Praying Mantis

Back when we got the Ants we also got a Praying Mantis Egg. I never knew that was how they came. So after having the egg sit in a cup for about a month the egg finally hatched. It had over a hundred little tiny Praying Mantis come out of it. We let most of them go around our yard. Then we released some around the neighborhood. I hope they survived because we have had some cold nights since then. We tired to keep some in but they only lasted a couple days & then they died.

This is the egg!


They look just like they do when they are adults, but just super, super tiny!


This is a butterfly pavilion. But we kept them in it instead!

Easter Morning

Easter Hunt

Our sweet friend Kim, who happens to be my Sister-In-Laws Step Mom, also known as Grammy, Kimmy, or just all around awesome lady. Always throws an amazing Easter Egg Hunt the Saturday before Easter. We never have to go to some crazy city one with the other thousands of people that show up to those. My boys know that there will be plenty of stuff at hers. They so look forward to it. We are so thankful to her for putting all this work into it & inviting my boys to come. They have so much fun. Thanks Kim!!!

Easter Eggs

The boys love to decorate Easter Eggs. I think things like this just get more fun the older the boys get. They have always been creative. But now they can do it with out much help. Things are a lot easier on my part. I hope they carry on traditions like these when they get older and have families of there own. I love that they get excited about the different holidays and the fun things we do together.

Goblin Valley

This year for Spring Break we took the boys & went down to Goblin Valley. We were suppose to go with my Sister's family but she got sick a few days before. So we snagged my Nephew Cameron & brought him with us. We thought we had a reservation & would get down there set up camp & just play & have a fun time. When we got there we had no such thing. At first we did not know what to do. But we sucked it up & drove down a dirt road until we found a place we thought would work for camping. Let me tell you something. We are not a family who "Dry Camps". I like my flushing toilets & running water. So we were a little nervous about this whole thing. But the place we found was perfect & the boys had a blast! So I guess that is all that matters. We had planned to stay 3 nights but we only lasted 2. On the 2nd day it decided to get rather windy & when we came back from our hike through the goblins every single thing we had brought was covered in an inch of sand. Everything in our tent which was zipped shut. Even things in our containers some how got sand inside. After a sleepless night of wind blowing and breathing in sand we had had enough and packed up went for another hike and left to come home. We still had a great time even though the weather did not want to work with us. My boys keep asking when we can go back. They loved climbing on everything.

Baby Tyler

My Brother Jason & his AMAZING wife Molly had a baby boy!!! It was about a month ago but I am a little behind on blogging & I like to have things in the right order. But I still wanted to write a post about him & how super cute he is. He was defenatly sent stright from Heaven! He was born April 11, 2011. He was 10lbs 7oz & 21 inchs long. Congrats guys!!!

The Ants Came!!!

A couple Christmas's ago Ryan got an Ant Hill for a gift. We got Ants and Butterflies last year & this year we got Ants & a Praying Mantis Egg. The Ants came today & the kids were so super excited. They love to watch them work & then the next day see what new tunnels.
This is how the Ants came in the mail! Crazy that that many Ants fit into that little tube. Then you have to get the Ants into the hill thing. That is always an exciting time. The small bag is food & the bigger bag is the sand. It has been a lot of fun & we are excited to see the Praying Mantis.

McKay's Big Day

On the Sunday after McKay's Birthday he was ordained a Deacon. I am so proud of him for the choices he has made in his life so that he could have this great opportunity. He had so much family there to support him. The Bishop asked if we could have it in his office. Then I told him how many people would be coming & we ended up in the multipurpose room. My family alone is over 20, then you add Korey's family, & then McKay's, Hatch side of the family & it gets to be a crazy amount of people that LOVE him. Korey gave him a very sweet blessing. It makes me so happy that my Husband can give our son's blessings. He is such a great example to the boys. After that we went to our house & had dinner. I think I was a little overwhelmed by the amount of people that were going to be in my little house. But when it was all said & done it worked out so great. Everyone was well feed & seemed to have a great time visiting. We love you McKay!!!


The picture of the 3 of us is funny:) It looks like I am choking him. I promise I am not!

McKay is 12!!!

WOW!!! When did my sweet McKay grow up on me & turn 12? How is it that I have a child who is 12? I am still in denial that he is this old. But it happened & I am sure when he is 16, 17, 18, 19 & so on I will say the same things. His birthday this year was on Wednesday & those are crappy days at our house. Korey does not get home until after we are all in bed. But we made the best of it. I made him cupcakes & took them to his class at school. Then I took the boys out to dinner. McKay's choice was Sizzler of course. Then the next day he & his friends wanted to go to Jumpin Jacks. We also invited his cousins & we had a lot of fun. The kids worked up a good sweat & ran off lots of energy. Then on Friday he went on an over nighter with his good friend Seth to a cabin. They both said they had a great time. On Sunday he is was ordained a Deacon.(That is a whole post of its own.) So I like to say he had a birthweek instead of a birthday! Happy Birthday Son! We love you & are so proud of you & all the good choices you make. I hope you had a great Birthday?

I love to get the boys balloons for their Birthdays!


I love this picture!

Him & his good Friends I hope they will always stay close!

The whole group!

He wanted a triple decker chocolate cake!

Cups

My boys love the show Minute to Win it. We watch it every week together. They love to make up new games & to try the games they see on TV. The latest game they love is the cup one. They love to stack the cups and take them down as fast as they can. Then they make up new ways to stack the cups and take them down. Needless to say we go through a lot of plastic cups at our house. The other day Ryan was so proud of the stack he had made, it took him a long time to get this one to stay standing. He asked me to get the camera & to take a picture & then to post it on the blog. I love this kid!!!