Peaches

We had such a warm winter once January came that most plants around here thought spring had sprung.  As expected, we weren't done with winter.  A big snow storm came right when my peach blossoms were most vulnerable. 

Since Google knows all, I searched for a solution to losing my peaches to the cold snow.  Some sites recommended Christmas lights to add some warmth.  So I stood in the swirling snow and strung up lights.  It was really pretty. 

 

I don't know if it did any good.  Maybe it didn't get quite cold enough to be a danger, but we have peaches!  In July or so, we will be feasting on these lovelies:  

 

 

 I love summer here. 

Rainy Fun

With all this rain, Dallin and I found something fun to do. 

We drove cars in the "river."  Then we made "boats' out of little pieces of paper.  They floated pretty good! 

Funnel Cloud

Look what we saw last week!  We saw this when we were just over the hill in Bear River City.
 

 

We pulled over and watched it for a while.  It was cool to see the bottom swirling and twisting.  A few seconds later, hail came down so hard on our van!  It was violent.  I pulled over again just to be safe.  I almost thought it would break my windshield!  Crazy spring weather.  

End of School

Another year of school has come and gone.  Kyle wrapped up elementary school, he will be a 6th grader next year!  In our district, that is middle school.

 

Blake finished 2nd grade.  Cutie! 

 



And Dallin is done with preschool.  It is off to Kindergarten in a few months!  Yay!

Wildcat Run

It was an exciting morning here!  The Wildcat Run was at the boys' school.  The local radio station comes, the neighborhood south of the school shuts down and tons of parents come to cheer. 

 

Since he is a 5th grader, it is Kyle's last one!!

 

He did pretty good, especially for not training.  Lazy butt.  If he had tried at all, he would have done amazing. But it was awesome to watch still. 

I had sick Julia with me.  She was so sad.  So between holding her when she got fussy and keeping my camera dry in the drizzle I didn't get the greatest pictures.  :) 

 

And here is Blake taking off from the starting line:

Coming in at the finish!  Blake was 10th boy!  It was awesome.  He has been training.  Most every day he runs the loop around our park and pushes himself really hard.  Proud momma! 

 

Together cheering on the other kids:

 

It is amazing to watch all these kids accomplish something big like running a mile.  And they get cheered on no matter what place they come in at.  It is a great day! 

Daddy

Julia saw Brian on his phone and wanted some attention.  So she climbed right up and sat on him. 

 

She got what she wanted.  :)

Obstacle Course

 This girl loves to climb in between the chairs.  It entertains her for quite a while. 

 

Every once in a while she gets stuck and calls for me to come rescue her.  But most of the time she is quite careful.  She goes through the whole row of chairs, then out the end so proud of her self.  Look at this happy face!

 

Soccer

Another season of soccer has come and gone.  Blake is the only one doing soccer now.  He really loves it and is very coachable.  He gets right in there and gives it all he's got.  Here he is during his last game (he has the gray jacket on):

 He made a few goals this year, so that was awesome to watch.  He learned a lot since his coach this year highly emphasized positions.  He loves it all but prefers offense. 
Of course, treats are super fun too :) 

Hair

One way having a little girl is different from having boys is the hair.  She doesn't have much yet, but it is already requiring a little bit more work than the boys. 

 

She has been using her hair to wipe her hands during dinner.  What a mess!  :)  She gets a couple baths a day lately. 

 

Grocery Shopping

I went to the store a couple days ago and of course had the younger kiddos with me.  Dallin loves pringles chips, so I bought him some.  He said, "Next time we have pictures, I'm going to say 'pringles!' "

When we went to check out, the girl who rang up our groceries recognized Dallin from previous trips.  She said, "Oh, is he the one who was telling me about his trampoline?"  I nodded, remembering the way Dallin embarrassingly talks to strangers and tells unending stories.  He beamed, said "my name is Dallin!" and launched into another spiel.  I kept sushing him, even trying to put my hand on his mouth.  But he was having none of that.  He kept chatting away, loudly.  Dallin now knows her by name.  And she knows him.

I have more people randomly come up and tell me how sweet Dallin is.  He is always talking to people.  I am with him all the time so I feel the need to get him to stop talking.  I find it annoying!  But being outgoing is a gift.  Dallin sees everyone as a great friend that he needs to get to know.  I am learning to appreciate this skill of his.  I need to be more like him and get out of my little world more. 

I wonder how he is going to do in school.  I worry that it will be hard for him to sit and listen rather than talk all day.  Most of the time I think he will love it.  I hope to help be encouraging to him rather than stifling.  That is hard to do sometimes as a mom.  Anyway, Dallin is a chatter.  And it is a gift.