Canyon View Park

We met up with the Stone's for a little outing at Canyon View Park. We packed bikes, scooters and strollers to take a trip down the path from the park. It was such a relaxing outing with family. Everyone got a kick out of Garrett trying to pedal so fast on such a little bike, but he was laughing and thinking it was so funny himself. When we got back we walked around the lake and up along one of the trails that Rick proposed to me on. 

Sundee & I were the ones taking the pictures.

April Pictures

I bought this see-saw thing for $3 at a yard sale in AZ. It has had a ton of use since then. I couldn't give it up when we moved so we threw it in the trailer and moved on to UT. And we plan on moving it to NC. Now that Brenna is old enough and wants to do it, she just sits in the middle and all 3 of them have fun together!

Father and son date.

Kimbri loves doing the easy bake oven she got for Christmas.

*Don't worry, there is not a child in that stroller*
But Garrett thought Daddy was so awesome and
strong running with the stroller, haha!

Olivia bought some chick eggs and they hatched!
The kids had a really fun time siting, staring,
and waiting for them to hatch. It was so cool!

Garrett wearing daddy's glasses. 

On the way to the bus stop to pick up Kimbri.

I know my mom hates the dandelions but Kimbri loves them!

We love $1 store puzzles! This 4 pack was only $1. Super
cheap and he loves puzzles.

We got new luggage sets for the kids for our up-coming trip
to Arizona, their stay at Grandmas house while we are at
Disney World, and our move to North Carolina.

Garrett is going to miss this tramp when we move!

Girls Day Out

A couple days after Rick got home, Kimbri and I went on a little girls day out together. It was so good for us to have a little time to spend together. Often times I feel like we don't get to spend much one on one time. She is in school and even thought it is half day kindergarten, the days tend to get filled up fast. The mornings we spend getting ready for school, doing her reading and homework and occasionally, errands. While she is at school, I have some time to spend with Garrett while Brenna is down for a nap, but there is never really a time when just Kimbri is with me. So anyway, it was SO fun!!

I asked her where she wanted to go out and eat and she said Texas Roadhouse. We took the kids there once a while back and they loved it, especially the rolls with cinnamon butter. So we started out by heading up to Orem and doing a girls lunch together. I got a yummy salad and she got macaroni and cheese with a side of mashed potatoes. Of course we also had several yummy rolls :)

Kimbri had made a list of stuff she wanted to do on our day out...

and the translation is:

-Texas Roadhouse

-Curly Hair

-Purse... Got to Movies

Then we had a little time to spare before the movie so we went to Ross and tried on a few things. I don't know the last time, if ever, Kimbri has actually tried on a shirt at a store. Between all the hand-me-down things she received from the Tenney's in our last ward and stuff I've gotten at yard sales or just on the Walmart clearance rack, she has been set on clothes. But she saw this Minnie Mouse shirt and wanted to try it on in the dressing room, so we went in for her to get to try it on. And she was being silly sticking her arms inside the shirt and putting it on her head. It was fun.

Then we had a few more minutes to spare so we ran by Walmart to pick up some snacks and drinks to take to the movie. Kimbri picked out juice and I grabbed a water bottle and a Hershey's white chocolate, cookies n cream candy bar for us to share. We went to the IMAX theater in Vineyard and it was so cool! We had a gift card so that's why we got to go there. We got popcorn with the extra money on the gift card and had a blast. It really was so, so fun! The movie we saw was the new Beauty and the Beast and it was way good!! 

She wanted to bring her own purse to the
movie :) I can't believe how grown up she
looks in this picture!

The Rest of March

The last part of March flew by once Rick got home! He was able to take his test earlier than planned and started driving home the afternoon of March 23. He got here in time to see Kimbri's "Kindy 500" program and car parade on the morning of the 24th, so that was fun he got to come!

The weather the last week or two has been so wacky. One day it will be sooo nice and I think, "Finally! Summer is almost here!" and then the next day it is cold, cloudy and rainy. I guess I forgot how spring weather is in Utah after being in Arizona for a few years. 

It made for some pretty pictures one morning before the sun came out, with the clouds coming really low down on the mountain. And it's so pretty how everything is turning green!

Brenna's first day in nursery in our own ward! She went once when the kids spent a couple nights with Grandma Sundee when Rick and I were house hunting in North Carolina. But this was her first time in her regular nursery :) She did amazing and loved it! I was pretty surprised because she has been acting super shy and unsure around strangers but Rick dropped her off and said she went right in and did awesome. So that's exciting!

After taking Brenna's picture, Kimbri wanted
me to take some of her ;)

Garrett, Dad & Brenna

It was "Backwards/Inside Out" day at school.

The leftover rain left a huge puddle that the kids loved throwing
rocks into on our walk a few days ago.

Brenna just chilled in her stroller eating veggie straws.

Then it turned into playing in the water and Kimbri got soaking
wet up to her waist... haha. 

Brenna loves sitting under the table in the elevator on the way up to the house.

Homemade ice cream in cones for dessert! Brenna's nose
was so cold and pink from smashing her face in it to eat it.