Family Reunion

We just got back from a little family get together in Wyoming. We had a fun time, but are glad to be home. 2 days in a car for 2 days to hangout is just crazy! Kyle had fun though.

Kyle rode the 4 wheeler with Grandpa

Kyle went bowling for the first time.

We played with the Human Slingshot (so much fun!!!)

The kids even got to play with a parachutte.

We watch fireworks. This is Kyle with a few of his boy cousins.

We went to Jackson and Teton National Park. This is Jenny Lake in TNP.

April and May

I have been soooo busy! Sorry I have not been beter about writing on here more often.

I have been helping out a new charter school getting started in our area. I am now secretary of the founding board. I have board meetings every week and community meeting a few times a month. I am learning a lot about eduaction and all the curriculums and the business side of it all. I have a lot to learn still. Our web page is www.benfranklinschool.org/ we are really excited and are planning on opening in time for Kyle's kindergarten year.

Henry is slowly recovering. He still gets really tired and is ready for bed by 7pm. He is getting old :) If he does to much lifting his stomach still hurts too. Our garden plot at the community garden has not been pllanted yet because of it all. A friend of our from church went and tilled it for us so we wouldn't get kicked out. Thanks Lori! We owe you big!!!!

Kyle has been busy too. In April he took a kinderbaseball. It was just an intro ro baseball. He had fun. He missed a week becasue he was sick (which he passed on to me). At the end of the session he got a medal. He is so proud of it!

We had a busy past week. Wednesday we had our fundraiser for the YW/YM, it was a carnival and silent auction. Kyle had fun for about an hour. We discovered he has a fear of clowns! Dad took him home so Henry and I could work and bid. We won a lot of yard work, babysitting, horse ride for Kyle, learn to play sport with some YM for Kyle, and a dinner. It was all for a good thing and Henry benifits from it :) The ward seemed to have a good time too.

Kyle had his last day of preschool (until August). They went to Littleton Historical Museum on Tuesday for a field trip. It is a little working farm in Littleton. It is free and one of our favorite places to go. Then on Thursday it was preschool graduation for those going to Kindergarten next year. They went to the park to play and had a little ceremony and those staying next year, got a bag of goodies. Then they all had cupcakes.

Kyle with his teacher, Ms. Holly

Kyle and Henry went to the Father/Son campout tonight. I have my piano recital tonight too. I will post pictures of the Father/Son campout if Henry takes pictures.

Update

We really haven't had much going on the past few months. We are just trying to survive right now. Henry is having gall bladder surgery as I post this (trying to keep busy). So here is what we have been up to over the past month and a half.

March:

We had a leperchaun come and visit us on St Patty's day. He left a mess! Kyle was all to happy to clean it all up when he discovered the leperchaun had left chocolate coins at each mess.

Kyle had a sleep over at Mama and Papa's with his cousins

We had a snow storm and Kyle was finally able to use the snowman kit he recieved for Christmas.

April:

Easter of course. His cousins were sick so we only saw Ashlee on Sunday. We dressed Kyle up in his Easter outfit and took pictures even though it was General Conference. He loved looking for all the things the Easter bunny left behind.

And finally Henry had his gall bladder removed, well, tonight. Kyle had fun hanging out at the hospital today. He had a Rockies lunch (foot long hotdog, a rockies cookie, and cracker jacks for later). He laid in bed with Henry most of the day and just cuddled.

That catches us up for now.

Monster Jam

We bought tickets to see Monster Jam. Kyle LOVES monster trucks and watches it on Speed. He had a blast! Henry, Kyle, Dad and I went. Kyle's favorite part was the Motorcross exhibition durring intermission and the freestyle competition. There were 6 monster trucks there; Scarlet Bandit, Bounty Hunter, El Torro Loco, Monster Mutt, Teenage Mutant Turtle, and Grave Digger (always the most popular).

Grave Digger, one of Kyle's favorite!

TMNT - Took this picture for Brian (loved TMNT)

When we got home he pulled out his monster trucks and pulled out the ones that were there and replayed the whole night.

FHE Board

For our Relief Society meeting in April we wanted to do a craft project. Cori took a picture of an FHE board her cousin had in her home that she wanted to make. I made three of them trying to see how hard they would bee to make and how much it would cost. I really like these boards. They are easy to read and if you have a big family, all the names are easily seen. With the heart hanging FHE boards if there are two names on an assignment, one is hidden behind another. The original had metal work at the top held on by two bows. Henry thought the bows were lame so I didn't do the metal or bows.

Dinosaur Museum

Henry left for Las Vegas early Sunday morning so we spent friday hanging out together. We took Kyle to the Denver Musem of Nature and Science, or as Kyle calls it the Dinosaur Museum. Kyle loves to go there! We didn't even get to the dinosaurs this time. We looked at the animal exhibits (of course), and then we saw an IMAX movie called Wild Ocean. Kyle fell asleep the last 10 min., we really wore him out!

Kyle's Pump It Up Party

We had Kyle's birthday pary at Pump It Up, an inflatable bounce house place. The kids had a blast, the adults did too!

Happy Birthday Kyle

Yesterday was Kyle's 4th birthday. He woke up and we opened his birthday gifts. He got a Lightning McQueen bike, a monster truck, cars, and a game. After we had train and plane pancakes then we went to church. After church Michael, Mary, Ashlee, Kristen, Melissa, Mom, Dad, Brian, and Kim came over for a birthday dinner. Melissa's birthday is today so we had the combined birthday yesterday. We had hamburgers and hot dogs, opened family gifts, and had cake.

Today Kyle and I made treats for him to take to preschool. We made chocolate suckers shaped like ice cream cones. They turned out really cute.

Kyle took his first bike ride on his bike today. He was so exited! He took 1 little spill. He was riding on the sidewalk and was looking down at the pedals and steered right off the sidewalk into the street and tipped the bike over. He got right back up and kept going. He did great riding down the street but coming back up I had to push him (it is a little bit of an incline).

1st Dentist Vist

Kyle had his 1st dentist visit. He did a great job! The hygenist took x-rays, cleaned his teeth, applied floride, then the dentist checked his teeth. He was so gooood!!!!! And no cavities by the way.

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010! I have not done a good job of posting each week so this is a recap of the past two weeks. There are 3 more posts with pictures so check them out.

For New Years Eve we have a tradition of having a Prime Rib with the family. This year we had to chaperone the youth dance. So we had our dinner early with Mom and Dad (Kim and Brian re-heated it later) and then headed off to the dance. Mom and Dad were lucky enough to watch Kyle and he even had his 1st sleep over. We picked him up the next morning.

For New Years we had everyone over and we played games and hung out. Kim had to go to work at 2:30 so we met at 11 am. We ate left overs from Christmas and stuff through the week. Clean the fridge out snacking. After Kim left the kids started to get cranky. So Michael and Mary left. Mom, Dad, Henry and I watched some bowl games.

Zoo Lights 12-29

Every year we try yo go the Denver Zoo's Zoo Lights. The past few years had not worked out. But this year we all made it! Yeah for us! Kyle loves to look at Christmas lights and was having a blast.

Kylw with all the ducks

Kim and Brian infront of a dragon (appropriate since they just returned from Hong Kong)

Merry Christmas!!!

We spent Christmas Eve at Mom and Dad's. We ate dinner at 7:30 because Kim got off work at 7:00. So we had to be quick with the Christmas Eve festivities (kids get cranky the later it gets). All the kids opened their pajamas as their one gift on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning Mom, Dad, Brian, and Kim all came over at 8am to open Christmas gifts. Santa left their gifts and stockings at our house. Kyle was so excited! He popped out of bed and said "I think Santa came. Lets go see what he brought me." We had to wait for everyone though. Poor kid, he was so antsy to go see what Santa brought.

Kyle peeking around the corner trying to see what Santa brought.

After we opened gifts we had breakfast and hung out.

The next day we went out to Michael's and Mary's to open family gifts. Kyle was excited to open more Christmas gifts. We played some games and had pizza.

Kim and Brian bought the kids Chinese PJs (Melissa and Kyle) and dresses (Kristen and Ashlee).

Cookie Houses 12-21

Brian went to Hong Kong with Kim to visit her family for a week and a half so we waited to do some of our holiday stuff. They got back on the 20th and we had Mom's birthday dinner that night at Michael and Mary's. Brian and Kim were so tired we ate and took them home. To see mom's cake you can go my cake blog.

The next night we did cookie houses at our house. They were actually graham cracker houses. The kids always have fun with this. It is a tradition with Henry's mom and it is one he really wants to carry one, and the kids have a blast. My house has sprinkles on the floor for weeks after, but the kids have fun (at least that is what I tell myself :))

Before the mayhem.

Michael and Melissa

Kristen

Brian

Kim

Ashlee

Kyle and Henry