No Training Wheels!

Once she got the hang of it, B couldn't stop giggling while she rode down the street! Tons of fun and sheer excitement for B. These are truly fun times and we just can't wait for good warm summer days.

Easter Activity Pictures

B's new Easter swim suit....we are so ready for sunshine & sprinklers!
Hunting for eggs.
The completed hunt...she can hardly hold the basket.

The Big Hunt at the Dino park! It was a lot of fun.

B & Papa at the cookout.

Birthday Fun!

B turned 4 this past weekend and we had a great time celebrating! As you can see she got a motorcycle! It's a 50cc and she loves it! I have been riding on the back with her so far and she's learning quickly, so far we have only been in one snow bank!

We had the party at Cabela's and it turned out great! The kids got to shoot at the shooting gallery, feed the fish, check out the large fish tanks and get to see the trout being fed. The kids seemed to really think that was cool...until they started feeding with the goldfish! I think that the kids were a little taken back by that, and it didn't help that one of the mom's (to remain anomoyus) said "hey, there's nemo!!! All in good fun, right! The pinata was fun, even though when Imani had the secret string it didn't break open, so of course with a little help we got the candy and prizes to drop. Thanks to everyone for coming, we had a great time.

Catching Up

Winter time fun on the golf course!

B headed out to serve dinner at the "senior Christmas party" for all the senior citizens in west valley(hosted by WV PD). M & B had a great time, B was a hit with the residents and it was also a great service project.
a big bump on the head after a fall at the restaurant. I was quite traumatic and later turned to black eyes! After the initial shock and pain, B thought it was kinda cool...
Chilly but fun!

At home in the yard making snowmen! B's idea was to make three, one for each of us...
Santa & Ms. Claus on the Polar Express! B loved it. I think we watched the movie a dozen times!

As the holiday's rushed by we raced around trying to capture as much as we could. We had a wonderful holiday season. From making snowmen, to sledding, to the Polar Express, Zoo lights, serving senior dinner for west valley city, to movies, to family parties and new years eve with some great friends. We hope your family survived the holiday's and are off to a great start in 2008.

B's Bad Rash

On Saturday morning B and I were cooking breakfast together and as we were washing our hands M and I noticed that B's were really red and looked like they had a rash on them. Literally, within seconds her whole body was covered with "red spots". M and I first thought it may be chicken pox's! With in an hour B looked horrible. She was puffy and swollen and began itching. Too be safe, and to make sure that grandma's over the phone diagnosis were correct we decided to take B to the doctor. B had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic "sulfa" which we had just finished that morning.....Although B looked bad and was feeling down and out we were glad it was nothing worse!

Halloween

We had a great Halloween at Robyn, Heather & Cade's house! Great food, fun, friends and family. The trick-or-treating was tons of fun and the kids got too much candy. B's friend Michael joined us from Roy to make our pirate a three-some. Believe it or not, we did not plan on the three of them being pirates - but they sure turned out cute!
Thanks to Robyn & Heather for doing all the work and hosting the annual event, we had a great time!

Road Trip

We traveled approximately 1700 miles in 5 days, were in 3 different states and had a great time! B was excellent, better than I had imagined. We watched movies, colored, read books and did a lot of singing. Our first stop was Alliance/Hemmingford, Nebraska. Great Papa Elmer threw a big Polka Party, live Polka Band and all, it was ton's of fun. Papa is 86 and still can dance with the best of them. After a few days with extended family and friends, we headed out to South Dakota, through the Black Hills to Crazy Horse, Mount Rushmore and Deadwood. We then traveled through Wyoming back home. The whether was chilly and because it was "off season" there we no crowds, which was nice. We saw buffalo, mountain goats, deer, antalope, wild turkey's and praire dogs. B was very interested in Mt. Rushmore. She was trying to understand how those men got up on the mountain and if they were dead or not. We were explaining to her about they were important people, but they were not alive anymore, etc, etc....A few minutes later B asked, "Well, why does Frosty melt when it's not cold, do the faces melt, are they alive?" She was so sincere and cute about it.