Hunger Games Moapa Valley

On March 22, a friend of mine and some others put together a Hunger Games event the night the movie came out. It was at the Overton Gym and there were several stations you got to visit. Caleb really enjoyed the "archery" station. After a few hours of rotating they held a "Hunger Games" with 3 different games. Caleb was called in the "reaping". I was called too but one a the teenagers went as "tribute" for me. It was a fun evening. Caleb was sort of mad though because we wouldn't let him go to the midnight movie with his friends and we sure did not want to go that time of night. Don did take him later on though. I didn't ever go to see it because the commercials alone made my blood pressure rise and my anxiety skyrocket.

"Cinna" creating with face paint.

Archery

I was from the fishing district so I got a fish painted on  my hand.

Caleb's prize.

Green Day

We did not do much partying for St. Patty's Day but we always make the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage.  This year we had Chris, Anne, Lexi and Cam with us for the weekend so we made some extra treats.  They were a little hesitant about the corned beef since they had never had it before the way I cook it and Anne has bad memories of it growing up.  They did not say anything until afterward about it but they did enjoy it.  We made mint chocolate chip ice cream and BYU mint brownies.  The ice cream was fabulous, the brownies not so much.  

Johnny Appleseed

Cayden's school had a special reading week March 12-16. Each day was a different dress up day.One day was extreme blue and gold-the school colors, one day was favorite historical character day and one day was dress up from your favorite decade.  I can't remember the others.  The only picture I got was historical character day.  Cayden wanted to be Johnny Appleseed.  This really was his idea.  Don had the brilliant idea to make the pot/hat out of foil and Cayden wore my overall capris.  He took his man bag carried over his shoulder to carry "seeds" in.  We thought is was quite clever.  He dressed up for decade day from the 50's and said he was Danny Zuko from Grease.  He actually wore jeans to school-a first since he hates them so bad.  He also wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and white socks and his black church shoes.  He also carried a black comb in his back pocket.  He walked around the morning of saying many Danny Zuko quotes.  Dang it I didn't get a picture of that!  The kids also had activities to do at home and then they could  turn in a signed slip of paper for drawings during the day.  He read with a flashlight one night, called me on the phone from upstairs and read to me one night and a few others that I can't remember either.  It was fun for him to do and he did do some reading!!

Meeting Ella Belle

Our sweet new cuzzie Ella Lucille Pitts was born on February 24, 2012 in American Fork, Utah. It was another crazy week up there with so much going on that we went to help. Ella was born 3 weeks early, Granddaddy Larry just had knee surgery and was getting out of the hospital that day and Chris and Anne had to work. Luckily it was a Friday and our weekend was free so we hurried and pack up and loaded up and drove to Provo.  We spent the next few days shuttling Abby and Owie back and forth from their house to Grandma Penny's and helping watch Cam and Lexie and helping Grandma take care of granddaddy.  It was a crazy week.  Don and Caleb flew home on Tuesday so that Caleb wouldn't miss so much school but then they turned around and came back up on Wednesday because Caleb was having a hard time with us being gone-Don had to go somewhere that week but I forget where.  So Caleb and Cayden missed an entire week of school.  Connor stayed home to work with Garndpa so luckily he didn;t have a ton of make up work.  We did call Caleb's school and have them fax up what they could so that he could atleast do some of it.  We went to Sonic numerous times that week to combat all the stress!  Cayden was so sweet when he went in to see Ella for the first time.  He got all teary eyed but had a big big smile on his face.  We knew that he knew that Ella had just come from heaven and he could feel her sweet sweet spirit.  He is such a tender hearted boy.  We told him that he was feeling the spirit and feeling Heavenly Father's love for him and Ella. We are so glad that we could meet Ella Belle and help her family!

Sleepy Cowboy

I started walking again in the mornings after the boys went to school and of course had to take my little Kyle. This is not a cowboy hat but one of those hats with the ear covers that I just pulled back and it made it look like he was wearing a cowboy hat. He was smiling in his sleep and I thought it was so cute.

Valentine's Day

The boys got pink cookies and Reese's hearts this year and Kyle got a cute puppy dog. Yes, he got a cookie too but I ate it.  Cayden had his Valentine's party at school.  I didn't make it to this one.  This may have been the first school party I have not attended since time began.  I'm pretty sure I sent something in though but I can't remember what it was.  Cody came down to get started oh his mission papers so he got treats too.

Mr's Fix It

Our basketball hoop had been broken for a long long time with the glass shattered out of it.  Don finally ordered the replacement and he and the boys put it back up.  The boys love to play basketball outside and are always asking their dad to play with them so we really needed it fixed.