Dance like no one is watching,

Toward the end of March the elemetary school had a Sock Hop, so we took the kids for a night of dancing.
Here Eryk and Kaitlyn attempt the Chicken Dance

More Chicken Dance

The Hokey Pokey

Cute little kids!

Dancing

give her a twirl

Here is a cute little video of Kaitlyn dancing

Bugs life

Eryk's school had a bug program a few days ago, well maybe a bit longer than that but whatever. The Kindergarten classes all dressed up like bug and sang songs.

Eryk was spider!

Such a cute little smiley spider. I love this little guy!

Singing about Bringing home a Baby bumble bee

All bugs have three parts have three parts... I only remember that song cause I recorded a littl bit of it

Grandma came out too, and brought him a bugging gift!

Here is the little spider and two of his friends

I have really enjoyed being involved with their activities and am sad the school year is coming to an end.

This Mother's day I thought I would share with you my favorite Mother's day poems or sayings. There were so many to choose from and I did not want this to be a super long post so I chose 3 of the top ones on my list. I hope you all have a Happy Mother's Day!

When God Created Mothers

When the good Lord was creating mothers He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said, "You’re doing a lot of fiddling around this one."
And the Lord said, "Have you read the specs on this order? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; Have 180 moveable parts... all replaceable; Run on black coffee and leftovers; Have a lap that disappears when she stands up; A kiss that can cure anything from a broken leg to a disappointed love affair; And six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands... no way."
"It’s not the hands that are causing me problems," said the Lord. "It’s the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have."
"That’s on the standard model?" asked the angel.
The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks, "What are you kids doing in there?" when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what she shouldn’t but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front that can look at a child when he goofs up and say, "I understand and I Love You" without so much as uttering a word."
"Lord", said the angel, toughing His sleeve gently, "Come to bed. Tomorrow..."
"I can’t," said the Lord, "I’m so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick... can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger... and can get a nine-year-old to stand under a shower."
The angel circled the model of a mother very slowly. "It’s too soft," she sighed.
"But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this mother can do or endure."
"Can it think?"
"Not only think, but it can reason and compromise," said the Creator.
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There’s a leak," she pronounced. "I told You. You were trying to put too much into this model."
"It’s not a leak," said the Lord, "it’s a tear."
"What’s it for?"
"It’s for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness and pride."
"You are a genius," said the angel.
The Lord looked somber. "I didn’t put it there."
- Erma Louise Bombeck

Things my Mother Taught me

1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE."If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION."You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL."If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC."Because I said so, that's why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC."If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT."Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY."Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS."Shut your mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM."Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"
10. My mother taught me about STAMINA."You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER."This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY."If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE."I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION."Stop acting like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY."There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."
16. My mother ! taught me about ANTICIPATION."Just wait until we get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING."You are going to get it when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE."If you don't stop crossing your eyes, They are going to freeze that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP."Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"
20. My mother taught me HUMOUR."When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT."If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS."You're just like your father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS."Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM."When you get to be my age, you'll understand."
25. And my favourite: my mother taught me about JUSTICE."One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"

The meanest Mom!

I have the meanest mom in the whole world…While other kids get candy and ice cream for breakfast,I have to have waffles and fresh-squeezed orange juice.And while other kids are enjoying their PepsiAnd potato chips for lunch,I have to eat a hot “home cooked” meal in the cafeteria.And as you can probably guess, I have to eatA different dinner than everybody else, too.While other kids get to order out for pizza,I have to eat my mom’s homemade spaghettiOr her steak and potatoes and gravy.
My mom is so mean that she demands to knowWhere I am twenty-four hours a day,And whom I’m with and what I’m doing.And if I say I’m gonna be gone for two hours,She actually expects me to be back in two hours or less,And not one minute more (well, unless I call).
What’s worse is, while other kids get to enjoyTheir privacy and spare time,My mom is constantly asking me questions aboutMy “love life”, all my friends, and how school is going,She is so nosy!Sometimes she keeps me up until four o’clock in the morningJust telling me exciting stories about when she was a teenager,Or talking about “girl stiff” like dating and kissing.
But that’s not all, while all the other kids get to stay outUntil two or three in the morning having fun,I have to be home early because I have a mid-night curfew.And while other kids get to sleep in until noon on Saturday,I have to get up early and help clean houseBecause my mom taught me how to wash dishesAnd do the laundry and cook.
As if that’s not bad enough, my mom is so immature!I don’t think she’ll ever grow up.She always wants me to have partiesSo she can hangout with my friends,Who, of course, all love and adore her.In fact, sometimes they go visit herWhen I’m not even there.And when my mom beats me at Checkers,She boast and brags about it to any and everyoneWho will listen for a whole week telling themHow she is the “Checker Champion”.
My mom is so mean that she still tucks me in bed at night,And she is always giving me hugs and kisses in public,And she’s constantly telling me how much she loves meAnd to “remember who I am and what I stand for”.
But perhaps the worst thing about havingThe meanest mom in the whole world is thatI won’t have half the experiences that some kids get…I’ve never shoplifted or sluffed school.I’ve never been arrested or kicked out of a bar,In fact, I’ve never even been in a bar.And I’ve never had to walk the white lineOr go to jail without passing go.And I’ll probably never have the privilegeOr getting to know a probation officer,Let alone having a cellmate for life.
But you want to know a little secret?…I love her,

Brigadoon

I am really trying to play catch up here since I got so far behind with my post. I was tempted to just forget about catching up and moving forward, but hopefully I can move forward and catch up all at the same time. So from here on post my come out of order.

The morning after Movie night started bright and early because I was headed to Vernal with my mom on a road trip! Why Vernal, you may ask (unless you already knew) but that is were Gage lives and goes to school. On this particular occasion we were going up to see him perform in his school play Brigadoon. While Brian and family and my mom have been up before for other plays I have not been to Vernal since Gage 1st moved up there. This time though I decided to go and tag along.

Here we are waiting in line. Kollette, my mom and Kollette's Parents

A little more chillin' waiting for the doors to open

Gage during the pre-show, trying to tell funny jokes

Brigadoon

The show has begun

Not the greatest picture but he is dancing with a girl!

Playing his role as the bar tender

More tending to the bar

The star and his Grandma

He really needs a haircut!

The play was great and all of the actor/actresses did a fantastic job and you really tell they were having a lot of fun and enjoying that they were doing. As Gage will be graduating here in a few weeks this was his last school musical so it was great to be able to go and see him perform.

Movie night at Eagle Valley Elementary School

On March 20th Kollette and the kids invited me to movie night at the school. I couldn't say no to an opportunity to hang out with one my favorite families. We got to the school thinking we were going to see the Velveteen Rabbit.However because of some issue with licensing we ended up watching Meet the Robinson's, which was okay by me.

They had the screen already set up on the stage in the lunchroom/auditorium and you can see at this point they were still thinking that Velveteen Rabbit would be playing.

The had bags and bags of popcorn.

It had not been advertise very well so the turn out was little smaller than last year so everyone got plenty of popcorn

Here are Kaitlyn and Cheyenne wating for the movie to begin

The three stooges!

The kids bring their pillows and blankets and spread out on the floor.

It was a lot of fun hanging out with them. Kollette and I sat off to the side and talked the entire time. It was great. Again I am so glad that we live so close that we can get together and enjoy these activities. Thanks guys for another great evening.... more to come!

Happy Easter!!!!

I know, I know.... I am a little late with this post, But hey whats new. Easter to me came a little earlier this year that I was hoping for. I know last year it was in March but I kept thinking it would be toward the end of the month. It sort of caught me off guard. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. I know we did even though the weather was a little uncooperative. Anytime we get together as a family though we always have a great time. So here is a brief run down of the activities.

We always do our celebration on Saturday as that is when Spanish Fork has their city egg hunt, so it is a great time to get together as a family.
This was Ruby's 1st year for the hunt and because I arrived somewhat late and her field was the closets I got to watch her and her Daddy "hunt for eggs" As I was standing watching him I remembered when I took him to his 1st Easter Hunt over 20 years ago. Wow, time has a way flying and we have been going to this same egg hunt every year since. Of course we have added many more kids and then some have out grown out, but we still have a few years before Eryk will be too old and by then maybe more little ones will be added.

So enough that sappy stuff on with the pictures.

Cute little Ruby in her Bunny Best pauses on the wet grass to ponder the wonders in her basket

Kaitlyn shoing off her prize winning "Golden Ticket" that was inside one of her eggs.

Ruby got a "Golden Ticket" as well and stood in line with Kaitlyn. Here is displays her new chocolate bunny which is too young to eat... right? I am sure mom and dad will enjoy it for her.

After the egg hunt and the chaos of collecting kids and prizes is back to Grandma's for some Egg dyeing fun, various egg dyeing kits and mugs with different colors are set out on the table for the kids (and adults) to enjoy.

Ruby really liked sucking on the eggs and splashing in the dye

Brian shows of his master piece

and even Amy has created a work of art

This is where my mom aka "grandma" has discovered at least one dozen of those egs being colored is not boiled. Or so she tries to tell us. Funny story though she did do that one year. I guess keeping track of 10 dozen boiled eggs can be hard.

Another master peice is created.

Next the "Grandma Bunny" has hidden a plastic egg for each kid, somewhere in the backyard so it is now their job to find one. Of course they must pose for a picture 1st.

After they find hte egg they go to the "Grandma Bunny" and exchange it for a sack of cool Easter things.
Here is Ruby stylin' in some glasses playing with a Slinky

Then it is time for food, food and more food.

Of course the little one must text her "peeps" and tell them what a super fun time she is having SRSLY!

This year we have added a new tradition as sadly my dad is no longer able to join us (in the physical sense) so we all went to the cemetary to visit his grave.

Some of the kids decorated Grandpa and egg and we took him salt too.

and that concludes oue Easter celebration 2009. Thanks for taking a look