Monday in SG

After working a little bit in the morning, we packed up the kayaks and headed to Sand Hollow.  We were so excited to be able to use the kayaks again.  The weather was perfect and Sand Hollow was not too crowded.  The kids had so much fun taking the kayaks out, playing in the water, and playing in the sand.  Our time was cut short when the repairman arrived early to install our new water heater.  We went home, got lunch, and then swam in the pool.  After her was done we decided to drive to Enterprise to try Marv's for dinner.  It was pretty good but I do not think it was worth the drive.  We finished the night with a little more pickle ball.  Such an amaing day!

Happy Easter from the SG

We were so excited to be celebrating Easter in our favorite place!  The kids woke up to a little visit from the Easter Bunny. They were spoiled with a few new shirts, bubbles, and candy.  We had a delicious breakfast and then settled in to watch the first Sunday session of conference together.  After conference, Hailee, Ty, Wyatt, Grandma, and Grandpa came over for and Easter BBQ.  It was so fun to get to visit with them.  They left just in time for us to watch the last session of conference.  We opted to listen while we played in the pool and basked in the sun.  After the second session we went for a drive.  We stopped by Gunlock State Park to skip some rocks.  We came home and decided to go play pickle ball again.  It was so much fun.  I am so grateful that we have another week to relax in my favorite place.  I also want to stress how grateful I am for my Savior on this special day.  Because of Him I have the opportunity to be with my family forever.  I am so blessed to get to spend eternity with my true love by my side.

Saturday in St. George

We arrived in St. George right around 8:30pm last night and I am so excited to spend the next week in my dream place.  We woke up early to go to some garage sales, went grocery shopping, and had breakfast before settling in for the first session of conference.  After being spiritually fed for two sessions we went to Black Bear Diner for dinner.  The kids loved it, especially Tag since they gave him something to color on.  We came home to swim and then Joey and Luke watched the priesthood session.  After conference was done for the day we decided to go to the park and play pickle ball.  We played until about 9:30pm.  It was so much fun!  After shutting down the pickle ball courts we went home for  icecream cones.  Then Joey told the kids they could sleep outside on the deck.  They were so excited.  Hopefully they will be able to get to sleep early enough for the Easter Bunny to come. 

Mimi's Birthday Celebration

Today we surprised Mimi and met her at PF Changs for her 60th birthday celebration.  GP is at a halfway house now and gets to spend his Saturday's with my mom.  We arranged it with him to have my mom come to PF Changs at noon.  She walked in to see all of her Utah based kids.  We had such a nice lunch chatting and catching up.  We ended the lunch by sharing a huge piece of chocolate cake.  It was nice to have lunch with my Dad.  He is released on June 5th so only about 3 more months until hopefully he can get back to normal life. 

Tag is 6!!

Tonight we got to celebrate my baby's birthday.  I cannot believe that Tag is 6!  It feels like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital to complete our family.  Tag has taught me so much over the last six years and I have grown in so many ways because of him.  Tag wanted a Curious George cake so Luke was sweet to decorate the cake for me.  He did an amazing job.  Tag got the ball and Luigi gloves he was begging to get for his birthday.  He also got a few new shirts and his own green bike!  I was nervous that he might get frustrated trying to learn how to ride the bike.  But within seconds he was riding the bike all around the house.  Tag, you never cease to amaze me.  You have worked so hard to learn and grown and I could not be more blessed to be your mom.

Tag's Classroom Birthday Celebration

Today I got to go to Tag's class and take treats for him to share with his friends to celebrate his birthday.  Tag chose to have white frosted cookies.  It was so fun to see him enjoy the attention.  This is new for our little guy.  The kids all sang happy birthday to him and then they all enjoyed the cookies.  Tag decided that he wanted to come home with me after the cookies.  Sounded perfect to me!  I wanted to spend as much of his special day with him as possible.

Tag's Birthday Party

 

 

This was the first year ever that Tag asked to have a birthday party.  He wanted to invite all of his friends and I was so excited!  Tag has made so much progress and his desire to have a party speaks volumes!  So I gave him a choice of Kangeroo Zoo or Coconut Cove.  He chose Coconut Cove and was counting down the days.  He invited 9 of his friends and 8 of them were able to come.  He invited Ava, Olivia, Cole, Cohen, Ari, Roxee, Quinn, Kai, and Mia.  Some of the kids were from school, some from his therapy class, and the others were from his church class.  They had so much fun playing at Coconut Cove and I loved how contained they were.  After playing for over an hour we went to the party room to open presents and have frosted white cookies-Tag's choice!  Such a fun time and I was loving watching Tag interact with all of his friends.  He was gracious when he received his presents and thanked everyone.  So proud of you Tag!