Pinewood Derby

Kevan had his very first Pinewood Derby. This car was his design. He decided the shape, color, and decals.

This was one of 8 races. He won of course.

After all the races, they put on a loop on the track. Kevan's couldn't get his car to make it all the way around. (My dad would cringe if any of his sons' cars did this)

Yes, the youngest and newest cub scout won 1st Place!

This is the computer final results. Kevan and his good friend and neighbor, Caleb, had quite the battle for 1st place. All the cubs did great!

Easter 2010

It's not Easter without coloring eggs.

The Easter Bunny visits our home on Saturday. We did most of the festivities inside due to the snow. Even though it is "spring". I can handle this kind of snow, because it is usually gone by the afternoon.

Kevan likes his Easter Treats.

So does Wyatt.

Morgan really likes her ballerina tutu!

Spring Break 2010

For Spring Break, we decided to do a day trip to SLC instead of a week long trip. First we headed to the Dinosaur Museum in Ogden.

Morgan and her "pink" dinosaur.

A dinosaur Wyatt was able to touch!

Morgan

Kevan

Wyatt

Next, we hit the Aerospace Museum at Hill Air force Base. We've been here before, but it's been a while. The way the kids acted, you would have thought it was the very first time. Very cute.

Wyatt next a to a plane with the Jolley Roger! My little pirate!

What a big tire.

Wyatt in a pilot chair.

Morgan in a pilot chair.

What a cute bunch!

Chuck E. Cheese! The kids have been wanting to go to one for quite some time. Unfortunately, the closest ones are in Boise or SLC. If you've been to one, you've been to them all. The food still isn't that great, but the kids didn't care.Kevan and Morgan playing a shooting game.

I'm really not sure what Wyatt is doing, but he is sure having a great time.

Morgan

Happy Birthday Kevan!

Happy 8th Birthday to my little man, Kevan. This day and weekend is full of Birthday Celebration. Today includes a quick party at school with some fun treats. Then after school we are all off to a pizza place called Leo's. They have arcade games and a huge room of play structure things to climb on and slide down and jump on. Tomorrow, Grandma and Grandpa are coming into town. Saturday is baptism day complete with a lunch with friends and family. Sunday is when he gets recognized by the bishop as the newest member of the ward.

Happy Birthday, Kevan! Let the Celebration Begin!

This picture was taken a few weeks ago for "Crazy Hair Day" at school.

Update

It's been a while, so I thought I would update you all and let you know what we've been up to.

Here is a recent picture of the kids.

Morgan came down with croup right before Christmas and just hasn't been well ever since. Croup was coming back every other weekend. The cough and running nose never went away and the fever was off and on every 5-6 days. So when she complained that her ear was hurting her two weeks ago, I jumped at the chance to take her and get some antibiotics to kick whatever this was out to the curb. So, we get to the doctor's and of course no ear infection. But she had positive signs of pneumonia. 10 days later...no cough, no running nose, no fever, and no croup. Yay!!

Here is Morgan being so good at taking her pink medicine. She said that it tasted like strawberries. (I had the medicine flavored with grape, but we all went along with the strawberry story.)

Kevan participated in the South Eastern Idaho Regional Chess Tournament, which happened to be held at his school. He took 6th in the 2nd Grade Novice Division.
Kevan with his trophy!

Other stuff...
-Wyatt is learning sight words in his preschool. It is so rewarding to see it click in their heads that letters all of a sudden create words!
-It's a boy! Due about June 18th. (doctor says 18th, ultrasounds says 16th, and I say 11th)
-Still couponing and loving it. Shawn doesn't care for the 5 Sunday papers we get each week. Especially when I am slow taking them to be recycled.
-Getting ready for Kevan's 8th birthday. Baptism is March 6th. And then there is cub scouts to get ready for too. This just might be the most expensive birthday yet!
-Loving our Dish DVR.
-I've been sick with a cold the last 6 days. Thank you Morgan and Wyatt!

This is our update. I'm sure there will be a lot more to come.

Back to School (I know I'm late!)

Kevan started school on August 24th. I can't believe he is in the 2nd grade!

Wyatt started preschool on September 2nd. It is a preschool out of a home. It is ran by two of my friends that each still have a younger child at home. So I watch both of their children 1 day a week during preschool. They have 2 other moms that do it on the other preschool days. It feels like a play date for Morgan and I get a tremendous discount on preschool tuition. And Wyatt is having so much fun and learning a lot.

Random Summer Fun and 4th of July

In June, we were able to see a B-17 Flying Fortress. It was only here for a few days then it was off to another airport in another state. It was an amazing museum with wings.

You had to pay to go in, so being as thrifty as I was, I opted not to go in, but everyone else did. Plus, I think Morgan was free!

Here we visited the Titanic Exhibit. When we received our tickets, we also received a boarding pass of actual passengers. At the end we found out if any of our people were survivors. All but 1 person survived. A great exhibit if you ever have a chance to go.

Outside the museum

Waiting for the parade to start. Shawn go up at 4:30 in the morning to stake out our spots. It was a little sunny, but a great spot at the beginning to the parade route.

Morgan

Kevan

Wyatt

After the parade, we somehow started a tradition to eat lunch at Olive Garden. It is the only time we take the kids to Olive Garden all year.

Later that day for dinner, we had a BBQ at our place with the family and then heading over to Grandpa and Grandma Going's place for fireworks. The have a huge driveway that is perfect for our big show.

Fathers and Sons Camping and Preschool Graduation

Here is an update on what happened to us during the month of May. First off was Fathers and Sons Camp out. The boys had a great time.

Here is poor Wyatt. He received a few war wounds while having a great time camping. The first wound was under his left eye when he walked into someone carrying firewood (he probably deserved that one). The second one was on the other eye. A friend was swing a stick around that was smoking from being in the fire, he was poked in the eye. He burned his eye lid and singed his eye lashes. The third accident happened to his nose. He was accidentally hit with firewood while it was being put in a pile. Poor guy had a gushing bloody nose for a while. The after math left him with a swollen nose for a few days. But if you ask him if he had a good time, he would answer with an enthusiastic "Yes!"

A few days later was Preschool Graduation. He had a great time, but I am so glad he has one more year to learn more things to be kindergarten ready.

Last Day of School Surprise!!

This Friday was Kevan last day of school. On this last day of school they had a field day/game day. Little did I know that one of the games was a fishing pond. The sneaky part was that even if you didn't catch a fish, they gave one to you anyway.

So Kevan walks in the a huge smile (he's been begging for a pet of any kind) and this fish already named Goldy.

So we ran to Wal-Mart and got a fish bowl (the last one), fish food, rocks, and a catching net. While we were there we ran into a classmate of Kevan's who was also there to get fish things. We have now invested $11 in the surprise pet. I hope he lasts the weekend.

Belated Pictures of Kevan's Birthday

Back in March, Kevan turned 7 years old and had a fun party to celabrate the big day.

While we waited for all the guests to arrive, we made paper airplanes. These are their creations.

Then we played the classic game of trying to pop the balloon that is attached to someone's ankle, while protecting your own. These boys are pretty competive, so it was kind of a long game.

Next we played the mummy game with toilet paper. They had to start all over if the toilet paper broke. They did pretty good!

Next was pinata time.

Kevan asked for a Scooby Doo Mystery Machine Cake for his birthday. He insisted that the cake be chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. So this is my attempt.

I'm glad he liked it.