Owen's Curls

Owen has such fantastic curly hair. He gets it from his dad/Nana. Matt and I constantly debate about how long it should be. I like it longer, he likes it shorter. So ultimately we let Owen decide- each pleading our cause. Today he finally sided with his dad and this is the sad, sad result.

Andrew's first talk

April 18th Andrew gave his first talk in primary. His subject was that Christ restored the fullness of the gospel through Joseph Smith. For 5 years old, he was really specific about what he wanted to do. He really wanted to open with a joke (with no encouragement from us- he must take after his Grandpa). The hardest part of preparing for the talk was coming up with a joke that Drew liked. Then he helped us come up with the rest. He memorized most of it for Sunday and did a really great job. Owen was in the audience and helped out with the knock knock joke. Here is his talk-

Andrew- Knock knock.
Audience/Owen- Who's there?
Drew- Saturn.
Audience/Owen- Saturn who?
Drew- Saturnday I wrote this talk!

Drew- When Joseph Smith was a boy he had a question. He wanted to know which church to choose. He said a prayer. Jesus and Heavenly Father visited Joseph Smith. They told him to join none of them. None of them had all of the gospel. Later Joseph became a prophet. He helped restore the whole gospel and the church of Jesus.

Then he bore his testimony. Great job Drew!

Easter

This year for Easter we focus more on the Savior. We tried to talk with the kids about what Christ was doing each day of His last week. The Monday after we also dyed eggs and found eggs as part of family home evening. The kids didn't even miss the Easter Bunny. They really enjoyed acting out the story of Christ's resurrection. We also watched a church movie about Christ's life and resurrection. I think we will do this again next year, and maybe even have a dinner that is similar to what Christ would have eaten. Family traditions are so important- sometimes it just takes a while to form some good ones. We are working on it!

The Nashville Zoo

Suzette was nice enough to invite us to go to the Zoo with her and her girls twice in the last month. The weather has been great and the zoo has a lot of great stuff to do. My boys really liked the atrium where the birds fly all around you, the snake/spider/frogs section with the giant anaconda, petting the goats (our kids were basically the only kids petting the goats with the big horns), and the huge playground. Thanks Suzette!

Quilts for Haiti

Recently our church, along with some other local quilters, came together to make some quilts for the people in Haiti. It was a great chance for me to go and learn a little about quilting, while being able to do some fun service. The boys came with me once during the day and I went on my own at night to help tie them. They turned out so great and I learned a lot about quilting!

Valentine's Day 2010 and a Blanket fort

This year for VDay we made a yummy breakfast (complete with heart and lip shaped eggs) and gave the kids stuffed animals (instead of candy). Owen got a frog, Andrew a lion, and Matthew got a red dog. Our kids love to play in piles of blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals- so they loved their VDay presents. Just a couple of days later they built a giant blanket fort and slept in it with their new "friends."

Date Night

Here is Savannah Jack. Mike (from our ward) is on the left.































The last couple of months we've had two really fun date nights. One was to a Savannah Jack single release party. (Mike from Savannah Jack and his wife Alli are in our ward, and I see Alli at the gym almost every day so she was nice enough to invite us.) It was so much fun to go and listen to them play some of their music. We don't know a lot about country music, but we did think these guys were good! Their first single, "I Know" is supposed to drop on May 3 in case anyone is interested, and I know they are playing at something in UT this summer- maybe Draper? Check their website/facebook if you are interested!

We also went with Suzette and Matt Pence to a popular spot in Nashville called the Wildhorse Saloon. We ate their BBQ and fried pickles, listened to the live band, and even did some line dancing. We had such a fun time. Yeehaw!