Spring is Here!

Spring is officially here! What a beautiful

day on Friday! I took the kids to the zoo.

Luke was finishing up a merit badge on nature

and needed to look for snakes and frogs.

Claire got to ride on the carousel with Emma

and Malissa. She had a blank expression the whole

time. When Emma took Claire off the ride she grunted.

I guess she had fun after all!

On Saturday Emma took Claire outside.

She loved being outdoors! As soon as Emma

took Claire inside she was mad! She did not want

to come in! I'm glad for warmer days!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Malissa asked me this morning why we celebrate

St. Patricks Day? I told her I was going to explain

the history behind it tonight but here are five excuses

I came up with.

1. We love Lucky Charms!

2. It's an excuse to celebrate another holiday

3. We get to wear green

4. My kids like to pinch whoever is not wearing green

5. My Dad went on a mission to Ireland.

BBQ fun in the winter sun

What a perfect day to end the weekend!

We got together with the Lepores, Williams,

and Lytles for a BBQ on Saturday. Josh's brother

Zach and his family are leaving on Monday so

it was great to get together with all the family!

The kids had a great time playing football, jumping on

the trampoline, and enjoying the sunshine! We are

going to miss Zach, Tracy and their kids!!!! We had

a great week with them!!!

Our cousins have arrived!

On Monday Josh, his brother Zach, their Dad
and Uncle Keith took some of the kids to the Canyons
in Park City. The snow was great!

Zach, Will, Tracy
Emmett & Henry Lytle

Henry Lytle with a neighbors chicken

Emma had fun with the chicken too!


While everyone was outside playing
with the chicken, Emmett was inside
playing with Claire!

CousinWill and Malissa at the Hogle zoo







Josh's brother Zach and his family are visiting from
Connecticut. We are so excited to see them! It was
nice that our kids had Monday off because Luke and Emma
were able to go snowboading with Emmett and Henry while
Malissa and Claire got to go to the zoo with Tracy and Will!

Toilet Paper Trouble

This is fun unrolling the toilet paper!

I think I got it all!

Look what I did Mommy I'm a big girl!

Claire is our only baby who thinks bathrooms are fun!

She is always so curious about the toilet and now she

found the toilet paper.

It's a Beautiful Day!

Today was a beautiful day! It was only in the mid 50's
but the sun was out and it seemed like everyone was outside
playing. I took Claire to the park and she loved the swing and
the slide! What a great day!

I love being outside!

Malissa played her violin in music class today.

She did a great job!

Claire was so exhausted that she fell asleep during

dinner. I thought it was cute that she had her cup in

her mouth while she was sleeping.

Clay Dough Sculptures

For family night activity tonight, Luke, Emma,
and Malissa made sculptures out of clay dough.
They asked their dad to pick his favorite one. Josh
gave each of them a winning title which made all of
them happy! It was a fun activity!
Clay Dough

2 C Flour
4 tsp. Cream of Tartar
1 C salt
2 C water
4 tsp. oil

Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir constantly until it forms a ball.
It will be lumpy. Turn out on a counter and knead until smooth. Cool. Store in a zip-lock bag.