Bubble Mania!!!!

Princess bubble crown!!

SOOOOO Cute!!!

Sayger's new thing is bubble baths... the more bubbles the better. Mr. Bubble is the best!!! He is so cute... I hate that they grow up.

The job is done....

Several months ago I signed our family, along with the Hansen family, up to clean the church. It was finally our turn! We planned to clean it Saturday evening and then take our two families out to dinner together. Our family had wrestling tournaments in Twin and we gathered groceries while there. When we arrived home we had a reminder on the phone about cleaning the church along with a reminder about the Young Women's Broadcast-which was in one hour from right now!. We threw groceries here, there and everywhere, frantically called the Hansen's, who met us in the driveway and we headed to the church! We found our list and got to work. With our two families combined we really had a cleaning crew... everyone had an assignment and Lynn brought extra strength cleaning gloves for all. We got right to work... it was a blessing to clean our church building and to have pride in our work. There were a few moments of the "YUCK" factor in the restrooms, in which Lynn volunteered because he said they needed a deep clean. Overall we giggled, whistled and smiled as we cleaned away. Because of the size of our crew it took us about an hour and we were on our way to dinner. We love the Hansen family and have become great friends.We really looked forward to our cleaning day, especially my kids because they knew we were doing something together as families. We shared dinner and laughter and had a great night. We love you guys and thanks for being part of our Cleaning Crew!

The Cleaning Crew!!!

Twilight was released!!!

Nice looking vampires...LOL!!! We all agreed Grandma's teeth were creepy!

Grandma Berni has heard more about Edward Cullen and Twilight than she could ever wish too. Grandma was just not getting it. Stormie is any typical teenage girl at this time, enthralled with a young handsome vampire. She has been counting down the days until it was released on home DVD. She babysat Friday night and was quite excited to purchase the movie Saturday after the birthday party. I commented "maybe, if we have time and I bet they will all be sold out so let's just wait a few days." Not the answer she wanted! She was not happy with me. However, Grandma Berni knew of her admiration(after hearing about it continually) and had purchased the movie first thing Saturday morning, along with treats for a surprise movie Twilight party. I bought the girls a couple of posters they had wanted and Sayger a Twilight package of pins to distribute. Grandma went to Twin on a mission to find vampire teeth and finally hit the jackpot at Poindexters. I told the kids she was coming because she was feeling bad, she hadn't spent any time with them over spring break. In the door she walked with vampire teeth.... It took a few minutes, but as soon as I walked around the corner with posters Stormie caught on and the excitement began!!! They watched the movie on the big screen and I even allowed the treats to go downstairs(that NEVER happens). Grandma now fully understands Stormies obsession with Twilight and agrees that Edward is a hero!

Birthday Party Dress Up!!

Saturday we were invited to a birthday party for a friend. The theme of the party was a "Sock Hop." The kids all dressed up and they looked so darn cute. We had a poodle skirt for Stormie, she wore it a few Halloweens ago. Brandy made one for Shandler so she wouldn't be left out. And check out Sayger...too cool. They had the party behind Al's Pizza, in the old soda shop and it was perfect. Stormie did face painting for the kids, they watched parts of Grease, had a drag race with hot wheel cars, had a dance off and listened to music from the 50's! Of course they had cake and ice cream and watched Mykala open her presents too. My children had a great time and I loved how cute they looked!!

The Golfer!!

The day was perfect. I dressed Sayger in a turtleneck with a long sleeved collared shirt(which is part of the Country Clubs rules). He said he golfed so hard he was sweating. Sayger loves time with his dad and I know his dad loves time with him too! Besides Sayger had to do something manly after spending two days shopping with his sisters and mom:)

Golfing with my dad!

Last week Kent mentioned he would like a few nice days during Spring break to go golfing. Last Saturday was beautiful, but I enlisted the crew to clean up the yard and clean out flower beds. So Sayger had a plan. Thursday morning they would take the sisters up to ski and he and his dad would go and golf. So that is exactly what they did.

Utah JAZZ!

We loved the game! We sat in the upper deck and it wasn't super close but they loved it. The atmosphere, the crowd, the treats, the Jazz bear. They loved to watch the talent of the players and really got into it. Sayger said he loved it all!! They felt famous being there! It was a good time!

Maddox!!!

On Monday I asked the kids to help with Spring cleaning.... I asked them to clean their bedrooms, closets, etc. along with helping me clean the house. I bribed them with a shopping trip for a new Spring outfit, Sayger a new toy. We polished the oak throughout the house, baseboards, door frames, doors, kitchen and bathroom cupboards. If you have seen my house you know about the wood trim-ALOT of it!!! As we were diligently cleaning, Dad came out of his office and announced he could get tickets for us to go to a Jazz game in Utah on Tuesday. YEA!!!! We cleaned like crazy(everyone pitching in and asking what needed completed next), finished laundry and packed. On the way to Salt Lake, the next day, we stopped at Maddox for lunch. It was the first time our children have eaten there, they weren't really sure of our choice until we pulled into the parking lot and they could see all of the cars. They loved the rolls, the raspberry butter, Sayger's lunch was served on a frisbee(which thrilled him), Stormie had a huge hamburger(1/2 lb. and ate it all) and Shandler tried chicken fried steak(for the first time). It was delicious and I bet this will become a stopping point while traveling to Utah from now on.

Spring clean up....

With spring came a haircut for Sayger Max! Time to clean up the long shaggy hair. I don't know who it bothers more his dad or me. I can't stand the hair hanging over his ears! He tolerates haircuts but they are not his favorite! He would rather let it grow.