Spring pics 2010

I love that the kids get fall and spring pictures at school, otherwise I don't think I would notice how much they grow in just a few months

Tulip Festival

I had spring fever way bad this year, what better way to fuel the fever than Thanksgiving points Tulip Festival! The lady working there said that the gardener plant 250,000 tulips every spring, and whats crazier than that is they take out all 250,000 after the festival is over!

The kids had a good time (except that we wouldn't let them roll down the big hill and get muddy) and we took some cute pics. Can't wait until we can see the gardens in full bloom.

Easter in Las Vegas

WARNING! long post : )

We decided to visit Las Vegas again for Easter, so glad we did.
This year we stayed at the Circus circus Hotel. Fun for kids, good price for rooms, but I would not recommend staying there. It was like sleeping on plywood. At least the kids had fun.

After we got the room set up we took the kids to the forum to check out the aquarium and statues. They were a little freaked out when the statues started moving, but they still thought it was cool.

The next morning we took the kids to the Secret Garden at the Mirage. Destiny loved the dolphins, and Dylan just loved taking pictures.

We tried to go swimming but they had to close the pool because of high winds : (

The kids got to go on one ride at the Adventure dome. They chose this roller coaster called the canyon blaster. I went in the seat behind them just because Destiny was nervous. As soon as the ride took off Dylan put his head down so far I couldn't see him anymore. And Destiny started screaming for mom. I admit I'm not much of a "ride" person anymore but it wasn't that bad. I wish we had gotten some pics of them after the ride, Destiny was crying and Dylan was jumping up and down with excitement.

Then the kids got to go to the carnival and play some games. I have to say Dylan really rocks at Carnival games. They even got to watch this awesome juggler preform. What a jam packed day!

The next morning we were able to have breakfast with My Friend Kiley and her Daughter Hadley. It was good too see her again. So glad we were able to catch up, it's been too long and Destiny loved teasing Hadley.

We got a late start back home and I must say if we would have known there was a state wide winter storm warning in Utah, we would have stayed another day. 30 minutes into Utah it started snowing and it didn't stop! Made for a very long ride home with speeds reaching a terrifying 40mph.

We got home around 11:30pm but the Easter bunny had made a stop at our house while we were away. After some persuasion we sent the kids to bed with the promise that they could hunt for eggs in the morning before school.

The kids are already planning their trip for next year!

Spring Snowman!

With the snow that fell yesterday ( all day yesterday.) And the relatively warm temps today, the kids were dying to make a snow man. Luckily Jennsen is old enough now she can join in the fun!

Coloring Eggs!

Of course we can't just boil them and dip them, there are just too many fancy egg coloring kits. This year we did a Glitter kit, and a foil egg kit.

The kids always have fun. I just think it's funny to do so much work on an egg just to eat it? : )

Happy Birthday to me!

Today I turned 31!

This year for my birthday I got a bike with a kid seat on the back. Jennsen loves it already!

It will be nice to ride around with the kids since all the parks are a little way away.

Yay for spring.

Fun Birthday party!

Last weekend the kids were invited to a Birthday party for Zander, The son of one of Jeffs coworkers. He was so cute, he reminded us of a little mob boss.

The party was at Classic Skating, which has changed a lot since I've been there. They had so much stuff for the kids to do. There were bounce houses, which jennsen was not too keen on!

There was skating which was an adventure! I haven't been on roller skates for a long time and it wasn't helping my balance when the kids lost theirs. I think they were secretly trying to knock me down. But I'm proud to say that I stayed on my feet the whole time, and Jeff was too chicken to even try. Jennsen did really well for her first time on skates, but Destiny and Dylan swear that their roller blades at home are much easier.

there was a huge slide that terrified Destiny and Jennsen. I wish this picture came out better, but Jeff and Jennsen were going too fast, you can just make out the terror on Jennsen's face!

They even had an area called the blast zone, where at any minute you could be pummeled by flying foam balls. This of course was Dylan's favorite place, were else can you load a cannon and shoot people without getting yelled at. I should mention that this was Jeff's favorite place for the exact same reason!

And of course there was cake and ice cream, I don't know what the orange teeth have too do with ice cream, but Jennsen loved them anyway.