BYU Spring Game

Every year Brett gets so excited to see BYU play in the spring. Last year it was freezing and wet so we were excited this year when the sun was shining and everything was dry. Afton loves running around with her cousins and had so much fun after the game throwing around a little football.

Brett's cousin Joe is one of the coaches so we get to hang out and the boys get the inside scoop!

Photo shoot

My sweet friend Jen recently had a baby and asked if I'd take some pictures of her cute baby and her cute family. We did the baby pictures at my house and the family shoot at Wheeler Farm!

Here are a few of my favorites!

OMGosh Park

This park is scaaaary.....
When I showed the pictures to my mom she said,  "I'm not sure you'll want to take the boys (my nephews) there." We'll see....

Brett and I took Afton and there had to have been 100 people or more. Everything was covered in bodies and some of these contraptions are scary because they're so high off the ground. We packed a lunch and every now and then we'd have a little something to eat and then off to play again. It sure was fun!

The contraption in the last picture was great. It's a swing with two seats and as you swing you push the other person into the air. Brett and I tried it out and I got pretty high (not as high as Afton) - too bad we couldn't get a picture!

At the Park

Afton and Harvey can be such goofballs and Afton loves the swings and the climbing wall! It's so great to feel some sunshine!

Another drive

Most of the time I love living in Lehi because there is so much open space and so much wildlife. Today on our drive we saw a lot of hawks and stopped on the road to watch some antelope cross. It's fun knowing this is every day for Afton and she has her own little 'noculars' she can use while sitting in the back seat. She loves looking for eagles, hawks, deer, squirrels, and whatever else is roaming around.

Mini me

Afton loves this little camera and lately she sounds exactly like me when she's taking pictures. She'll tell us how to pose, what to say and laughs when she shows us the finished product (on the back where the screen would be there are three princesses.)

Afton:
oh my gosh mom look at this one
this one's so funny, you're smiling
look at this one mom, i got it

She is so unbelievably cute and I love her so much!!!

Random

On a beautiful hike above Highland, Alpine. We trudged up to the top of a little peak, played in the snow and had fun trying to guess to what the different animal tracks belonged.

Birds in the backyard. I'm not sure how my planter got dented but the birds definitely don't mind as long as it's filled with seeds.

Hot cocoa on a cold day.

Thanksgiving Point pony ride on a horse named Lacy.

Yummy ice cream cone in the car.

Taking a break at the river while on a walk with Grandpa.

Just funny because Afton loves olives. Can you tell?

Cute kiddo in her monkey robe eating the cereal she chose at the store.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was sure fun this year!

First of all we had our preschool Valentine's Day party at our house. It was a little chaotic and I wasn't even able to grab my big camera so everything is from the phone.

Once the kids arrived we sat down and read a few Valentine's Day books. The kids were pretty excited and I was surprised to get through two books. After that I played some music and we went on a shape hunt. I had shapes on the backs of hearts that were scattered all over the floor. The kids had to find a heart (they were everywhere), turn it over, find a certain shape and then help someone else. If they found the wrong shape or a blank heart they turned it back over and kept looking. Once they found the shape we were hunting, they made a row on the floor.

Once we'd found all of the squares we played the freeze dance. Every time the music stopped the kids had to freeze but some part of their body had to be touching a heart. It was pretty funny watching the kids decide how to touch the heart. Some would touch with their toes, some their pockets, some their fingers, etc. It was cute.

Next we sorted our candy hearts. I had some paper hearts laminated and passed them out for each child to use as a mat. We sorted our hearts into colors, ate a few and counted some as well. After that I gave each kiddo a white heart to color showing their favorite. We taped these to the door and made a graph.

After that we decided to work on our Valentine bags. I had brown paper bags and originally wanted to use sponges and stamps but the kids were wound up and we were running out of time so we used crayons, stickers, jewels and pom poms. The kids loved it and I finished them all off with some tulle and a huge initial letter tied to the front.

As the mom's started showing up we helped the kids pass out their Valentine's. They loved watching treats fill up their bag and couldn't wait to open them and really investigate.
Afton was really excited about her Valentine's!!!!

Later that day the doorbell rang and Afton was hoping it was the Valentine Man. It was. There was a brown lunch bag on the porch just for Afton. Inside she found a pink bear pez and a Tinkerbell nightlight. She was so excited she ate all the pez and ran upstairs to try out her new light. It clips on the bed or anywhere else so you can read.

After the excitement died down Afton and Brett went to work on a Valentine box she needed to take to dance the next morning. I found this cute pink box at Hobby Lobby for 1.50 and Afton picked out some stickers and markers. She and Brett had fun decorating and Afton had fun decorating herself!!!

Cutie pie getting ready to go to dance!


These are the cute Valentine's we made for preschool and dance. The treat was for her teacher.

Silver Sage

My dad and I love taking off into the desert. Today we drove west and enjoyed eating junk food, talking, and looking for wildlife.

We saw 22 hawks, 2 bald eagles, 1 golden eagle, deer, a blue heron and I know I'm forgetting something so I'll add it later.

These little outings are always fun and relaxing. In the middle of nowhere is a tiny store called the Silver Sage. We call ahead for burgers and fries!!!


I just thought this was funny. It is in the middle of nowhere!!