Our Little Artist

Tag is following in his brother's footsteps!  He is quite the artist.  He loves to draw all of the time.  He is really good at it.  I am super impressed and I really love that he has a passion for something other than video games. 

Chocolate!

Today in Primary the sang to Tag since his birthday is coming up this next week.  The gave him a chocolate bar for his birthday gift.  I was so proud that he did not freak out because he does not like chocoate.  In fact he was adament that no one would eat his chocolate.  Harlee told him that eating chocolate makes you strong.  So Tag insisted on trying it.  I was so proud of him.  He took three little bites.  It was not his favorite but the fact that he would try it is amazing.  Way to go Tag!  I really wish that I did not love chocolate like you!  Love his expression.  He is trying so hard to like it!

Harlee's Dance Competition

Today we had Harlee's Dance Competition at Taylorsville High School.  Her first dance, her jazz dance On Broadway, was scheduled to go on at 10 am.  So we left around 8am so she would be on time.  She did an amazing job on her jazz dance.  She was super nervous about a lift she had to do at the beginning of the dance but it went perfectly.  She is such a great performer and I loved every second of watching her.  Her next dance was not scheduled to go on until 1:10pm so we went and grabbed a snack before shopping a little at TJ Maxx.  She got a couple of cute shirts for spring.  We made it back in time to get her ready for her hip hop dance "Queen Bee".  She performed her heart out and did such a great job.  She exudes joy while she dances and watching her makes my dreams come true.  I love that I get to share this with her.  We celebrated with a little In and Out on the way home.  Such a special day!

Lucky is lucky again!

The kids worked hard on their trap determined to catch Lucky this year.  They made a luxurious hotel for him complete with a comfy bed, gold coins, lucky charms, and other ammenities.  As nice as the trap was it was not enough to coerce Lucky to stay.  He did leave the kids some green treats and left his mark around the house.  He turned pictures upside down, left green jelly bean tracks, turned vases over, stacked the couch pillows, and left evidence of himself in the potty!  The kids were so excited to wake up and see if he they were successful.  Maybe next year...

Harlee's Turn

March is Harlee's month for her special date.  We planned that Harlee and I would go get a pedicure and then Joey would meet us for dinner at Summit Inn Pizza.  So we made our appointment for 4pm and I could not wait.  It is so fun to spend time with Harlee.  We each chose to get shelac done on our toes and enjoyed about 45 minutes of relaxation.  We both thought it went by too quickly!  Then we met Joey for dinner.  We feasted on doodles and pizza.  It is so fun to chat with Harlee and enjoy this one on one time with her.  I love this date idea and I think this will become a Christmas tradition.  Next month is Nash's turn!

Passing out the "Imitations"

Last week Tag told me that he wanted to have a party for his birthday.  He has never cared to celebrate with his friends so we were super excited that he wanted to have a party.  I booked a party
room at Coconut Cove for March 21st and we needed to get his invitations passed out.  He invited: Ava, Quinn, Kai, Mia, Olivia, Cole, Cohen, Ari, and Roxee.  We bought Mario Bros invitations and Tag could not wait to pass them out.  He would go up to each door and when they answered he would say "Here's my imitaion!" and awkwardly run back to the car.  It was so cute.  I am so excited for him to have this special party to celebrate his 6th birthday.  Love this sweet boy!  He reminds me of the little joys in life and makes me smile all of the time. 

Monday Night Entertainment

Tonight we were all watching the Voice as a family.  All of the sudden Tag ditched his pants and started dancing around.  He thought he was so funny!  The more we laughed the more we encouraged him.  He was having so much fun.  Love this cute boy and all of the spontenaity that he brings into our life.  Never a dull moment!

H and N Bank Party

For the last few weeks Harlee and Nash have been working on their business "H & N Bank".  They have been giving us money and opportunities to spend it!  Today they spent their afternoon planning a party.  They had us play two games- find the four leaf clover and toss the popcorn through the leprechaun's mouth.  So clever!  Then we watched a power point they had made about their bank.  The party ended with treat bags full of popcorn.  I love how creative these two are together.  Always coming up with some new business idea!  Such a fun night!

Friend Day at Lowes

Today Harlee was having three of her girlfriends over so I decided to take Luke and a couple of his friend plus Nash, Gray, and Kai to Lowes.  I decided to take a book and ready while they wore themselves out.  They had so much fun and the sweaty red faces were proof of that fun.  After they jumped for a couple of hours we went to Krispy Kreme to cash in on the free good grade donuts.  Such a fun Saturday for these cute boys.

No School Fun

 

Today the kids did not have school because it was a teacher preparation day.  Luke went with his friend Kalab to Lowes so I decided to take the kids to Trafalga.   They are in the middle of renovating but they still had some fun options.  Nash and Gray started with laser tag, Harlee played video games, and Tag went in the playground area.  Then they tried rock climbing and the frog hopper.  Tag used to love it but this time might be his last.  Scared him to death!  Once we were funned out we left to go get icees.  It is so fun to have these times together and nothing if more fun than watching the kids have a great time.

Beehive Meet

Nash has done so well in swim and had two times that qualified for the Beehive Meet.  He qualified in the 50 Freestyle and the 50 Backstroke.  We were so proud of him.  He was invited to go compete in the Beehive Meet at the University of Utah.  Nash did such a great job and it was so neat to watch him be a part of this big meet.  I had to sit outside since they did not have a ton of seating space and it was freezing.  It was so cute because in between races Nash kept coming out to make sure I was warm.  He gave me his jacket and kept snuggling up to me.  Such a sweet boy!  So fun to get to watch his get better and better at swim.