This is the Place

So last weekend, I won a HUGE prize from KUTV 2News and This is the Place Heritage Park!

:D :D :D :D :D :D

I wasn't able to go pick up the prize until Tuesday, so we headed to the Heritage Park Gift Shop that day! I was impressed from the moment I walked in. So many things caught my eye right off the bat. Jewelry, home decor, shoes, books, etc! The lady at the front desk said, "Can I help anyone?" I answered, but right at that moment, Seth decided he needed a bathroom. So we wandered downstairs. There were some awesome displays down there that we weren't able to explore right at that moment. I will definitely be going back to find out what is downstairs. Anyway, when we made our way back to that front desk, the lady there was so sweet. When I mentioned my name, it was like a buzz filled the room. That was a cool feeling! Evidently, they had been waiting for me. I had won a much bigger prize than I had first been lead to believe. You ready for this???

Here's the list. It's long:

Easter Weekend

Happy Easter! I hope you felt the Savior's love during this special holiday.

I forgot to dye Easter eggs on Wednesday night, Jason's only night off from the play, so we had to do them Thursday night without him. :( The hole left in our family from his absence was so obvious, and he was really missed. Despite that, we had fun, and the boys loved it. They always do.

Happy Easter!

I know I haven't posted a lot lately, but it's been Easter week, and we've made the most of it. I've been so very busy, and it's been fun. And exhausting. And very good. I will get back to posting and let you know all of our Easter traditions, etc. Today, I will be spending time with my family, but I just wanted to say 

Happy Easter!

 

I'm so grateful for my Savior. He is the only one who knows my heartache. He's the only one who could possibly understand all I've been through, and because of this, he is the only one who can love me perfectly. He gave everything for me. He died so I don't have to, and he rose again  so I may also.

Back in action

After having spring break last week, it feels strange to be back into a routine now: school, soccer, gymnastics, etc. I talked to Seth's soccer coach because we have a game on Saturday and I hadn't heard anything about practices. Well, she's super bogged down right now, so I'm the new coach! It's pretty strange to be the actual coach (and not just helping out,) but it will be a blast also. We had our first practice today, and those littlies were adorable.

Kai was super sick this morning.

Be our Guest!

My parents were here again this weekend. Aunt A had a basketball game for a specialized team she's on now, so they were down here and took the opportunity to go to Jason's play! It was fun having them down here.
Grandpa is teaching the kids tetherball. I can't say I was disappointed that both boys were wearing their bike helmets, though it was totally coincidental.

 Grandpa also played Monster Truck Wii with Seth. I thought Seth was going to jump out of his socks with excitement when Grandpa said he wanted to play. (And yes, Kai is on the computer. Lol!)

The Garden

We have started putting our garden together for the season! We got this picture by handing the camera to Seth, who is 5 years old. I took a few practice shots, then posed. Didn't he do a great job?! :D We got SOOOOO much done Saturday morning. We sprayed the weeds in our yard, pulled a lot of weeds out of the garden area, picked up some trash that had blown out of our garbage cans, picked up a whole wheelbarrow full of rocks out of the garden, designed the fence that is going to go around the garden, removed the fence that was there before, removed the poles that held the old fence, and finished by letting the kids play with the neighbors' dog. They stopped by to say hi and the kids were way excited to have a pet for a little bit!

Crazy fun finish to Spring Break

Thursday the 10th
We were going to feed the ducks, Seth, Kai, and I. But Seth was having a hard day listening, so he wasn't ready to go in time. I made him a lunch and let him eat in Daddy's home office while Kai and I went. It was great to get away just the two of us. Ducks and birds are all within walking distance, so we didn't have to go far from home today, and I was able to ride my bike with the bike seat on it for Kai. We found two ducks pretty close to the shore and started throwing out scraps of bread I've been saving for a while just for this excursion. When those two ducks were wondering away, having had their fill, a goose wandered up. It ate quite a bit of bread also. We got back on our bikes, ready to find another partaker. There was a little path leading to an island that looked like the perfect place to toss a few scraps of bread. Unfortunately, we stumbled upon a nesting goose! If you don't know, geese are MEAN. I was afraid when we came upon this goose sitting on its eggs, but we were able to distract it with bread and back away slowly. We had fun riding home, just the two of us.

Friday the 11th
We met up with some friends at an amazing park about 5 minutes from our home. I'm great friends with the mom, and they have kids that are very similar ages to our kids, so it works out great! We actually started getting to know one another because our younger boys both had to wear the helmets that reshape a baby's head if they have a flat spot. Anyway, we brought a picnic lunch and had a blast!