It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a ...

PIG?!?

Imagine waking up and seeing this in the field across from your house!

Lil L, A2 and I went to the Eagle Mountain Pony Express Days Parade today.

A2 enjoyed collecting candy all all of the other loot that people were handing out.
Lil L bounced along to the music ... until she fell asleep.

J1 marched in her first parade as a member of Westlake High School's Marching Band. Go Thunder!!!

L walked with a group from the Stake that are preparing to go on Trek this summer.
"Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked ..."

I love a parade!! Here's some of my favorite floats.

Memorial Day Tradition

Some people go camping or on a picnic, others have a BBQ with friends and family. Our family? No matter what the temperature is outside, we throw our kids into the pool to "stir the salt" and begin the summer swimming season. We have to. It's tradition! The kids were good sports - considering that on Monday it was about 75 degrees and the water temperature was only 60!

Global Warming?!

Can someone please explain this crazy weather to me?? Here we are ... May 24 ... 4 days until school is out for the summer and we wake up to this:

We're supposed to get about 6 inches before this storm is done.

Spring Break - A Recipe for Fun!

Ingredients:
1 week off from school
6 active children
1 very patient baby girl
1 brave mom
1 working dad

Step 1: (Monday)
Spend the day cleaning the house to prepare for the arrival of a good friend from NY.

Step 2: (Tuesday)
After watching the rain/snow fall all morning, have a Pirates of the Caribbean movie-a-thon complete with popcorn and hot cocoa to chase away the cold, rainy day blues.

Step 3: (Wednesday)
While Dad is working from home, drive to Salt Lake City to give Dad a few hours of peace and quiet. Visit Temple Square and the "I am a Child of God" interactive exhibit at the Church History Art Museum across from Temple Square.

Step 4: (Thursday)
Take the animals to visit their friends in the zoo. (Oops ... I meant take the kids to Hogle Zoo.) Stop by Heritage Park across the street and see the famous "This Is The Place" Monument. Don't forget to be home by 3:30 for piano lessons!

Step 5: (Friday)
Clean the house, again, and pack the car for a weekend trip to Colorado Springs.

Step 6: (Saturday and Sunday)
Enjoy time with family.

Optional Recovery Plan for Mom after Spring Break is over:
Sit back and relax ... maybe watch a good movie while enjoying a nice quiet soak!

Chocolate Cherry Glazed Cookie Bites

I love chocolate and cherries ... put them together and you've found my weakness. So, when I stumbled across a recipe for these little tasty treats, I knew I had to find a reason to make some. We had these for dessert on Easter Sunday.

Easter "Egg-citement"

Parent Appreciation Day 2010

Ever heard of Parent Appreciation Day? J1 decided we needed to have one, so we did. J1 and L planned the day (it was on Saturday, February 13) and then recruited the other kids to help carry out the plan.

It was amazing! They planned all our meals and activities for the entire day, made their shopping list, bought all the groceries for the day with their own money, did the cooking, served all our meals to us and did the clean-up after each meal.

They even rearranged the furniture so that Don and I could have a quite candlelit dinner for two with dancing included. I think we should definitely celebrate Parent Appreciation Day every year!