Fully Vacinnated

This has been a month in the waiting but Joey and I are fully vaccinated.  We decided to drive all the way to Salem to make sure that we could get our first COVID shot in the first week that it opened up for anyone over 18.  Our second and final vaccine was tonight.  We celebrated with a little dinner at Mi Corazon- so good! It is comforting to know that we are both safe.  They have opened it up for anyone over 16 now to get their COVID shot.  Luke has his appointment for his first shot on this coming Wednesday.  So grateful for the vaccine.  Hopefully if enough people get the vaccine we can get back to normal.

Nash's Egypt Presentation

Nash has been working on his presentation with his two best buds Traycen, and Dylan.  They did their project on Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs.  They created an amazing slide show with tons of information. Then they made a pyramid/cornhole game.  I was so excited that they allowed parents to come and see their presentations.  We are starting to get back to normal and I love it!  The boys did such a great job and I loved that I got to see them in action.

Is he a Childs?

Luke downloaded an app on his phone that gives you a little preview as to how you could look when you are older. When he came to show me his picture I was shocked! He looks so much like Grandpa Childs.  We will have to have the rest of the kids try the app and see what they look like.

Spring Break in the SG

We decided to leave on Thursday night to beat the crowd.  We had a great drive down without traffic.  We arrived at 10:30pm. After unpacking we got to bed to prepare for a fun week.  On Friday Joey and I had to work quite a bit. The kids swam and Tag went birthday shopping with grandma and grandpa.  On Saturday we started the day with a few garage sales. We found an amazing shuffle board that we bought for the basement.  It is such a fun addition to the basement.  We spent the rest of the day listening to conference and spending time in the sun.  On Sunday we woke up to a visit from the Easter Bunny.  Then we got ready to go on a hike to the scout caves.  Luke and Tag opted to stay behind.  We had quite an adventurous hike as we went the wrong way.  Instead of the scout caves we went back through some treacherous terrain to Johnson's cave.  Minus a couple falls from the old lady, it was a beautiful hike. Then we went home for a yummy breakfast and more words from our leaders. After the second session of conference, grandma and grandpa came over for dinner and some shuffleboard. Such a fun night. We were all so excited that we still had a few more days in our favorite place. The next four days in SG were filled with lots of swimming, pickle ball, game night, Cracker Barrel with grandma and grandpa, and tons of fun.  Have I mentioned that I love this place?  I think it is impossible to have a a bad day in St. George.  We do not have the next trip planned but I hope we can get down again really soon.

Mimi's Birthday Celebration

Happy Birthday Mimi!  My dad planned a surprise dinner to celebrate my mom's birthday.  We met at PF Changs at 5pm and my mom arrived at 5:15pm.  She was so happy to see us all there.  We chatted and enjoyed yummy food.  Then we all celebrated the special day with white chocolate raspberry cake.  It was so special to spend this night with her.

Friday Fun

My friend Erika, Sister Jones, asked if she could take Tag to Kangaroo Zoo with her daughter Mia.  Erika and I always joke that we are going to arrange their marriage. They are both such special kids and it is so fun that they like hanging out with each other.  They had the best time and Erika told me that they were together the whole time.  I am so glad that Tag got to enjoy some fun this afternoon and I vote this picture goes on the gift table! 

My baby is nine

Happy Birthday Tag!  I cannot believe that my baby is nine.  I wish that I could just stop time.  Tag is such a blessing in our family.  You can always count on his for an honest opinion.  He is so funny and brings such a special spirit to our family.  Yesterday we spent some time playing but tonight we did presents and cake.  I joked that we all would have carnation instant breakfast for dinner but Tag did not want to put us through that!  I think he really did not want us drinking from his special cups!  We started with presents and Tag was so excited.  He got a few new shirts, the mario legos that he wanted, some switch controllers, a gamecube, and the games he wanted to go with those.  He loved everything except the controllers.  They were an offbrand and Tag said "These are bootlegged!"  We were laughing so hard.  He never spares his opinion.  After the presents we had cake and ice cream.  Tig, I hope you had an amazing birthday.  Words cannot express how lucky I feel to be your mom.

Starting off the birthday celebration

Tomorrow is Tag's birthday.  I gave him the option of having a party OR spending the afternoon with an Airborne/Labyrinth hopper pass with his siblings.  He chose time with his siblings and they were all so excited.  Luke picked up the boys from school and then we all went to grab Harlee from school on our way to Airborne.  We got the hopper pass so they could jump and then go do the escape rooms.  They all got along and had the best time.  Tag thanked me three times before we even made it home.  I love that they enjoy spending time together and I love that we got to start the celebration of Tag's birthday. Love this picture of my five blessings.

Bathroom progress

We were finally able to get someone to come in and pour the shower pan.  With that done Mindi has begun tile Harlee's bathroom.  I am loving it!  She does such an amazing job.  I love seeing the progress and can't wait until it is done and Har doesn't have to share with her brothers.

Nash's First Sacrament Talk

On Thursday Nash got a call from Brother Baker.  The call came while he was at school so Nash called him back in the afternoon.  Before he called he asked me what I thought it was about.  I joked that he was going to be asked to speak.  After his call Nash told me through his tears that I jinxed him.  We told him that now was the perfect time to speak because the audience will be a lot smaller.  Joey and I helped him work on his talk and it was done by Friday night.  He read it through many times and was super prepared come Sunday morning.  He spoke on The Aaronic Priesthood Theme and he did an amazing job.  Sister Reeves who spoke after him started her talk by saying that this was the first of many talks Nash would have the opportunity to give.  I totally agree.  Amazing job Nashie!  So proud of you.  You can do hard things!!

Tag's Special Date

We are continuing our Christmas date tradition and it is Tag's turn.  He was so excited!  We went to Nickel City in Orem.  Tag was a little overwhelmed by all of the noise and lights when we walked in but then his overwhelm turned to excitement when he saw all of the games.  We loaded his card with $20 of nickels and enjoyed two hours of fun.  He was so excited when he saw a Mario Kart game.  He played just about every game in the place.  He loved pinball and went back multiple times.  He was so lucky to win the jackpot (200 tickets) on the fishbowl game and on the monopoly game (250 tickets).  After each jackpot win Tag would dance around with excitement!  Love him!  We took a minute break from the games and took some pictures in a photo booth- so fun.  When all the nickels were gone he had won 958 tickets.  It was a tough decision but he finally spent his tickets on some really cool prizes.  After the time at Nickel City we went to 7-11 for a treat.  It was such a fun afternoon.  Love spending time with my forever baby.