Slip and slide....

We have a Slip and Slide that is the fun of the neighborhood!!! We all go on it and our goal is to get the best splash!!! Ben has a good one but I think that Julie is the clear winner!!!! (she is the one in the middle)

Vegas Baby!!!

Derrick and I went to Vegas with our dear friends, The Bartletts. We had so much fun seeing the magic shows and the Tournament of Kings, lounging by the pool and playing games in the condo. Derrick and I enjoyed going to Boulder City to antique shop as well as see the Hoover Dam!! Thaya had a lot of fun spending time with her Grandma Jack. They painted and played in the sandbox. Donna and Amy came to visit them while we were away and it was much appreciated.
Derrick and I feel refreshed and are ready to get going on some house projects that have been set aside due to school. By the end of the summer, our house is going to look so awesome!!!

Feeding the Ducks!!!

No need to feed the birds when we can feed ourselves!

The girls had to wear their dresses over their pants, oh and they are very huggy!

Near our house there are a few ponds where lots of ducks, Seagulls and geese live! Everyone enjoys going down to feed them, so conference weekend, we decided to try it out. Thaya had a blast, and so did our friends! We will definitely be doing this again!

Thaya's first friend trip!!!!

This was quite the experience for mommy! I took Thaya to the Dino museum, her favorite place in the world, and she wanted to take her friend Maddie. Thinking that some friends would be joining us, I agreed to take Maddie (who is 2 years old). Well imagine me, Thaya and her 2 year old friend waiting for our other friends to show. After 30 minutes of waiting, I realized that I was on my own. I proceeded to take the girls through the dino exhibits. Quite difficult when neither of the girls wanted to ride in the stroller, so I pushed the stroller and tried to keep the girls corraled. This was fun, let me assure you! Overall, Thaya had a great time and it was all worth it for her enjoyment!!!

So Close Jon Mclaughlin

I absolutely love this song from "Enchanted"!!

Our Easter...

Our Easter was probably the best easter we've ever had!! We woke up and Thaya was so excited that the Easter Bunny had brought her presents. She tore through them fast and loved every one! Then we had breakfast and off to church. Thaya hated nursery but other than that we had a good church experience. When we came home I put the lamb roast in the oven and at 3:30 our neighbors and friends from Sandy came down. The kids watched "He is risen" while the Daddy's hid the eggs. The kids ran like maniacs finding all the eggs and then at 4:30 we ate. After the food, we sat and chatted while the kids played. Then when the weather turned a little chilly we went inside and played games. I was surprised that everyone stayed so late, everyone left at 9:15pm. Which was a blast but we missed out on going to have dessert with our family, the Kelly's. We felt horrible that we not able to make it.
It has been along time since we had a dinner and games party at our house with friends and was a lot of fun. all our friends brought food and soda, and it makes it so easy that we all live on the same street because if anyone forgot something or needed something we just walked over to their houses to get it. We are really enjoying Utah and we are finally getting some great friendships made.

The Kitchen is almost done!!!

I had to throw in a picture of Thaya wearing my boots!! Too funny:)
Since quite a few of you have never seen our remodel I thought that I would show the almost done pics, please ignore the stenciling on the wall, that will be gone very soon!!! When school is finished, we are going to do the finishing touches on the kitchen and then start on the living room!!! I can not wait!! All should come and visit!