Easter Fun

          Well here we are and it is Spring. We had some family come down for Easter and it was a blast!! We went down to Natural Bridges and hiked around. We had all ages and diversity's hiking with us. We had my Mother that had foot surgery, my sister that was 7 months pregnant, and the small kids to watch around the steep edges of the cliff's.

It was a lot of fun to have so much family down and to be out enjoying natures true beauty. I wish we had all of our family members there but maybe next time.

         It was a beautiful day for hiking a little cool but once we got moving it warmed right up. The kids were having a great time with their cousins and everyone was in great company. After we were done hiking we decided to head back to the house for some good food!! It was a great time had by all.

To Blog or not to blog?

So I was trying to update my blog for each month until I got everything current until I realized it has almost been a year since my last posted event. So I cannot decide if I should even blog. It seems like I am hit and miss a year at a time. I know in my last posts I said I would be better but I just have not done so. I guess what I am trying to say is I will give it one more good effort if I can post sooner than a year the blog might stay alive.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is here and with all of the traveling we have been doing it is nice to be home for a weekend. The kids wanted to go hiking or just get out so we went down to cottonwood wash. It was a little tricky finding some water for the kids to play in but once we did they were happy to get out of the car. We also brought the dogs so they could get out to. They loved it of course. It was a nice break and some good family time together. What a beautiful place we live in to have so many places to explore right close. It was really fun.

Lexi's Graduation

The time has come for my dear sweet niece to graduate. She is graduating from the University of Utah, Yeah!! Only one of the best schools around of course!! The stage was set and all the graduates were in there seats. She was graduating with a double bachelor's degree. One was an art history major and the second was an English major. Man that makes me tired just thinking about all of that homework! What a trooper she is and I am sure she is very happy to be done with all of her papers, homework and finals!!

This is her brother Andre. We were all happy to be there.

This reminds me of those where's waldo picture books. Can you find Lexi?

Ceremony complete let the hugs begin!!

Of course our goof ball Addi, life would be dull without his smile.

The Peterson family showing there true colors!!

Okay, okay calm down, UMFA stands for Utah Museum of Fine Arts!!

Addi wanted to clime the U, but was having trouble Loren came into help.

Addison's footing slipped and he landed right onto Loren's back. Luckily no-one was hurt but it turned out to be the perfect assist.

Love, love this picture of the girls!!

So then it was Alec's turn to climb the U, with the assistance from Addi.

Little nervous but success!!

Loren had the perfect opportunity to scare some seagulls and it worked perfectly.

We have always told Tia she should work in a field with animals when she grows up. They love her and are always approaching her no matter where we are. It is amazing!!

Little lunch in the park.

Shelly's twins at the BBQ at Nancy & Gary's house later that night.

Friends and Family all accounted for to celebrate Lexi's awesome accomplishment.

This is how wiped we all felt after but what a FUN trip!!

Congratulations Lexi we were so glad we could come celebrate this time in your life and as the wall says: I Love You and so does all my family and yours Congrats your awesome!!

Jeremy's 12th B-day

We are still in May and now it is Jeremy's Birthday!! He is turning 12 which means he will not only be a year older but he will receive the Aaronic Priesthood. He is pretty excited to be able to pass the sacrament but I think he was more excited to receive his PSP. My boys love their gaming systems!! As you can see on his face he is very happy while his brother Tanner is in shock. Ha ha ha Good times!! He wanted a lego man cake so I started to google different designs. I found one similar to this cake but I think by the time I got done it was a little larger scaled cake than I originally had planned. He loved it all the same and it just shows me how much more practice I need on making cakes for my kids. Who knows by the time I have grandkids I might have it mastered. It was a sucessful birthday for Jeremy and we all had fun. Happy Birthday to my big 12 year old!!