Spring Has Sprung!!

Spring has Sprung here in Spokane. It is so beautiful... the tulips have been budding for awhile and now are in full bloom. I just love this time of year. The other day it rained all night and in the morning it was gorgeous outside!! I love that!

These are right by the front door!! They are saying WELCOME to our visitors!

Ward Talent Show!!

Our ward had a talent show a couple of weeks ago and as a Relief Society Presidency we did a dance and cheer. This year we have a theme of Sisters of Zion's University and it is a great program that we started off with a "Student Orientation BBQ," just like a University would do. We did a cheer and had banners, but anyway we decided to do it again at the talent show. Yes, it was embarrassing but fun!! Tara our 2nd counselor was out of town... I think she planned it that way:)
Here we are do the dance!!

Got to have a kick line... of course!

Yeah!!!

And then the cheer!

In between the talent there was "not so talented" talent. They made us put our names in a bucket at the beginning...thinking of course "oh it's for door prizes!" I should have known that it was to be picked to be the in between act. I had to try and take a cookie from my forehead to my mouth without using my hands... I lost but I got to eat the cookie!!
Jon had to put this headband on and shake his head as many times as he could and it would count the shakes. Jon of course was the winner.... and it was SO funny!

It gave him a headache after, it gave me a headache just watching it happen.

This is Jon's act on the big stage. It makes me laugh so hard every time!!

I can't believe I am putting this on my blog.. but I already made a fool of myself so what's a little more??? This is our dance!

This is the cheer!!

I will leave out names of the others to protect their identity!!:)

Spring Break 2010!!!

For Spring Break my sister Katie and her three girls flew up to see us. We had such a great time!! Here is a glimpse of some things we did!

Finding popsicles in the freezer and all having them after dinner one night! I had hid them from Nixon but not from sneaking girls in my freezer:)
Nixon LOVES popsicles and would eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner if I let him!

Watching movies in bed after bath time! At night Lilly always had Apple Jacks before bed, it was so cute!

Nixon, Lilly and Hailey!

Nap time with the girls!
Izabelle, Nixon, Lilly, Katie and Hailey!!

It was a nice day on Wednesday so we went down to river front park. Jon was able to meet us a little later at the slide!

The girls and Nixon on the slide!

Bella was such a big helper taking Nixon up the ladder and down the slide.

Lilly helped too!

So small next to the BIG wheel from the wagon!

On the Spokane blocks!

Chasing the birds. Nixon was a little more daring this time... and made me nervous.

Jon and Nixon!

Getting ready for a train down the slide.

We didn't make it on the train before the girls started sliding down.

Weeee.....

Ta-da... we made it to the end.
Katie, Me, Hailey, Lilly, Bella and Nixon (who was done with the train)

Then we waited in line for the carousel.

Bella on the TIGER.

Lilly!

Me and Nixon!

Hailey

Katie and Bella

Nixon remembered the last time just waiting on the horse so as soon as the pictures were taken he was DONE and wanted to get off.

But as soon as we started to go around he said "wow" and was super happy!

Chasing the ducks!

Nixon loves the ducks... a little too much for me!

Feeding the garbage goat trash!! Always a hit with the kids!

Jon and Nixon on the bridge over the falls.

My boys!

Running to mom!

This is SUCH a FUNNY picture. Nixon is running so fast that his face is wiggling and he looks like an old man!!

Looking through the holes at the bridge. Peek-a-Boo!

Nixon on the bridge.

Nana don't freak out, he didn't fall in!

"Wa-er," "wa-er" says Nixon to the water.

We took the girls to this pet store, that is a little 'interesting.' We always see the weirdest animals and people there. It might have given Katie nightmares... Oops! There is a mini crocodile, it freaks me out every time I see it!

The girls thought the crocodile was a little scary too!

Nixon loved the fish!!

There was very large fish in buckets too!

Hailey LOVED the dogs and wanted to take them home with her at the end of the vacation.

Feeding the garbage goat!!