Monday, March 31, 2014

Tanner's Birthday

Tanner is FOUR!  He is growing up so fast and is such a joy to have around.  He likes to tease his brothers and always wants to play with them.  He requested a Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman cake.  So I recruited a friend of mine to help with fondant to meet Tanner's request.  It took a long time to do but was so worth it when I saw his face.  He LOVED the cake and now I have some high standards to uphold when it comes to birthday cakes in this household.  He has already asked for a Spiderman, Hulk, and Bumblebee cake for next year!  I think I'm in trouble...






He also requested McDonalds for his birthday dinner.  So, off we went to eat!



And of course we had to have a little party.  We celebrated with friends and food!  So fun and delicious!








We also celebrated with my family at the beginning of the month!





Provo City Center Temple

This afternoon, we had the opportunity to watch the Angel Moroni get placed on top of the new Provo City Center Temple.  We pulled the kids out of school to be able to see it.  It was such a neat experience!









Bike Ride

Today is Tanner's birthday and we decided it would be fun to have a picnic lunch at Utah Lake.  We packed up a lunch, loaded the bikes, and headed to the lake.  It was a fun little adventure with the two little ones.  And such a beautiful day!  Oh, and Austin had awesome hair by the time we were done!








Thursday, March 20, 2014

Mason is a Rockstar!

We just found out that Mason got into CAS - Center for Accelerated Studies - through the school district.  We are so proud of him and what he has accomplished.  He will do great things in life!  Especially if we can get a decent picture of him!




Tuesday, March 18, 2014

St Patrick's Day

The leprechaun made his appearance at our house again this year.  He made a mess of my clean house, left fun cereal for the boys and a bowl of chocolates, and turned our milk green.  The boys love when the leprechaun comes and I love the chocolate he leaves!





We also had a very green dinner - Broccoli soup in green bread bowls and mint chocolate chip ice cream in green cones.



Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Phoenix

Montana's dad, Brock, had a heart attack this last week.  It was quite scary and Montana felt that he needed to go to Phoenix.  So, we looked into flights and rental cars and realized it would be cheaper for him to rent a car and drive then it would be to fly.  We reserved the smallest car possible since it was the cheapest.  When he went to pick up the car, they upgraded him to a truck for the same price.  So we decided to all jump in and go as a family.  It was a very enjoyable weekend!  Brock was in the hospital the night we arrived but came home the next day.  The kids were able to play with their cousins, swim, enjoy the warm weather, and spend time with their Papa.





















Montana's mission president (President Cameron) is serving another mission with his wife at the Mesa Temple Visitor's Center.  On Sunday, we decided to head down there to see if we would run into them.  We also wanted to show the kids the temple that we were married in.  Mason decided to stay back with his cousins so we loaded up the other three and headed that direction.  We asked for the Camerons at the visitors center but the missionaries told us there were at church.  We decided to walk around the grounds with the kids.  When we were done, we loaded everybody up and started to drive away.  All of a sudden, Montana looked up and saw Sister Cameron walking down the street.  We stopped her and they invited us into their home (on the temple grounds) to visit.  We really enjoyed our visit with them.  They spoiled the kids with cookies as always.  It was so fun to see them while we were there!









We headed back home on Monday.  It was a much needed break from life and a great time spent with our little family as well as our extended family!