St Patricks Days

 The 3 younger ones all had fun in their green shirts... they still love the magic of the leprachaun

 Fun leprachaun breakfast and snacks for the day, along with green pancakes, green milk, and little green footprints hidden all around the house.... and a little treasure of chocolate gold coins. :)

Highlights from March

Time seems to fly.... and I am very behind on my posting, so I am going to try to catch up the next few months with some pictures.

 TylerKate and her "Pajama Day" at school with her matching dollie named "Katie" :)

 Samantha at her Spring Concert. They did a great job. We always love going to watch her sing.

Tanner loves his time with dad at night reading together on his bed! He is a good little reader!.

More Cousin Time! :)

The girls had a great time completing some fun crafts... they each made a scripture journal and a values notebook. They turned out soooo cute! The kids had fun with legos, scooters, basketball, pogo stick, games, movies, just hanging out together, walks, hamburger, pancakes, caramel corn (YUM!!), and just being together. Stephanie was great at making us laugh with all the cute things she says and her big smile. Dan and Ashley had a serious game of chess. Danny and Bretty were able to attend a BYU basketball game together. The two little girls (Tyler and Savannah) had fun playing house, making forts, coloring, and just running around being silly together. They loved giving Buddy attention and treats and taking him for walks. It was really nice to get to spend time together! I wish I had gotten a picture of Julies new hair-do. It looked darling! I always love spending time with family!

COUSIN TIME!! :)

We had a lot of fun having Dan and Julie and the cousins down. They came down from Thursday to Saturday and we really enjoyed our time with them. We got to take most of them over to see the Payson temple site and they were able to go out on the observation deck and see the work being done on the temple.

3/1/2013 Brets last basketball game

Bret has loved doing basketball this year. He had a great last game and did really well. He scored 10 points, including a left handed shot with someone blocking him. He almost got a 3 pointer in at the end.... it went in and then out of the basket. He just loves getting to play. It was also a lot of fun to have his Uncle Dan and cousin Danny there to see him play. He has learned a lot about teamwork and working hard. It has been a great experience for him.

2/28/2013 Brets Birthday

Everyone did a great job, making it a great birthday for Bret. 45!! :) The kids all made cards for him in the morning. He went to work to find balloons everywhere. I brought him some cheesecake for lunch and washed the car for him. He got cards in the mail and lots of people called to wish him a happy day. :)  When the kids got home they decorated, made cupcakes, and made fun posters for the front doors, and put together their presents and cards for Dad. We made his favorite dinner and sang to him. After we had opened presents, Grandma Chipman came by with a pie from St. George, and then everyone took off for a basketball game at BYU. It was a great game, and a great day!

2/25/2013 to 2/27/2013 Hearts for Ashley

One of the young women in our ward had an accident and was in the hospital with a skull fracture. Samantha is in beehives with her and they were at track practice together when it happened. She is in Brets Sunday School class that he teaches, and she is also one of the babysitters that has helped out while I have been sick (and Tyler LOVES her!!!). We drove up Monday to see her at Primary Childrens Hospital, and on Wednesday the beehives and mia maids came over for Young Womens to "heart attack" her. It turned out to be a great experience.... they wrote all sorts of hearts and notes to put up in her bedroom, in her drawers, and in fun places where she will be able to find them and hopefully continue to get strength from them as she recovers. They also made some posters, and we put together a "get well" basket for her. The girls and sneaked over, and with the help of her mom, were able to get inside her house and sneak up to her bedroom to do the "heart attack". Then we snuck back down, and onto the front porch where we rang the doorbell as if we had just arrived. We went in to see her in the living room with our posters and gift baskets and the girls spent a few minutes visiting with her and letting her know they cared about her. They were excited to know that she would still be surprised sometime after they left, when she went to her room and realized that there were notes everywhere! What a great night, and what great youth. It was a great experience!