Spring Break 2014

We were low key. We stayed around Orem. One day, I swear we will go to the warm sunny beach. Until then....We had fun with the neighborhood kids. The kids have a lot of fun with the neighbors and are happy to get outside in the spring weather. We hit a few parks. One day, I gave the kids each $5 for the Dollar Store and they were able to choose what they wanted. Another day, Zac went to a Lego Day Camp while the others of us played at a nearby playground. It was a relaxing Spring Break.

After playing outside and getting in the bath, the boys smell like a wet dog before getting soaped up. 

Making their $ store choices

While we were out and about, we stopped for a RedBox and found this taped to the machine. If there are days when you wonder, be reassured there are still good people in the world!

This park is a hidden treasure. During Spring break the parks are packed, but there was just us at this park.
#Gammon Park. Trev is writing his numbers. He loves numbers. 

I have a half strength Code Red and my books to study while the kids frolic!

Let's go fly a kite! OK!

Made a homemade pizza.

Getting ready for Kindergarten

Trevor will be headed to Kindergarten in the Fall! I had to order his birth certificate from Kentucky. He also needed to get all his immunizations as a part of registration. He had his big Kindergarten doctor appointment. He was so brave and is a healthy kiddo.

Spring Time with Ma

It had been 8 months since we had seen Maw. When mom comes in the Spring, it's appropriately timed. "New life". Her visit is something we all look forward to.
This is a synopsis of the visit...
Tuesday night: Met Maw at the SLC airport
Weds: Kids played hookie, made band bracelets and necklaces; we went to the Muppet's Movie, we had Maw's chilli, and then Mom and I went to the Hale to see Big River.
Thursday: After school treats, Mom's fried chicken legs (showing Jenna the hopes), hi-lighted mom's hair, up with Gage with croup
Friday: JCWs, Shopping with the boys, play-dough, Peruvian
Saturday: Chuck a Rama, shopping, lightening bugs, fire pit
Sunday: Mom woke up with the crazy eye, Taco soup, Breakfast for dinner, Call the Midwife
Monday: Date day with mom,  Cafe Rio, Menchies, Guitars, Yahtzee

Muppet's Most Wanted

Hale Center theater for Big River

Mom is known fro her good cooking. She showed Jenna how to do some things.

Mom was brave. I high-lighted her hair. It went blonde looking soooo fast. The package said about 40 minutes, and after 10 it looked blonde. After I washed her out, it was not as blonde as it was golden. She liked it.

This is a JCW; somehow we were the profile picture for a few days on JCW's facebok page.

If you play play-dough with Gage and Trevor they will love you forever. If you are Maw and play play-dough with them, they will love it even more!

Mom was easy to get to laugh today. :D

We made some lightening bugs from a pinterest idea. It was a mild success.

Gage's version of Yathzee

As Zac said: "working on a large house"!

The fire pit. We roasted hotdogs and smores.

Scouting

In January, we decided that Zac was going to be more active in Scouts. Scouts teaches good things and allows Zac to make friends, and be involved in worthwhile activities. He is a Wolf now.  To make it official, we went to the Boy Scouts store and bought a shirt, the Wolf book, belt, and badges. (In February, Zac left his new scout shirt at the bowling alley. Thankfully, I hadn't sewn on the badges.)
In late March, Steve and Zac made Zac's first Pinewood derby car. Zac was somewhat enthusiastic. Steve and I worked on it more than Zac cared to.( I learned that a derby car must be 8 inches long and weigh no more than 5 oz.) Steve and Zac took the car for weigh-in Friday night and Zac was excited. Well, the following Weds came when I realized that we missed the race the night before. I felt really bad. Zac was temporarily upset too.
So far we are really not great scout parents, but it has been fun for Zac (minus missing the derby). It keeps him in contact with friends from church and he looks forward to every Wednesday night (and the occasional Tuesdays... that we usually miss).