A full house, almost!

Last Saturday, we got to go to Grandma Hayes for a get together. Mike & Charissa brought their two oldest girls and their kids with them. It has been a long time since we have all been together. It was so fun getting all these cousins together to play. Jana brought the little girls all matching t-shirts. Oh, they loved them and they were so cute! The only great-grandchild of Grandma Hayes' missing was our little Emily. Steve and Brooke were with Brooke's parents for the week-end. They were here from Washington. Oh, aren't families just the best?

Spring Break in D.C.

For Spring Break this year, I WON!!! We usually always go to Moab so the guys can ride their dirt bikes but this year they decided to wait until Sam was out of college so he could go so. . .
We got a real Spring Break this year.
Above is a picture of Matt and I in front of the Lincoln Memorial.

Here is the Washington Memorial. Notice the birds all standing in a line. We took the kids to D.C. when Matt was 9 months old. The only thing I remember is carrying a baby in a back pack and trying to keep track of my three other kids. Matt also went there a couple of years ago when he went on the Scout Jamboree. They just hit the tip of all the things to do there and he really wanted to go back. Wynn has then there several times. Just a few years ago, he and his brothers took their Dad there to see the WWII memorial.
So, it just seemed the place to go this year.

Even though the cherry trees were all in blossom, it was so cold. We just took sweatshirts and I wore two everyday!

How much money are you tall? Here Matt is at the Bureau of Engraving.
We got to see money getting made.
Very interesting!!!

On Friday, we rented a car and went to Harper's Ferry. This is a picture of an old church there. It was so fun to walk around this old city and explore. This is an old Civil War town where the Platomic and the Shenandoah Rivers come together.

On Friday we also got to go to the Washington D.C. temple and do baptisms for the dead. What a neat experience that was. I'm so glad we made the effort to do this.

Here we are waiting for the T18. It seems like we did a lot of bus and Metro waiting. I was ready to come home and go into my garage and get in my car and go wherever I want to go.

The week after we left was the Cherry Blossom Festival.
I hope it was warmer then than when we were there.

Oh, here I am with Pres. Obama.

Natalie's B'day Party!!!

This year for Natalie's birthday, we had to celebrate it way early. She won't turn 26 until next Monday. She will be in Europe on her special day. I hope she has a fun time and knows that we will be thinking of her.

I made her a pinata. It was pretty strange looking but I didn't have time to do the traditional paper mache. I made it out of a paper bag. Believe it to not but it took a lot of "whacking" to get it to break. We had taco's, enchilada's and a big green salad thanks to Grandma Hayes.

Natalie enjoying Emily!

Blow Natalie!

We love you Natalie! You have always been an important part of our family.
Thank you for all you do for us and for being such a wonderful person.
We are so proud of you and we love you with all our hearts!

Have a blast in Europe!!!!

Happy Birthday Natalie!

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Sweetheart Ball (girls choice)

Matt went with Caitlyn Lewis to the sweetheart ball on Saturday night.
For their day date, they went to the mall and did a photo Scavenger hunt. Sounded like they had a great time. Pretzels and a drink always make a great treat!

They had to make a heart with their partner. Can you find it?

What a cute couple!

Babysitting our little Emily!

Just couldn't resist showing this little face. Isn't it just the sweetest? It's like Emily is saying here Grandma, I found this on the floor, could you please put it away?

Steve and Brooke went up to a cabin on Friday afternoon and we got to keep Emily. Oh, she is a doll and what a fun time we had. She is pretty easy to entertain. She loves books, she points and acts like she is reading. It just warms my heart to hear her "read".

Wynn went into the room where Emily was sleeping and woke her up from a nap. Here he is trying to console her and get her to go back to sleep.

"S-T-R-E-T-C-H"

Sam came home for the week-end to celebrate his birthday with us. We all went out to dinner on Saturday night to the Red Robin. Wynn loved it and hopefully everyone one else did too. It was nice to be together with everyone. Since it was Sam's birthday, the waitresses all sang to him and he even got a free hot fudge Sundae!
Later that evening, Sam came down with a fever. He had been sick earlier in the week but thought he was pretty much over it. Sunday, he still didn't feel very well so I took him over to Community Care. Well, needless to say, he had pneumonia! He got a huge shot in the hiney and some pills to take. He had to go back in on Monday to make sure he was doing better and to get another shot. (I bet it was fun riding all the way to Provo that night with two sore hips!) I hope he is doing better now.
It was pretty sad when everyone came for Sunday dinner to celebrate and Sam slept on the couch. Oh, I hate it when someone is sick!

Emily loves to get into my tupperware drawer. At first I just let her and then I quickly got tired of picking up stuff all over the house. I found a ruler down the handles worked really well.

Here she is just ripping everything out.

Can you tell where Emily was?

So busy!

Happy 22nd Birthday Sam!

Remembering my little "Sammy"

I can't believe that Sam will be 22 on the 12th. It seems like yesterday that he was a little boy. Remember how much he liked choo-choo trains? I used to love it when he would crawl up in my lap and suck his thumb and rub my nose. I still remember that sweet "little boy" breath. Oh, he was such a sweet boy. Now, don't get me wrong, he is still sweet, just in a different way. We love you Sam and are so proud of you. I wish you felt better today and that you had time to go to the Doctor. You have always made us proud and you always will. Best wishes in all that you do and never forget how much your Mom and Dad love you. I can't wait for the week-end so we can see you once again. We'll PARTY!!!