Happy Summer! We have been keeping busy lately as I'm sure everyone else is. Our computer broke, so I finally got Chad to bring home a laptop from work (Shh..) Our computer is on order and should be here any day :)

A couple of weeks ago, we took a trip to St. George. Chad was doing a training in Cedar City for one day, so we turned it into a week long family vacation. I love to have a reason to go somewhere.


Chad's parents came down for most of the time and brought Kaitlyn and Ethan, so the kids were in heaven.
We went hiking at the narrows. The kids had so much fun. Carson was convinced he had discovered dinosaur tracks all over the mountain.
We also went to the park. (I was up for any FREE activities)

I didn't take any pictures, but we also took the kids to the St. George Temple and the kids went through the visitors center and walked around the grounds. It was actually really fun for them.

Cooper was so funny at the park. I guess he feels pretty sheltered, because he made the funniest faces the whole time. He looked scared of everything. He actually had fun, but it was funny watching him figure everything out.
And of course... the ice cream man stopped by.

Justin and Amy drove up from Vegas for the day and we were able to spend a little more time with them. We spent most of the day at the pool and best of all playing with baby Kamryn. (Look at those legs! Yummy!)

Carson played with Ethan the whole time, and just before we were about to go in, our friends from home showed up at the pool with Rhett, one of Carson's best buddies.
The funniest part was that once we got to St.George (which Carson calls the desert) he just kept talking about lizards and he was sure that we would see a ton of them. We went on a walk and saw a few small ones (which made his day). But, while we were sitting at the pool, he just started yelling and we looked up and saw the biggest lizard ever. Well, I don't know about ever, but it was one of the biggest that I'VE ever seen. (the picture doesn't do it justice)

In other news. . .my brother Joe and his family are in town for awhile, and we were able to see them and their new baby Josh (precious!). They also happened to be here the day of Abby's school carnival, so we hit it full on. The kids had a great time running from thing to thing.
Ok, Another thing that has been keeping us busy is these STUPID LITTLE BUGS!!! in my house! We have had them here and there over the years, but nothing notable. This year, I think we had an infestation. I'm not sure what the problem was, but things like this always seem to happen to me whenever Chad is out of town (seeing that it is in his department). He was gone for a week and they came out of hiding. They are super tiny, but they seemed to be everywhere. I couldn't vacuum them up fast enough. They have literally been driving me crazy! We researched them on-line and found out that they are called Springtails. I don't even care. . .I HATE them! But don't worry. . .after some failed attempts of our own, we finally called in the professionals and they have now been taken care of. I am sleeping soundly again, and life seems so much better. Here is a picture I found of the little devils, but it must have been magnified 100 times, because they are extremely small and don't really look like that (this makes me even more freaked out. YUCK)

Ok, I know it has been awhile, so I have to do a lot of catch up. . . first of all, I HAVE to congratulate the STATE CHAMPIONS!! I have had so much fun coaching this year. It has been one of those things that have kept me so busy and has driven me crazy at times, but in the end, every minute was worth it! It was so rewarding watching those girls achieve their goals that they wanted so much. They are all so awesome and they truly deserve it!

We won STATE last year too, but after losing 6 seniors, they were not expected to have the same outcome. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure either, but they worked hard and came through when it really counted.

One of the funnest moments was in the bottom of the 7th inning with two outs, all of the high- school boys along the outfield fence ripped off their shirts and spelled "Back-to-Back" and the whole place went crazy! And then they charged the field. It was so fun to see so many people there too! South Jordan even gave them a police escort to the school. It was also cool because this is Bingham's Centennial year. Wow! 100.

Back to our life. . . in the middle of all of this coaching stuff, Abby and Carson are both playing baseball this year, and between us all, we have a packed week. Carson is playing coach pitch/t-ball for the cubs and Chad is the coach.

He has done pretty good so far. He gets a little distracted when they are in the field, as you would expect from Carson. We have to keep him motivated.


As you can see, he is posing for the picture. He wasn't that into it until we told him that we would take him to Chucky Cheese if he didn't have to use the T. As soon as the deal was made, he has been hitting it every time. He is a goof ball!

Carson also had his pre-school graduation this week. (Well, not really a graduation seeing that he will be going again next year, but whatever)

Abby is playing machine pitch baseball this year on the Red Sox. She is having tons of fun. She is playing with a bunch of boys, but her friends Ava and Katie are also on the team, which makes it super fun for her. She even gets to use Ava's pink helmet! Cool!

She is actually doing really good. This is her first year playing, and I wasn't sure about the whole machine thing, but she is doing great and loving it!

She also decided to add to the crazy week with her big final dance recital, which was two hours after the start of the state championship game. She also loves dancing. She loves to get all dolled up and she does such a great job, she must get it from her Aunt Jamie.

Cooper is running around everywhere. I feel bad because he has turned into a ballpark baby, but actually what kind of childhood would it be if he wasn't. He loves running around all of the baseball games and eating all of the snacks. He can't remember what a real meal is like.

He is actually between hair colors right now. He is not sure what he wants to be blonde/brown? He has always had dark hair, but lately I'm not sure what color it is and it usually depends on the day and the outfit.

Yesterday, we went to see the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple right around the corner. It was beautiful! I want to get married there! I was able to volunteer there last week and President Eyring came with his family. It was exciting.
Justin and Amy came with us. They are in town this week and they brought the cutest chubby baby I have ever seen. She is so happy and I know she still thinks we are all crazy, as she was just trying to have a nice bath and Cooper turned it into an amusement ride.
Well, now that softball is over maybe things will get back to normal. . .well, what is normal anymore? I don't know, but I love it all!

A Wicked Easter!

Things at our house have seemed super busy lately, but not much to blog about until now. . . .
Over Easter weekend we had so much fun! We went to see Wicked at Capitol Theatre. It was SO SO GOOD! We loved it! Loved it! Thanks to Chad's mom for standing in line at 3:00 in the morning to get us tickets. She's the BEST! (even though she had NO IDEA that she had just bought tickets for Easter Sunday when they told her they were the best available. We were all shocked, but the adjustments were worth it!) We also had a yummy brunch before the play, that just made the day perfect.

The kids started out on Easter morning with the usual. Easter baskets and Easter egg hunts.
Abby was still in Hannah Montana mode, as she had just seen the movie and (almost) saw Miley Cyrus at the theater. (we saw her drive away, and we were there for all of the after math!)

Cooper was not really sure about the whole basket thing.
Until he noticed the grass inside and then he was hooked.
After a fun morning at home, they got ready and went to my Dad & Kathleen's house. They had no idea of the fun that was in store for them.

They made cupcakes, and had Easter egg hunts, played the computer, played toys, watched movies and wore everyone out (especially the hosts).
The kids had SO MUCH FUN! They loved spending the day at their Grandparents. They are still talking about how much fun they had. By the time they left, they were exhausted and full of candy (as any Easter should be). My dad even changed a poopy diaper!
I'm not sure if Cooper is eating candy or grass, probably both.

This is just a glimpse into my childhood as my dad kept taking pictures of the kids straight into the sun! Thanks Dad and Kathleen! The kids had a blast!

Well, between me coaching at the high school, and both Abby and Carson playing baseball this year, our weeks have been pretty chaotic (baseball pictures coming soon). Chad has really been great at helping me juggle everything. I LOVE coaching, but I am really looking forward to a relaxing summer!