Petrified Dino Doo or Fossilized Coral???

As some of you might know, one of my favorite things to do with the kids is fossil hunting. I love it! I love going out in the morning before it gets too hot and getting dirty in old dry riverbeds. Tuesday morning the kids and I packed muffins and water and went on a little ATV trail in Farmington. It was the perfect day for it. We've had luck up there before, but none at the top of the trail. While the kids were making sketches with their Color Wonder pads I poked around and found what I believe to be coral fossils. I haven't found the exact kind on Google yet, so it might just be a petrified piece of Dino doo. But, it was fun anyway!

Up, Up, and AWAY!!!

Well, not to brag, but I'm going to brag because I'm proud of myself. I earned the top retail sales for the Salt Lake Area for the month of March!!! :D It's quite a bit deal to me because I had a bit of doubt that I wouldn't do very well. And to all those people who responded with worried looks on their faces and trepidation in their voices, don't worry, if I can do it, anyone can do.

My next goal is going to Punta Cana Resort in the Carribean. Cookie Lee offers a trip every year to people who earn it. So! I need your help to keep the ball rolling. If anyone in the area, or not in the area, would like to host a show, I would love you forever! (I mean that too) It's fun and is the best part of Cookie Lee to me. I love meeting new woman and playing with jewelry! Okay, please don't be afraid to comment...

Fashion Show

So, every year we have a Relief Society Birthday dinner. The Relief Society is what they call the women's group in our church. I'm on the committee to plan and execute the party, which for the most part I like. But activities like this are SUPER stressful because we decided to have a fashion show with the teenage girls modeling clothes through the decade. From pioneer times to current, with music, jewelry and a runway. It was a blast.

We didn't have enough teenage girls to fill the slots, so some of us on the committee got roped into it. I did the 60's and it was really fun to dress up like that. The best part was the hair! It's a bit more kept than Amy Winehouse, but the same style. I scoured YouTube for video tutorials and found a vast resource there. SO FUN! So here are some of the pictures.

Almost time, but not quite...

We have had beautiful weather, I won't lie. But alas, it wasn't to last! We got snow yesterday and today. The day before the snow we were able to make it to the park for these cute shots.

Teenagers

Ever notice that hanging out with teenagers is like being schizophrenic? I don't mean to undermine anyone with this illness, but being around teenagers is kind of like talking to yourself. I mean it. I've had my brother and sister visiting with my mom. Matt is 16 and Melissa is 18. Granted Melissa is kind of quiet anyway, but c'mon!!! Anyway, pictures as always.

Trip to Woodland, WA

Backstory:

My mom and dad spent a week in Texas with Amy and Jerry in Texas and on their return flight, they stopped over in Portland for 3 days. We decided to take and few days off from work and take a road trip. It was awesome! The kids always have a good time at Ryan and Nonnie's. They basically live on a mountain in the middle of nowhere. It's actually pretty close to Mt. St. Helen's. Anywho, it was really fun. We were able to stop in Boise and stay the night with our good friends, the Ortons. We had dinner with some of our old trailer park friends. (Backstory to the backstory: we used to live in a nice little trailer park in Moscow ID when Buck was going to school.)

Here are some of the pictures that ensued from aforementioned trip...

Catch Up Time...

Evie is now a proud 4 year old. Here are the things that make Evie, well Evie, and why we love her for it!

1. She loves sweets. I mean, LOVES sweets. She will eat most anything, but her favorites are sweet treats.

2. She likes to be called a Mousie, but only really by Ethan. It's their running game that they play. Ethan is called Owner and Ev is Mousie. He can get her to do anything if he just calls her that. Like the other day they collided from running down the hall and she started crying. All he had to say was, "Sorry Mousie. " And she stopped crying full stop. It's great.

3. She likes to cuddle. More than cuddle. She's lovingly referred by everyone in the family as the Soft-Neck Strangler. She's always loved soft, warm necks. I admit sometimes it feels VERY claustrophobic, but I hold out as long as possible because I know the day will came when the only thoughts that will accompany will be true thoughts of strangulateion. But I need to stop being so optimistic about the teenage years.

4. She's not too girlie. She likes to get dirty. Almost to a fault. She loves to play with Ethan and all his boy things.

5. She's cute. I'm not that parent who openly talks to others about how great my kids are, how they're honor students or anything like that, but I do have a quiet pride in the fact that my kids are pretty great.

Here's pics from the party! It was a Strawberry Shortcake party. She invited 3 girls over and they watched Strawberry Shortcake and had Strawberry cupcakes with Strawberry frosting. It was fun! Bucky got into it, after he discovered the girls eating their cupcakes like piggies.