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

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.

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.

Morgan Turns 2

Sorry this post is a month late, but here is the latest on our little 2 year old.

I'm not as good as Shana, but this was my attempt to make a cute "flower" cake for Morgan.

Just An Update

After talking with Jodie yesterday, I thought I should update everyone one on what is going on with us. It's really not big stuff, but it is our stuff.

I am still making bread. In fact, I haven't bought bread in the store since December. I had heard that whole wheat bread doesn't make good french toast so I made some white bread and the best french toast ever! With the rest of the white bread I made cheese toast to go with our spaghetti last night. The other night I made pizza. I usually make it with regular flour. But this time a made it with a flour mixture that was created by Cornell University. I guess unbleached white flour replaces 3 to 5 of the 25 nutrients discarded with the bran and germ. But if you will take a 1 cup measure and add 1 T. each of wheat germ, soy flour (sorry dad and grandma), and powdered milk, then fill it up with flour. This will give you a nutritional content similar to whole wheat, but you are missing the fiber part. So I did this with the pizza crust and it worked! With the wheat germ it kind of looks like whole wheat, but it tasted just like my regular pizza. And it was better for us!

Shawn has started a new position at work. He has been asked to be part of the design team to build a new building to house spend fuel from aircraft carriers. It is still pretty new, so I'm not sure if he likes it or hates it. I'll keep you posted.

I'm trying to find a preschool for Wyatt next year. His current teacher teaches preschool in the morning and Kindergarten in the afternoon. And next year she will go full time to Kindergarten. I want him to go the school district's preschool, but it is really hard to get in. And it is $50. If I can't get him in there then I may have to pay $70 - $75. Joy School or a co-op is not an option. I am not a teacher!

Kevan is doing awesome in school. He is excelling in Accelerated Reading and Accelerated Math. Math is probably his favorite. He has just over 40 AR points. That is about 80 books that he has read since the beginning of the year. What To Go!

In March, Shawn is going to Utah State to a Career Fair to recruit for his company. We are all going with him. We are going to a day early and are going to spend some time in Salt Lake City and celebrate Kevan's birthday. Plus the hotel is on the company and some of the gas. It will be a fun break in the middle of the week.

Shawn and I are still running and training for this summer. 5K here we come! I am excited on the weight I am losing and the strength I've been gaining. My legs, back, and stomach are so strong. I'm sure every one knows that I am not the athletic type so this huge for me. I can run 1.25 miles without stopping or slowing down to recover. For the nonathletic type like me, that is a big deal! My goal to run the entire 5K without stopping to recover.

So we are still alive and more updates to come...

Winter Fun

While we were on Winter Break we decided to have some fun with all that snow.

What a cute snow family!

Here is Morgan sledding down our snow pile.

Wyatt's turn down our hill.

Here is Shawn and Morgan taking a break from all that snowman building.

Kevan's turn down the snow pile.

A Milestone to Remember

Today I had Morgan's pictures taken to capture her 18 month birthday. In the past, I haven't been able to keep a bow or flower or even a pony tail in her hair. This time I was determined and I sat on her to put the pony tail in her hair really tight. Then I put to bow in to hide the rubber band. So today is milestone for Morgan and her hair.