Midway Ice Castle

Yesterday we took an impromptu trip to Provo and decided to go to the ice castle in Midway.  We had heard a lot about it, so we called Hyrum and Paola and asked them if they'd like to tag along.  We met up with them at Chuck A Rama and had a nice lunch then drove up to Midway.  The kids loved the ice castle.  It was melting on us as we went through, but the Disney Frozen Princesses were there, and ice sculptor, ice mazes, and an ice slide.  Rory and the kids went down the slide, Rory got stuck and it was hilarious.  He was yelling from the slide to call the fire department because he was stuck and everyone around us was laughing.  It was really a neat place.  After the ice castle we walked over to the ice skating rink and watched people skate for awhile.  It was so fun to be there with our family and good friends.  

The Post Office

Last Monday Kinlee had her first field trip ever to the Wellington Post Office.   She was so excited to ride the bus and even now when I ask her about her field trip all she has to say about it is she got to ride the bus.  It was a fun little field trip, all the preschoolers got to mail a letter to their parents for Valentines Day, and then they got to go in back and see where the mail is sorted and listen to a story about how mail is delivered.  The bus was a little late coming back, so we stood in the hall and sang lots of songs.  The bus finally showed up, after about 40 minutes of waiting and the kids went back to school.  I'm so glad I got to go and experience this fun trip with Kinlee, I can't believe my baby is growing up!

Kadee and her Valentine Box

Connor and his Valentine bucket

 

Kadee's 8th Birthday

I can't believe my little girl is 8 years old!  We celebrated by surprising her with a lunch date and trip to the movie with her best friend, Jordan.  We went to lunch at McDonald's and the girls got happy meals and Oreo McFlurries.  After that we went to the movie and got kids packs.  We pretty much had the whole theater to ourselves, so the girls had a hard time picking their seats and sat in about 5 different places before they finally decided on the perfect seat.  After that we went back to the house and the girls played for a few hours.   Then on Kadee's actual birthday I went to the school and had lunch with her and took cupcakes to her class.  That night I made her favorite meal, fettuccine Alfredo, and we had grandpa and grandma Bradley over for ice cream cake. I am so proud of the little girl she is becoming and her kind heart.

Bradley February Birthdays!

 















Kadee's 8th Birthday Interview!
Who is your favorite person in the whole world?  Jesus
What is your favorite color?  Pink
What is your favorite TV show? Good Luck Charlie
What sport do you like the best? Softball
What is your favorite outfit?  The one that grandma Debbie got me for my birthday
What song do you love? Raise your glass by Pink
What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes
Who is your best friend? Jordan Shorts
What do you want to be when you grow up? A nerd, just kidding.  A nurse
What is your favorite book? Knuffle Bunny
What are you really good at? Gymnastics
Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Florida
What is your best memory? Playing with Jordan
What would you buy if you had $1000? an Ipad
What vegetable do you hate the most? cooked carrots
If you could have a wish, what would it be? To have Jordan be my friend forever
What is your favorite flavor of Ice Cream? Strawberry
Who is your biggest hero? Dad
What do you like to do best with your friends? Jump Rope
What do you hope you'll get to do before your next birthday? Go swimming

Super Bowl XLVIII

I can't believe I only took one picture on Super Bowl Sunday.  This is it, Matty being silly at Grandma Debbie's.  We actually started out at the BDAC with Jeff Wood and his friends and family.  Connor and Kadee loved the big court to play ball on and there was tons of yummy food, but Matty and Kinlee were a nightmare.  They were into everything they weren't supposed to be, were both super ornery (which meant they were mean to each other and anyone else who dared come near them), and were just super busy.  Rory was busy talking and socializing so I chased Matty and Kinlee around until I was at my whits end.  The final straw was when Matty tipped over a glass table, luckily it didn't break, but I was beyond frustrated at this point and on the verge of tears, so I loaded up all the kids but Connor and left.  Rory wasn't very happy with me but I honestly felt like I couldn't stand another minute of chasing the kids around.  I started to cry and was headed to Wellington and I decided I didn't want to go home alone so I went to Debbie's house.  It's amazing what a change in perspective can do.  Once there, I immediately calmed down, sat on the couch and ate some yummy chocolate peanut butter bars and felt like I could breathe and my kids could be themselves.  Matty wanted to get in the tub the minute we got there so after he washed up he put on one of grandma's spare shirts and played the donkey game shown in the picture.  It ended up being a great night.