As much as I try, I just can't seem to keep up to date. This is going to be a "highlights" post, then I will post a few of the things I have more to share about.
We had some New Years fun with the kids by doing a countdown at 8:00pm (really they thought it was the real deal)!! We made lots of noise, danced around, and had sparkling cider.
Tyson turned 2 on January 15th! He loves Mickey Mouse and he loves trains, so we found him a Lego Mickey Mouse Birthday Train!! He loves it and it is his special toy that can occupy him for hours!
Madi did another session of dance class and is learning a lot. Her new teacher does a really good job of teaching them technique and the names of the different ballet positions.
For Valentine's Day Lucas and I spent a night away while my brother and sister-in-law watched the kids. Madi had so much fun baking a cake with Aunt Chelsea!! It was really yummy, too!
The kids waited and waited for it to snow because all they wanted to do was make snow angels! They got their wish, and it snowed many more times after that!
We made a snowman family!
They finally got to make snow angels and both freaked out when they laid down and the snowflakes were landing on their faces... haha!
I got to go on a lunch date with Tyson! We went to J-Dawgs and he felt very special having one-on-one time with Mommy!
Madilyn's preschool class went to the BYU Museum of Paleontology.
They loved seeing all of the dinosaurs!
Easter weekend was an adventure this year. The kids had a stomach bug and took turns throwing up. They felt well enough for a moment, so we were able to get their Easter clothes on for a picture.
We made a blanket fort! The kids loved hanging out
in there with lots of toys and books!
The kids have been begging to go to school with Lucas. We decided to all go with him while he took one of his finals. I walked around campus with them while he was taking his test. They thought his school was really neat and loved seeing where he goes all the time.
Madilyn went to the dentist and was a rock star! NO cavities!!
The receptionist even made her a balloon flower.
Sometimes Tyson has a unique
fashion sense!
We spent a lot of time in St. George this year. One weekend we even drove down to Vegas for the day. We had fun exploring the M&M store and trying the Taste the World at the Coca-Cola store. It was fun tasting all of the different sodas and only one of them was nasty!
One of our favorite things to do when we go to St. George is to go
exploring on all of the trails through the desert!
Spending the 4th of July at Grandma and Grandpa's house!
We had to have both of our willow trees removed. We discovered that they were both infested with the willow borer. It is a thick worm-like creature that is about the diameter of a dime, and about 3-4 inches long. They were turning the insides of the trunks into sawdust. We lost a lot of shade, but it did make our backyard seem much larger.
Madilyn and Tyson loved getting to help feed
the neighbor's chickens!
We didn't have any glasses to view the eclipse,
but we still were able to experience how cool it was!
The new Smith's Marketplace has kid size carts. Every time we go there the kids just have to use them. They think they are the coolest kids ever as they push them around. It makes grocery shopping take at least twice as long, but they love it!
Tyson had no idea his blue drink gave him a cool blue pirate mustache!
Towards the beginning of the year we talked with the kids about money and the fact that everything at the store costs money. They started earning their own money by doing jobs around the house. Madilyn is obsessed with dresses and wanted to save her money to buy a new dress. Tyson wanted to save his for dinosaurs! They each decorated their own container to save their money in.
They finally got to make their first purchases! They felt so
grown up getting to pay with their own money!
We love these two amazing kids so much!
