Mothers Day and Barkley

A few months ago my friend Jen asked if I would help her do a booth at the BYU Womens Conference. Our subject to present was Childrens Hospitals and projects and ideas for women to "go and do"  We had a lot of fun putting the whole thing together and I think we pulled it off nicely. It was really fun to be a part of such a big thing. 

Our yard is coming along nicely. Chad is making a fun garden area and is making an amazing fence out of railroad ties. He rented a post hole digger and the kids loved watching.

Bath time with three boys can be pretty chaotic

Welding for the fence

O had strep throat a few weeks ago, so I got to stay home from church with him. We had some fun "fixing" things around the house

Sundays are always super busy for this guy. He tries to rest when he can!

Our neighbors had us over for dinner the other night and they have a pet tarantula. Owen was fascinated. Grace, not so much. 

Oh this boy and his blue eyes. What a doll. 

Carlos the female kitty

Henry made a good friend

Until he realized that good friend was teething

Feeding the ducks. 

Cake with Grandpa Rog

Mikey made us some sweet bracelets at moms and muffins

I took Gracie to get a pedicure on the Saturday before mothers day. She is quickly starting to realize that being the only girl has its perks. 

We also went to the bounce house in Logan over Mothers day weekend. Owen loved it. 

Mothers Day. What can I say, it's the best job in the world when I have co-workers like this. 

Also, we got a PUPPY!! This little boy is a mini schnauzer and the BEST dog. He is so smart and the kids already love him so much. His name is Barkley.

Grandma Pollock

About a month ago, my last living Grandparent passed away. My Grandma Pollock was my mothers mom. She passed away in her home after years of deteriorating health. She had been renting a small modest home in Kanab and there my mom was able to take care of her physical needs. I would talk to my mom almost daily about Grandma and how she was doing.  Life is so funny. I remember being extremely close to my grandma when I was little. I remember asking my parents when we could go to her house next and when I could see her.  She was so fun. Then as the years went by and life got in the way I didn't really even have a relationship with her. She was able to meet all of my children except Henry. I will always remember the feeling of gratitude I had watching her hold my babies. When she passed away, I remember thinking how much I want my kids to have good memories of mine and Chads parents.  Family is everything. We can take nothing with us but them into our next life.  Going to Tropic to help Grandma look for rocks, and the feeling of a soft blanket she had just crocheted for us were things I will never forget. My kids have orchards and bees, tractor rides and movies in the theatre room with Grandpa Staheli. They have red rocks and fudge, and cookie dough shakes with Grandpa Rog.  I know they will never forget these things just like I will never forget.  I am so grateful that my children have so many people in their lives that love them.  I will miss my Grandma, but I am so glad I will get to see her again.  Hopefully crocheting another blanket. 

The table set up at her funeral

Grandma and Grandpa Pollock (moms parents)

All of moms siblings

The funeral was in Tropic so we were able to spend the night in Boulder on our way to the funeral. Even though it was short, it was a really nice visit. This high chair has seen a lot of babies. Grandma Gardner said her children sat in it. 

On our way home. We promised the kids if they ate everything on their plates and Grandma Gardners house we would get them ice cream on the way home. 

Even Henry :)

Till we meet again.

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend turned out to be so fun. Our kids had spring break the week before and I felt like I sort of dropped the ball. I wanted to do something fun for them but we ended up doing nothing. So we threw the kids in the car and took them fishing on Saturday. It was so so windy but we had a lot of fun.  When I was growing up, some of my best memories were of Easter. All of my cousins and aunts and uncles would get together with trailers and tents and have a huge picnic lunch and Easter egg hunt. We always had so much fun with our cousins.  Sunday morning my dad would send us on an easter egg hunt all over the yard and it always led back to our baskets with new clothes in it. The older we got the bigger the hunt got. We had to go to gas stations and sing a song to get our next clue. It was so much fun and I am so grateful my dad made time to give us that memory.  This year I was bound and determined to make some sort of memory for our kids for Easter. Our families were both pretty busy with their own stuff so Chad and I took the kids up Payson canyon and had a little picnic. It was short but so fun. Then we came back and took them to a movie and loaded them up on junk. Sunday after church we headed to Russ and Traci's house for dinner and a little hunt with the kids. It turned out to be the perfect weekend. Time with cousins and time with family. What more could we ask for!!

My tuckered boys

O fishing

Im glad Mikey is tough, I was so grossed out putting the worms on the hook so he took care of it for me. 

We love our Kanab hoodies

This little boy is the sweetest. He loves his swing and just hangs out in it all of the time. 

Uncle Trav would be proud

Elk Ridge put on an awesome Easter egg hunt. The kids scored big time!! And the view wasn't too bad either. 

Our family lunch in the hills

Mikey gets to use his knife whenever we are up in the hills or camping. He looks so forward to it and loves carving sticks with his dad. 

We have started this boy on baby food. He loves it so far. 

My orchids Chad got me. one from last year and one from this year. they are doing amazing and I love them so much.

We love Uncle Russ's and Aunt Traci's yard!

We got to tour the new honey butter factory. It was such a cool set up and the kids loved seeing all of the fun things. Especially the hair and facial nets :)

Grandma and Grandpa Staheli sent us supplies to make Easter suckers. the kids had more fun eating the chocolate than making the suckers.