Spring Break in Moab

We went to Moab over the Spring Break to do some hiking. Usually we go at this time to do the Jeep Safari but we couldn't take the Jeep and the trailer, so we didn't do the Jeep trails this year. We definitely missed doing the Jeep trails, so we'll have to go back! We did enjoy the hiking though! I have never been to the Arches, and that was really fun. I loved that it was very kid friendly, and there were lots of little hikes that the kids could do.

The kids eating their lunch in the trailer.

Carter looking for lizards...







Hailey found a cute little friend while we were watching someone try to get their Jeep up "Potato Salad Hill". She was from Australia and had the cutest little accent!

We passed this cool park and had to check it out. There was tons of musical instruments to play, it was awesome!

Holding up Balanced Rock

(not sure what that strange orange light is on my shorts!)

Trying with all their might to make the crack bigger :)

This is at Sand Dunes Arch. You can't tell from the picture, but Bryan and Carter are standing on top of an arch.

The kids had a blast climbing on the rocks and I was surprised how well Hailey did. I had to keep telling her to stop because she had no fear!

Just as you're coming into Moab there is this HUGE sand hill of the side of the road. There are always kids playing on it, so we went to check it out. The sand is super soft so it's fun to take off your shoes and climb. There were kids rolling down the hill, jumping, and even a girl with a saucer! It was really fun and will definitely be somewhere we'll stop every time we go down there.

The whole time in Moab Carter's #1 concern was catching rabbits and lizards. Wherever we went he would ask "Is there lizards and rabbits there?" The second evening that we were there, Carter was hanging around the trailer looking for lizards. Me, Bry, and Hailey were in the trailer. All of the sudden we heard Carter yelling at the top of his lungs "I got one!!!!! I got one!!!" I'm sure the whole campground got a kick out of it, because he was SOOOOOO excited to catch a lizard! He played with it for a couple hours and then let it go.

On the other hand, Hailey's #1 concern was when she would get chocolate milk. She would keep asking when we would be getting to the trailer so she could have some, funny girl!

Easter 2012

Here's some pics of some of the things we did to celebrate Easter!
Dying Easter eggs, and making silly faces!

Working so intently...

The finished product

Trying their hard boiled eggs. Basically Hailey just chopped hers up into a million pieces and made a mess, and Carter took 2 bites and was done :)

I just love how Hailey is admiring Carter in this picture. She truly loves and looks up to her big brother.

We also made Easter sugar cookies one day...

Carter piled all these cookies up thinking he wanted to frost them all. I knew he would get bored quickly, which he did, and I ended up frosting the rest!



On Saturday we went over to Grandma's and Grandpa's for dinner and their Easter Egg Hunt. The Hunt was awesome as usual.

Wow, a dollar!

Some of the eggs had slips in them that said to go see Grandma for a special prize. The kids got a kick out of that!

One of Hailey's prizes...

Finding Baskets Easter Morning...

After church we went to Grammy's and Papa's for Easter dinner. We had delicious turkey, mashed potatoes, salad, rolls and angel food cake for dessert.

Comparing Chocolate Bunnies

We went over to the park while dinner was cooking. On the way home Carter found a little necklace on the ground, and told Hailey to close her eyes while he put it on to surprise her. It was very sweet.

Checking out her new found treasure...

Hailey wanted to help Grammy cut the strawberries, so Grammy found a cute little mini knife that wasn't too sharp. She did a really good job!

Hailey's Birthday Continued...

We had my side of the family over for Hailey's 4th Birthday this last weekend. Hailey wanted a Barbie cake AGAIN, so I decided to try my hand at fondant. It turned out pretty good and I learned a lot for the next time that I try it. Carter thought that the Barbie needed a purse, so he lovingly made one for her, it was very cute! Aunt Cami was really upset that we had to cut the cake :)

We had hamburgers and hotdogs, then opened presents. Hailey has been asking for a Princess Sleeping Bag for quite awhile now, and Grandma and Grandpa delivered. She has been sleeping in it all week!

Izzy was just as excited to open the presents as Hailey. She kept telling Hailey, " Open it Hailey, Open it!" I don't think Hailey was going fast enough for her, it was funny!

Blowing out her candles!

After we had cake and ice cream we went outside to do the zipline. Hailey saw Meili doing it and said she wanted to try it. She wasn't even nervous, she just went for it! It was fun watching the girls go up and down it over and over again!

Bryan, Ty, Meili and Hailey


Bryan is in the process of building a treehouse as you can see. He wanted it to be the same height as the zipline so that you can climb up to the treehouse, and take off from there. It will eventually be fully enclosed with a doorway from the zipline. Bryans brother Russ and parents were up over the weekend helping him get it done. Now all the walls are up and he just needs to put on the roof.

Meili

Uncle Glen was the official "catcher" of the evening

My big brave 4 year old!

Bryan's 33rd Birthday!

The night before Bryans birthday Carter had the idea to trace his feet and make a trail from our bedroom to the bench in the living room, with Bryans presents. Carter gets so excited about this stuff, it's so cute! He told Dad that if he had to get up in the middle of the night, that he had to close his eyes so he wouldn't see his surprise.

I stocked Bryan up on his favorite American Eagle T-Shirts.....isn't it fun being an adult :)

Carter made this cute card for him. If you can't read it, it says:
to the King of dad's
I Love You
my rockstar
my rock'n'roll dad

We were naughty and pulled Carter out of school at lunch for about an hour and a half and went to the park. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we couldn't resist.

After lunch Bryan packed his stuff and took off to Moab for a few days. Probably the best birthday present he could have asked for! The kids and I got to stay home and get the flu, what fun right?

I was happy to see him come home safe. The first night he was there, the unit next to the place he was staying burnt down. They were woken up at about 2 a.m. to the sound of popping tires. They were able to get all of their stuff out and went to knock on doors to make sure everyone was out. Luckily everyone got out safely! As I was telling Carter that Daddy got his dirt bike out of the garage when he saw the fire, Carter got this horrid look on his face and said "Mom, you're not supposed to grab your stuff, you're supposed to get out!" I told him he better have a talk with his Dad! It's good to know that Carter is paying attention to these things!