Waterfall Canyon Hike

Don and I took a hike last Friday to waterfall canyon while the other boys were at school. (Don had the day off) It was great exercise since I've been trying to go walking more often so I can lose a few pounds (after seeing how bad I looked in a swimming suit on our trip to Hawaii). It was beautiful and we didn't have the usual complaining from the boys since they were not there (are we there yet, how much further). And when we got home, we got the garden weeded. Don's off to Germany this week for work (I guess I'm used to him traveling since he did it so much the last couple of years he was at Boeing) and the boys will be out of school on Friday. Jacob's already started his new lifeguard job at the aquatic center in North Ogden and loves it. We got to go swimming on his first day life guarding on Saturday (it was a little chilly so we didn't stay long).

Spring 2009 soccer

Mitchell and Colby finished up their spring soccer season! They had fun!

Colby's 1st Grade Car Party Extravaganza

Colby had a fun time at his 1st Grade Party. They had earned pretend money that they could spend at their stops - car wash, lemonade stand, McDonald's drive up window, gift store, drive-in movie w/popcorn, etc. They also got to stop at the farm and see the animals, listen to the policeman tell them about his job, etc. and listen to the cute robotic bus tell them about the school bus rules. Logan and I got to follow them around. It was lots of fun!

Happy Birthday to Ben and Logan

We celebrated Ben and Logan's birthday together on Ben's birthday. We missed Logan's while we were in Hawaii. Happy 14th to Ben and 3rd to Logan!!!

We just enjoyed a wonderful trip to Hawaii - Islands of Oahu and Kauai! On Oahu, we hiked up Diamond Head Crater, went to the Polynesian Cultural Center (the luau and show were lots of fun! And seeing the Hawaii temple - which is under renovation right now), snorkeled at Hanauma Bay (a little scary at first, but fun to see all the colorful fish and sea turtles - Don saw an octopus while snorkeling on Kauai), and visited Pearl Harbor and the U.S.S. Missouri. On Kauai, we went on a kayak trip on the Wailua River and got to hike to some secret falls, lounged by the beach and went snorkeling, took a boat ride around the Napali Coast (where we got to snorkel off the boat - a little scary for me! and we got to see dolphins, sea turtules and the gorgeous views!, hiked up to where we could see the views of the Waimea Canyon, the grand canyon of Hawaii, and hiked up a trail on the North Shore of the island. We had a wonderful trip!!! It was our first real vacation alone since Jacob was two. And the boys survived and now we are back to the daily grind - laundry, cleaning the house, yardwork and gardening, and helping boys with homework and projects. Looking forward to school being out. Better quit blogging - got to run to watch Jacob in his last track meet.