Birthday Girl

Libby had such a great day! She is at such a fun age! She went to bed singing "Happy Birthday to you". She is very into Disney Princesses and loved her new Cinderella dress!

Our Saturday

For years, literally, our boys have been begging for a sandbox. We have put them off until I can't take it anymore! We are finally doing it this year! We are also putting in a small garden. Anyway, we finally decided to break ground on Saturday. It was quite a project, but it is amazing that our kids, and a couple of friends, hung in there for 3 hours! We of course used bribery, Costco hot dogs for lunch, and a candy bar after we were done! It was a lot of work, but the hole is dug! We now need to figure out how to get the edging we want and some sand! The kids are beyond themselves. They even go out and play in the hole! Here are some pics.

Libby even helped!

That's a lot of dirt!

That's a lot of work!

Almost done!

Tilling the garden

California

We had such a fun time in California! The highlight of the trip was Disneyland. We hadn't been for 6 years. Bryson barely remembers that trip! We all loved it! We got lucky and it was raining the first day, which kept the crowds down. We also utilized the Fast Pass system and hardly had any wait time that day. The second day was a joke. It was Spring Break in Utah and California and the place was packed! It was hard to maneuver the stroller. We still managed okay with the Fast Passes, and had a great day. The highlight for Libby was meeting her idols, the Princesses. We only got pictures with two, but she saw others from a distance. Sleeping Beauty even waved, winked, and blew a kiss!



It was a magical two days. We also were able to spend some time with family and friends. We went to Huntington Beach where we were literally attacked by Lady Bugs. Libby was NOT amused. There was also a ton of tar/asphalt on the beach that got all over everyone and wouldn't come off! It was annoying! Oh well, we still had a great time! Here are some other pictures!

Owen Happenings

We have had a lot going on around here! Bryson and Alyssa have had birthdays and we celebrated Easter a week early since we will be in California next week! Here are some pictures-

I thought I would let you all know that Bryson actually ended up getting quite spoiled and received a few things on his list! The highlights were of course a library card and an email account! Just kidding, he got an Itouch. He helped pay for it, but didn't know if he was getting if for sure- long story! Anyway, he is thrilled!

Birthday List!

Bryson is having a birthday soon and Bryce and I asked him to make us a list. It is hilarious! Here it is-

1- War Craft BC Games
2- Wii games- Indian Jones Legos, Wii Resort
3- Airzooka
4- Gum
5- Beads
6- Mechanical Pencils
7-Pens
8- $
9- Movies
10- Books- Fablehaven 5
11- Ripstick wheels
12- I-Touch
13- Playstation
14- MT bike
15- Fishing lures and bait
16- Zoo Tycoon, P.C.
17- Go see Avatar
18- New desk- bigger
19- New clothes, shirts
20- Wii pin
21-Wii $
22- New nunchuck
23-Rock band
24- Band Hero
25- Dish TV
26- Age of the Empire 2 and 3
27- Lamp
28- Facebook account
29- Email account
30- Library Card

I just had to laugh at some of these things. I mean third on the list is gum? Really, gum? Dish TV is a no go, as well as most of them! I just thought it was funny to see what is important to him. Obviously video games are a little too much on his mind! And, a library card? I mean, he can have that anytime, he just has to ask me!!!! Oh well, hopefully he is okay on his birthday when he gets one thing on this list!!!!!!

One of those moments

I just had one of those parenting moments that makes it all worthwhile! Last night, Bryson finished reading the entire Book of Mormon by himself. He came and told Bryce and I and we talked to him about Moroni's promise and encouraged him to do it. Well, tonight for FHE, yes we had it a day late, long story, anyway, he taught the lesson on scripture study. He read a portion of Elder Hollands talk from Conference that bears a powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon. We then asked him to bear his testimony of the Book of Mormon. He couldn't even talk because he was so choked up! He got teary and looked at me and said, "I don't want to". We explained to everyone that sometimes when you feel the spirit it makes you cry and it is hard to talk. He finally did it, although short it was sweet. It was such a wonderful teaching moment. For those that don't know Bryson well, this was VERY unusual. He never cries, or even admits to feeling the spirit. I hope it is something he always remembers!!!

Growing up!

Wow how time flies! I swear it was just yesterday I held my first little girl in my arms. And, now she has holes in her ears! She just got them pierced. We decided to do it 6 weeks before her 10th birthday so she could take them out on her birthday! She was so excited but when the moment came, she was so nervous! She was breathing very deeply to calm down and I noticed her pupils were super dilated! After the first one she was fine. She said it didn't hurt bad at all! What a cutie! I love her so much!

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After!