Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Happy 3rd Birthday Chandra!

This adorable little girl is 3 years old!  Bracken helped her plan (aka planted all the ideas for) her birthday.  By the time I asked her what she wanted to have and do for her birthday there was a list: Mountain eggs for breakfast, go bowling, pepperoni pizza for dinner, and a pink princess cake. She hardly ate the pizza or the mountain eggs, in fact, she ended up eating oatmeal for dinner because she wanted that instead of pizza.  But the cake was a total hit, she "ooohhed and ahhed" and couldn't wait to eat it all day, then was ecstatic when we cut it open and it was a pink cake.

She was super excited for her presents too: homemade binoculars with an attached flashlight from Bracken, the Frozen movie and soundtrack, and a pink and purple bike.  She had a blast bowling, and she'd strike a pose and say, "Oh yeah" with every bowling pin she knocked down.  


Here's a few pictures of our three year old!  She had a perfect, happy, busy day, which ended with her falling asleep in Brian's arms as he read her stories.  So cute!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

He did it again...

 Brian and I decided not to eat sugar for 30 days.  A week or so after we started, Bracken decided he wanted to join in.  He wanted a special water bottle when he finished.  I am so amazed by this 5-year-olds perseverance when he decides to do something, even if it's hard.  He'd say "no thank you" to every sugary treat from primary, Costco samples, or friends.  When he got his prize he said, "It was totally worth not eating sugar to get this water bottle! After a while it wasn't even hard not to eat sugar!" Way to go, kiddo.



Monday, April 21, 2014

"Mom! Take a picture of us!"

You're asking?  Sure I will!  These two love each other.  And I think they're adorable.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Thanksgiving Point Farm



Last Saturday we went to the lamb and wool festival at Thanksgiving Point as a family. Bracken and Chandra loved getting to pet baby lambs, see a sheep sheared, make their own wool bracelets, watch dogs herding sheep, and of course, ride the ponies.  Having sunshine and warm weather again has been AMAZING.