Easter in Utah & England

Cute Ray Girls

Jason & Betsy with The Jarom Ray Family

The Shurtleff Family Annual Easter Egg/Candy Hunt, Grab, or whatever!!!

See Ya in 2 weeks

Goodbye for two weeks!!!  I can't believe we will be gone for two weeks, but it will fly by!!!
I had to take some pictures of the kids on my phone so I could look at them when I was missing them.  Since we didn't have any milk I made the kids heart pancakes and bacon for breakfast. I did a little video of them and asked them why they love Mommy & Daddy.  Brylee said "I love Mommy because she colors with me and gives me food, and I love Daddy because he lets me watch things on the big TV."  She also said she likes Mommy because we go get slushies at Maverick and doing our fingers and toes.  Tanner said "I love Daddy because I like to watch basketball with him, and I love Mommy because I like to cuddle with her."  Tanner also said he likes to get slushies at Maverick with Mommy and going Golfing with Daddy.  I sure love my kiddos and it was sooooo hard to leave them for so long!!!!

First Pinewood Derby

Tanner had his 1st Pinewood Derby race.  Jason, Tanner, and Grandpa worked on the car for many hours for a few days to prepare for the race.  Grandpa had some good ideas, and so did Jason, and Tanner didn't have a whole lot of say, but isn't that how it usually goes?  Tanner was involved and helping along the way though, so it was fun for them to all work together.  He wanted a Bronco's Car, so my job was to find the Bronco Stickers, but not just any, they had to be just perfect, and so after going to a few places they were finally found at Fanz of all places.  Now let me tell you, I think Jason was more disappointed then Tanner at the time of the race, because Tanners car was last.  Yes he took last place, now they didn't score that way, but since he didn't win one race with the 13 cars that were in the race, I imagine his would have been last, but that is OK, it was a great experience and Tanner didn't even realize it and he had a lot of fun!!  He has the best Cub leaders, they are so great and he has so much fun.  They made these cute twinkie cars for refreshment for the boys, and they thought that was pretty cool.  I think that the thoughts are already going through Jason and Grandpa's minds in what they need to do different next year!!  ha ha!!

Hair Cut & Dinner

 

We had not seen Grandma & Grandpa Ray for almost a month as they were out of town and we were going to be going out of town, so we had them over for dinner before we left town. Brylee was due for a little trim and since I am too cheap to get a hair cut when it is just a trim, I did it for the most part, but Grandma made sure it was all straight, she only had to make a few extra cuts to even it out.  Brylee is such a girly girl and loves her hair to be done and does a good job brushing it out herself and putting headbands in.  She loves her toes and fingers painted and anything girly.  She also likes to play with the boys cars/trucks/etc, but she is defiantly all the way girl!!!

Spring is in the Air!!

I Love Spring.  I like to wear jackets instead of coats, and I love the nice cool weather to be outside and enjoy the blooming of flowers and the smell of the rain and so forth.  We love the trail that was finished last year, so a few times have been up bike riding/running on the trail.  I hear it goes all the way from 31st street at Hinkley Drive where we start to Layton.  I told the kids one day we would go a lot further, but we only made it almost to 4000 in Roy before we realized Tanners tire was going flat, so it cut our ride short.  Brylee and I took her and Tanners bike to the park on 4800 in Roy and played while the boys went and got the truck to rescue us.   Those darn sticker weeds, Jason is about sick of fixing tires that have gone flat.  It has been fun now that Brylee can ride her bike fast she is going to out ride me soon.  She is quite the little girly girl, but doesn't she look stylin' on her bike with her flower sticking out!!

Easter Outfits

We  were going to be gone for Easter, so I gave the kids the outfits I got them a little early this year.  And of course had to take a few shots in the new outfits.  They are so cute and of course I think they are because they are my kiddos!!! Because I took the pictures so early my tulips are usually up, but not this year it was too early, but they still love sitting on the rock or by the rock pole as always.  We always gotta throw in a funny face one, and they are getting quite good at making up new funny faces.  Love you kids!!!