Carter's Birthday

We love having Carter and his family as our friends.  His mom Chelsea always go big on parties and today was no different.  Carter turned 6 and all the kids got to look like Star Wars Jedi, with a pool noodle lightsaber.  They had a blast and I am so glad they are such good friends.  

Mother's Day

 I loved my Mother's Day!  I was made a lovely French Toast breakfast and got spoiled by my boys with their sweet presents they made at school.  Merrick's questions he answered about were are super cute!

Me and my boys!

(photo cred to Nate)

Father's and Sons Outing

So of course I wasn't there but these two were so excited to go camping with Daddy.  Jax and I got to stay behind and hang out alone for the night.  When they got home, they told me they had the best time.  They got to eat a yummy dinner and play by the fire then when they went to bed they got to talk and tell each other stories in the tent that they just loved! It was so nice seeing them come home so happy.  I love my boys!

May the 4th

We decided to nerd out with our friends tonight and watch Star Wars I with the Davis's on May the Fourth Day.  The boys liked it especially since it was their first time getting to watch any Star Wars movies. 

Day Trip to Round Valley

We had a day off of school today for snow rebate.  We haven't left town for a while, and we found a dinosaur museum that we though the kids would enjoy seeing, so we drove to Eagar for a day trip. 

The museum we went to was just a little shop that had things on display and things for them to explore with.  It is owned by a family that are paleontologists and we saw so many cool things.  The boys loved the digging table where they brushed through sand and found little pieces of bones and rocks. 

She was so kind to sit at her table of replica fossils and show off each one to the kids and let them touch them.  I think there was a T-rex foot and the one they thought was cool was petrified animal poo.  Kayton was especially interested in everything she showed him.

At the end, her son took us to a special room where they got to see real fossils that they weren't allowed to touch.  I think that was the coolest part. 

"Riding" a dinosaur

 

The wall had a few different pieces of bones attached showing where they would be on the real dinosaur

Of course they convinced us to get them a stuffed animal souvenir

After the museum, we called our friends the Tuckers and they let us come over and visit for a few minutes before we headed home.  We sure miss our Flagstaff friends and the kids had so much fun playing at their house with them.

It was a much needed day off with everyone and we had a lot of fun!

Walking With Help

9 months old and he walking with the help of his scooter and the couch.  He is getting way too big way too fast.  He has figured out that we will clap for him when he is done so he will start clapping with us too.  It makes him so happy to move around.

Music Teachers Concert

The auditorium for our school district has been in need of some new equipment and different repairs so all the music teachers in the district decided to put on a concert to raise money.  Nate played his tuba in a brass quintet.  The others sang songs, played piano, there was even a ballet number.  It was successful and very entertaining.  We have amazing teachers for this district!

Kayton's Career Goals

This week, Kayton came home from school and was messing around with his little guitar.  He came out and proudly told me that he and his friend Conner had decided that when they turn 13 they are going to start a band.  Their name is going to be Evil Devil and play rock n roll music.  He can't decide if he is going to play the drums or the guitar yet though. Then when he turns 24 he and the same friend are going to become paleontologists. I love these goals, I just wish he would come up with a different name for his band. We sure love him.