Science Palooza

Al invited us to go to a Science Palooza with her, Wyatt, and Hallee at the Provo Rec Center.

There were stations set up in a couple gyms where the kids could learn about all sorts of different scientific concepts. 

They also had a few missions where the kids could learn about space travel, the moon, mars, and asteroids.

The kids sure loved it! Rockwell told me at least 5 times while we were there how much fun he was having. :)

Days of '47 Pageant

Aunt Emilie was selected to participate in the Days of '47 Royalty Pageant. It is a scholarship pageant for the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Paul and I went to the evening competition, where each girl answered an impromptu personal question. Then the Top 10 contestants were announced, and each of them answered another question about an experience from their lives that they want their progenitors to learn from. Emilie did awesome! She was competing all weekend, and it sounds like she was the star of the show at the dance Friday night. She won 2nd Attendant!! She totally deserves it. She has accomplished a lot in her life and has spent countless hours serving others.

They only allowed the parents to go backstage with the winners, so Paul and I had some fun waiting with the rest of the crowd until Emilie was finished with her photoshoot. :)

I loved finding this note that Rockwell left on our bed when we got home that night. I love that he loves reading, that he wants to share stuff with us, and that he asks about our date. He is just the coolest kid!

Our Spring Break

We all enjoyed our Spring Break this year. We didn't do anything big, but we had fun every day and got to spend a lot of time with friends. Wyatt and Hallee played at our house on April Fools Day and the kids had a great time playing pranks on each other. :)

They always have a great time when they're with their cousins!

Al watched our kids all day while Paul and I went shopping for a new van. They loved spending the whole day there!

We were very underwhelmed by all the vans we test drove. After a couple days of deliberation, we decided to stick with the van we have for now. Once that was decided, we felt better about Paul buying the truck he's been wanting for months. He loves it! I've had fun driving it too, and the kids have loved going for rides in the back around the neighborhood.

We also went to Katie's to play one day. The kids always have so much fun at her house.

We emptied and refilled our hot tub. The kids love helping with that.

I took the kids to a park one day. Apparently everyone else in Orem had the same idea because it was absolutely packed! The weather was great, and the kids still had a great time though.

We had some nice, warm weather and we had some cold, rainy weather. Whenever it was warm, we played outside.

Paul did a lot of cooking over the break. All three of the kids helped out with at least one meal.

Their favorite was homemade pizzas!

We did our best to watch General Conference. The sessions where the kids were playing outside had some fantastic talks! :)

My parents, Al's family, and Kyle came over Saturday night. The men walked over to the church for the Priesthood session, and the rest of us partied at our house. It was nice to visit with my mom after another hard week, the kids had a blast playing late, and Caitlyn and Alexys enjoyed the hot tub.

Julie's Spring Break

Julie was absolutely amazing and came to Utah during her kids' spring break to stay with Dante and Alexys so my parents could spend a much-needed week in Hawaii. Life has been especially hard for my parents lately, and I'm so glad that Julie convinced them to take a break. They were able to relax and reset, which is what they really needed.

We enjoyed getting to spend time with Julie and her kids while they were here.

I took the kids up on Saturday. We played at a park, which the kids loved. We had dinner and went to Leatherby's that evening. 

I wasn't so good at taking pictures the rest of the week. We all went and spent a few hours with them on Sunday before we went up to Adria's for a dinner and birthday celebration. The kids were bummed that the kittens have found new homes, but enjoyed petting the mama still.

I went to dinner with Julie, Al, Lindy, Alexys, and Kyle Monday night. It's always nice to have a little adult time, where I can really visit and focus more. Al and I also drove up to Taylorsville Wednesday night and spent some time with Julie. And then Al, Mel, Julie and her kids came over Thursday and played at our house for a bit. I took my kids out of school, and Lindy watched all the kids while the moms went to lunch. My kids enjoyed that time with their cousins, and I enjoyed visiting one last time with my sisters.