First Day of Spring

 It has been such a great Spring this year!  We have had extra warm weather and the kids have enjoyed having the extra time outside.  This day we worked real hard all day in our yard and the girls worked real hard on this card board car.  They had so much fun making it.  It even has radio tuned to FM 100.3.  Lucy and Eliza walked around having car adventures all day.

 It started to get cool in the evening so we turned on the the fire pit for the first time this season.

 Anne is super flexible and strong.  She has mastered lots of tricks on our bar in the back yard.  She was showing off some of her tricks.

I watch her and to do what she does you have to have seriously arm and stomach muscle strength.  I guess all her ballet work has made her super strong in those areas.  We love you Anne!

The Fishing Pond

 We had the annual Fishing Pond at Grandma and Grandpa Schwitzer's early this year.  The kids look forward to this every year!  Grandma and Grandpa do such a great job picking out treasures that all the individual kids will love.  It's just a fun night to be with family!

 Lucy with Hello Kitty Bubbles.

 Cousins waiting for their turn to go get their treats!

 Best friend cousins!

 Claire, Eliza, Leah, and Ryan age group.

 Jay, Andrew, and Alex

 Lucy and Emily loved all the Hello Kitty gifts.

Who loves Grandma's fish pond!?   These kids do!  We are so lucky to live so close to family!

A sick day

One day Anne felt a little sick so, we kept her home from school.  Lucy was so happy to have Anne home all day to herself.  Anne set up a little tea party when we noticed that Max joined in.  He sat  at the table with the girls while they had a tea party.  We were laughing so hard at him!

Happy Birthday Mike

For Mike's birthday this year we went out to dinner with some of his best friends.  We went up to the Mandarin in Bountiful and again no picture… I have become the worst with my camera!  We had a great evening with his friends.  Mike's birthday fell on a Sunday this year and we had a family party at Grandma and Grandpa Schwitzer's.  I can't think of any other people that Mike would want to be with on his birthday.  Mike got these new Muck boots.  He has been talking about them since Alaska so, now his is a proud owner!!  How we love this guy and are so happy he was born 37 years ago.  We are getting old sweets!!

Ten Years of Anne

 Can my little girl really be 10?  These have been the most enjoyable 10 years with this girl in our lives. Anne has always been a ray of sunshine to our family.  She was the most pleasant baby and had the best biggest smile.  She has always been just easy going and a lot of fun.  From the beginning she has been Jason's side kick and they enjoyed playing together as young Little's.  Once Anne had Younger sisters she immediately took the role of mini Mom.  She has helped me with Eliza and Lucy.  Lucy has especially loved Anne as a second Mom.  Anne is a fast learner and she learned to read at a young age. Since then she has loved reading books and been advanced through school.   She started dance at 3 and has been dancing every since off and on.  Just recently she has decided that she really loved ballet and has given her heart to that.  Anne has always had a lot of friends, but I have to say that her best friends are her sisters!  There are times my girls have not had friends over in a while because they are just so happy hanging out together.  Anne I love your courage and determination to be the best!  Your kindness and sweetness are qualities I so admire in you!  We love you Anne and are so grateful to have you in our family!

 She woke up and opened one present.

 More Legos!

 Pictures of Anne through the years...

 Your birthday this year fell on Presidents day so there was No school.  We headed to the rec center and went swimming.  When we came home DAd was home from work so we opened the rest of your presents.

 Love this beautiful smile and girl.  We hope you made a wish.. Wishes do come true!!

A Pajama Party!

 It was Anne year to have a friend party and she chose to have a Pajama Party!  All the girls came in their pajamas.  We had breakfast for dinner.  We served waffles with all the toppings, fruit, and sausage.  We also made some yummy orange julius.

 We then had each of the girls decorate their own pillow case.  This got a little messy.  Note to self… only do this again if we can be outside!  But, they turned out cute and the girls had a good time being creative.

 Opened presents and then we headed down stairs to watch a movie with lots of treats during the movie!

Anne chose to invite just a few of her closest friends which include her cousins and Sisters.   How lucky we are to live so close to our cousins.  Paige, Allison, Anne, Oakley, Sydney, Kate, Evelyn, and Eliza.  Aleah was missing in the picture but, we can't leave out our favorite neighbor!

It was fun evening and Anne has some really great friends!!

Off Track Zoo Outing and Sewing

 After coming home from California we still had some time off from school.  One day we decided to head to the Zoo with some other D trackers.  This winter has been so mild but, the day we decided to go it was raining so hard.  We went anyway and ended up being the only people at the Zoo!  No lie!  It was a Monday and raining and we were the only people crazy enough to go.  It rained for just a little bit and then it cleared up to be an awesome day!

 We went with Barton's and the Butterfield's.

Anne's birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa Young were these scarves.  But, Grandma took it one step further and came one day and taught Anne how to make them, and taught her a little bit about sewing!  Thanks Grandma!  Anne loved it!