Getting Fit!

This past weekend was the Grand Opening of the JL Sorensen Rec Center which is located in Herriman. We are so lucky because it is so close and is only about a mile from our home. We decided back in November that we would take advantage of the nice facility and get a year pass. Our pass includes unlimited fitness classes, use of the courts and swimming pool. We have been looking forward to this for awhile now and have been counting down the days til its opening. It will be so nice to have someplace to take the kids and get out of the house, especially during the winter months!

Today was our maiden voyage and I got the kids dressed in their new swim wear and took them swimming in the new Pool. Kaleb and Karmindy had a lot of fun on the water slides; and thoroughly enjoyed hanging onto mom while going around and around in the lazy river. I am sure I was quite the sight having one kid on my back and one latched around my neck- Let me just say I got my work out for the day! We had a lot of fun and are looking forward to spending many afternoons at the pool as well as enjoying all of the fitness classes!!

Luck of the Irish

 Last year I started a new little tradition in our family. The night before St. Patrick's Day, my kids leave their shoes out for the Leprechauns in hopes that they will visit our home and leave little treasures inside their shoes. This year the Leprechauns did not let Karmindy and Kaleb down. In fact, those little green wearing men with orange beards were actually very kind to the kids. The brought gold coins, St. Patricks Day shirts for them to wear and a small toy for each of them. Kaleb had a tough time going to bed the night before but didn't not forget about them when he awoke the next morning. He came right in and had to tell us bright and early that the Leprechauns found us! The kids were thrilled with their treasures and are already talking about when those tricky little men will visit us next year.

Karmindy wearing her St. Patty's Day shirt and playing with her dolly that the Leprechauns left her!

Kaleb's Stash that the Leprechauns left him!

Karmindy's Stash!

That night I made my traditional St. Patty's Day dinner- Corned Beef and Cabbage & Carrots with Horseradish sauce, Bread, Lime poke cake and Sprite with a Scoop of Lime Sherbet. It was a wonderful holiday spent celebrating with my little family!

Once There was a Snowman...

Spring weather in Northern Utah is extremely unpredictable. One day it can be sunny and warm and the next day it can be chilly and snowy. Several Saturdays ago we had such weather. When we woke up there was several inches of snow on the ground and since it was that good fluffy snow we bundled up the kids and Mark and the kids went right to work building their perfect snowman while I watched and took pictures. The kids were really proud of the snowman that they built with their dad! The next few days the remainder of the snow melted but our perfect snowman graced our front lawn for over a week!

My cute wee ones and their snowman!

My handsome men and their snowman!

Celebrating Dr.Seuss & 100 Days of School...

A couple of weeks ago, Kaleb had a very busy week at school. First, his class celebrated Dr. Seuss birthday. All the kids were encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character or wear a Dr. Seuss hat. I ran out of time to sew Kaleb a hat but I found a hat that fit the part at Wal-Mart. Kaleb looked so cute in his Dr. Seuss hat, even though it was the wrong colors. :D During class Kaleb said they talked about Dr. Seuss, read several of his books and also made their own Dr. Seuss hats. They even played Green Eggs and Ham tic tac toe!

Kaleb favorite part of the day was coloring and assembling his own Dr. Seuss hat- he wore it home proudly!

Kaleb wearing the Dr. Seuss Hat that he made in class.

The following day they celebrated 100 days of Kindergarten. Kaleb was very excited for this party with his class and has been talking about it since Kindergarten began. Each child brought 100 things for show and tell. Luckily it wasn't supposed to be anything big. Kaleb decided on taking 100 elbow macaroni for his portion of show and tell. He was very excited to show his 100 macaroni to his class. During his 100 day party they played games, and did activities that involved 100. Kaleb came home wearing his 100 day hat that they made that day.

Kaleb and his 100 Macaroni!! He counted them all out by himself! Hence that big cheesy smile!

Kaleb is really loving kindergarten and is excited to attend each day. He loves his teacher and enjoys the kids in his class. Some of his favorite things to do in Kindergarten are coloring, playing on the "big" playground (where the BIG kids play), reading and going to centers. He also really enjoys when I help out in his class. Lately, I have been fortunate to be able to help out weekly and I am thoroughly enjoying it. It is so hard for me to believe as his mom that Kindergarten is almost over for my Big kid. A couple of weeks ago, Kaleb came home with his form to fill out for 1st Grade. I can't believe it is already time to start thinking about the next year, I feel like Kindergarten just started for my little man!

Loffy Toffy=Walkie Talkies

A few weeks ago Kaleb came home from one of his friends birthday parties and kept talking about his friend and how he received some Loffy Toffys for his birthday. I asked him if he meant Laffy Taffy (candy) he said no and tried to explain them to me. I had no idea what he was talking about. I thought he kept referring to Laffy Taffy candy because he kept saying that you talk with them with your mouth. Several days later, Kaleb was still talking about them and I still didn't know what the heck he was referring to so I finally called my friend to ask he what her son had received for his birthday. After both trying to figure out what it was we came to the conclusion that it was walkie talkies. Apparently all the boys that were at the birthday party were calling the walkie talkies, loffy toffys. Glad we got that little mix up figured out. Kaleb has been earning money from me by cleaning his room and doing little jobs for me so he can earn his own loffy toffys=walkie talkies!