Dinosaur Museum

I took the kids the other day to the Dinosaur museum. I met a friend from high school that I haven't seen in years! It was so much fun. I told Carson that we were going to see Dinosaur bones and he thought that meant he was going to be able to give the dinosaur "bones" and "high fives". :) It was pretty funny. He had a great time playing in the sand/water with the dinosaur toys and looking at all the cool things they have there. It was a fun little outing.

Spring Teaser Weather Means Rhino Rides!

Saturday was such a nice day (ok maybe 45 degrees isn't a super nice day but compared to the weather we've had, I think it's great!) so we went out to 5 mile to take the kids on a Rhino ride. Shalise wasn't very happy getting ready to go but once we got her in the back in the carseat, she was all smiles! I guess she just wanted to get on with it and enough of the waiting already!! Carson sat on my lap this time so I got to hear the running commentary of a 3 year old and it was quite entertaining! It was great to see everything that I probably would have missed had he not pointed it out to me. It reminds me how my kids (Carson especially) just notice everything. So it was a very enjoyable family adventure. :)

Another Spring Teaser

Don't you love it when 45 degrees feels like Spring? It was so nice outside again yesterday. We were out with my sister who came over and then some of the neighbor kids came outside as well. It was a very pleasant afternoon.I know my kids can't wait until we can do this every day!!

Writing Venture

So I've always wanted to write. It's something that's always been on my "to do" list. But I'm happy to say that I've finally decided to pursue it a little more and am now featured on an online magazine! I've only had one article published so far (more to come) and I'm sure it's not great since it's my first and I definitely don't expect to do ever do well enough to get paid, but it's a fun creative outlet. :) So here is a link to my article and keep the comments nice even if it's not the best thing you've ever read. I will probably be better equipped to hear constructive criticism after I'm not so new at it... :)

http://www.examiner.com/x-4037-Salt-Lake-City-Parenting-Toddlers-Examiner~y2009m2d19-How-to-grocery-shop-with-three-toddlers

Tea Party With Gramps

Jake's parents were in town last weekend and before they left I took the kids over one morning to visit. They decided to have a little tea party complete with crackers, cheese and water thanks to Nana! The kids loved it!! Carson keeps asking me when we can have another tea party. :)

Pretending it's Spring

The last couple days have been so nice outside. And when I say nice, I mean over 40 degrees. :) It's been a little Spring teaser and the kids have so enjoyed it. We've gone on walks and the kids have played with their little scooters. We can't wait for the cold weather to leave and have it be nice outside again so we can enjoy the outdoors a little more. So until the weather gets really warm we'll just have to pretend it's Spring"...

Cute Little Cousins

We got together with family over the weekend and I took some pictures of Shalise with her two cute cousins Avery and Sidney. The three of them are the same age, all three birthdays within a month. Shalise definitely likes her picture taken. She kept smiling and posing and at one point I think she was trying to push her little cousins out of the way so she could be the center of attention! Such cute girls and how lucky to have cousins all the same age!