I haven't been very good at taking pictures of my kids so I'm trying to be better. One Saturday I was hoping from one game to the next. Tag came with me to Sienna's. So I took this picture of them each in their jerseys. I was fun having Tag cheering on Sienna. We've gotten to the point that they don't go to each other's games so when they do go, it's extra special.
We received day passes to Provo Beach Resort for Christmas from Grandpa and Grandma Lowry. We used them one night after school and James's practice. We fit in as much as we could in the time we had. It was a little chaotic but still fun!
Easter was the weekend of Prom and in the thick of soccer season so it was a busy weekend! The secret is out for the Minis so I asked them if they still wanted the Easter Bunny to come to our house. I also asked the older kids if they wanted to look for their eggs or just receive a basket of eggs. Kade wanted his eggs hidden and Lynnlee and James wanted them in a basket. Saturday morning I took Kade to his soccer game so he looked for his eggs after. We didn't get our traditional picture on the stairs because everyone was on a different schedule. James left to his day date, Lynnlee had a game, and Tag and Sienna stayed home and enjoyed the Easter egg hunt.
Kade was there too. I'm sad I didn't get a picture of him holding one. He is the animal whisperer of the family. He loved seeing the goats too.
We went out to lunch for Ali's birthday. We went to Aubergine. It was so fun to catch up with Betsy and Ali! We ordered a yummy chicken bowl that was GF. It had a cashew dressing on it. I decided to try it to see if it gave me a headache. Ever since eating GF, things that normally gave me a headache, don't give me a headache anymore. Thankfully it didn't give me a headache! I'm excited to be able to have cashews again!
James had Junior Prom over Easter weekend. He asked Taylin to go with him. The background on Taylin is that I met her mom at a soccer tournament last summer. Taylin's brother Austin and Kade play on the same soccer team. The tournament was the first time Kade played with the team and so I didn't know anyone. Taylin's mom Holly was so nice and easy to talk to so we sat by each other at all of the games. We thought it would be fun for James to ask Taylin out on a date since we felt like kids these days don't date as much. So James asked her out last summer and they went to dinner and played frisbee golf. They've been on a date or two since then. She asked him to be her partner for a dance recital with the drill team. She goes to Skyridge High School which is the other high school in Lehi. So they aren't dating or boyfriend and girlfriend but they are friends so he asked her to prom.
They had a fun day date going up Provo Canyon to a picnic area. They made pancakes and played games. James said it was really fun. They had a few other couples in their group and they all had fun time together.
He picked her up later that afternoon and her family took these pictures.
I made cinnamon rolls for my ministering sisters and Marshall's ministering families. One batch made 6 square pans. I wish I would have taken a picture of the finished cinnamon rolls with the frosting. I made a double batch of frosting and had just a little bit left over. It was perfect!
Dry Creek started having an art fair every April about 4 years ago. It was so fun! Lynnlee, Kade, Sienna and Tag all went with Marshall. As everyone has gotten older, the excitement for the art fair has died down. This year Sienna and I went. She made a pinch pot. showed me her art work, and then we watched the school play, Treasure Island. It was a fun time and I'm glad Sienna and I could go.
Lynnlee's young women class supported Bailey in the school musical, Footloose, for their week night activity.
Katelyn's mission call came! It came on a Monday night. She opened it around 8:00. James was at work so he couldn't come. The three youngest were exhausted and needed to get to bed. Marshall stayed home with them. Lynnlee went with me to watch her open it. She is going to Hanoi, Vietnam. We all gasped when she said it. None of us expected that! It is a non proselyting mission so she will do service projects, teach English, etc. She leaves July 20th. We are so excited for her!
Andrea had tickets to King of Kings that they weren't going to use. She text last minute and asked if we wanted them. I was at James's game but it worked out for Marshall to take Tag, Kade, and friends. They said it was really good! It is produced by Angel Studios.
We went to Heber on conference Sunday. We watched the last session in Heber and then had turkey dinner. My mom had a frozen turkey that needed cooked. Marshall cooked the turkey and we took it to Heber for family dinner. It was a nice family dinner and fun to see everyone!
This cardboard surrounded the vanity my parents bought for the bathroom at the rental house across the street. The cardboard looked like it was made to be a fort. They had fun playing bakery and everyone bought snacks from them with pretend money.
We got back from Brian Head early Friday afternoon. She had an appointment to get her permit at 4:10 that afternoon. I'm so happy our appointment wasn't any later because they don't let you take the test after 4:30 because there isn't enough time before closing time. I'm always paranoid about not having the right documents so I always over prepare. I took her birth certificate, passport, social security card, and utility bill for proof of address. It took her two tries to pass the test but hey, at least she did it by her 2nd try. Otherwise we would have had to go back another time.
Spring break exceeded my expectations. I expected slushy and warm spring skiing. Instead it felt like Christmas Break. It snowed everyday. We skied in and out from the condo to the resort. It was an amazing week of skiing. Other bonuses were sleeping in everyday because the resort didn't open until 10:00. We enjoyed dinner and family time after and still got to bed at a decent time. I actually got more than 8 hours of sleep every night and it felt wonderful.
We left Monday after lunch to drive to Brian Head. It was a lazy morning.
We have been wanting to go to Music and the Spoken Word for the last year. We had church at noon last year and now it is 1:30 so we knew it would work to go to church after. I had it on my calendar for a Sunday in the fall and then I had a meeting come up or something and we didn't go. Then we had it on the calendar again in January and something came up. Then I put it on the calendar in February. I checked the website the night before and noticed that they weren't doing a live broadcast because they were on tour. Haha, glad we figured it out before driving there. Well, I put in on the calendar for today and it actually worked out. The kids weren't too excited about waking up early on a fast Sunday but they were good sports. They also weren't excited to wake up early but it's spring break so they have all week to sleep in. We got there at 9:00 which was perfect. There were still a good amount of benches open and time to take it all in. The music was beautiful and it was cool watching the camera people, and behind the scenes.
