Spring Time

We had such a wonderful spring this year.  The weather was a little up and down, with a lot of rain, but we made the best of it and got outside as often as possible.  We were actually in town for most of the spring and did our best to make the most of it.  We went to the park, had some fires in the backyard, played with cousins, went to the zoo and Pojos and ate donuts.  McKay also got his first eye exam from his Daddy.  Brooklyn went first and did great, so McKay was excited and did everything Craig asked.

At the very start of March we met all of my family in Jerome for a mini family reunion.  We rented a big house and just spent a lot of time together away from our other responsibilities.  The kids had a blast spending so much time with cousins.  We played games, saw Shoshone Falls, went to a hot springs and ate lots of food.

Since we were in town so much, Craig and I were able to go on a few fun dates.  We tried out Ax Throwing with some friends, which turned out super fun and we also went to the shooting range to try out a few new guns Craig got.  Both were a blast.

The day before Easter, April 20th, was Craig's Dad's 70th birthday so we had a surprise party for him.  A lot of family and friend were there and it was a great day celebrating Pops.

This spring was also filled with a little bit of sadness as well.  There were 3 funerals in less than a month.  First my Grandpa (my Mom's Dad) passed away unexpectedly.  We weren't super close with my Grandpa so just my mom headed up to Salmon for the funeral.  2 weeks later my Grandma LeAnne (my Mom's Mom) passed away.  She had been sick for a while and we knew she would be going soon.  My Grandma had lived with us multiple times growing up so we were all quite close with her.  Craig and I cancelled our trip to San Antonio (just a weekend getaway) and headed up to Salmon for her funeral services.  It was a beautiful service and it was so good to see some family that I hadn't seen for quite some time.  That evening we got a phone call that my other Grandma (my Dad's mom) had a stroke that morning and was in the hospital.  She had a stroke 14 years ago and my Grandpa had been taking care of her ever since, but this stroke was still unexpected.  We thought we would all be able to get home and see her before she passed away, but we got another call the next morning that she had passed away during the night.  So the next weekend we had another funeral in Boise.  Again it was a beautiful service with a lot of family.  My sweet Grandpa misses her dearly and just seems to be missing a part of himself.  It was a very emotional filled few weeks to say the least and I am glad that it is over with and hope that we don't have anymore funerals for quite some time.

Besides those crazy few weeks it was a good spring and we are all excited for summer and spending as much time in the pool and at splash pads and trying to not feel guilty about not getting anything accomplished.

Spring Soccer and Dance

Brooklyn had a fantastic Spring Soccer season.  Her coach from fall season was able to keep her whole team together for spring and so they completely destroyed all the other teams.  Brooklyn really improved.  Her ball handling, shooting and defense were all spectacular.  She scored 7 goals two different times and scored at least once in every game.  One game she was playing so hard and really just giving her all that she ended up in tears because she was so tired.  She got a lot more aggressive too which made her very competitive parents quite proud.  They ended the season with a team party and a trophy.  She had such a great season and is already looking forward to next year.  McKay was a great cheerleader and was at every practice and game.

Brooklyn also just had her spring dance recital.  The theme was Beauty and the Beast, her class was the Puffs (not sure exactly what part they were from the movie).  Brooklyn practiced a lot for this recital and it really did pay off, she did such a great job.  She knew all of her steps perfectly and smiled the whole time.  I might add that I think my stage make-up is getting better each time.  I'm also not going to lie, I am really excited that dance is done with for the year.  I might also be secretly hoping that this is our last dance season, give me sports all day every day, I'm just not really made out to be a dance mom, but if that's what she wants then I guess that's what I'll be.

These last few months have been very busy for Miss Brooklyn.  On Tuesday's we would go from activity days to soccer practice and then on Thursday's she would go straight from school to dance and then straight from dance to her soccer game.  We only had a few days with whining, most of the time she was a great sport and just smiled the whole time.  It really was wonderful to what her learn and grow and develop her talents. Now here is to summer break and a little time to relax.

In those dance pictures you might notice that something is missing, she lost another tooth!  This is number 3 and she wiggled that thing until it looked like she might swallow it in her sleep, so I finally convinced her to let me pull it out.  Now she gets to enter into the time of awkward smiles for awhile, but it is super cute.\

It's Easter Time

We had such a wonderful Easter this year.  Brooklyn is old enough to really understand the meaning of Easter, so we spent a lot of time the week leading up to Easter going through Christ's death and Resurrection and all of the events that lead up to it.  The kids got to do 3 different Easter Egg hunts and the first one was a spiritual hunt that allowed us to talk about some of the symbols of the season.  They then got to do a hunt at Nana and Pop's house and Grandma and Grandpa's house.  McKay really got into the hunts and would sprint all over collecting eggs.  They also had a lot of fun decorating Easter Eggs and eating way too much candy.  They were so excited that the Easter bunny came to visit and and left them a few goodies in their baskets.  It really was a wonderful time with a lot of family.

Winter Randoms

With Spring now in full bloom I figured it was time to get up the last of my pictures from winter.  We didn't get a whole lot of snow down the in the valley, but when it did McKay had a blast helping me shovel.  he was actually really good at it.  We had a pretty nice and sunny January which allowed us to get out of the house a little bit.  We are very excited for spring to be her and to head out to the park and play in the backyard and ride bikes and scooters before the eat of summer hits.

The kids holding their newest cousins Holland and Charlotte