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Babysitting Friends
Our really close friends from Seattle were moving back to Phoenix and we got to watch their cute little kids well they got settled. Layla and Etta have been friends since birth. And now with a boy close in age to Gibson they had such a great time together. We stayed busy by going to the gateway to play in the fountain. We visited 2 different Libraries, walked to the park to play and ate some goodies. We can’t wait to go visit them and love when they come visit Utah!
 I had protection with 2 Batmans  And fun with 2 beautiful Princesses  The best kids. The just watched when told to exit and watch the fountain show  Time to play!  Best Friends  Pure Joy  Happy Weston!  This is fun Mom!  Little sun bathers  Racing to the Library  Art class, drawing a picture of yourself  Miss Layla  Miss Etta  Little artists that want to keep drawing  A doughnut hole treat  A fruit smooth. The healthy treat to balance   4 Kids walking to the park  Darling  Story time at the Library  The boys swing  Girls on the jungle gym  Tired and Happy Children. I love them! A Movie in the Park
The first week in Summer our family went to one of the many Movies in the Park. They were playing the Sandlot and we all had such a great time. We hope to go to a few more before the end of Summer.
 Trying to get comfy  Keeping beary warm is a must  Happy daddy and mommy  Shows is starting soon  No more pictures mom, the movie is on  A Family Favorite
What a great Relay! I asked a few of my friends to come run a relay with me. Once my team was set I knew we would have a great time. Fun was the focus and we sure had a lot of it. The relay was Running with Ed and we signed up to be the Rum Runners. We then added for Reading to make it more with the theme of Education.
 The Rum Runners!  Added "Rum Runners" to our bandannas  The ship carrying the Rum!  The first exchange, April to Lora!  My turn to run  My first leg was super long, but pretty  Quick pic while waiting for Brittany  Sherrie and her family was there to cheer her on  Getting ready and grabbing some food in our comfy van  Waiting for April  Great exchange girls!  The whole team crossing the finish line!  We did awesome  My cheering team What a perfect team. I can’t wait to run with these same ladies next year! Rum Runners will return!
The Haircut
Gibby got his first Daddy hair cut at the beginning of May. Andy and Gibby took a trip to Wal Mart to buy supplies. They found hair cutting scissors for about $15. Then they walked over and found dog trimming scissors for $8. Gibby loved that his hair was going to be cut with doggie scissors. With a comb and water spritzer they where home and a cost of $10 to begin the hair cut. They both sat on the edge of the bed and watched a you tube video on how to cut hair. After the video they got to work. Gibby loved the attention and we all liked his hair cut.
 In need of a haircut  I am 3 and I have a haircut  Great hair cut  My handsome little boy First daddy hair cut cost $10. Many more to follow and will be free!
Etta’s Preschool Field trip
Etta’s class went to This is the Place for their class field trip. We haven’t been before but always wanted too. It was very entertaining. The kids plowed the fields, did chores and played farm games. They also cleaned wool for spinning. The favorite part was the animals. Horses, baby chickens and goats. Gibby was at his preschool so I enjoyed at day with Etta.
 Getting ready to plant the crops  Farm game: race the wooden doll  Etta was really good  Back to work on the field  Cleaning the wool  Soft little baby chicks  cute fat goat  Etta and her class loved watching the animals Gibby’s last Tball game
Gibby had a great time playing tball and I really saw a huge improvement. He can hit the ball, run around the bases the right way and throws pretty well. He loved his treats and the trophy at the end!
 Getting in his stance  All set  Swing and a HIT!  Throwing to first base  Ready to run home  Cheering  Gibby and his team  Sweet trophy and tasty treats Etta Dance Pics
Etta enjoyed dance again this last spring. She hasn’t decided if she wants to do it again or try a few new other activities. We had to miss her recital but she wasn’t to sad about it. She does love new dress up costumes.
 Tutu Costume  Fishy Costume Silly Little Kiddos
I love my super silly little kids. They make me laugh and have so much fun!
 Pirate Heart Etta  I think it is a kitty cat bed  Guess Etta wanted to get shipped to Grandma
We had such an amazing time visiting in Reno. We played downtown during the Reno River Festival, ate all you can eat lobster, had some wonderful BBQ with Family and stayed busy shopping and sight seeing the little town of Sparks! Thanks Donna, Don, Jason, Mark and Bambi for letting us spend some time with you all!
(Lots of pics)
 Flying to Reno  Daddy and Etta time on the plane  Welcome banner from Grandma Donna and her co-workers  So glad to be with Grandma  Uncle Jason and the kiddos at the River Festival  Let us go do lunch first then festival  Good food and good company  Hiding from the camera  Playing in the river?  Etta kayaking  Gibby kayaking  A new look  The bounce house is a must
 Etta and Grandma, just darling!  The kids found a mountain goat  Daddy and his favorite vehicle in Reno  Refeshments after a hot day at the festival  Dinner all you can eat Lobster!  Gibby getting in on the lobster action  Coloring before the BBQ  Playing with new cousins  Papa Don, BBQ TIME!  Cousins  Chalk artists  Jason and Daddy relaxing  Ribs!  And cake  Breakfast with Mark, Bambi and uncle Jason  Great picture of Grandpa Mark and Etta  Shopping with Grandma  Found some new shoes  Playing around in Scheels  Riding the Ferris Wheel in Scheels  The guys riding the Ferris Wheel together, almost reached maxium weight requirment  The kids loved the life sized Presidents of the United States  Daddy bugging mommy trying to shoot!  Little Davy Crockett  Etta and Daddy practicing  Love you Grandmal, we had tons of fun!
The last day of April and the First day of May we went on a fun drive all over Salt Lake City.
Food Trucks
We found out that The Great Food Truck Race was shooting in Utah. We spent a few days chasing around food trucks to experience some gourmet food from all over the country and having it cooked out of a food truck. This was a delicious weekend! At one point Andy was buying food at Costco for one truck that ran out of food, another time we were driving after a food truck that had to leave their previous spot and make camp at a new one, and we had to sign tons of wavers so keep an eye out for us next season.
 Our first Truck. It was snowing that day, they ran out of food and Andy saved the day buy getting them food!  One of our favorites. Best Limeade ever!  Cafe Con Leche, pretty good  Etta and her friend Anni. She joined us for a truck  Gibby just wants to find the cupcake truck  A late night run from the grilled cheese Roxy Truck  Following a food truck to a new location  Somg dang good BBQ and I got a shirt!  Last truck  Good Corn! We had to burn off a few calories so we played at the park for a while. What a fun little weekend of good food!
 Jump Batman!  Is Batman flying?  Batman in training  Balance and core building  Making so music to dance too  Great fun!
We had a great Easter weekend. I always look for a local Easter Egg Hunt we can participate in. The last few years they have been free events which are no fun at all. My kids end up with 1 or 2 eggs out of 1000′s. Wheeler Farms is by far #1 and hopefully they continue each year. We paid $5 each for the kids and $6 each for the dogs and it was well worth every penny. Bonus, they only sold so many which is always the way to go, over selling ruins it for every one.
Saturday before Easter we went to Wheeler Farms with our baskets and the kids to have them go Easter Egg hunting. Pictures first with the Easter Bunny and then ready for the Hunt. The instructions where to find 6 eggs and all the eggs where empty! No pushing, shoving, stealing of others to find that super egg. It was down in the back field like area that is perfect. The kids took awhile to find all their eggs and where excited with each find. Once back at the barn they returned the eggs and where given a great goody bag. Toys, treats, and coupons, just the right amount too.
 You have to have an Easter Bunny  Ready to go hunting!  Quick stop to feed the ducks  Eating right out of her hand  Gibby has to have a turn too  Etta finding eggs  Yes, found one!  Making sure he wants to put that color of egg in his basket  Searching and searching  Searching and searching... found another  Got my last one!  Got all of mine  Mine too  My cutie pies  Saying "hi" to the baby calf. His name was T-bone, yum!  Goody goody bags! The dog bone egg hunt was later that afternoon. Again just a darling and well organized activity. All well behaved owners and their dogs in attendance. Each dog got 6 eggs, that contained dog bones in them. So, the dogs could sniff them out. One needed to be metallic in color. Once Hatcher and Scoscia got their eggs we returned them. In exchange for the metallic egg they got a dog prize. Hatcher got a large dog pull toy and Scoscia got a 5lb box of dog treats! They did great too and loved getting a picture with the Easter Bunny as well. Best Easter Egg and Dog Bone Egg Hunt ever!
 Taking the dogs on a walk around Wheeler Farm  Waiting to go hunt for dog bone eggs  Finding the eggs and having fun  Do not eat the Easter Bunny  The dogs and their prizes On Easter Sunday the kids got their little toy, some Easter clothes and found some eggs scattered around the room. Then what better way to spend the day then at a Bees game in wonderful weather. Not to hot and not to cold. We sat on the lawn and relaxed. The kids rode the train a handful of times and I didn’t need to help them. I could see them the whole time. Andy even caught a home run ball from the other team and threw it back. The best thing in the world is spending time together and being happy doing it.
 Etta posing with the fun Easter loot  the Easter water gun  This is for me!  Perfect for me  Ready to catch a ball  Darling!  Off riding the train  Beautiful field, children and day!  Best Easter so far
T-Ball
Gibby started his second season in T-Ball at the end of April. He did so much better this season and is understanding the flow of the game. He still gets frustrated when he doesn’t get to the ball first when in outfield, but he sure enjoys running, hitting and throwing.
For his first game Etta and her friend Anni came and where his little cheerleaders. They did a great job cheering him on.
*Pictures from his first game. More later when I wrap up his season that ended in May.
 Ready position, warming up  Play ball!
 Getting ready to play defense  Hey, Batter Batter....  Swing!  Etta and Anni the cheerleaders  Running his fastest to 3rd base  His favorite part, the treat and drink at the end of the game  Darling picture I found of Etta the she took herself. SLC 1/2 Marathon
My first Salt Lake City 1/2 Marathon. I have biked it 2 times but loved running it this year. I trained on a 12 week program, but had a few breaks towards the last couple weeks. My goal was to run the entire time. I though for sure my time would be slower and was so pleasantly surprised and happy I finished in 2 hours 13 mins and 35 secs. Great target to break next time for sure.
I loved seeing my kiddos and Andy around mile 7, which was just up from our house. It gave me a super boost to keep running. Then of course there they were again at the end cheering me on. I loved it!
 Up early and all set for my run  Patiently waiting for mommy to run past, and cheering everyone on.  See ya later, sweeties!  Next look out spot  There she is...Go Mommy!  Way to go mommy hug from Etta  Big hug from Gibby, meanwhile Etta is eating my goodies  Proud kiddos  Proud Husband 2 more signed up runs to go and looking for another 1/2 marathon in the fall, it is very addicting~
Friends we love so much!
We love when our best-est friends from out of town come. We have been friends since I was pregnant with Etta and she became pregnant with Layla. The girls have a warm up period and then it is off and playing like they haven’t been apart. Now they have Weston who Gibby can chill with and the boys did great together. Their 3rd little one Dylan is so cute, and has the biggest smile ever.
I love sitting and chatting with Angelica and hearing of their fun adventures, mommy ideas and just girl talk. They are moving closer again so we hope to go visit them and they come back to Utah more
 The clan, enjoying our little bird nests we made  The girls and Weston eating up their candy nests  The silly boys  Of course the girls need to pose  Etta and Layla where playing "pet doggie"  They also had this amazing collection of American Dolls and accessories, the girls could have played for hours  I had to post Dylan and her darling smile  Happiest little baby ever! Little April Extras
Just some cute pictures I found that didn’t really have a home.
 Swimming lessons are going on still and we are excited for the oustide pools to open soon.  We cannot get enough of our favorite jumping place.  Damn cute!
Baseball and the Bees are sure to be in a number of post over the next few months. It is one of our favorite things to do!
We started the season off by going to the Utah Utes vs the SLC Bees game. Gibson loved cheering for the Utes and took a picture with Swoop. Etta being competitive cheered for the Bees and teased Gibby that Bumble was better. It was a chilly evening with rain showers on and off. The Bees won in the end but we all enjoyed the game.
 Gibby and Swoop - Go Utes! The next day was the Bees opener but it was canceled do to snow  . We waiting until the following weekend to enjoy some better weather and baseball. Gibby has his SL hat from tball(to be posted soon) so Andy and Etta went up to the Fanzz store and came back with some new Bees hats.
 First game of the season!  Daddy and his new SL hat  Riding the train is fun to do  Etta and her darling new hat It didn’t take long to get our first ball. I think it was around the 5th inning. No more than an inning later the manager from the other team tossed Etta a ball too. 2 balls on our first night a great way to start off the season. A game is not complete with out a visit from Bumble. So many more games to attend!
 Ball #1  Ball #2  Singing take me out to the ball game, best song ever!  Loves for the Bumble We didn’t attend the Saturday game with fireworks but we did drive over in the jeep to watch them. It was a very cold evening but we wrapped up in blankets and enjoyed the fireworks. Etta fell asleep and I tried to wake her up but she just kept sleeping. Good thing there will be more fireworks!
 Keeping warm waiting to see fireworks  Gibby has a great view
We had a great start to April with Uncle Jason coming to visit. We all love when he comes to visit especially when he comes for his birthday. We always seem to eat good food, relax, eat some more good food and relax. Etta and Gibson love wrestling, watching batman, and hanging all over Uncle Jew Jew.
Our favorite part was taking him up to Park City to enjoy our favorite place, High West. We arrived around lunch time right as they were opening for the day. There was live music playing and it was already busy. The fiddler loved playing pop goes the weasel with the kids allowing them to pluck one of the notes. What great company, an amazing atmosphere and delicious food.
 Great music  Popcorn with bacon, caramel and whiskey... delicious!  Happy Birthday picture  Happy Birthday picture  Gibby looks just as sharp as Uncle Jason in his hat  Pop goes the weasel  Pop goes the weasel  Cheers, for your birthday  Yummy food  Enjoying music after some tasty food Just up the street is/was are favorite candy store The Sugar Buzz. They were going out of business and selling everything half off. We loaded up on our favorites but expressed to them how sad we were that they were closing. It wont be the same when we go back up to Park City again.
 We will miss our favorite candy store We took some great pictures and so did Jason. Hope he had as much fun as we did with him here.
 We took Jason to a Tumble Weeds movie about Turtles  Uncle Jason took this on the only sunny day while he was here.  Goodbye pic, we will miss you
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