SPLASH AND DASH

Michael did his second triathlon on the 4th. It was cold and poring rain, but he did awesome! He came in 2nd place OVERALL! And yes that is an alien helmet-built for speed! Way to go Mike! Stay tuned for the next one...

RASPBERRIES

We went to this great Raspberry farm in Spanish Fork and picked 12 POUNDS of raspberries. It was cold, but man was it fun. The kiddles did not complain once, and they could eat as much as their tummies could hold. We estimate Jacob ate about 3 pounds... ;) YUM

Jacob's Tribute

I could not get the video to work, and we did not take any good photos (we were having too much fun). So here is the tribute to Jacob's 2nd B-day! We love you Jacob!

Beauty

Picking flowers with Grandma is one of Aspen's FAVORITE things to do, and Grandma grows the most beautiful flowers too! mmmm-Can't you just smell them now!

Fun Times

Ever wonder what you would get if you mixed chalk, water, and two toddlers? Well now ya know.

Yuba

Michael came in 7th out of 300 people! He also came in 1st in his age group! All that HARD work payed off! Way to go Michael! (This is just the beginning- we woke a very HUGE sleeping bear with this one...)

Aquarium

We went to the living planet aquarium. It was really fun-not as big as we thought-but still really fun!

Eyes bigger than stomach

Poored his own cereal. UH-OH...

Bedroom camping.

Aspen REALLY wanted to go camping one night (it was right before her bedtime). So Michael thought it would be fun to camp for that night it Aspen's room and then the next night, go camping. What a GREAT daddy! Oh and they roasted marshmellows on forks over a candle in our fireplace (we did not have any wood).

Tracey Aviary

Sorry about the lack of bird pics. There were some really amazing birds there but they were mostly in cages, and I do not have a good camera, so they came out bad. This was the latest Family Day, and it was well worth the drive, especially doing it after picnicking at Liberty Park (which is gorgeous). Not only are the birds just beautiful and cool looking, but with it being spring, everything is in bloom, so the landscaping is worth seeing by itself. Yeah for Spring!

Some super cute random photos

Thank you Heavenly Father!

Fishin

This trip was a lot of fun. Michael and I got up at 3:30 am (kids stayed with grandma), and we drove a couple hours to a lake (on the way, we saw many herds of Elk!). I hooked onto a very large fish, but it got off.... Although it was very pretty, it was pretty harsh conditions with very cold, windy weather. I spent most of the time being the fishing rod caddie (as casting in those conditions was only for the very experienced) and loving all the talking time with the love of my life! The pictures may be a bit confusing though... we actually started at the lake, then went to a river, and ended at a small spot at a reservoir on the way home that the ice was melting off. It was really beautiful!

Snow Shoeing

Our new director at the Spa at Homestead took us all out for a fabulous day of snowshoeing. It was really fun, really beautiful, and the people I work with are awesome!

Historical Wheeler Farm

Old McDonald had a farm EI-EI-O! This was a blast! And yes that is Aspen and I milking a cow! We did this on the same day we went to the children's museum (it was a big day). The animals were great! Spring is here and at Wheeler Farm that means lots and lots of babies! We saw baby cows, pigs, horses, goats (that was the cutest to me), bunnies, and of course ducks and geese. (watch out for the geese there. They are mean bullies!) Jacob was having a stand off with a rooster, the whole time saying "Nice birdie..."