Chuck E Cheese

The kids have never been to Chuck E Cheese's before. (I know I am a terrible mom) Justin has been asking to go there for a couple of years. So when Jen said she was going to go there for Skylar's birthday we were on board. The kids had a blast! Garrett love the monster truck and was in it pretty much the whole time we were there. Garrett was also pretty fascinated with Chuck E Cheese.

A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT

Caution: This post could be very long!!!

With the weather being so nice I really tried every chance I got to talk Mike into leaving work early for a 4-wheeler ride. Justin loved it because he finally got to shoot his BB gun. As we were riding through the creek Mike spotted this little snake and caught it. Justin was sure we needed to take it home as a pet. The frogs we caught last summer were one thing. I draw the line with snakes!! So we let it go! Justin got over it!

I got to go on Justin's field trip with him. We had a great time! They went to the Clark Planetarium and the Discovery Gateway. Justin loved the under the Sea 3-D movie that they seen at the planetarium and since we recently went to the Discovery Gateway he already had his favorite activities and he spent most of his time doing those!! (I am a little sad I no longer have a 1st grader. Justin had a great year with a great teacher that really cared about the kids. But we were both ready for a break!)

On Memorial Day we took our annual trip to the Zoo with Grandpa and Grandma! Garrett loved it and could not get enough! We heard over and over "lets got see more animals" and he would take off running! Both kids loved the Carousel only Garrett could not decide what animal he wanted to ride! I think he changed three time before the ride started!

On one of our 4-wheeler rides we came to a place in the road where it was really muddy and not such a good road. I stopped and told Mike I was not driving on it! So he decided to make a go of it! Needless to say he did not make it either! He got pretty stuck! I am sure he loved every minute of it!

And last but not least... Mike's brother Tom is in town for a their nephew Devon's Wedding. It was a beautiful day! Congratulations so Devon and Lynzie!

So yesterday Mike, Tom and Kari took the Justin, Garrett, and Raymond on the Heber Creeper! The kids loved it and had a great time! (Thanks Tom)

Justin's First Grade Program

Justin did such a great job in his program I was so proud of him! The program was all about career opportunities. Justin's class wanted to be cowboys. He was defiantly in his element! The other first grade classes were plumber, bakers, engineers and movie stars! They were all so cute and did a great job! We went on the first day to watch and then the next day I told Justin just before he left for school that I probably would not be able to come and watch him that day. His eyes got kind of sad as he ask me "Why not?" So because my great neighbor and friend watch Garrett for me I went to the second show also. I did not let him know I was there! On one of the very last songs that they sang right in the middle of the song he spotted me his eyes light up as he mouth "my mom" to himself and he got a huge smile on his face! It was so worth juggling my day to see his eyes and his smile!

Justin sitting with his class singing! (NOT his favorite thing to do!)

Justin being a really great cowboy!

And last but certainly not least this is was Garrett did! He also played with my cell phone, and my camera(and dropped my camera)! I must say though he did a lot better than I thought he would!

Easter

We had a pretty great Easter this year! It was pretty low key for us! On Saturday the we dyed Easter eggs. Both kids loved this most of Garrett's eggs ended up broken because he dropped them in the cup instead of setting them in the cups. He had a great time anyway!

On Easter morning we were up pretty early due to early morning meetings at church. Garrett could not get over all the eggs that were all over the floor. Justin was super excited that the Easter bunny brought them the Mario vs. Sonic Olympics game for the Wii. The bunny also brought them both sand toys, new church cloths and a little candy.

They both looked super cute in their new church cloths!

After church most of us had a short nap before we headed over to my brothers house for grandma's egg hunt and dinner. Justin filled his bucket and then he started to fill Garrett's bucket. Garrett lost interest after about ten sparkly eggs and started playing with the toys.(I tried to get him to pick up normal Easter eggs and he wanted nothing to do with them)

After we ate dinner my brother saddled the pony he had at his house and let the kids go for a ride on it! Both kids loved it!

It was super fun day!

Garrett's Birthday Celebrations

Garrett had a great birthday!! On the 9th we had a grandparents party! Grandma Linda made him this cute little "mator" cake (every wrecker is mator). He loved it!

He got some pretty great gifts from everyone.

Mike and I decided we would build him a sand box. Mike started to put the sand in it right before everyone arrived at his party so he could have cared less if anyone was at his house for his party he was going to play in his sand!!

On his birthday he spent all morning with Mike at work because Justin was sick again and I took him to the doctor! When Garrett and Mike got home for lunch we gave him this cute little sand digger and let him open his other presents! He got the V-Smile pocket and some games for it. He loves it! Him and Justin fight about who gets to play with it all the time!

We had plans to got the the Kangaroo Zoo the night 0f Garrett's Birthday but, because Justin was sick we ended up going on Monday night! At first Garrett didn't want anything to do with the slides but after a while he was having a blast. He just ran from one slide to the next. After we left he kept saying Dad we go back. It was really cute!

Garrett had a great birthday! I can't believe my baby is 3!! He is such a sweet boy most of the time. We love you Garrett!!

Happy Happy Birthday!!!

Today Garrett is 3!! He is such a fun little boy to have around!! We have been working with him recently on his new age, if you ask him how old he is, without missing a beat he pipes up and says 4. Then as I say no you are not 4 he pipes up with oh yeah 3. I think he tells me 4 just to get a rise out of me, he know how old he is. Such a funny little boy. He defiantly keeps us on our toes!! We love you Garrett!!!Happy Birthday Garrett!!!

Discovery Gateway

During spring break I took Justin and Garrett to get there pictures taken. I told Justin that if he was good for his pictures that we would go and do something fun afterwards. Justin was an angel for pictures, Garrett not so much. We will be going back to see if we can get even one good picture of Garrett!! I guess I bribed the wrong kid!!! So after pictures I took the kids to the Discovery Gateway. They had a blast!!

Garrett's favorite part!! It was a little cold and a lot windy but the only thing he wanted to do was go outside to see the helicopter!

Both kids did like the water!

Justin's favorite part was the crane!! Although there were a lot of kids waiting for there turn so he didn't get to do it for very long!


Garrett was also having a blast with the balls!

We had a pretty good time. Justin can't wait to go back!!