Austin's 7th Birthday

This was the first time I didn't have a "theme" as Travis says. He doesn't think parties need that much planning. . . Anyone who knows me, know how much I love to plan my kids' birthday parties. So, it turned into an outdoor/transformer birthday. They played several games the first one they had to carry a water balloon across the finish line. They had to put it between their knees and couldn't touch it. It was hilarious to watch! It wasn't as warm as it could of been but the kids had a lot of fun outside playing. After playing games Austin got to open his presents. He was spoiled by his family and had a lot of fun. All the kids got to decorate their own cupcakes. We had a few different icings and tons of sprinkles.

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was so much fun. Travis woke up and made breakfast for me. The boys came up to our room about 10 times telling me I couldn't come down yet. Then they started bringing me presents. Cards they had made, reeses peanut butter cups (my fav) and a card from Travis. After breakfast Travis offered to teach my class that day. I teach the sunbeam class with another lady in my ward and it was my turn to teach. Travis looked over the lesson and said he would go ahead and teach. So, when we got to church I told the other teacher she could go to Sunday School and Relief Society and I'd stay with my hubby. It was so funny to watch him try and teach the lesson with 4 and 5 year olds telling him every few seconds they were hungry, or needed to go to the bathroom, or they needed a drink. He did good though, he got through the lesson before class ended and even made cookies for the kids as a treat. Right after church we went and visited families. First to Trav's parents house and then to mine. I love and hate holidays, it so much fun to see everyone but it's such a busy hectic day. After visiting with Trav's family we went over to my parents house and got to talk to Kevin. He got to talk for a really long time, it was great! I can't believe we get to talk to him in another 6 months. This year is just flying by. So, for Mother's Day, Travis gave me money to go and get my hair done. I called Kathryn as soon as I could and made an appointment. It had been a year since I'd done anything with my hair. It need some TLC in a bad way. It looks amazing now, I love when I cut it short and it takes me half the time to get ready!!!

Our spring break staycation

This year for spring break Travis took some time off and we played around here. We went and saw how to train your dragon with Aprille, Joe, and Marcus. The boys had so much fun and they all looked so cute sitting together with their 3-D glasses on. I guess I didn't get that pic because I couldn't find it on my camera. We took the kids swimming at the legacy center. Austin and Alex love swimming there. They have a playground right in the middle of the pool and every few minutes a huge bucket above the playground falls over and dumps water on everyone. This was Keira's first time swimming in a pool and she had a blast. She loves bath times so we weren't too worried. We took her to the baby pool and she sat and splashed forever. We even let her go down the slide a few times. We had a BBQ and grandma and grandpa Gray's in their firepit. The boys got to roast marshmallows and hotdogs. The boys were really looking forward to going to the zoo. I was just glad it wasn't freezing. You never know what kind of weather you're going to get in Utah in April ( or May for that matter). Alex loved the elephants, Austin loved the penguins and the reptile house. He actually took the picture in the reptile house while I waited outside. I wasn't squeamish or anything, Keira had fallen asleep in the stroller and there were no strollers allowed in the reptile house. Oh well, I'll have to catch that one next time. Keira loved watching the monkeys. Oh, and I can't forget the train ride. We waited for like 40 min. just to ride the dang thing. Keira missed out again because she was sleeping but the boys had lots of fun. Austin thought he was so cool sitting at the very front all by himself. After the train ride we took the kids to the playground there at the zoo and let them run around. It was a fun day and they all fell asleep on the way home. Mission accomplished! Well, that in a nutshell was our spring break adventures.

Spring Break at the Zoo

Some pictures from our zoo trip. This is Keira while we were lunching. She looks a little mad at us, to be fair I did feed her first then ate. I guess our food looked a little more appealing.
The boys loved watching the giraffes. There were a few that were right at the fence line and so they got to watch them eat. Alex thought it was funny that they had long black tongues.
My little trouble makers hamming it up for the camera.
THE BABY ELEPHANT!!! I didn't think we were ever going to leave the elephant encounter, the boys were mesmerized. They loved watching the baby run around it's mom and play "hide and seek" at least that's what they thought she was doing.

Spring Break photos

As you can see we had a lot of fun at the park. Keira enjoyed going down the slide and watching the boys run around and play.


Austin decided to master the monkey bars
Alex did too, with a little help. At the very bottom of the picture you can see my head. I was holding him while he went across. Daddy decided to show everyone up and do a cherry drop. I'm impressed he could still do it.

Easter Weekend

We had a great Easter Weekend. Before Saturday morning conference we went to the Eagle Mountain Easter Egg Hunt and then between conferences we went to Grandma Gray's house for a BBQ and another Easter Egg hunt. We dyed eggs Saturday and the boys (and I) had so much fun. I love dying eggs. We showed the boys how to make designs on their eggs and then when we dyed them their design showed up. The Easter Bunny came to our house Saturday night and wanted to hide our eggs. I told him he should wait and come back the next day but he didn't listen to me. So, when our kids woke up their eggs were under over an inch of snow. It finally melted and we took them outside. I think Keira liked this egg hunting thing. She didn't let go of her basket and wanted to hold every egg she could get her hands on. We then watched the last session of Conference and then headed over to my mom's for Easter Dinner. It was delicious!! Ham, salads, rolls, potatoes, all the good stuff. After dinner we had one last hunt at Grandma Carpenters. I think my kids got a little spoiled!!! It was a great weekend and we got to spend a lot of it with family which made it even better.

Austin's First Grade Program

Austin had his program at the end of March. I can not believe how many people were there to watch the first graders. It was crazy!! Their theme was dances around the world and Austin's class did the Virgina Reel. He did such a good job, I was so proud of him. At one point he lost his hat and instead of turning around and going to get it, he just kept dancing and got it when he went around again. Here are a few pictures of our cute little cowboy!