It's a party!

We had a water party in the yard to celebrate Jared's birthday. He enjoyed the company of good friends, silly games, lots of water, and yummy cake & ice cream.

Splish Splash Fun

Friends

Jared

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday!!

There's nothing better than breakfast in bed on your birthday!

WE LOVE YOU!!

Little Tidbits

Bryan cleaned out his office at the church today. The children used to bring him little gifts and pictures they drew. They were always so thoughtful. I know he will miss it. It's hard to say good bye to a calling you loved so much.

Tomato Mystery

Lately, around dinner time, we've had a little bit of a mystery going on in our home. The tomatoes in our salad keep disappearing. Where are they going?? No one really knows.

Until...

Bryan caught this sight out of the corner of his eye one night and then quietly watched. Sara plucked all the tomatoes from the salad and put them on the bench. Then she slid onto the floor next to the bench, where she sat and enjoyed her tomatoes.

Heart Attacked

The activity day girls from church heart attacked our front door. It was their way of showing their appreciation to Bryan. He truly enjoyed his experiences and the time he spent serving as the bishop.

Thank you girls!!

Uncle Kevin comes to town

The boys just LOVE Uncle Kevin!

Kevin came down for the High Adventure Trip to Havasupi.

Bryan & Kevin had a great time with the young men in our ward.

Trip with the Grandparents

Grandma & Grandpa Flores took the boys and on a quick little road trip to check out the aquarium in Albuquerque. They also had the opportunity to meet one of Granpa's sisters, their Tía Abuela Aida. They sure did have fun!

Granpa Flores, Jared, Sara, Daniel, & Grandma Flores

Sara & I drove to NM to pick up the boys.

They certainly had fun!

Cub Scout Day Camp

Daniel, the cub scout, if off for his first time at cub scout day camp. Oh the FUN he did have!!

When friends come to town

We enjoyed a nice evening with Jerry & Amy at Gavi's.

The food and the company were great!

Picnic lunch/dinner up Mt. Lemmon

It was so nice to see the Biang family again.

We certainly miss them!!

Last day of school

We're proud of you Daniel!!

You had a great year!!

Daniel & Mrs. Fishencord

She was the perfect 3rd grade teacher for Daniel!

Daniel & Mom along with all the great awards he received.

Graduation Celebration

Scoop's was the ice cream parlor of choice to celebrate Jared's big night. It certainly was colorful!

Kinder Graduation

We are so proud of you Jared!!

Singing & Dancing

Our Little Graduate

Jared & Mrs. Bunch
She's the BEST kindergarten teacher!!

Fathers & Sons

The boys really enjoyed this year's Fathers & Sons Camp Out. There's nothing better than playing in the dirt! Except of course, when you have to stop playing to pose for a picture. Hee-hee

Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Bryan!

The kids helped make his cake. Simply yummy.

Bryan is an amazing father and a loving companion.

LOVE YOU!

BathTime

Our little bubble bath girl.

Love that face!

Our cuties

Jared, Sara, and Daniel after church.

Aren't they adorable?!

We certainly think so!

Pinewood Derby

As always the cub scout leaders did an amazing job with the event. It was a fantastic set-up, from the emergency car medic room to the weigh in station to the race track decorations, simply very cool! It was a great experience for our little Daniel!! Thank you leaders for all your hard work!!

Easter Festivities

The Saturday before Easter Sunday is the day we typically reserve for the secular celebration of Easter. It was a bit of a cold and rainy day but we had fun anyways! In the morning we colored eggs and worked on our bunny baskets. In the afternoon we hopped on over to the church for the Pinewood Derby. Daniel did great! Then in the evening we enjoyed a nice little BBQ and egg hunt with a few friends. We're grateful everyone was such good sports about playing and hunting in the rain. Good times!

Our cute little egg decorators.

We saw this craft for bunny baskets in a magazine and thought we'd give it a whirl. The kids had a pretty good time making them. Definitely, something we'll do again.

The finished "bunny" baskets. Cute and fun to make.

And the hunt begins, regardless of the rain!

Sara thought it would be more fun to stop and eat the candy in her eggs everytime she found another egg. Silly girl! Notice the soaking wet pants, the rain didn't stop her from having a fun.

Funeral Potatoes with Funeral Ham

I don't mean this disrespectfully and sincerely hope not to offend anyone with the telling of this story....

On Saturday, Bryan was asked to preside over and conduct a funeral service. In conjunction with the funeral was a luncheon for the family. Well, there was quite a bit of ham leftover after the meal. After a generous portion was packed up for the family, the remaining meat was divided up among those who were involved in the "behind the scenes" portion of the service. Long story short, we got some of the ham. So for dinner tonight I used it in a casserole. We commonly refer to this dish as "funeral potatoes". Upon learning what we were having for dinner and the origin of the ham, the kids thought it was the funniest thing ever!!

Visiting Teaching

So how do you make up for being a lame duck visiting teacher and going on the last day of the month?

By taking goodies??

Yes, it's another attempt at craftiness. I "borrowed" the idea from Irene's blog.

If you're ever feeling crafty, check out Irene's blog for some great ideas!

He's a wolf!

Way to go Daniel!!

When friends come to town

It's always fun when friends come to town.

Too bad I didn't get any pictures with the kids and our friends.

Oops!

Daniel, Jared, and Sara riding the elephant sculpture at the zoo.

Oh no! Sara's out of bread for the ducks.

Grandparent visit

Grandpa and Granny Flores stopped in the weekend. It was so nice to see them. The kids had a blast!! Of course, Bryan and I were able to slip up to Mesa and attend a temple sealing of a family in our ward. Another one of the "perks" of Bryan's calling, gotta love it!!

Thanks Grandpa & Granny Flores for watching the kiddos!!

Stumped

I'm sad to report that our beloved ash trees have passed away. One of the things that first caught our eye about this house were the trees. Well, ash trees have rather hard wood, commonly used to make tool handles, bows, baseball bats, etc. Thus said the removal of stump #1 was no easy task. Bryan and Zach really went to work on it. Darryl and his chain saw came over to lend a hand but it wasn't until our home teacher and his father stopped by that the stump decided to budge. That was one tough stump!! In a couple of weeks, the process will begin again with stump #2.

Spring Carnival

Once again the carnival committee did an amazing job with this year's event!! Everyone had a wonderful time. Of course, our favorite performance of the night was the 3rd grade show.

Daniel we're so proud of you!!

Sara loved clapping for all the performers!

Cake Walk

We saw some really great cakes at the cub scout blue and gold banquet. They were inspiring! So, I decided once again to attempt craftiness and mimic one of the cakes we saw at the banquet. What do think? We certainly had fun putting it all together. So much fun that we made two!

Check out Family Fun for the recipe.

Auction Items

Okay, so this year for the school carnival's silent auction I thought I'd attempt to be crafty. Scary, I know but what can I say, we like livin' on the edge!

a few supplies & a couple of hours later....

...the finished products!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!