Matthew's Poetry Presentation

For school, Matthew had to select a poem to share in a creative way. The poem he chose was about Zion National Park, and he decided to create his own canyon walls as scenery. He did an amazing job. I was so impressed with his pictoglyphs.

Too cute not to share

Rachel's first pigtails, 20 months.

Spring break visit to temple square to see the flowers. It was so cold that we wore our winter coats!

Elizabeth with her "Kindy 500" car she made (with lots of help from dad) for school. "I want it to be a white pickup truck with pink flowers," she explained.

Somewhere there is a similar picture of me as a baby sitting inside a cardboard box.

Easter Cuties

Easter egg hunt at Lisa & Steve's. The kids made out like bandits!

Emma's 4!

Emma has always adored clothes, shoes, jewelry, and accessories. Believe it or not, these were probably her favorite and most-used gifts. One month later she has worn these flip-flops nearly every day and they are getting old fast!

It was General Conference Saturday, so we shared cake at Grandma Wilson's house before stuffing ourselves with the traditional cinnamon rolls later.

Emma was so thrilled with her butterfly cake. For about six months, she had been asking for a "violet cake". Incidentally, she also went through a "fuschia" stage. Her vocabulary is really cute sometimes! She has already announced that she wants a Tinkerbell cake next birthday (I don't think she quite realizes it's not for another year, but oh well).

Finally!

Rachel has been gradually learning to walk with the help of a physical therapist who comes over twice a month. She had gotten to the point where she'd take a couple of steps in between the couch and the coffee table, for example.

Then, this last week as she turned 19 months old...surprise!

The view from our front porch

Brent has a small hobby of taking pictures of the beautiful view we have of the mountains outside our front door. It reminds me that I need to look up from the sinkfull of dirty dishes more often and out the window right in front of me! We may not have sweeping views of the valley below, but I don't think I would trade the majesty and beauty of the mountains changing through the seasons right in front of me.

Second Grade Cowboy Program

Matthew with his teacher, Mrs. Sanders. She is amazing.

Matthew and I had a bit of fun playing with some pictures. He loves this "cartoon" version of him with some classmates.

Matthew did such a great job in his school program. He is naturally pretty shy on stage, but has learned that if he looks right at me and smiles, I'll give him a big smile back. That seems to keep him focused and smiling. Each class performed their own country dance. It was hilarious to watch the variety of enthusiasm the kids had for these dances, as well as the individual "styles" each one contributed.