Day 3

We stayed the night in a small town called Delta at a motel called Days Inn. (The kids get a kick outof the motels, which is why I take a picture)

We got to Kanab and to our surprise it was a bit hard to find a motel, we figured it would be easier. We had luck on the 3rd one we went to, the Roadway Inn. The kids were so excited, we had a hard time winding them down to fall asleep, Carson and Sydney especially. Despite the bed the kids slept on with 2 broken off feet on the frame, everyone got some sleep. The kids were so excited that there was a continental breakfast until they saw that it wasn't as they expected, I think they invisioned "The Golden Corral" breakfast buffet:) We checked out and started driving toward the next stop. Zion National Park, we had an amazing drive, looking at the beautiful canyon. We stopped at the bottom, played awhile near the Virgin River, checked out the giftshop, and made lunch in the parking lot, later discovering a great park we would have enjoyed a picnic, and we were off to the next stop. There have been a couple temper tantrums, things forgotten, Syd's swimsuit and $, Logan's underwear, (he swore he packed), which has provided us with lots of laughs and teasing about what kind of underwear we will be willing to buy, whitey tighty's, spiderman, and girls undies. Lots of laughs, the best one was we told him we'd go to D.I. and get him used underwear, he flipped! Tomorrow we should be near a walmart or target and buy him something, we'll see....

We made our way to Utah, taking a detour at the Navajo bridge.

roadtrip days 1 and 2

We actually left somewhat on time, headed to flagstaff to pick up Logan on his way back from his superactivity for scouts. As we were leaving Flagstaff, we saw this cool thunderstorm over San Francisco peak.

Happy Birthday Car Car!!!

Carson turned 6 years old yesterday. I seriously can't believe how fast that went! He has been the most mild mannered of all my kids. He is a total sweetheart, and always knows how to make my heart smile. He will start 1st grade in the fall, and I truly am SO sad! I have absolutely loved having him home in the mornings this year. He is a joy to have around. I know it's time though): Some of his favorite things are: color: blue, movie: Toy Story and Incredibles (until recently called it uncrustables), breakfast: pancakes, dinner: spaghetti, thing to do: play. He got an mp3 player and star wars guys for his big day. When I asked him what he wanted the other day, he said, how bout an mp3 player so I can listen to music (and was dancing) when I color. Too cute! His buddies in the neighborhood have star wars guys, he was thrilled. We had cake and ice cream last night, just our little family (I am not a very good planner for birthdays) Rich and his partner Zack were able to stop by for the festivities, we were glad. Overall he had a great day. I am so grateful he is in our family!

It's been too long!

One of my most favotite things about losing weight is......I can FINALLY wear my wedding ring!!! And I have fallen in love with it all over again:)

Better late than never:)

I started early buying Easter clothes, was doing well until I realized it was general conference that day, and I decided I was sortof "off the hook." The older kids don't want to match anymore anyways, so I will keep doing it for the little ones.

Ivy and Bethany checking out their "prizes"

Carson had a blast, I couldn't ever get him to slow down for a picture.
Easter this year was GREAT! We enjoyed conference and a great dinner at Brent and Cheryl's house. It is always so much fun. Then a giant Easter egg hunt. Paij was too old this year, but a good sport. She had fun helping the younger kids. Sydney was an expert, Carson had better luck this year, he knew how to hurry a lot faster than last year when he ended up with 2 or 3 eggs (we snuck some more in there) Ivy was a crackup, she knew just what to do. Pure excitement!