all know he will be turning 14. What, you may ask would a 14 year old want for his birthday? A telescope perhaps? A pellet gun? The latest Wii game? No, my son the "outgoing and busy-all-the-time" boy, wants a bookshelf! Is that weird? He even wrote it on a large piece of paper: "Skyler wants a bookshelf for his birthday" Is this one of those times when a mother asks, "Wow, when did the aliens kidnap my child?" He is very serious. He told us he wants a shelf to put all his book series on. He has been reading Fablehaven, The 13th reality and The Serpent Tide, to name a few. He is one of those kids who will fall asleep with a book in his hands. Heck, when a kid asks for a bookshelf for his birthday, I'd say, why not.

Caleb & Kevin

Skyler

Kevin

You would of never guessed that we had 4" of snow on the ground about 5 days ago. Soccer games are in full force and despite the cancelled practices, the boys all played great today.

Thank you Easter Bunny!

Kevin
Caleb

Happy Easter!

These poor boys! Torchered by a mother who insists that they have a picture taken with the Easter Bunny! I can just see it now in ten years when they are married and I pulled out this picture to show their families! "Oh, look boys, remember this? Weren't you 13 and 11 when we had this taken?"

These past few days have been Spring Break. So, on Friday I drove up to Wellsville Utah (a 20 minute drive) to go to the American West Heritage Center where they have a huge farm open to the public to come see the baby animals and learn about the past. There were teepees, barns with oxen, corrals with baby chicks, bunnies, goats, lambs & calfs. They even had baby turtles. There was a Blacksmith & Mountain Men teaching about their trades. Wagon rides and pony rides. The boys had a great time until I made them sit on the Easter Bunny's lap and have their picture taken. The whole time saying they didn't want too because they were too old. We then went to Aunt Candy's house and had a great time visiting with her and Uncle Loyal. Saturday we hid Easter eggs around the house and today after church I told the boys the Easter Bunny was not coming because they were too old for Easter baskets. After moaping around the house for a few hours, Kevin goes upstairs and starts to scream, "I knew it, I knew it, Thanks mom!" "Oh," I said, acting so coy, "did the Easter Bunny come after all?"

Straight A's

Skyler was very excited to tell us about his report card! This is the first time he has gotten straight A's! We are proud of him. He works hard on his homework and is self motivated, which is great!

Nice hat, dude!

Kevin has really enjoyed being in Mrs. Bingham's class this year. I don't think it's because she is a fabulous teacher, but because she allows the kids to crochet when their work is done. The twins have been crocheting since they were 8, so this was a welcome surprise for Kevin. He loves to show the kids in his class what he is working on. Some of the kids will ask him to help them with their projects. These hats are one of the many things Kevin has crocheted in class this year!

St. George

There's nothing like a good weekend stay in St. George (73 degrees) to really get spring fever in your blood! Mark had a planning conference in St. george last weekend and with gas and hotel paid for, we left Wednesday and made it a family trip. The boys and I had a great time visiting old friends (Brigham Young had some good advice to share) and fun parks. We even stayed in Zion's one night and hiked the Upper Emerald Pools ( a 1 1/2 hour hike). Mark's brother David and his family joined us and we hiked the Riverwalk trail with their 2 little girls. When we got home to Brigham City all the snow we had on the ground the previous week had melted! It made coming home easier. Of course, I always tell Mark, "Home is where the heart is!"