Dinosaur Museum

Ok, so I love the dinosaur museum. Connor's class went on a tour on Thursday and it was so great. The guide was awesome, he was so good and patient with the kids and knew so much about everything in the museum (I know that's their job, but I was still impressed). The kids started out at the mammoth and then headed to the Tee Pee where they were able to sit inside while he read them a story. They then toured the rest of the museum and ended up at the live alligator tank. That alligator is so lazy, it just laid there the whole time. There is a soft shell turtle that the kids were fasinated with. He fed it while we were there and even let the kids pet a lizard. The kids had so much fun, I am so glad Connor had such a great experience with preschool. Let's hope he does as well next year when his mom is his teacher!

I had to laugh because I told Kadee to let me take her picture and she totally posed. It was her idea to put her legs up on the bench and sit like a model, silly girl.

Dino Mine Adventure Park

On Thursday Connor's class took their first field trip to the Dino Mine Adventure Park. It was a lot of fun. Connor loved it because he got to take snack and hand it out to all his friends. They loved the popsicles, cookies, and water bottles.
He climbed across the monkey bars and his favorite thing was when Miss Sandy pushed a group of them in the tire swing. Kadee had just as much fun. She loved running with the girls and sliding with Landon. It was a really fun field trip and a great experience for the kids.

Spoiled Rotten!!!!!

For MyKella's birthday we went to Spoiled Rotten in Spanish Fork. It was so much fun. At first Kadee wouldn't dress up, she was so embarrassed. So I took her out and let her look in the gift shop and when we came back in she was ready to party! She walked the runway, painted her nails, glittered her hair, wore necklaces, purses and headbands and had a great time. They were served pink cupcakes with pink hot chocolate (which was so yummy!). Afterward we went to McDonalds and had lunch. They are so funny. Landon lost his shoes and wouldn't come out of the slide, Candee seriously had to drag him out and then I had to go back in and search for his shoes. The kids had a great time, thanks Aunt Candee!!!

Blogger Slacker

I have been such a slacker lately. My computer was in the shop for a couple days, so I wasn't able to update at all. I have been able to read everyone's blogs though. We had a great Easter. We went camping down on the desert and froze the whole time. The kids had so much fun climbing on the rocks and sitting by the fire. The Easter bunny came to visit us in our new camp trailer. Connor said, "I love the Easter bunny so much!" We put together an Easter Egg hunt for the kids and they went crazy. The wind drove me crazy, but my kids didn't even seem to notice it. Poor Connor got another ear infection while we were down there. I don't know what I'm going to do with him! He had a fever on and off the whole time. Luckily Jamie brought some Motrin so I was able to keep it under control.






My kids were so exhausted on the way home. They really do love each other when they aren't ripping each other's throats out.

Peek-A-Boo Preschool

So in an earlier post (much earlier, think August) I posted about Connor starting preschool. I have loved this preschool. Miss Sandy is so awesome. Not only is she a great teacher, she has become a great friend. So, I found out a couple months ago that she is going to be moving!!! I am really sad about this. See her daughter, Amy is one of my very best amigas and I don't think she will come to visit anymore if her parents don't live here. I am very sad about that, but I do have a silver lining. Sandy offered for me to take over her preschool! I am so excited, this has been a dream of mine for several years now. I am taking over the name, Peek A Boo, and I will teach in the day care in a different room. I have gone to a few preschools to see how they do things and have been looking on the internet for activities. It is going to be so fun! I already have my classes filling up, so I feel confident it will be successful. So my question for you is this, what do you look for in a preschool? What would be the determining factor for sending (or not sending) your child to a certain school? I really want to be successful with this and I want to have a good reputation, any input would be great!

Happy Birthday Rory and the Lucky Leprauchaun

Happy Birthday Rory! Today my hubby turned 27!!!! I can't believe it. I was watching Desperate Housewives the other day, and Lynette was interviewing for a job. These girls came out of their interview and were talking about how old 35 was, the one girl said, "don't talk to me about it, I just turned 27 and I feel ancient!" I had to laugh because I really don't feel ancient at all! So anyway, Rory turned ancient today. He is such an awesome hubby. He helps me all the time with housework, cooking, bathing the kids, and loves to play with the kids. He is very loyal to the people he loves, he will stick up for them no matter what. He just got a promotion at work and I am so proud of him. I love him so much and am so glad I made the right decisions in my life that led me to him!


Ok, enough with the mushy business. Yesterday was St Patrick's day and so the leprauchaun came to visit the kids. That old St. Pat is a tricky fellow, he colored our milk green, hid the kids shoes, and tossed their clothes on their curtain rods! He tipped their lamps, turned their stuffed animals upside down and even left treats in their shoes. I have been trying to learn some new techniques with my camera, so here is a picture of Connor's shoes with the treats sticking out. I don't have the best camera for professional shots, but I am trying to improve my angles and try some new things.


I have also been learning how to decorate cakes (sort of). Candee came over and we made this cake for Debbie's St.Patrick's Day party/ Rory's birthday. It was pretty fun except the kids wanted to help and their hands were filthy (I made sure you got that piece Candee). Here are my cakes I've made so far:

Candid Moments....

About a month ago I decided to subscribe to a mail order scrapbooking thing. Every month they send you ideas for scrapbooking, photography, journaling, invitations, etc. I have loved it. I have gotten some really great ideas for my scrapbooks and have really been thinking about the pictures I take. One of the cards explains ways to discover candid moments with your camera. It gave some ideas for taking pictures of your kids while they don't know you are taking them. The card says that when your kid is hard at work they won't notice you taking their picture, this way you can capture those faces they make when they are concentrating. The next section on the card says to capture playtime, secret moments and emotional moments, these all create some of the most personal pictures.










Anyway, I thought every so often I would share some ideas I get and hopefully someone else will gain something from them!