Trip to Papas

Last weekend we took a trip to Grandma and Grandpa's in Arizona. There was a lot going on. My niece Casey got baptised, Nate's cousin got home from a mission, and Nate had a conference in SLC so the kids and I hung out with family.






My cute niece Casey :o)



This was after the mission report at Nate's Aunt and Uncle's house. The kids had a blast. Well, Matthew ran Brayden over(he is a terrible driver) but then we found a safe spot for Brayden and then he had fun!

Matthew has discovered games on my computer. And he is getting pretty good! I was trying to help him and he swatted my hand away and said, "Mom, stop it is loading!"

This is my nephew Hunter. He was too cute walking around with his ICB Rootbeer in his camo hat, our little redneck!

Of course we can keep our kids away from the water. It is cold too. Matthew threw his toy in and wanted me to get it but I told him he threw it in so he had to get it himself. So he jumped in. I guess you can't kid around like that with a 3 year old!

We also went to the park, went on bike rides, threw rocks in the canal, picked grapefruit, played the Wii, went out to lunch with friends and played with all of grandma's cool toys. Brayden really took a liking to my dad and followed him around the house saying, "Papa, wherareyou?" It was really cute. Grandma and Grandpa's house is so much fun :o)

Happy Birthday Nate!

Nate's birthday was on the 12th and we had a nice quiet party for him!


Our traditional ice cream cake homemade by DQ :o) (I am not sure if Nate actually blew out any of the candles, it sure is nice to have some helpers)






And some more help! I guess the older you get the more help that you need!

The best part was Matthew asking Nate how old he was going to be. Matthew kept asking if Nate was going to be 4, since Matthew will be 4 on his next birthday apparently everyone is turning 4 this year! Nate tried to explain how old 33 was the number is a little too big for Matthew to understand. So we settled for telling him that Dad is going to be two 3's this year. Now Matthew wants to be 3 on his next birthday because his dad is two 3's :o)

Phantom of the Opera

One day last week as I was trying to get my kids out the door to run to the store, Nate called and well I wasn't exactly polite to him (give me a break my kids were running down the street and knocking on the neighbors doors). So I asked him if he needed anything in particular and he said, "Well, I need to ask you something." So I told him he was going to have to wait. After I had my kids duck taped down, ok just in their carseats, I called him back and apoligized. He then asked me out on a hot date to go and see Phantom of the Opera! We went last Saturday night. Phantom was the first musical I ever saw and I love it. After it was over Nate asked me how I liked it and I told him that it was good but Raoul sang a few wrong words. He kept asking me if I was sure and I kept trying to explain to him that when I was 14 I had the sound track memorized :o) I love the music but I loved the company more. My husband is great, even if I am a little short with him on the phone! :o)