Austin's Kindergarten graduation and last day of school

Austin and Tucker's last day. They are so much fun to have and they have both worked really hard this past year at Excelsior ( a new charter school)!! I have been amazed at all they have done and learned! I am very proud of both of them!

Tucker made this great friend there, his name is Devon and his mom doesn't want him to come back this following year. Tucker is a bit sad but I told him you have always made good friends and you will continue. He really has been a sweet friend to Tuck. We took him to lazer tag one day and they had a blast together and they ended up beating the other team. Fun times!! He has a kind heart and is very considerate of Tucker, that is always heaven sent!!

Austin's last day in class and his is sitting in between two good friends of his. Sarah and Ridge.

This is Mr. Orkiolla his teacher and he did an incredible job!! I am so impressed with how he taught Austin and they did the spalding program and wow Austin really excelled this year!! He is reading good and I am proud at how hard he worked at learning even Math.

These were his friends, Casen, Ridge and Reece. Casen and Austin here lately have been inseparable. They are always at each others house. :) I hope they stay good friends! Mike works with Casen's dad. He is the Cardiologist here in Tooele and Mike is the only nurse that works with him. So there are good connections and it is fun!

These three really became good friends and I have a feeling are going to continue to be great friends!

This girl has been there for me so many times!! I have been blessed by so many people in my life and she is another great blessing!! I love her dearly and am thankful for her!

She has a son who has CP and is in a chair and we were in the same ward for 5 years and really became good friends so over the last 10 years we have had lots of days to share our emotions together of raising these amazing kids!! What a gift and blessing to have her in my life!

Couldn't pass up the opportunity to have a picture with the graduate!!

Well and then there is Bryson who can't miss anything!! Love him too!!

Mother's Day

Ok I have the best husband and the best children in the whole world!! They were totally sweet the whole weekend!! I got a date with Mike, we went to Sugarland !! LOVED it! LOVE them!
IT was a ton of fun and when I figure out how to get the video I took of them on here I will post it, Mike is better with that kind of stuff than I am!! Then he had an appointment for me to get a pedicure and a manicure (it was amazing)! Then I was able to get my hair done and colored. Not sure I love it but it was better then what it was. It was getting old. So new dos are always fun!! I am posting a picture but I have to tell you my 4 year old is a great picture taker! :)

(Keep in mind he is 4! :)

Anyway Mike made me dinner on mother's day and it was really nice! The boys helped him and let me tell you it was some good chicken!! Thanks boys and honey I love you!! You are the best!!

Here is to the amazing guys in my life!! Thanks for all you do for me!

I had to add these random pictures of my 4 year old!! He is so stickin cute!

You see he is carrying my bag from church and it is a bit heavy for him and so he has to put his hand on his head to keep his balance! :) Then there is this cute one! It was quiet for a bit while I was doing dishes and I thought I wonder where that little squirt is and sure enough I walked over to the stairs and found this. . . I mean really I know there are a lot more comfortable places for a Buzz Lightyear to fall asleep!! :) Oh how I love this boy!! He is full of adventure and really there isn't a day that goes by that he is not dressing up in some sort of hero outfit!! He is one of my heroes and I love him dearly!!

Tucker's 3rd Derby!

Tucker did such a great job this year on his car!! Dad also put a lot of time into it. We have got to get better at not waiting until the last minute to build these things though!! For sure!! Nothing like painting your car the day of! He did better this year than he has done in the past! We were happy to see him getting third most of the time but even got first and second once or twice! :) He is getting so big and really starting to mature a lot and I am missing that sweet little innocent boy!! He did get an award. He got Most Unique. He for sure is the most unique kid I know and I tell him there is no one like you! Oh how I love this boy and have been blessed by him in so many ways!! He is a great kid! Thanks for being you Tuck! We love you and are proud of you!

Can't wait to build another one of these next year! We are going to do better about getting it done before the day of the race!! Crossing my fingers!

Easter with Grandma Rady

Then of course when we returned from our Vacation we had to color eggs for Easter the next day. All the way home we listened to Conference and I thought it was so good and just what I needed!! What a blessing it is to be able to listen to inspired speakers and a prophet who leads us!!
The boys loved coloring eggs and each one had plenty to color!

Tucker showing us his awesome eggs.

Grandma Rady came from Idaho to visit and spend Easter with us it was fun to have her!! Here she is showing Tucker her teeth she lost. Teaching the kids about brushing their teeth! :)

Austin's eggs he colored. He did such a great job! He even made an army egg. :) Last but not least here is Bryson's amazing egg coloring! He was very proud! :)
We had such a good Easter!! All of us enjoyed the warmer weather in Arizona and couldn't believe that when we were driving through Bryce area there was still snow. It was crazy this year! Lots of cloudy days not very much snow at all. I know we only got out the shovels once and it wasn't even a need. We are still dealing with cloudy days ready for some sunny ones! Looking forward to summer!

Our Funnest Vacation Ever!!

Ok I am so behind I don't really even know where to begin. So since I left off with our Vacation the last time I wrote I have decided to start there. We left over spring break and went to the Easter Pageant in Mesa. I was so much fun!! Our family has never had a better vacation. I felt so rejuvenated when I got back!! It was relaxing enough that I didn't feel like I needed a vacation from the vacation. I don't know if you have ever felt like that or not but I know I have MANY times. I normally feel like we are running to see everything or do everything. This time we didn't schedule anything and we just went by the seat of our pants and it was fun!!
We were able to stop and see the Grand Canyon always a favorite!! There sure is this amazing peace that settles around you when you get out and look at its wonder!! Just another testimony to me that we have a Father in Heaven who is very aware of us all and is the Great Creator! It was a tiny bit chilly there.
This is a picture of the place we stayed!! It was incredible!! We had a two bedroom studio and with a king bed and kitchen. So we didn't have to eat out all the time!! Boy was that nice!! I loved that!

This is our two doors to the place.

This was our incredible view and it was so warm and peaceful in the mornings and nights!!

The kids had so much fun going swimming and playing on the playground they had that was nice. Because Mike is still in school and had papers due while we were there, it made it nice we could do that while he studied!

We ate at two of my favorite places. COCO'S and Rosa's Mexican restaurant. We also went back the next morning following the Easter Pageant and went to the Visitor Center where I served my mission and I couldn't believe how much it had changed!! It is amazing but I had lots of tugging at my heart too!! So many good memories and so many great people I had the opportunity to meet!! I feel so blessed to have been there!! I loved my mission!! I love Arizona!!


Anyway while we were there we looked up handicapped accessible playgrounds and there was one not too far from where we were staying in Chandler. So we spent an hour or so doing that and that was really fun for Tucker. He was able to wheel around everywhere even to the top of it all!! He liked that!

This was Austin's favorite thing there to do!! I would spin you around in circles. :)

Bryson loved the swings and loved being pushed "higher" and higher.

They even had a swing to put Tucker in that he could use. He was OK with the swings, we had to coax him to get in them. Once he was there he enjoyed it!!

It was just fun to see him playing like everyone else. Although he always has. He gets out of his chair and crawls everywhere. Not too much slows him down. I loved this picture of him looking down on me not very many of those!! :)

They also had these incredible water area that I guess I forgot to take. But it was incredible! So much fun!! I truly could live there!! We weren't rushing anywhere or anything and we just relaxed and had fun. We went to see How to Train Your Dragon at the IMAX and it was 3D. It was so good to see like that and the kids loved it. We also took them to Vegas and drove the strip, we debated on doing this or not but then decided to and that it would be a good teaching moment. Austin kept saying he wanted to go home, he didn't much care for Vegas. Bryson liked all the lights and Tucker asked a ton of questions. Well they all did really. We stayed the first night there and so they were glad we were leaving. I just hope they always feel that way!! :)

This is a vacation we will never forget!! For me it was fun to spend time with the family doing simple things in warmer weather!! I was so ready for sun and warmth!! We had an extra long cloudy winter. It was so rejuvenating and refreshing!! Fun times with the family and lots of teaching moments that were really good!! Can't wait to go again!!