This and That...

These are just some cute pictures that I've taken.

Apparently we wore our boys out this day.

Keaton climbed up on the couch like this. Before we knew it he was fast asleep. We got a good laugh over this one. This was the same night that Chase fell asleep on the couch.

Apparently this is comfortable to him.

Breeley and Keaton love to play together. Breeley was a cowgirl and Keaton was a superhero.

This was about the last time Keaton sucked his binky. He decided to be a big boy in about a week's time. He was potty trained & gave up the binky in February. My baby is growing up. :-(

I thought this was a cute picture of Chase and Steve. This was after the last Jr. Jazz game. Steve was Chase's coach. He thinks his dad is the greatest and always tries to be like him. I have to admit, he is pretty darn great.

Logan Dance Competition

Breeley had a dance competition in Logan. We decided to make a little trip out of it. We stayed overnight in Logan. We took the kids to Frederico's for pizza and then took them back to the hotel for swimming, the only thing that Breeley cared about. We spent the day between the dance competition and Grandma Hobbs' house.

Chase, Steve, Keaton, and Breeley

Keaton and Steve-I volunteered to watch from the sidelines and take photos. I know, it was nice of me. Good thing Steve's such a good sport.

Breeley and her dance friend, Ruby Ann. She was so happy to have a friend there.

Chase helped Keaton swim. I don't know what's up with Keaton's face. He pulls this face all the time, he's quite the guy.

Chase had a little too much fun with the bubbles from the hot tub.

Breeley's "Shake Your Tail Feather" Dance

Breeley's "Beauty School Drop Out" Dance-She's in the middle. The hats on their heads are curlers.

APRIL FOOL'S

I decided I'd trick my kids this year for April Fool's Day. I woke up early and cooked them green pancakes and green eggs. They couldn't figure out what was going on. It was really funny. Keaton had his later, but he wouldn't touch the eggs. He didn't want to have anything to do with them. Breeley swore that the eggs tasted differently, she had a little trouble getting them down too. She just wasn't convinced that food coloring doesn't have any taste. It was worth getting up early for, good times.

4th Grade Wax Museum

This year at school Chase was able to participate in the 4th grade wax museum. The museum is basically an oral book report. The kids each pick a biography to read and then create a board about the person they have read about. They also get to dress up like the person and give a 1-minute oral report on the person. The reason they call it a wax museum is because all the parents/grandparents/siblings come during the evening and put a coin in a coin slot that the kids have made. They then push a button to make the kids come "alive" just like at a wax museum. That is when they give their oral report. They end up giving it several times. Chase chose to report on Neil Armstrong. It was really fun for him and for us to be able to watch him and all of his classmates. I was really proud of Chase because when one of his classmates was killed this past month, he suggested to his teacher that they donate all the money earned at the wax museum to this little boy's family. They agreed to do that and the 4th grade kids were able to earn lots of money for the family that night. It made the whole experience that much better.

THE ANNUAL TOURNEYS

March in our town means only one thing, Tourney Time. This is such a fun tradition. You just can't beat sloppy joes and endless candy. I have some really fun memories growing up with the tournaments, watching my dad play basketball, and hanging out with my friends in the girls bathroom where it was a "little" cooler. I'm so glad that my kids get to have this fun tradition in their lives.

Breeley doing the basketball toss at Kids Day.

Chase doing the dribble contest at Kids Day.

Steve referees for the Tournaments. He has a lot of fun doing this. Everyone asks us if he survived the Tournaments-the truth is, this is one of the milder tournaments he refs.

Blow that whistle, babe!

SHOW 'EM HOW TO WRESTLE, TWIST 'EM LIKE A PRETZEL, GO, CHASE, GO!!!

Wrestling was always one of my favorite sports to cheer for, probably partly because I could sit down and be lazy while cheering, but mostly because it was such an intense sport that I totally got into. I never thought in a million years that one of my children would come home one day and say that they wanted to wrestle. We don't exactly come from a line of wrestlers. This didn't deter Chase, he went for it anyway. I have been so proud of him as I have watched him wrestle these past three years. I am the crazy mom on the side of the mat who can't shut her mouth. I try really hard, but I really get into the matches and it is so hard to watch your child in a wrestling match. I am a big ball of nerves and I hate to see how sad he gets when he loses but it is equally fun to see how proud of himself he gets when he pulls off a win.

I seriously just love this kid-what's not to love!!!

This is where we like to see his arm after a match-WINNER.

Chase had 3 pins this year, all under 20 seconds. I love this kind of match, not as scary as the one he had that went into I don't know how many overtimes-way too intense for me.

Great stance, Chase.

Way to be in control, buddy.

Dads And Doughnuts

I am very behind once again, so I'm going to do my best to get caught up again. Chase and Breeley were able to celebrate Dads and Doughnuts at school with their sweet daddy. For the last four years, it has only been Chase and Steve. This year we added Breeley to the mix. She was so excited and counted down this day. She had been sick all week, but luckily got feeling better the day before. She was pretty worried that she'd miss it. Chase was able to do the flag ceremony for this event, that explains the Scout shirt. This picture was taken in Breeley's classroom. They said the doughnuts were delicious.