End of the School Year

The school year has come to an end and boy was the last week packed with lots each day. I am starting to wonder if they pack the days so full so the parents are truely glad when the summer break is here. But to tell you the truth I would never trade the opportunity to volunteer in the school. I love being able to be involved with what is going on with my kids in their classes. We had field day for each kid, business day, talent show and kindergarten graduation.

Asher had his Kindergarten graduation and was so excited. Everyday he would come home singing the songs they were learning. It has been so fun watching Asher grow this past year. He has loved Kindergarten and has learned so much. He has met many great friends and as he would put it all the girls are in love with him (oh boy, we may be in trouble). Here is Asher singing his songs:


Max had to write a paper about a Pioneer ancestor from a certain time period. They could turn in the paper for their assignment and enter a writing competition as well. Life was crazy and to be honest I wanted to blow off the competition. Max insisted he was doing it and hurried to get his paper turned in early. Good thing he did because he ended up taking 2nd place and winning $15.00. Here is Asher and Max with their certificates they got the last week:

Last of all- the last few days of school can't be complete without a bit of crazy hair. Max begged for his hair to be shaved into a mohawk and yes we finally gave in. We figure if they want to experiment with something we would rather it be their hair. Of course Asher came running in playing his pity party pretty heavy. He insisted it was no fair that he has never had a mohawk. Needless to say both boys were sporting their "new do" the last 2 days of school. Our only rule with their little experiments is that it has to be gone before church. So far they have agreed with us on that one.








So as written all through the year books this year H.A.G.S (have a great summer) I can say we definately will. I am ready for the fun adventures this Summer will bring and the time we will get to spend together!!

Pioneers Got Talent

One of the kids favorite shows is America's got Talent. They love to watch the cool things people can do. Any trick that is dare devil in nature they thrive on, they think it is so cool. So when the school announced their talent show of course Max wanted to be involved. He has watched you tube and learned a few tricks on the pogo. He learned the chick, the duck, the tilt, coffin and many others. He even got so daring to jump over me lying down and going off a jump. Here is Max at his school performing his tricks.
Needless to say he was the only kid on a pogo stick but the kids thought it was pretty cool. I am proud of him being so daring to get up there in front of everyone and showing his talent. Glad the end of the year is filled with so many things for the kids to be involved.

Ogden Spring Run-off Run

For the past two years I have signed up for the Ogden Half Marathon that starts up in Eden and goes down the Canyon ending at the Ogden park. This year Nelson and I both signed up to do it. A lot of us were running in honor of Travis Poll who passed away last year. It was awesome to be able to be doing the run in honor of him.
This year ended up being my worse run ever. I ended up having a hard time on the run and could not pull out a good time. Nelson and his friend Tyler ran together and had a great run. They got 1:45. I was so proud of them, but a little jealous. I really wanted that time or better, oh well there is next year.
Since we were both running we did not get any pictures of the race. We took these off the race website.

This is Nelson and Tyler at the finish line. Nelson slowed up so Tyler could go in ahead of him. Tyler realized what he was doing and pushed him through the finish line. I am not sure I have seen many people smiling like this at the end of a race. I love that Nelson has such a good friend and great running buddy.

Me on the parkway finishing up my run- about 1 1/2 miles left.
After we were done we went back up the course a bit to cheer on my sister and many friends. A bit later we were able to see Mandy (Travis's wife) finish her race. It was so awesome to see some of those people struggling so bad to finish, but never quiting. It is motivating to see what people go through just to finish. Always such a fun event to be apart of.

Max was a little bummed because he wanted to do the 5k so bad. We could not let him because we did not want our 9 year old hanging out in Ogden by himself. Good thing there are other races he can do. He and Asher ended up running the kids k and had fun doing it.

Max & Asher with their cousin Tanner before the race:

The kids after their race. They loved the bell medals they received.

I ended up running a bit of the run with Asher. He was so funny because when I caught up with him he was telling on Max. He was bugged that Max was running as fast as he was. We keep talking to them about pacing themselves but Asher did not agree with Max was doing. It all worked out. They both ran fast and were able to run the whole thing without walking. It was fun to run next to Asher

Nelson's sister Betsy was down there running her first 5k. It was fun to get a picture of all of us together.

A picture of our family after the fun day. So glad to have our family together participating in such a fun day!!

May Happenings

The month of May seems like it has flown by quick. Crazy to think we are already half way done with the month. Soccer is wrapping up and now we are onto baseball. The sports are just stacking up and keeping us busy. Trying to get the garden in but the weather and time do not seem to be cooperating with us.

We have two weeks of school left and it feels like there is a ton packed into those last two weeks. Hoping we survive all the crazy things going on at school. I will be glad to have them home for the summer. We have already started our "summer to do list" hope we can accomplish a lot of it.

Nelson and I have been trying to get ready for our half marathon race. We have just a few more days until the big race day. To be honest I am a little freaked out. I am not feeling very ready. I have been sick for the last week and a half and hope I can pull out a decent time. It will be good just to be involved in it. Honestly I am ready to be done.

For one of our "sleep over" nights this month we decided to sleep in the garage. We pulled the tramp into the garage and moved mattresses into the bed of the truck. We even put tarps over the windows to make it darker. A bit of effort went into our sleep over night. Nelson and Max slept in the truck and Ash and I slept on the tramp. The kids were so excited about it they could not settle down. Asher kept talking and talking. Obviously we did not think through this very well though. We picked a night that was windy. Needless to say the wind hitting our garage all night was not the most desirable. Luckily Asher ended up peeing his pants and woke up at 3:00 am so we all headed in. While we were getting into our bed Nelson commented what a disaster that was. I ended up getting the giggles and could not stop. It was pretty funny. The kids loved every minute of it.


After the kids woke up the next morning of course they spent hours jumping off the truck onto the tramp. Why can't my kids just jump without having to propel themselves off of something before.

Our 12 year Anniversary

Twelve years ago Nelson and I were married in the Bountiful Temple. It is crazy how things change over the years. When we were first married you think you are so in love but never realize/comprehend how much more that love is going to grow. It is amazing how much my love has grown for Nelson. I feel so blessed to be married to such a wonderful man.
Over the years much more than our love has changed. Our challenges, our growth in the gospel, our family, our HAIR COLOR and waistlines have changed. One thing for sure is that we still love to spend time together. This is Nelson and I in bear lake 3 years after marriage (looking pretty close to the same)

I have noticed that as the time has gone by we sure have to work harder to spend time together. Back in the beginning it seemed we had all the time in the world. Now it seems we have so many more things pulling at our time and our family. We have had to put more effort into spending time. As I have told the kids it is not always the quantity but the quality. Us with our cute family on Christmas (big difference from 12 yrs ago)

I am so grateful for the changes and journeys we have had over the years. It has made our life all the better. For our Anniversary we went to the Bountiful Temple to do sealings. When we were married the sealer encouraged us to return each year on our anniversary. I am embarrassed to admit this is the first year we ever have returned on our Anniversary. In my opinion it was the best thing we could do. It is amazing the love you feel in the temple. After we went to dinner. It is always nice to get to spend time just the 2 of us, it does not happen to often. Later is when I had the brilliant idea to sleep in the garage. OK so I am never going to live this one down- not the best idea on the night of our anniversary. Oops!!

Swimming Lessons

For some reason my kids absolutely love the water. They could play for hours and hours. Not sure if it was because Nelson has dumped cups of water over their face since birth. Not only do they love swimming but they love doing tricks off the diving board more. Sometimes I wish they had an ounce of fear but they do not. They love to flip or try some crazy stunt. We just finished swim lessons and they are a little sad. They both were able to practice up on their diving. Here are a few highlights of their tricks they did this time: