Rad Kid

Alex's RADkids graduation

Every Friday for one hour Alex has been going to RADkids.

They teach the kids what to do in a bad situation...RUN AWAY!

But, if a person grabs them, they have permission to hurt them until they let go.

They got to practice a "real life" senario with the man in the red suit.

He grabbed Alex and even picked him up.

Alex did great using all of the skills he had learned.

Alex with his certificate of achievement

Way to go, Alex!

Mother's Day

I have been wanting/needing more countertop space and storage space in my kitchen for a long time now. I have been watching sales for these portable islands and finally found one that I like and during a time I had some extra money to buy one! I am so excited for all the extra space. I feel like it's so much space I don't know what to do with it. Both cabinets are practically empty still. Slowly, I'm finding which things to store inside.

I love it!

I considered it an early Mother's Day present from myself!

For Mother's Day I received these beautiful flowers from Jon.

Alex made me a paper flower at school.

Caleb made a M-O-M card that was really colorful and cute.

Leah planted a flower seed at school and had been caring for it. She gave me the plant.

We went to Nephi on Mother's day to celebrate with Jon's mom.

We also got to see Christel and her kids .

Spring Break 2010

My mom and I took the the kids to Trafalga one day

We did mini golf

and played in the arcade

We also went to the zoo with my friend Rachelle and her boy Drayton

30th Birthday...what a surprise!

Jon made me a yummy potatoe and egg breakfast for my birthday this morning.

My kids made me a cute birthday crown and colorful sticker to wear for my birthday. They also made a lot of cute decorations like a birthday banner and some state flags.

Jon took the day off of work so he could come with me to Leah's parent/teacher conference and to spend the day with her since she didn't have school (or so I though). I went shopping by myself to try to find some new clothes (unsuccessfully...I couldn't decide on anything!) After he got the kids from school we went to the library and the park for the kids to play. When we got home there was a house full of people, a cake, presents, 30 balloons, and 30 roses! I was really surprised! It was such a great day. Thanks to my grandparents, parents, Randa & kids, Kristi Parker & Logan, Denise and Robin for coming to the surprise party!

Rollerskating

Eric planned a surprise birthday party for Randa at Classic Skating in Orem. We all showed up and surprised her for her 30th birthday. The kids had a lot of fun riding around on their scooters. Alex decided he wanted to try skates. He only went about 15 feet, falling about 5 times and couldn't gain his balance, so he decided to stick with the scooter. It was fun.

A Day Off

Thank you Washington and Lincoln for having February birthday's that allow us to have a day off of work/school! We had a great day in Salt Lake.

We picked up Oma and Opa and brought them to the zoo with us. It was a little rainy, but pretty good temperature. They hadn't been to the zoo in a very long time and had fun seeing all the animals with us. I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see the baby elephand, Zuri. Maybe next time. We did get to see the tigers being really active though. They were roaring at eachother and pacing around their cages. Really cool!

After the zoo we went to the Valley View cemetery to visit Jon's two brothers' graves. I put a red rose on Adam and Billy's headstone. It was a lot colder there, so we made it a quick visit.

After a yummy lunch we visited with Oma and Opa while the kids gambled away on Opa's slot machine and played in his room.

It was a really fun day. I'm glad we got to spend the entire day together as a family. It was wonderful!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day 2010

The day started out with a yummy breakfast all decorated for Valentine's Day.

The centerpiece was a couple of roses that Leah and I got from my mom
We had pink waffles with strawberries, whipped cream and nuts

with grapes and strawberry milk

I gave Jon and all the kids a boutineer/corsage to wear to church.
Here are my beautiful kids decked out in their church clothes with their flowers.

When I told the kids the flower was to wear to church Alex said,

"Please, no, mom!"

He was afraid of getting teased, but it all worked out.

By the time church was over Caleb's flower had ZERO petals left on it.

Caleb and a kid in his class picked them all off. :)

Sorry the pictures are dark, but we were in a hurry to get out the door.

This was our Valentine's Day dinner.

Hawaiian Chicken

Rice Pilaf

Asparagus

Look good?

My kids didn't think the asparagus was good at all.

They sat at the table for more than an hour to finish their 4 pieces of asparagus!

I thought it was fabulous!

Happy Valentine's Day!