Friday, April 17, 2009

Spring break

The kids had a great spring break. I tried to think of stuff to keep them busy for the most part. Here are a couple of the things they did over break...
I took Cali to see Hannah montana the movie. I thought she might be a little young for it but she hears other kids talking about it all the time. She ended up really enjoyed going and she got to go with her girls. i think it's more about the popcorn and treats but it was great. Andrew went somewhere with a friend so he didn't have to be tortured by a GIRL movie.

I was a little sad to find out later that Miley Cyrus showed up at one of the other theatres in Utah. Had we only picked that theatre and that time the girls would have been so thrilled. Oh well it was fun anyway.

One of the days Grandpa wanted to take us all to the discovery Museum in Salt Lake. This place is so amazing for kids. They have so many things for the kids to do. For all of there ages. All of them had such a wonderful time. It is a great place to go.







































Easter

Easter was a busy weekend for us. Saturday we had a neighborhood egg hunt, then a Baptism, then a Birthday party for the kids cousin Jacob. Wow it was a whirlwind but was a lot of fun. We started our Easter morning with visit from the easter bunny. The Bunny left Baskets and tons of eggs for the kids to hunt for. They both made out pretty well on the candy.
Once the baskets were too heavy to carry ....we decided to color eggs. The kids love doing this every year. It was a lot of fun and mom and dad Joined in on the funThey Turned out BeautifulThen Off to Grandma and Grandpas for yes..another egg hunt with cousins. My children have been on a sugar high every day this week. They made out pretty well on the candy there too. I love this picture of cali and her "girls". She is all dressed up and looking beautiful and you can see her elbow has a big rug burn. She loves everything girl but she is no dainty little girl. She is as rough and tough as they come. Cali's Nina bought her this dress when we were in Texas. Thank you Nina...It was beautiful on her. She said she is ready to get married in that dress.Our family in our Sunday bestCraig and His beautiful Mom

It was a great Easter. All throughout the day I kept thinking of the savior and what he means to our family and his wonderful example. I am so greatful that I see and feel him around me all the time. I can't imagine how my life would be different without his influence and sweet spirit. He is very special to me and I am so greatful that he is in my life. Hope you all had a wonderful easter.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Birthdays & Sparkle Toes

I had a birthday a few weeks ago...The big 30..I know it's crazy but true. This year my "Girls" as I call them, and I decided to do a little something special on our girls night to celebrate my Birthday and Diana's Birthday (Far Left). We all have had pedicures and they are awesome but this time we decided to try something different. We like to call it glitter toes. Something fun and different. it is done with Gel and it turned out soo cute. It was so nice of The girls cousin to do it for all of us. Then we had dinner at squatters (one of our favorite places to eat). Then to a movie.
I normally would never allow a picture of my ugly feet but I had to so I could show off my glitter.


It was a great Birthday. I just can't believe I am another decade old. Things are good for me at 30. I just hope this ride of a life keeps getting better every year. Thanks girls for always making GNO a super fun time.

Friday, March 20, 2009

March Update

Well It has been a busy march for our family. Here are some of the things we have been up to this month........

We Celebrated Craigs 33rd Birthday. Happy Birthday Craig!We decided to head down to Phoenix for a family reunion for my mothers family. We drove...yes it was very LONG but we made it. We stopped at the Hoover Dam. Craig & the kids have never been there. It was awesome to see such an amazing structure. If you look closely you can see the new freeway overpass over the Hoover dam...very cool!
My Uncle Bills House in Phoenix...Some of the Richardson family.
from Left to right:
My Grandpa (my mothers dad), My uncle Dan, Cousin Chloe, Aunt Janet, Cousin Bryce, And My Grandma (my mothers mom.)



My Mom(Nina) And Cali

Cali and Cathrine My Cousin,(calis 2nd cousin)


My Adorable Grandma & I


Andrew & Cali At our family Talent show. They were singing twinkle,twinkle little star...

After the reunion we decided to go see the Grand Canyon. Craig & the kids have not been there so we thought we would take a detour. It was beautiful. The pool at the Hotel was closed but they did have a bowling alley. We had a great time. We did have luch at wendy's and it was sooo expensive. Talk about price gouging in a tourist town! It was REALLY Bright outside so the kids are squinting in a lot of these pictures.....

All in all it was a great trip. It was fun to see family I havn't seen in over 10 years (some of them). It was just a little too short.

Our little swimmer

Andrew has been on the pre-comp swim team for several months now. He had a swim meet at the end of February and did super well. He has 3 races. He competed with kids all atleast a year older. His firdst race was the 25yrd. freestyle. He got Second place. His second race was the 25 yrd butterfly. This is his favorite stroke to swim. He got 2nd place again and his third race was the 50 yrd freestyle. He got Firts place on that heat. We are sooo proud of him. He is doing so well.








Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Dentist

Last week I took the kids to there annual teeth checkup and cleaning. My kids fall into that small percentage of children who LOVE to go to the dentist. They are thrilled to see pictures (x-rays) of there teeth, watch a movie, get a new toothbrush and pick a toy. And this time for Andrew, it was all about showing dr. Berg his two loose teeth right in the front. He was a little dissapointed they didn't yank them out for him but he was thrilled to show them all the same. Of course they have never had a reason to be scared. So far they have had no cavities or any problems so thay remain happy little clams to visit the dentist. Here are some pictures of this trip to the Dentist.....



I am sure this happy smile might not stay forever when we take a trip to the dentist, but for now I will appreciate how happy it makes them.