Just a few MONTHS in review...

I have been SUCH a slacker!  I totally enjoy reading blogs, but any actual blogging of my own has been totally put on the back burner - sorry CIND!!!  So, I'm just going to play catch-up since April - it really hasn't been THAT exciting around here, we didn't even take ANY photos in the month of May - lame!  Enjoy and be prepared to scroll....

Grady's REAL Birthday!
I already posted some pics of Grady celebrating his B-day, but that was 4 days before the actual day, so here is the REAL one!  He celebrated at Preschool with a B-day crown and treats, he got to go to McDonald's for lunch (I found a chocolate drink that I LOVE there, maybe we will go more often now:), and then he got a B-day date with mom and dad at Firehouse Pizza, and then bowling with the fam!  I can't believe he is 4 already!  He is SUCH a crazy kid and he cracks us up constantly.  We love our little man!!

Ice Skating
Grady got to take Ice Skating this year and although, not a real natural on the ice, he really got the hang of it after two sessions.  He loved the end of the class free time, where he got to use a metal pusher to cruise around on the ice.

Easter
The day before Easter, we got to do a Ward Easter Egg Hunt with a yummy brunch, and then another egg hunt at G&G Summerhays house on Easter.  We had dinner, then the dads hid the eggs and the kids scrambled.  Too bad the weather was so stinky that weekend, it was still fun though!  I forgot the "traditional" Sunday pic, but they looked cute, I promise!!

Yard Work
We started the whole landscaping thing at the end of March and with all of our "lovely" weather we had for 2 months, we finally finished the day before school got out - June 2nd!!  It was just a bunch of mud for SO long and Spence and I were addicted to watching the weather every night to see if they could possibly come work ever.  It's SO beautiful and I never thought I could love grass so much.
Grady LOVED when the workers came and they were really cute to him.  It was SO funny though, because they spoke Spanish to each other and he had the funniest look on his face and he asked Spence what they were saying and Spence tried hard to explain the whole other language thing to Grady, but it still hasn't sunk in:)  Grady started a "treasure" pile with his friend and I had to get a pic.  When they finally took it away, he was pretty sad, but he was quite the good garbage pick up for awhile!!  I will post the finished product after our 1st mow - it's just long and crazy right now!

Soccer
Grady and Adri did soccer this year and Adri LOVED it!!  Grady thought it would be more fun to find sticks and pine cones and then throw them, maybe even at the other kids on the other team, but oh well!!  Adri scored a few goals this year and was really good.  She played on a coed team which I loved - I think it toughens them up a bit:)

Rendezvous

Kendalyn's 4th grade class got to do a 2-day mountain man rendezvous in May and it was SO much fun.  They made leather purses, homemade ice-cream, archery, rain makers, panning for gold, pillows, and candle dipping - I got to be in charge of that one and it was a blast!  I only managed to grab a video of their square dancing.  They worked on it the whole year and they did really good.  It was definitely not Kendalyn's favorite thing to do - unless her partner wasn't there and she got to dance with her friends instead, but she learned it really good.  Seriously was taking FOREVER to load the video, so I didn't do it!  

Sorry for the REALLY long post!  More to come from our Mexico trip and finished yard....

I'm a fan of....

Fake tans!  This is the 1st tanning product I have actually liked.  I haven't done these in forever, but I'm trying to be a bit better about my love for the sun, and this does the trick.  Most of the creams I've ever tried have been super stinky.  This one actually smells good when you put it on and only later gets a faint "fake tan" smell, but it is very mild - Spence can't even smell it.  It might only be that I have a "super smeller" for a nose and I have hated that smell in the past, so I'm looking for it.  I have been using it for 2 weeks now and I am loving the results.  Thought I'd share....

Spring Break Staycation

So, we didn't go to Disneyland with the rest of Utah for Spring Break - we stayed here, in the FREEZING, SNOWING, COLD weather - but we had fun!  Cindy and Scott came to visit and Spence took a few days off and we had a blast!  We decided to do one fun thing per day to make it relaxing, but not too boring.  The morning they flew in, they took the kiddos on a walk and then we went Ice Skating at the rec. center after lunch.  Grady is finally at the point where he can skate by himself with the help of weekly ice skating lessons, and we could all go.  Not sure it was Scott's favorite activity :), but we all had fun.  Grady and Adri both had their first soccer practice that night, so we hung out at the soccer fields and playground for awhile too.   The next day, we went to the Living Planet Aquarium, which is really neat.  We had never been, but had heard it was fun.  It really is a great set up and fun for the whole family.  It's not too big, but it has a lot of great exhibits.  That night, just the adults went for sushi - ahhh yum!!  The next day, we went bowling and Spence kicked our trash!  Cindy and Scott babysat for us that night so we could stay out extra late - woo hoo!!  They fed the kiddos dinner and had some friends come to hang out as well, then they actually had a sleepover with them in the playroom - aunts and future uncles are WAY cooler than mom and dad:)
On the last day, after a bird watching morning with Cindy and Scott (of course), Spence and Scott took the kids to the pet store while Cind and I had some "girl" time!!  We went shopping, got a Steamer at Starbucks and just LOVED being together.  I absolutely LOVE being with Cind!  She is SO much fun and we just have a great time together.
That night, my parents were able to come down along with my Grandma P. and we celebrated Grady's Birthday early.  He wanted Root Beer Floats (such a good easy-going boy) and we watched Tangled after that!  We had such a great time - snow, rain, and eveything!  Thanks for comin' Scott and Cind!!  Picture gallery below.....

Dinner??

Penne with Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Butter
This is what we had tonight and it was SO good!  Easy too, which is a MUST for me!  My kiddos gobbled it up and THAT is truly amazing when I make something "new"!!
You can find the recipe HERE !