The Hockey Game

Tita won tickets to the Canucks hockey game...row 6. She planned on taking Nathaniel, but at the last minute told Ramon to take him. So the two boys headed off to GM Place. They arrived at about 6ish and had their little pre-game snack that I sent with them... then went into the game. Nathaniel was looking forward to getting a foam finger to cheer the team on.....and it work! The Canucks won 6 - 2 over the Calgary Flames. Nathaniel and Ramon had the best time. It was some great bonding time for them. And Nathaniel can't wait to go to another game!

Video of Nathaniel Being Tested

Here is a video of a portion of Nathaniel's testing for his yellow belt. The Tall boy next to Nathaniel is a yellow belt moving up, so in this drill, he has to do one more requirement than Nathaniel.

White to Yellow Belt

On Wednesday night, Nathaniel had his Kikara Grad night where he was tested to see if he can move from White Belt to Yellow Belt. Here are some photos from his testing. The last two pictures are Nathaniel with his new yellow belt and his Teacher Sensa Sean.

Nathaniel being a goof!

Nathaniel is a very Goofy character. He can make anyone laugh at any time. He can take something very simple and turn it into a laughing fit. One thing that Nathaniel loves to do is lip-sync to songs, making fun of them as he sings. He usually picks songs that Addie is listening to, just to drive her crazy. This song is from High School Musical.

Addie's 14th Birthday

Well Addie turned 14 yesterday! Can you believe how old she is getting. Time sure flies by so fast. I was going through some old photos the other day, some when Addie was little. It is so hard to believe that it had been 14 years since that tiny little baby was born. Now she is growing into a beautiful young woman. We had the Werners (they are in town for the blessing of Ciara on Sunday) and the Sketchleys over for dinner. It was a wonderful night as we have not seen the Werners since they moved.

Easter Weekend- Decorating the eggs

Friday Morning we has a chance to get out the dyes and the paints and the crayons to decorate the eggs. Belle and Nathaniel had about a dozen eggs each. Macie with Addie's help decorated about 6....though Addie did the dying and Macie did the playing with the eggs....and she only managed to crack 2 out of the 6. Romney, Addie's friend from church was over, but didn't get into the mood of decorating the eggs. After we finished the eggs. Romney and Addie were off to the Stake Center for the floor hockey tournament.

Easter Weekend -Saturday Morning egg hunt

This morning the kids were up early to find those eggs. We always have the Easter Bunny come to our house on Saturday so that we can leave Sunday to focus on the true meaning of The Easter Season. This was Macie's 1st egg hunt, so the Easter Bunny made it easy for her. She found her 1st egg and thought that this was great. She managed to find three eggs. But was frustrated that she couldn't carry all three together....they kept dropping. Good news is that it was less work to crack the eggs for breakfast as they were given to me pre-cracked. Belle and Nathaniel had a little hard time finding their eggs. It took them about 20 minutes to find them all....but one! The Easter Bunny managed to stump them on one! Ya Easter Bunny!

Vote Time

Taking a survey......Don't ya think this Hot Tub would just look great in the back yard? We saw it at the Home and Garden Show a couple of weeks ago and feel in love with it. Now we just need to make a plan......

Taking the Lead

Ramon was playing with Macie outside today....we thought that this was the cutest little picture and just had to share!

A Beautiful Spring Day

The day started out rainy, but by mid-afternoon the sun came out and the kids were able to go out and play. They love the yard...especially the little hill at the end, by the street. They love to roll down it. Macie just loves being outside. If Belle and Nathaniel go out without her, she opens up the mail slot in the door, looks out then yells at them to come and get her. Once she gets tall enough to open the door, I will have to put a special lock on it higher up or there will be no keeping Macie in the house! Ramon also enjoyed the warm sunny day....with a nap!

Pudding

Macie discovered pudding the other day.....and loved it. Though I am not sure which she liked more...the pudding or feeding herself the pudding. Despite what it looks like, she did get some in her tummy....not just ON her tummy.