More snow!!!!!

My Sister came up for their first week of spring break and it snowed twice. Lauren wanted to make a snowman with Jake so she could send a picture to her friend. The snow wasn't sticking together so it had to be a small one. This was the first one of the winter for Jake and he really didn't care much.

Jake was to busy with the more important stuff. He wanted to get his new golf clubs out and hit some balls in the snow but mom put her foot down.

When Aunt Terri found this big snow ball? It was game on. Jake loves snowball fights as long as you don't get him in the face. Lauren found that out the hard way, and fun in the snow was over!

Emily came home from school so she convinced Dad to help her build one in the backyard. The snow was a lot better after it started melting that afternoon. It actually stayed up for a couple of days with all the snow gone. Emily kept putting his eyes and nose back in. She was so proud.

Jake turned 5

On March 29th Jake turned 5. He's growing up so fast. He loves hangin out with dad, golfing, and playing tickle monster. He loves the Cabella's shooting game and wants to shoot a mountain lion. He loves reading books about alligators, snakes and bears. He has the biggest imagination and says the craziest things sometimes. He's sure fun to have around.

He loves spiders. Tarantulas are his favorite. He doesn't like cake so we made brownie cupcakes.
The Birthday girl and boy. We celebrated with the family on Sun. Thanks Britney for sharing your day with Jake.

On Monday Emily ditched school and she went to the Dinosaur Museum with Mom and Jake. Dad had to work so we met him for dinner. This is Jake's favorite place.

Their favorite part is digging for fossils.

Jake got some bigger golf clubs, his favorite gift, and couldn't wait for some warm weather to try them out. Watch out for the TV.

Thanks for the clubs Dad!

Spring?

It's sunny and 50 degrees let's go golfing. We loved being outside enjoying the fresh air. We hope spring is around the corner.

Golfing buddies "best buddies"

Jake hit a lot of great shots. Devo is a little excited about his swing.

Valentine's get away

Thanks to our friends we got to get away to St. George and enjoy the sunshine and golf. It is amazing how a little warm sunshine can make you feel after months of cold and snow.

We played a new course called Sand Hallow. The back nine was beautiful.

Happy Valentine's Day

We went "BYU Bowling" for Valentine's Day! We love "Da da" as Jake says.

My sweet little valentine is growing up so fast.

Ya, I just got a strike. No big deal, I already got a strike on the first ball.

I finally got a spare yahooo!

We got Grandma Due to go with us. Lots of love and fun had by all!

Sledding

Emily and Jake finally got to experience sledding (the Aunt Jill way) for the first time. When they were little Dad pulled them around the front yard. Since Devo and I really don't like the snow and being cold we don't do a lot of family winter activities.

We drove to a dirt rode by my sisters and hooked the sleds up to the 4-wheeler. It hadn't snowed in a while so there were deep tire tracks. About 2 minutes into the ride Jake got stuck in a rut and turned sideways and got a little scared so I had to ride with him. I planned on only taking pictures so my jeans didn't hold up against the snow so I was soaking wet. Still tons of fun.

Emily wasn't ready to stop so Jake and I traded places and went for another ride. I don't think Jake is too into sledding. Sammy loves riding on the 4-wheeler and he kept finding the gas when Jill would stopped and turn around to take a picture.

Emily loves sledding!

Vegas

We went to Vegas for the holiday. Devo asked the kids what they wanted to do this year and going to see grandma and grandpa Skinny was on the top of their list.

The kids enjoyed being outside in the warm weather. After being cooped up for months the park seemed like Disneyland to them.

We got to stay at Aunt Kim and Uncle Ryan's house for a couple of nights. The kids love playing with the cousins and Aunt Kim is always fun too.

The kids loved jumping on the bounce house.

My sister met us in Vegas. It was fun just hanging out and we even got to see a late night movie and do some shopping. Thanks to Devo and Kim