Roy Competiton

This last weekend was the first dance competition of the season in Roy, Utah.  It was a long one but the girls were great!  They took 1st place in every category, received a specialty award for execution and energy, and took the overall high point awards for both their lanes!  It was so fun to be able to watch them dance and cheer them on!

In the video Emily is in the green costume and starts out in the front row, second from the left.

I was especially excited to see them perform their show number - I Wanna Rock!  Emily had practiced a lot at home but I had never seen any other part of it.  They were the last performance of the night and they just blew me away.  Emily was a little nervous at first but once they finished she said she had so much fun!  We are already looking forward to more competitions in the weeks to come!

 

This video is not the best.  It's a tad shaky at first. I will try to get a better one next time.  Emily is in the pink shorts and starts out in the front on the far right side.

Dino NIght

Wendy's school hosted a Dino Night for all the students and Wendy was so excited because her teacher told her to invite her whole family, even grandparents so she called and invited them.  Only Lacie and Grandma were able to come but she was so happy to show them all around her school.  We participated in a lot of dinosaur themed activities and she showed us how much she has learned in school.  It was also nice to see her saying hi and hugging all her different friends.  I love it when I get a chance to peek in the world they live in outside of home and family.

 

Emily's 1st Sleepover

Emily had her very first sleepover last night.  We usually don't do them but her friend's family was going to be out of town for the weekend and she couldn't go because of dance practice so we took her in for the night.  The girls had a ton of fun together.  As soon as they came home from school they insisted on making their own snacks.  They put together crazy concoctions that consisted of sugar, pretzels, nutella, and fruit roll-ups.  Wendy loved it!  Before going to bed they turned Emily's room into a giant fort to sleep in.  They spent a lot of time laughing and talking but thankfully weren't too tired to get up and go to practice the next morning.

 

April Fools Day

For April Fools day this year LeeRoy and I wanted to do something really fun for the kids.  We sealed up their bedroom doors, except for the top, with a plastic tablecloth and filled it all the way up with balloons.  When the girls opened their doors in the morning all the balloons fell on top of them.  They loved it!  Now we just have to have a balloon popping party!  Wendy even got into the spirit of the holiday by placing a fake spider she made herself on my computer chair.  She laughed so hard when I jumped and screamed!

For dinner we at at the "Crazy Cafe"  LeeRoy and the girls had to order from a coded menu and I was the waitress.  Wendy got lucky and received dessert first.  LeeRoy didn't get a fork until last so he was stuck eating rice with a piece of bread!  It was so entertaining to laugh at each other!

 

Easter

Sunday morning the kids woke up early to see what the Easter bunny had left them.  They were so excited to see their baskets.  LeeRoy was even excited to see an extra special gift just for him.  After eating way to much candy we headed to church and then over to mom's house for a special meal since Melinda and her husband along with Robisons were still there.  I struggled with really missing Amy today.  Sometimes it really hits me that she is gone.  Being able to spend most of the day with family really helped.  I really cherish those times even more now. 

Easter Weekend

Over Easter weekend Melinda and her husband came from California to visit, as well as Alisha and Travis and their kids.  It was so great spending time with family over the holiday.
Saturday morning Alisha's family met us at Jensen's Grove for the Easter Egg Hunt.  LeeRoy went to watch Emily in her age group.  He lost her for a second and took video of how he found her prancing along by herself!  We laughed so hard!  Wendy and Makenna were in the same age group so they had fun together.  When the hunt was over they sat in a circle and showed each other what they found.

After the hunt we gathered the kids and headed to IJump.  The kids spent a couple hours jumping, and were worn out when their time was up.  We headed over to Kiwi Loco for some ice-cream, and just had a wonderful time visiting.

Spring Break

Early in the year I asked the kids what they wanted to do for spring break and they both exclaimed that they wanted to STAY HOME!  It was actually really nice.  We had lazy pajama days, relaxed, and tried to do some fun things close to home.  One thing we did was go to the Carousel Museum.  It is amazing to me how my family can be so entertained while at the same time I am bored out of my mind.  They loved it and I could not get out of there fast enough.  It was worth it though to see how excited they were to ride the carousel.