Battle Creek

Utah weather has been amazing. .. Such beautiful weather. It screams "get outside and PLAY!" We did our first hike of 2012. It was awesome!! We decided to squeeze in a short hike between conference sessions on Saturday. The children (not kids) played so hard. Crossing a little stream.. throwing rocks in the river.. climbing the mountain. It was awesome. I think I already wrote that, but it was that much fun. It made me so excited for summer. Can't wait for more fun summer times.

Potty Training.. again..

We are back at it. This time I decided to have Lola potty train Lola's baby. It worked great!! Baby potty trained so fast and so did Lola for that day. The only problem.. if I am not all over her all the time she wets.. or even worse.. yep.. I can't even write it. She can do it.. She will go to the potty.. and tell the entire world about it. "Oh yeah!" Lola even has this super cute potty dance. BUT.. She just gets super busy and it's all over. So we had a great day.. but we are back in our diapers. Dang it. I wish she would be like Jacq and just potty train herself. Suggestions?? OK.. I'll start on Monday. ha!

Group effort

Someone (Jacq) is saving all her pennies.. nickles.. dimes. and cans for a kindle.. or a trip to see Ma Deb.. or Junie B. Jones books.. or Pee Wee Scouts books.. (Nerd) She has quite a running list going, but her ultimate goal is the kindle. It fun to see her brothers rally and help.. Aunties.. cousins.. and Grandma's all help in her effort to save for her kindle. Thanks everyone and Good luck Jacq!

Soldier Hollow!

Going to this place once a year has started to kind of become a tradition. My Max likes himself traditions. He likes to identify traditions.. and tell everyone.. "this is one of our traditions." This year the weather was a little tricky. I don't know if there was ever a super good day to go. It was a way warm weather. The hill was super slushy. It was the slowest hill ever. Even though the hill was not a up to par.. the children still had a blast. That means I had a blast too. They found a little hill of their very own and played their little hearts out.  

I heart these two. I think they share a brain. "They are like one!" Just ask them. 

Go Barrett Boy! 

Sissy!

Our pack mule!

I heart "tradition boy."

The little hill.. 

Snow angels.

Relaxing.

Sissy with jax.

Maxer.

I heart her glasses. love. This girl is so much fun these day.

Cousin buddies.

Lola Marie

Cole guy! 

Crazy! This one is mine.

The babies..

This picture of Jen cracks me up. She is an awesome Auntie pulling the littles up and down the hill.

Max is such a helper. Love that. 

Cole guy!

Taylor Jade!