Mommy's 35th Birthday!

Today was my 35th birthday! The four of us went to Macaroni Grill. This has been tradition since we have been married. It is our favorite place to celebrate birthdays. The kids love it when they sing happy birthday in Italian. Our waiter was the one that sang. He even brought me a flower.

My wonderful husband took the day off to celebrate my birthday. The two of us were able to spend a couple of hours together without kids. We spent the afternoon picking everything out for our new house that we are building. We have become experts at this since it is our third house we have built. We are so excited and anxious to have it finished so we can get settled. This will be our 11th move in 8 years...crazy! Thank you honey for working so hard to make this happen.

Thanks for the wonderful birthday!

I love you!

Daddy's girls!!!

Ashlynn's favorite part of celebrating birthdays is cake.


Ahlynn eating calamari which she loves. This time she decided to go for the entire squid with legs. She at 3 with legs.

Jackson with pizza face. Trying to eat a play his new DS game.

I failed to mention that Jackson was thrilled that he was getting out of school early today and shared with his class that it was his mommy's birthday the day before. So, when I went to pick him up today his entire class wished me a happy birthday and sang to me. It was so cute and he was all smiles.

Saving Money!

Jackson and Ashlynn have been learning how to save money. They have been trying so hard to save all the money they get to buy a Nintendo DS game. They finally had enough money to buy their game. We decided that we would stop and let them buy their game since we were in Salt Lake today. They both bought the game of their choice. We are so proud of them for working so hard at saving their money.

Ashlynn bought MarioKart
Jackson bought MarioParty

Easter Day!

The kids were so excited Easter morning that they forgot it was even Easter. The Easter bunny left a lot of stuff in their baskets and sent them on a treasure hunt for a golden egg. They had fun looking for all the clues and once they found the golden egg they were thrilled to find $5 for each of them inside it.

We took family pictures after church. The kids had so much energy and all they could think about was getting in the house to eat their candy. At least we got to take pictures outside with no snow.

We had a family Easter egg hunt at the Blackham's. The kids had so much fun getting more candy and more money. Thank you Grandma and Pa!

April is a busy month for birthdays. Grandma's is on the 13th, Tyler's is on the 14th, and Uncle Jake's is on the 17th. And two more to come the following week. Happy Birthday Grandma, Tyler, and Jake!

We love you!

Easter Egg Hunt & Decorating Cookies

Today we went to an Easter Egg Hunt. Jessica, our cousin went with us. We ran into some friends which made it fun for Jackson since he was in a different group.

The kids made Easter cookies and decorated them at Grandma's house. They had a lot of fun making a mess out of Grandma's kitchen. Ashlynn could not seem to get enough flour on her.

Thank you Grandma!

Easter Egg Roll!

Today the kids had fun dying Easter eggs at Grandma and Pa's. We had an Easter egg roll contest that turned into an egg toss. The kids had a blast destroying their eggs.

Swimming!

Today our cousins came up for a couple of days. We had fun swimming and hanging out.

Spring Break in St. George With Grandma & Grandpa

When we visit Grandma and Grandpa we eat out a lot. We hit up all our favorite restaurants...Texas Roadhouse, Samurai 21, Olive Garden, etc. We got to eat at Pirate Island Pizza for the first time. We all ate dinner and then Mommy and Daddy went on a date to the movies while Jackson and Ashlynn stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and played games.
Thanks Mom and Dad
for watching the kids.

Jackson and Ashlynn smiling for Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa took the kids to the Splash Park downtown while Mommy & Daddy went on another date. Two date nights in a row...WOW. Next time we might have to go on a two day trip and leave them behind. They had tons of fun climbing all over the rocks. Afterwards they went to Blue Bunny and got an ice cream.
Thanks again Mom and Dad!

Grandma and Grandpa took Jackson shopping and bought him is first Jazz Basketball jersey. He was so excited and could not wait to show Mommy and Daddy.
Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Now Mommy and Daddy need to take me to a Jazz game...a playoff game!

Park+Basketball+Friends=Fun

We had fun playing at the park and ofcourse playing basketball. Jackson would play basketball all day if he could. We also enjoyed just being able to be outside in the yard. The weather was so nice. It was a good break from the snow.

One night we stopped by and said hi to our friends. The kids were so excited to see each other. We have not seen them for over 6 months. It was a short visit, but well worth it. The kids had fun and we were glad that there were no tears this trip about they did not get to see Sage, Roston, and Aspen.
One day we took Jackson to visit his first grade class he was in. His teacher, Mrs. Hunt and all the kids were so excited to see him. All the kids went crazy as soon as they saw him. They were all yelling "Jackson". It was so cute. What a wonderful group of kids he went to school with and his teacher...amazing. This was our only regret of having to move. All that matters is that Jackson is happy, which he is. We will always remember the two years he attended Bloomington Elementary and the awesome teachers he had.

Ashlynn's Field Trip

Ashlynn's preschool went on a field trip to the fire station. They sure had fun interacting with the firemen and checking out the fire trucks. She was so excited to tell Jackson all about it. She even had to have an extra fire helmet and coloring book to bring home to him. She is so thoughtful when it comes to her big brother.

Our Daddy is #1

Our Daddy just found out that he was the #1 producer in the Region for both Washington Mutual and JP Morgan Chase Banks for the month of February. We are so proud of him and thankful that he works so hard for our little family. He is our family's successful business man.

We love you!

Ashlynn's Parent Teacher Conference

We had Ashlynn's parent teacher conference today. It was so nice to see some of the things she has been learning this year. We were amazed at how well she is doing. It was so funny because she was so shy when her teacher asked her to do certain things. Her teacher wanted us to see how smart she is. She is reading sight words and most of the numbers up to 20. She is growing up to fast. We can't believe our baby is going to be 5 in July and starting Kindergarten in September. We are so proud of you.

We love you Ashlynn!

Jackson's Parent Teacher Conference

Today we had Jackson's parent teacher conference. He was so excited to go because Daddy was going to his school for the first time. He got to show us his book that he made and worked so hard on. He also showed us his journal that he has been writing in all year. His teacher said that he is doing very well. He has mastered Reading and Math and has gotten 100% on all his spelling tests for this term. We are so proud of you!

We love you Bud!

There is one thing that he has been doing every week for the entire school year that we have not yet shared. Every Tuesday the first graders do the Gold Medal Mile. After they eat lunch they go outside and walk, jog, or run a mile. They do this no matter what the weather is. So most of the year they do this in the snow wearing snow clothes and snow boots. The best part of this is that Jackson is not always satisfied with doing a mile. Most the times he goes 2 miles, sometimes even more. Mommy's last words to him as she drops him off on Tuesday mornings is..."you don't need to do 2 miles, 1 will do." When we pick him up after school the first thing he does is show us his hand. The teacher puts a dot on their hand for every lap they do. He is so excited because he is participating in a race in May which includes all the schools in the district. This race is to finish off the Gold Medal Mile program for this school year.

A Friend's Birthday Party!

Today Ashlynn went to her friend's birthday party. Campbell and Ashlynn take dance together and are in the same class at church. The girls had so much fun swimming and going down the big slide. All these girls are just barely 5 or turning 5 in the next few months. Every single one of them went down the slide by themselves over and over again...brave little girls. Campbell's older sister played water games with them. At one time she had them marching in a line pretending they were cheerleaders...it was so cute. Ashlynn had so much fun and thought she was a big girl going down that slide.

Jackson is Famous!

Jackson and his class were in the local newspaper. He is pictured on the left. Last week Jackson failed to tell us that he was participating in a dance contest at school. For days he kept telling us that he was learning a dance during recess, but we had no clue that it was this big of a deal. This dance contest was optional for all the kids. We are so proud that he participated and worked so hard at learning the dance. We love you!

The Flash Game

Tonight we went to the Flash basketball game. We went to see our cousins dance group perform during half-time. They sure did a great job. Jackson was excited because two of the Jazz players play for the Flash. Jackson and Ashlynn had so much fun making noise and cheering the Flash on. Thank goodness we left after the half-time show...better yet their basketball noise makers ended up in the trash the next day.

Samantha's 12th Birthday!

Sam turned 12 on Friday. Tonight we had a little family party for her. Jackson and Ashlynn were so excited to go see their cousins. Sam is so sweet to kids. She is like a little Auntie to them. Happy Birthday Sam! We love you!

Family Night

Today Mommy was planning FHE. Jackson and Ashlynn decided to help cut and color pictures for the lesson. Then they decided that they wanted to plan their own lesson and this is what they prepared. So tonight we ended up having two lessons. They were so cute telling us about their pictures. It was a fun little family night.


Ashlynn's picture for Mommy.

Jackson's picture for Daddy. They are playing football.

Jackson's note to Daddy.

Ice Skating

Yesterday Ahlynn's preschool had an ice skating field trip. Mommy had the pleasure to take both Jackson and Ashlynn by herself because Daddy had a business meeting...he knew what he was doing. We took more time getting ice skates on than the time we spent on the rink. Jackson did not like it one bit and wanted to go home. Ashlynn did a good job staying on her skates except when she wanted to be like Jacks and lay on the rink...and of course pose for the camera. If you look close enough the one picture is of all three of us, but Jacks was hiding because he was not happy being there. I did get one picture of him smiling before he decided ice skating was not his thing. That was the the first and probably the last time we go ice skating...at least for Jacks.

Trip to Saint George

We took a trip to Saint George for a few days with the Blackham's. It was a nice little break from the snow. The kids had so much fun with their cousins. We spent time at the park everyday playing basketball and tennis. We went to hike around Red Rock which the kids loved. Mom and Dad would have enjoyed it more without worrying about someone falling and getting hurt. Ashlynn and Jackson kept posing for the camera everytime they climbed a new rock.

The Fairbanks grand kids cannot go to Saint George without going swimming at least once while they are there so one day we went to Washington County Rec Center one day. The kids had so much fun swimming. It was nice because there was only a couple other kids there.

Valentine's Week

Valentine's week was full of fun. We started the week off with a party at the college. They made Valentine boxes, decorated cookies, and much more. Ashlynn's favorite part was frosting her cookie and eating the frosting off the plastic knife that everyone was to use...at least she did not double dip. Jackson and Ashlynn both had fun parties at their schools. They finished the week off with a Primary Party without Mom & Dad which was a first and had tons of fun. We cannot forget Grandma & Pa and Grandma & Grandpa Dye for all the fun Valentine stuff...especially the money...they are their parents' kids. LOL