Megan's Dance Competition

Megan had her first dance competition at SLCC.  She did a great job.  She had a good time with all the other girls in her class.  It was super fun for Tony and I to go and support her.  I had to pull all her hair back into a low pony tail (even her bangs).  I was really worried that her hair would fall out, but it stayed pulled back.  She looked so different and older with her bangs pulled back.  We love our Megan and our so proud of her and all she does.

Tyler & Megan's Well Child Visits

Tyler:
Weight - 114 lbs (87%)
Height - 58 3/8 inches (45%)
BMI - 94%

Megan:
Weight - 58 lbs (80%)
Height - 47.25 inches (40%)
BMI - 96%

Fun Times

Tony and I were able to go to the Jazz Game on Monday.  He got two tickets from someone at work and they were on row 18 in the lower bowl of the stadium.
We were worried about leaving Tyler to put the kids all the bed so we asked Brennen to come and help out and spend the night.  Suzanne's kids were staying at Margie's for about a week for Spring Break so we just picked him up from there and had him hang out at our house and be an extra pair of hands and eyes for Tyler.
The game was super fun.  We really enjoyed being so close to the court.  We walked around a little at half time and got a soft pretzel to share.  The Jazz won the game and then we went home.  The boys were all still awake watching a show so we let them finish while got ready for bed.
The next morning I took all the kids to school and the took Brennen back to Margie's.  It was nice having him around and I think that he had a good time at our house.
On Thursday after lunch Allie wanted to go do something.  So we decided to go to the movie theater and buy some popcorn for us to have for General Conference weekend.  She really wanted her picture taken by the movie signs.  She especially liked the big "A" for Allie.  A nice older gentleman gave Allie an Airhead.  He was so sweet.
On Friday morning Allie and I picked up Grandma Kim and we went to the Jordan River Parkway.  My mom and I have been walking at the Murray Rec Center but since the weather has been nicer this week we have walked the parkway.  Normally I just don't go with her on Friday's since Allie doesn't have preschool, but with the nice weather we were able to take her with us.  She liked playing on the different playgrounds and finding fun places to take pictures.  We are all getting Spring Fever and are loving any and all time we get to spend outside in the sun.

Megan's Friend Party

Megan has been so excited for her friend birthday party and hasn't stopped talking about it for many weeks.  She finally decided she wanted a Princess Party and only wanted to invite girls to come.  The day finally came and she was beside herself with excitement.
Amy was able to have Lydia and Cora come to the party since she was down for her baby shower that was earlier in the day.

Half of the girls came in princess dresses and the others we offered to wear one of Megan and Allie's dresses.  Only one girl didn't want to wear one.  They all looked so cute being princesses.
Megan had three kids from her class come plus one sister of a friend who is also in our ward and a good friend of Josh (Brilynn).

We started out by letting the kids decorate crowns.  They were able to put on sticky jewels on the front and color on the back if they wanted.  After the princess had their crowns it was time to make bracelets.  The girls got to choose what color they wanted and we had a big container of beads for them to choose from.  They had fun being creative and each girl did a great job.

I had planned for the girls to play for a little while before starting our next activity.  The girls were not so interested in free play and really wanted to get on with the next activity.  So I got the Princess Bingo all ready for the girls to play.  Tony called the squares and I think they liked it but it only held their attention for a few times of bingo.

So Tony turned on some Princess songs on the TV and the girls liked dancing around.  He then let each girl pick which song she wanted to hear and they all danced and sang to the songs.  It was pretty cute to see them all get into the music and twirl around like princesses.
After everyone got a turn to sing their song we moved onto opening presents.  Megan was so excited to see what everyone gave her.  Everyone was so nice and she loved everything.

Then it was cupcake and ice cream time.  I decided to let Megan pick out a cake from Sam's Club.  This one was a mermaid small cake with cupcakes around it.  It was perfect.  Cute mermaid rings and two different choices of cupcakes.  Each girl enjoyed their treat and then played some more before their parents came.  I think the girls had a good time and Megan loved her party.  I am glad that she had a good time and I am even more glad that I don't have to do another kid party for many years.

Spring Break 2019 - Logan Fun!

We decided we should do something fun and out of the ordinary for Spring Break.  Tony had Monday off so we went up to Logan for the day to meet up with Nate, Amy, and Cora.
Our first stop was Gossner's Dairy.  We picked up some yummy flavored milk for the kids and some yummy spicy cheese for Tony and I.
After that we went to Sam's Club to do some walking around while we waited for Amy to get back from a doctor's appointment (one more month for baby Oliver to come).  Amy met us there and then we headed up to the Pepperage Farm outlet to see what goodies they had.  We lucked out and got a big bag of Milano cookies and some different flavored gold fish.
It was then time to go to the ice cream outlet to see what kind of "seconds" we could buy.  We bought some mint chocolate chip and cookies and cream ice cream sandwiches.  We took the ice cream and put it in Nate and Amy's freezer while we went out to lunch.  After lunch we stopped at a really fun park where the kids ran around and played.  It was nice to relax in the sun while the kids played.
We picked up some dry ice at the store before going back to Nate and Amy's house to get our ice cream.  We packed it up and headed back home.  It was the prefect amount of time to just get away and then be able to get home for the evening.

Happy 7th Birthday to Megan!

This little cutie turned 7 on Tuesday.  It was our last day of Spring Break so we were able to do some fun things. 
After breakfast we all went to the dollar store to pick out some items for Megan's friend party.  Josh and Megan really wanted to use one of their own dollars to buy something.  So they both picked out a dollar and some change from their piggy banks to pick out their own thing at the store.  I told them I would buy them one thing from the store, but they really wanted to do it themselves.  Such big kids.
After the dollar store we took somethings to the DI and then we got the car washed and vacuumed out.  After we went to McDonald's per Megan's request.  We ate lunch and let the kids play.  They all had a good time.  We then went home and let the kids play.  Tyler had a baseball practice that night so we just made some dinner at home and then let the other kids relax. I think it was a good day for Megan.  She is so excited for her friend party on Saturday.

Birthday Dinners!

We get free kids meals on the kids birthday at Texas Roadhouse.  Grandma and Grandpa joined us for the fun evening and we all had a yummy dinner.  Tyler and Josh had adults meals and Megan and Allie had the kids meals.  Tyler was able to eat all his food, I was amazed.  A good time was had by all!

Tyler & Megan's Family Birthday Party

We had another great family birthday party.  The kids loved playing with their cousins and they got spoiled with tons of fun gifts from everyone.  We sure do love our family and love spending time together.

Tyer's 12th Birthday Friend Party

Tyler had a Harry Potter birthday party with his friends from school and baseball.  He had six boys and two girls.  We started off the party by making wands.  The kids got to paint them and hot glue them together.  It was fun to see the different wands and the creativity from the kids.
After wand making the kids wanted to play outside.  There was still some snow in the shadow places so the kids had a snowball fight and loved it.

After they ran around like crazy, wild, loud kids we got them all back into the house to play Harry Potter Bingo.  We had Jelly Belly's for them to use on the boards and the kids loved that.
After a few Bingo's and then a black out we then went into the front room for Tyler to open some presents.  He got lots of good gifts and and was totally spoiled.

Then it was cupcake and ice cream time.  Tyler requested chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting with yellow Harry Potter scars on them.  They turned out pretty good and tasty.  I think the kids all liked them.
The kids all played until their parents came.  We had goodie bags for them to take home with lots of treats in it.  Tyler said it was the best birthday and that he had lots of fun.  That made me very happy and I am so glad that we were able to give him a great party.