Dance Recital

Sidney's recital was so cute.  She danced twice, one tap dance and one ballet dance.  She had so, so much fun with it and she did great.  She was just about bursting at the seams with smiles during parts of it, and of course those pictures ended up blurry, because it's when she was jumping the most.  But from sitting as far away as we were and being able to see her big grin, you could just tell how much she loves it.

 



5 Months

Tanner is a growing boy!  Why is my last one the fastest growing and biggest one?  Makes me so sad.

He started rolling over just after he turned 4 months.  He still needs to figure out how to roll back to his back.

He has started sticking out his tongue all the time with a big smile on his face.

He likes the car a little less.

He absolutely loves to be outside.  It easily cheers up a bad mood.



Lake

We love going to the lake, so as soon as Jayden got home from school yesterday, we jumped in the car for some much needed outside time.  With Jayden's terrible allergies, we have been stuck inside for most of spring.  The worst has finally subsided. 

Tanner was laughing hysterically, but every time I put the camera to my eye, he got the most serious look on his face. 

We saw this cool blue heron.  The kids thought it was the coolest thing ever, so I did a little research to see how rare it is.  Turns out, it's quite common all over North America, but still a beautiful bird. 



Knight's Game & Talent Show

Jayden's baseball team won the league's competition of selling the most tickets to the Knight's game.  Their reward was getting to go out on the field during the national anthem and stand with the player who shares their position.  That was a pretty cool experience for the boys.  The night it was scheduled for got rained out, so we had to make it up.  They started with a parade on the field with all the other teams.

 

He's in the very back.

It also happened to be Pink Night, which thrilled Sidney.

 

Earlier that day we had the annual ward primary talent show.  Jayden didn't want to participate, but Sidney wanted to do baseball.  So Josh threw her a ball, then she threw it back to him.



A Few Firsts

Tanner's first cereal.

Tanner's first Knight's game (that was cancelled due to rain).

Sidney's first recital is coming up.

And a couple more random pictures because I'm a blogger slacker who is still trying to find a balance in life with three kids. 

 

 



Utah

About a month ago my grandma got really sick with pneumonia and was hospitalized.  I hadn't seen her in about 2 1/2 years, so I thought I'd go for a visit.  My cousin was also getting married, so I was glad to be able to go and see some family and have a mini vacation with just me and Tanner.

 

Grandma Lou improved in the hospital and is now in a rehab center, working on her walking.  She is improving little by little.  She's at a great center.  She has changed a lot since I last saw her.  With her declining health, she is pretty miserable and is lonely.  I feel so bad, I wish I lived closer.  I have a cousin who goes every day and spends hours with her, she is awesome!  She has been updating every day on Facebook her progress so we can see how she is doing.  Even though Grandma is a lot different from the grandma I knew, there are little things about her that reminds me she is still my cute and funny grandma.  For instance, she might be eating her meals like a bird these days, but she finishes her dessert every time.  I can thank her for my sweet tooth.  She is lonely and sad a lot, but when she smiles and giggles a little, she is still Grandma.  She is so funny, she wasn't getting along with her roommate, so she switched rooms.  I pointed out to my brother, who is about to get a new roommate, that roommate issues never go away.  Ha!  It was funny to hear her complain about how she didn't like her roommate.

 

When I arrived one day she was getting a perm.  It was so cute.  They have a little salon, where a stylist comes in twice a week.  She was so nice, I'm glad she is being well taken care of.

 

My cousin, Danielle, got married in the Salt Lake Temple.  She was so pretty, she looked like Rapunzel.  I so rarely get to make it to family occasions, it was a real treat.

Miriam and Clayton live in Salt Lake and Kathryn came down from Idaho Falls.  She and I spent most of the weekend together.  We had a great time, it was so nice to be able to spend time together.

 

Tanner made a great travel companion.  We had a blast.

 

Before I left, Jayden asked me if I was going to see the Salt Lake Temple and if I would take a picture of it.  I missed the wedding, so Kathryn and I went to Temple Square so I could get a picture.  The kids always like to touch the temple, so I had to let Tanner touch it.

I wanted to get pictures of as many of the temples as I could for the kids, but only ended up being able to stop at the Bountiful Temple.

My high school friend and college roommate, Janean, came down to see me as well.  She married Josh's roommate, and we had the greatest time together in college.  It was so fun to see her, just like old times.

 

I spent a couple hours with my other grandparents, but didn't get any pictures there.  Tanner loved my Grandpa Mortensen, though.  He just laughed and laughed at him for no reason, and my grandpa soaked it up, it was really cute.  I also met up with my friend, Michelle, for lunch one day, who used to live here.  It was fun to catch up.  It was a really busy trip, but it was so much fun.



Spring Break

Spring Break was a bust.  We need a do-over.  But here are a couple of pictures anyway.