JAY

I seem to have a lot of random Jay silliness pictures from the month of April. So he gets a post of his own this month. lol. 

1- I asked him to put his underwear back on after using the bathroom and he picked them up and put them on his head instead. My bad. I clearly should have been more specific. Haha.

2- I found him one day watching TV on the couch INSIDE a box. Really? Apparently it's more comfortable this way...

3- Jay loves his Ninja Turtle pajamas and wanted a picture with them!

4-He also loves to dress up as a princess with the girls! My nephews need to move closer.. he's surrounded by girls all the time! Haha. (See the tiger in his arm? His name is Figaro. We lost him this week. It was a little rough. I was ready to buy a new one and happened to find it JUST before I went looking for one. Haha. It was inside the console of the car. Jay, "Oh yeah, I put him there." Oy!)

5-Balancing on Papa is fun... for at least half the people involved anyway. Haha.

6- YAY for Spring! DIRTY from head to toe!!!

Museum of Idaho - Hatching the Past

We went to the museum's new exhibit (since it's going to be gone in a week...) for family night this week. It was a lot of fun. The kids loved all the interactive exhibits they had for them. We could have stayed there all night and they still wouldn't have been ready to leave! lol! 

Cousins, A Mission Call, and A Swim Team

COUSINS

Elliana and Phoebe came to visit this week! The girls were so excited to see their cousins again! We met up with them and other cousins at Arctic Circle to play! They all had a blast! Then when Crystal was home from school Elli and Phoebe came to play for just a little longer! They put on a little show for us too! So much fun! 

SWIM TEAM

Lily is my little fish, and after wearing her swim suit for over a month in protest to the fact that we hadn't been swimming all winter, I finally found a swim class for her. It's a low competitive swim team group through the city. Every six weeks they have a swim meet where they learn the ins and outs of being on a swim team. Lily was a little rusty in the first class, so we went to open swim to practice a few things. She is doing great and loving it!

MISSION CALL
My cousin has been living with my parents since September-ish. He's been working for my dad and also working on getting his papers in for his mission! He finally got his call this week! We all came over to see him open it!!!! He is going to South Carolina!!! Lily is especially going to miss this young man when he is gone. Despite his efforts at ignoring her...lol, Lily has grown quite attached to him! 

The Iron Rod and Papa's Birthday

FAMILY NIGHT

The first Monday of each month we have family night with my parents. This month the lesson was on the iron rod and the tree of life. My mom tied donuts to a tree outside and ran a 'rod' from the deck to the tree. To walk forward the kids had to answer questions. About 3 questions in, it started to rain!!! My brother and I stood under the tree and laughed as Grandma continued on with her questions. Haha. I thought it was perfect. Sometimes holding to the rod isn't easy, and we may be doing all the right things and still feel like we are being rained on. But they pushed forward until they found the shelter of the tree where they grabbed their 'fruit' and headed for the house!! Lol!

PAPA'S BIRTHDAY
Well, Papa Gordon had a birthday and Grandma made him the best cake ever! Jay thought it was awesome and naturally wanted to play with it! Haha. He was pretty upset when we wouldn't let him use the tractor to dig into the cake. Lol. I love that we are close enough to our family that we can share these little moments together again!

SPRING!
The weather is warming up and Grandma Leslie is making sure the kids are ready for it! She keeps them dressed in adorable clothes! The kids love it when she stops by the house unannounced!!! Haha!