My Amazing Brother!

Check out my brother, Eric, and his NEW VIDEO that he just finished. He is amazing and talented. If you like this, you should check more of his stuff out on Facebook!

Memorial Day Weekend

Last year, for Memorial Day, we headed down to Manti for the weekend and little camping and an end of school celebration! This year, we were going to head to Manti but the weather was supposed to be raining and cold so we opted to head north to my Grandma Maddock's cabin. We didn't have to pack a tent, set it up, take it down, etc. And I didn't feel 100% so this was much easier. And I had an actual bed to sleep in :) We just relaxed, hiked, played games, fished, shot the gun, laughed at the kids, played at the playground, and just had fun being together as a family. It was such a nice weekend. And, yes, it rained quite a bit and was cold! We were glad to be in the cabin instead of our tent...getting wet!

And these last two pictures are from a hike that Montana, Mason, Trent, and my dad took to a place called Waterfall Canyon.

Random May Happenings

I usually have so many random pictures from different months, so this month, we get a random post with random pictures.

My cousin, Jace Jensen, put together a benefit concert for the University of Utah's Burn Center for his Eagle Project. He was able to get Jon Schmidt to come and perform. Eric was able to open for Jon Schmidt and it was a pretty amazing concert. And, of course, it was fun to get autographs and our picture taken with Jon Schmidt.

Peyton had a cardiology appointment this month as well. He did awesome and was such a big boy. He didn't even cry about anything that they had to do. He is looking and sounding awesome! All of his tests looked normal for him. And he is good to start Kindergarten in August!

So, one day we were driving down the freeway....actually on our way to the Jon Schmidt concert. Anyway, the car in the lane next to us hit some tire shred and it flew up and hit the front of our van...the headlight to be exact. We didn't pull over then to see the damage but later found this...

And it is now all fixed up and better!

Tanner is one of our silliest kids. He does the funniest things. The other night we found him in his bed like this...

It is really hard to get after him when he does this cause it's just so funny! Oh, to be two again!

For Eric's birthday (May 4) we decided to decorate his car. The boys had a lot of fun doing it and Eric didn't even suspect us!

Mason graduated from 1st Grade at the end of the month. He is at the top of his class and we couldn't be more proud of him. He is so smart and turning into a wonderful little man.

And, of course, it couldn't be the month of May without celebrating Mother's Day. Montana made me breakfast in bed and I got spoiled with presents.

I was so well taken care of! I also couldn't finish my favorite breakfast because of this little peanut...

He/She is due to arrive towards the end of January! We couldn't be more excited!

And I think that sums up the month of May...except for Mason's birthday but that deserves its own post!

Mason's 7th Birthday

I still can't believe that Mason is seven years old! I feel like I just had him! His birthday was on a Sunday this year and he wasn't thrilled about it. But then we told him it was so special cause the Primary kids got to sing to him on his actual birthday. And we still tried to make it special. He had a good day and we ate his favorite food for dinner....and I can't remember what it was! I just remember that it wasn't something we would typically do for a Sunday dinner.

Provo City Center Temple Groundbreaking

Since we live in the boundaries for the new Provo City Center Temple, we had the opportunity to go to the groundbreaking. We didn't know how the kids would do but they did surprisingly well. It was quite cold that morning and we didn't plan well for that! We were in our seats by about 8:15AM and we were still towards the back. The groundbreaking started at 9AM. It was hard to keep the kids occupied while we waited for it to start. There was a hot air balloon out and about (getting pretty close to the temple) and that kept the kids attention for awhile. President Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was there. It was neat for the boys to be able to witness that. The speakers spoke a lot about the history of Provo and the tabernacle. (The tabernacle burned down in December of 2010 and instead of rebuilding it as a tabernacle, they have decided to rebuild it as another temple for Provo.) We hung around after it was over and worked our way to the front so the boys could actually break some of the dirt. The shovels they used were made from materials from the tabernacle. It was a really neat experience for the boys and we are so grateful to be getting a temple so close to our home....within walking distance actually!