Guacamole

"Just eating some quacamole mom."

Delicious.

Just playing

I love spring time. Doors open, green grass, sundress and playing in the shoe basket. What could be better?

Thanksgiving Point Half Marathon

Last weekend Dad, Hayley and Caleb ran in the Thanksgiving Point half marathon and did a great job. It was a beautiful day and we went to see them cross the finish line. Rhen cheered on all the runners.

The 3 runners with their medals!

All Rease wanted to do was wear the medal - Aunt Hayley was nice enough to lend it to her for the day.

Enjoying the free massages after the race.

Rease spotted a "princess" and had to get a picture with her before we left.

Good job you 3 runners!

Rease

I love this girl!

Sweetness

I just thought these pics of Rhen were so sweet...

Flying kites

Josh took the girls up to the park last week to fly kites - Rease had a blast and just wanted to do it herself. She held on to that kite string and did not let go.

Rhen just roamed around the park and had a fun time hanging out outside.

Rhen

Rhen found the glasses and had a fun time...

She looks so smart, doesn't she?

Fever

Sweet Rhen has had a fever on and off for about a month - I think it's those darn teeth that are coming in. I wish they'd hurry up so we can get past this. She woke up from her nap and I could tell her fever broke during her sleep...

This is one side...

This is the other. Her whole left side from head to foot was soaked.

Poor girl doesn't quite know what to do when she's sick. She just lays in my arms and sucks her thumb - and though I hate to see her sick I love it when she snuggles with me!

Family work day

We have a family reunion planned this year in August at Aspen Grove. Dad was nice enough to offer to pay for half of our registration (which is way expensive by the way) in exchange for a full day of yard work at their house. We gladly accepted and the work day was planned for April 9th. We showed up ready to work and work we did!

The transfer of bins from the garage to the storage unit was first on the list. How many times have these bins been moved? I'm not sure but I know in the short time that Hayley and Caleb have known each other, he has helped move them 3 different times - so imagine how many more times they have gone from storage unit to house!

We raked all the flower beds out and bagged up the leaves.

Rease helped with her "teeny tiny rake." Everything that is small is "so cute" or "teeny tiny" to Rease. And she always says "it's just my size!"

Rhen watched from the chair while Josh and Justin moved mulch into the beds...

Yes, this is manure all over her face. Yummy!

And on her face too.

Rease loves the hot tub so she was happy to help Papa clean it out and fill it up.

She helped pick up the sticks around the yard too. She was a great helper all day long.

We got out the white swing and Rease and Rhen tested it out for the first time this year.

And this was our reward for a long day of work. These pictures were actually taken the next day because the hot tub took about 24 hours to warm up. But boy is it nice to have the hot tub back!

Thanks to dad for getting the work day together! We had a fun day and got tons of work done!

Congrats Graduate!

Josh is an official MBA grad. Yesterday was graduation up at Weber State University and we celebrated the end of this time of our lives. The ceremony was great and the guest speaker was very inspiring. He talked about hard work and being the best you can be. He also asked a few questions to the graduates and had them stand up when they applied to them. These are some of the questions that Josh was able to stand up to:

Did you work full or part time while attending school?

Were you married while attending school?

Did you have kids while attending school?

Are you the first person in your family to graduate with a Bachelor's degree?

Are you the first person in your family to graduate with a Master's degree?

It made me a little teary-eyed and also made me realize how hard he has worked while still balancing so many other things. Thanks Josh for being my man!

This is the gang that were able to be there - minus Alma who had came for the ceremony but had to get back to work (we're so glad he was able to make it!)
This is a sweet moment I caught on camera - I told them to smile and just as I took the picture he leaned in to kiss his mom's cheek. Josh's mom is very special to him and always has been - thanks to her for watching our kids so many times while Josh was in class and I was working!
My proud parents. They have been so supportive through our school years and have always encouraged us all to get as much education as possible. Josh took their advice - thanks to them for all their support!

It rained most of the day but that did not dampen our spirits. Rease was so happy to be able to use her Ariel umbrella again.

Is it true? An MBA grad?

Our little family.

Oh how our girls love their dad! It has been an interesting last 6 months for the 3 of them - balancing naps, playtime, poopy diapers and in the middle of that trying to study. I know they will remember this time as "so fun" that they got to be with their dad!

Last night our friend Greg took us out to one of our favorite restaurants "Bambara." We got a sitter for the kids and spent some quality time with our dear friend - and on top of that we had some fabulous food! Greg has been such a support and a listening ear for Josh and we love him so much! He made the comment last night that he can't believe school is over already - it seems like we just decided to go back and now we're done. I feel like that too sometimes. Life gets crazy but we make it through in record time and look back and wonder where it went! Thanks Greg for an awesome dinner!

After dinner we thought about going to a movie and couldn't find one we liked. So instead of a movie we drove by the Delta Center just as the Jazz game was starting and were able to scalp some cheap play-off tickets for the game! So in we went in our shirt and tie and skirt and watched the Jazz kill Denver. It was a fun game and I couldn't believe how loud the crowd was! What a fun night!

I woke up this morning exhausted. What a day we had yesterday! But most of all I am so proud of my sweet hubbie and all the time and effort he put into school. He works hard to give us a good life and we love him to pieces!