Spring Break in Arizona!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC!

Having a 4-year-old in charge of the activities for the day, can make for an exhausting day. The day started with picking up Grandma and Grandpa and heading to the Shark Reef. We saw Alligators, fish, sting rays, sea turtles, sharks, sharks, and more sharks, which was heaven for little Eric. After the Shark Reef it was lunch time, and what better place to go then a seafood restaurant to eat shrimp (one of Eric’s favorite foods).

After lunch there was a little break in 4-year-old birthday activities while the grown-ups prepared for Eric’s “Under the Sea” Birthday Party!! The kids had a great time playing under the sea games and attacking a shark piñata, which was filled with toys and candy. The cake was decorated with sharks swimming on it, and sea life all around. You can’t forget about the presents though, Eric wanted to try everything out like there was no tomorrow.

When it was time for bed, Eric said he would stay up because it was still his birthday. He didn’t need to go to bed because he was now 4-years-old. Eric had such a wonderful birthday that the next day he literally cried that it was over. Next year we will do it all over again…

Where did the Years Go???

I look at my two children and can’t even believe how big they are getting. It seems like yesterday that John and I were getting married and living the single (no children) life together. It is amazing at how life changes once you add children to the mix. John and I had no idea what our lives were missing, until we had children. We have truly been blessed with Eric and Ashtyn in our lives. Now that they are getting older, I have no idea where the years have gone.

I wish there was some kind of machine that you could just freeze your children and not let them get any bigger. I know there are great aspects of every age, I just want my kids to stay young and innocent forever, without the worlds influences all around them. It terrifies me to have them grow up in the world that we live in, but that is where my faith needs to strengthen and kick in. I am so grateful for the gospel and for Heavenly Father’s plan for families to be together forever.

Finally Time!

When I first started this blog thing out, I had great intentions. I thought, “Well I am awful at emails, so maybe I will be good at keeping a blog.” I don’t know why I thought it would be any different. I am now announcing that I am not only bad at emails but also blogging. However, this week is spring break and I figure if I say what my goal is then I will be held to it. My goal is… to do at least 3 posts (and yes this one is included as one of them) while I am on spring break. A little ambitious I know, but what can I say, I am just trying to redeem myself.

I know many of you have heard that John got a motorcycle and we finally have some great pictures of it. Don’t worry he did not go out with both kids on the bike.