Spring is...

Jazz Playoff games....Here's hoping they'd go all the way!!!Hudson and Will with the Mini Bear

We sat in our new seats that we'll have for next season.
Late nights
Spring is....Pinewood Derby time
Larry's Uncle Clayton helped Hudson make his car.
Thank Goodness or we'd be up a creek!


Hud had a lot of fun and on each race he took a
1st, 2nd or 3rd so he came out somewhere in the middle,
Not bad for his first year.

Spring is....New baby colts that Pop takes the grandkids with
to help feed on weekends

There were 3 colts in all

All the boys want to be like Pop and help him drive the tractor

All aboard!

Dead mouse in the grain bucket

Spring is....Weenie Roasts at Gram and Pops

We love their new barn-looking-shed in the backyard.

It has a peaceful, relaxing porch with a beautiful view.

Now on to roasting marshmellows

Cousins working together for some fun!

Parks' birthday cake

Spring is....Recreation Soccer

Logan going after the ball
Gunner's teammates

Spring is....Utah RedHawk Baseball

Hudson batting and pitching

They are in a Layton League on Friday nights and

play double headers every Saturday with RMSB

Don't forget all the tournaments, which means hotel stays, swimming & hot-tubbing
Pocatello Tournament, boys relaxing with a pizza party at the hotel

Logan gets mad when we only stay one night!

Spring is....Gardening

I've never seen a better looking Farmer!

My favorite job is keeping the water flowing down the trenches

The boys helped with planting and fertilizing

More often than not...they snuck off to jump on the tramp with their cousins!

Spring is....Recreation T-ball and Coach Pitch

Gunner's team and coaches (top right)

Logan was really ready for coach pitch, a little bored with hitting off the T

Skrapper hitting it out of the park.

His mit is like a vacuum in the outfield!
Parks wanted to play catcher so bad.

Here he is getting his turn and grinning ear to ear.

He loved it and did a great job!

Spring is....friends and playtime

Hudson, Connor, Scott, Logan and Parks eating popsicles on our trailor

Spring is finding a baby bird who fell out of it's nest and trying

to keep it alive, to no avail! chirp chirp!

Spring is...Bees games
Parks, Hudson, Hunter, Kaydon, Matthew and Logan watching them warm up

We took the RedHawks baseball team to the game

but only 4 boys came because it was sooo cold & rainy

Unfortunately I went too just to have Garlic Fries and froze my buns off!

The boys eating Nachos. Logan begged for a sno-cone first thing! Crazy, in 50 degree weather!

(Hey what happened to the pic of me and Logan riding on the train? I hate that if you add a pic after you're done you can't drag it down only up!! Too much work now to add it back in.)

Spring is going to the Drive-In

Playing cards, blowing bubbles, playing catch, eating pizza, sticky popcorn and other treats

And even if we are too tired to watch the second movie, we can't leave til after the boys fall asleep because for some reason they like that. Then Larry and I have the job of dragging them out of the Suburban!

Spring is....Feeding the Ducks

Beus's Pond

Attack of our feathered friends!

Hud almost fell in the foilage, the more you backed up

the more they advanced.

These ducks and geese were very aggressive...And hungry! ha ha

They pecked my white flowers on my flip flops

and stole the bread right out of your hand

Riding to the next spot on their scooters and wiggle car

and Spring is....officially OVER!

Hooray! maybe we'll have pleasant summer weather now

to enjoy what's left of our school vacation.

I love, Love, LOVE Summer with more of all of the above to come!

More Parks Birthday pics

I'm way behind but gotta get these on...Instead of cake he got a giant chocolate chip cookie.

We went to Classic Skating

I didn't want to do a friend party this year but he was so sad so I told him he could invite 3 friends since we had BOGO free coupons to the skating rink, but then it got bigger cause Hud wanted to bring friends and of course they are Parks' best friends too...

Ty, Clayton, Cade and Parks: Laser Tag
Kobe, Jacob, Hudson and Logan

Logan was afraid to go in with Parks' group after seeing the dark room. But when Hud was going in he decided to try it and LOVED every minute of it!

Bowling and arcades with dad

Bounce house fun

Last but not least...7 birthday spankings from Pop at a weenie roast.

music to my ears

Hudson's last piano recital at Bravo Arts Academy where he received 2 medals and a certificate for the "quickest level finisher" We have really enjoyed Bravo where Hudson and Tierra took piano lessons but when Hudson's teacher announced she was leaving to have a baby, that made up our minds to find somewhere closer. Hudson adored her and I loved the way she taught. Now we are off to find a new teacher, one who can hopefully help Parks with one handed piano lessons also. (No I'm not leaving Tierra out, she dropped out about 2 months ago! The stinker.)

Hudson makes History

Hudson received 100% on his end-of-year testing which his teacher had him stand up in class as she exclaimed had never happened in her 30 years teaching! He can be a brainiac when he puts his mind to it. Hudson said "It was soo easy, I don't see how that's never happened before".
ha

Larry had this same teacher, probably her first year teaching, and he said she'd better check her records.....:)
Good Job Hud the Stud