Easter & Spring - Wonderful Things!

Here are a few pictures from Easter. You can tell the kids were amused at the Easter Egg Hunt - actually in their defense they were just ready to go. The wind got going pretty good and they were all cold. We took the kids over to IFA. They were having a spring sale/party and they had a mechanical bull, a climbing wall, roping, mutton busting, games, Easter egg hunts, and food. All of it was free, which makes it even better. I told the kids that whoever made it to the top of the climbing wall would win $5 and Alayna was so determined, she not only made it to the top, but she went up the toughest one (the adult one) and made it faster than any of the adults! She is our little monkey and boy is she competitive. The kids enjoyed the mechanical bull, Rhett looked so cute! The hardest part was getting them away from all the fun!

A Visit From Jon's Parents!

We had the wonderful opportunity to meet our exchange student's parents last week. They were only here for a day and a half so we jam packed it full of adventures. We put them on our pony, we took them for a drive up through Zion, we held a spontaneous partial-family dinner with a surprise gift presentation from them, they went on an exchange student field trip with Jon, I took them to the temple, I drove them up through Snow Canyon, they rode the 4-wheelers, and we took them down the strip and to the water show at the Bellagio before returning them to their hotel on Freemont street (where they watched the light show). It was a very fast and exhausting day and a half! We all had a blast and they are wonderful sweet people! It's easy to see why their son is so kind and nice. We really hated seeing them go so soon, but they invited us to come stay in their country with them many times and we look forward to doing that in the future. Here are some pictures from their visit. His mom and dad came along with his dad's cousin. His dad's cousin was a hoot and even rode the kid's 50 cc motorcycle. It was so fun!

Grandpa Hamel

For those of you who have been wondering...My Grandpa did not die, we had to move him to an assisted living facility. This was something we did not want to have to do, but it came that time when things were getting dangerous for everybody and it was the best thing for him. We moved him out to a little house in LaVerkin and we visit him every Sunday. He loves the food and there are a few people for him to visit with. They only have 5 residents at the most and right now there are only 4 including him. They really spoil him and he seems to be happy. That makes me happy too. We miss him, but things have been a lot safer and we haven't had to worry about leaving Grandpa alone during the day or on the weekend. We took some pictures when we went to visit him the other day so here they are! Things 'round here are about the same - crazy and fun and never a dull moment. Take Care!

Life on the Farm!

My cute little nephew in Murray likes to say that we live on a "farm." For any of you who have actually lived on a farm or been on a real farm, you will find this funny, but he is passionate about his visits here. Everytime our family is brought up in a conversation, he will tell my sister, "When can we go visit my cousins on the farm?" I love it! It is so cute. Anyway, here are some cute pictures I took of our horses, Coy & Kate, and our pig, Davey Jones. Davey is going to be butchered in a few weeks, but the other day, he got out of his pen and he was galloping around the yard. I never realized pigs could gallop, but it sure was fun to watch! Here is also a cute picture of Kayle and Ethan dressed up like "Captains of the Army" they told me. They like to create their own costumes with various items they own. They have been very creative lately. Maybe it's because we turned off our cable...I sure love them, though. Kids have crazy funny imaginations, it's great!

Tigerette Spectacular!

Here are a couple of pictures of the girls at their Tigerette Spectacular! They had a great year and I was thankful to be a part of it. Each year just gets better as the program grows. Here is a picture of all the girls on the team and then one of me and head coach, Anna. Here also are some pictures of Trista and Alayna performing at the spectacular. It was a great time!

Aren't Kids Funny?

Have you ever looked at your kids in certain positions and just wondered how it could ever be comfortable to be like that? Well, that is wondered a lot in this home. My kids are always falling asleep in weird positions and in weird places, and although I'm sure it's not comfortable, it sure is adorable. Rhett fell asleep the other day on the bar stools and I just had to take a picture. Kids sure are funny!