farm fun

Spring Break

El had her spring break last week & Dan decided to take the week off too. We went to the Hill Aerospace Museum, the Zoo, & Monsters vs. Aliens 3D movie (which was very cool). We also took a trip to the mall to visit Build-a-Bear Workshop to get some new clothes for El's Teddy Bear Picnic that's coming up this month at school. We spent some time with Dan's mom, who was in town & she was able to come to the zoo with us. The airplane museum was a little boring after a while, but the girls enjoyed the kids area & Dan loved it all of course. Afterward we went to Famous Dave's BBQ, since we've never been there & have heard good things about it. It was SO yummy! I can't wait to go back there! And of course we ended up getting too much stuff at the Disney Store! Good thing I don't go to the mall too often! Anyway, we had a lot of fun even though we neglected most of our Spring cleaning plans! Oh well...

wee witch weekend

We went to Gardner Village with Grandma & Grandpa before they left to go back to Texas (sniff, sniff). It was a lot of fun, they were having a witch carnival. It was so crowded because of UEA school break, which I had forgotten about.

the girls got Halloween nails (they are obsessed with getting their nails painted)

There were 4 main witches, who were hilarious; this is Matilda. The girls got their autographs.

Here's our wagon ride with witch Lucinda who danced with my dad earlier, highlight of the day for sure!

the girls had to go on the ponies

they loved the petting zoo of course

Thanks mom & dad for the fun day!!

Idaho trip

What I love about Idaho:

*cheese curds
*chocolate milk & ice cream from Reed's dairy
*my brother-in-law, Jeff's farm
*the peace & quiet
*everybody is so laid back
*the potatoes (we had our fill over the weekend)
*hanging out with Dan's family
*it's an easy road trip away
*feeding the ducks on the Greenbelt
*the Idaho Falls temple

We spent the weekend in Idaho with Dan's fam. We went to our nephew's baptism. We came back with a piano, a bed, a dresser, an awesome quilting/craft table, & tons of homegrown vegetables from my in-laws (we've been eating corn every night!). Thanks everyone for all the hand-me-down furniture! Now my living room actually looks like a living room instead of a toy explosion (if you've been to my house, you know). The piano needs to be re-finished & tuned, but I love it & I love all my new stuff from Ikea! Doesn't that Ficus look fake, it was only $20 at Ikea (have I mentioned how much I love that store?) & I'm going to make little pillows for the chairs (I'm really into sewing right now, especially pillows!). I also plan to get a bookcase & 2 more of those chairs (in the adult sizes).

Labor Day Weekend

Busy weekend here, but fun! Friday I had lunch with my old roommate, Brittanie, who was in town & is getting married soon. Then we had a little BBQ at my parents house. Saturday we all went to the BYU game. It was the first time we took the girls & they loved it, they had a blast! We went to the alumni pre-party thing & the girls got their faces painted, won some prizes & watched the cheerleaders perform. Then we walked over to the game with my parents. Sunday we went to my niece's baby blessing (I forgot to take my camera!) & had a little family brunch with Dan's fam. Today we just lounged around since it was raining & relaxed.

Magoon!

That's what El calls Lagoon, she has a little trouble with her "L's". We had tons of fun, especially with Kassidy, our niece & best baby-sitter ever! Wicked was SO fun, I love roller coasters! I always get totally freaked out right before, but I always want to ride again afterward! El was non-stop, she HAD to go on every single ride, so funny! Em was tall enough for most of them too. Kass forced us to go on Rattlesnake Rapids & I was happy I didn't get wet- until the waterfall at the end! I had to change I was so drenched!

Teddy Bear Picnic

at the zoo

the girls did some crafts

their bears got a check-up

then we saw the animals (of course)

can't get enough

of the zoo

day in the city

Yesterday we had fun in Salt Lake City. We went to Settebello, a Napoli style pizzeria & for dessert we had cannoli for the first time (so yummy!!) at Tony Caputo's (all recommended by Dan's coworker who served a mission in Italy). Then we showed the girls everything at Temple Square (where Dan proposed & where we got married). Eliška says she can't wait to get married in the temple (so sweet)! There's so much to do in Salt Lake, it's nice to be close to a big city.