Chocolate Houses!

We made our traditional chocolate houses last night! Here is what we created! A big thanks to my friend, Linda, for providing everything! What a fun Christmas gift! The kids had a lot of fun decorating and eating the candy!

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!

Kaitlyn had a fun 9th Birthday yesterday! We enjoyed helping her eat her birthday donut tower! For dinner, Kaitlyn chose to eat at Italian Village. They have yummy food and great prices! Kaitlyn chose this place so that she could have spaghetti, her favorite food. And yes Kaitlyn is wearing glasses in the picture. She got them today and loves them - which I'm happy about. We found out a few weeks ago that Kaitlyn failed the vision screening test at her school. We were quite surprised, because she has never had a problem before. But it is just one eye that is farsighted. So the eye doctor recommended glasses, especially for school. We think she looks great in them!

Happy Halloween!

This year Kaitlyn was a black cat; Jackson was Thomas the Train, Mckay was an airplane pilot, and Caden was a scientist (not a mad scientist - just a regular one)! The kids had a blast trick or treating and got way too much candy!

In case you didn't hear, Mckay was in the hospital for 3 days a couple of weeks ago for a serious infection. He had a sinus infection that got worse and turned into an abscess below his eye. It was serious enough that the doctors were worried the infection could spread. Thankfully we were able to catch it before it got worse. Mckay was on IV antibiotics for 3 days and then they sent us home with oral antibiotics. Mckay looks much better now that his eye is not swollen shut and discolored. Blood test results show that the infection is going away! We are so thankful for everyone's prayers and concern in behalf of Mckay. He is doing great now and is back to normal!

It's been awhile......

I haven't done so well with blogging the past few months. Ever since Scott got called to be the bishop of our ward in July life has been extra crazy Here's a quick blog to update our family.

Here are some pictures of what I haven't been able to blog:
1. Jackson's 3rd Birthday in August! We have a tradition of having a donut tower for the birthday person's birthday. Then we all help eat it!

2. Most of you know that Scott hates wearing suits. Well now he wears one all the time! If you have never seen Scott in a suit before, now is your chance! Doesn't he look good?!
3. The kids' first day of school! Jackson is now in preschool, Mckay is in Kindergarten, Kaitlyn is in 3rd grade, and Caden is in 5th grade.
4. Caden's 11th Birthday (which is actually today). Happy Birthday Caden!

The kids had their primary program today and they all did great. I think Caden is hoping this will be his last program, but it all depends on when next year's will be. I can't believe Caden will 12 years old next year and in Young Men's! The time goes by so fast!

Moab Trip!

Our family had a fun time in Moab last weekend for Scott's birthday! This was our first time going to Arches National Park. We went on a lot of hikes and saw some cool arches and other rock formations. The kids all did great! Scott took the kids on the Delicate Arch hike while I stayed behind with a grumpy Jackson. It was a challenging hike, but the kids all made it!

Soccer!

Over the past month Caden has enjoyed playing soccer for Murray Recreation. He has been able to play with other boys from his school. Their team, the Gators, has done quite well. They ended up being undefeated. Way to go Gators! We've enjoyed going to the games and cheering for Caden and his friends. I have to admit that I am glad soccer is over for now because it takes over your life for a few weeks! Until next soccer season life will be a little more calm!

Disneyland Trip!

We had a fun time at Disneyland and Legoland a couple of weeks ago! Since the kids had a whole week off, we went during Spring Break to use our "Give a Day, Get a Day" Disneyland passes. Mckay especially had a fun time because we went to Disneyland on his birthday. His Disneyland birthday pin got him a lot of attention from all of the employees. It was fun to see Mckay go on most of the rides, even the fast roller coaster rides, and get so excited about them since this was his first time of being able to enjoy Disneyland at this age. This was our first time going to Legoland. We were amazed to see the cities and buildings all made out of Legos. And the kids enjoyed all of the rides! We'll have to go again in a couple of years so that Jackson can enjoy Legoland more. He wasn't old enough or tall enough for most of the rides. But the older kids had a blast! It's definitely hard to be home!

Science Fair

Caden participated in his school's science fair last week! His project was titled "Battery Factory". He learned about how batteries work and made his own battery using pennies and nickels. Three students from each grade were awarded trophies. Caden received a trophy for his project! It was fun and a lot of work, but we're sure glad it's all over with!

Fun Weekend at Badger Creek

Our family had a fun time at Badger Creek in Idaho with Scott's family! We went sledding and snowmobiling! This was our first time of using a tow rope to help us get up the sled hill! We also had fun celebrating Valentine's Day with Scott's family by having a cousin Valentine exchange and fun activities! Scott has a wonderful family and we always enjoy being with them!