Go fly a kite!

And that's what Ethan (and all the other kindergarten kids) did on Friday 4-8-2011! His kite had a picture of a Blue Angle airplane. The day was just windy enough to fly a kite with out having to run.

He had a fun time and was able to, with Chris's help, keep his kite up for nearly an hour!

Spring Break 2011

Julia and Ethan came to Utah last week for Spring Break. It was really fun to be all together. The kids played really well together.

We went to Las Vegas to see Sitto (Jamey's mom) and Matt's (Jamey's brother) family. Sitto moved to Las Vegas from New York in November. It has been nice having her so close and that she lives essentially across the street from Matt's family. While we were there, we went to the Vegas strip and actually had fun.

The picture on the bottom is with J.C.s cousin Tori, there are about six weeks apart and currently the same height. Tori insisted J.C. was taller, but it is a tough call. J.C.'s feet are bigger, so we know who will be taller in the long run.


After Vegas we went to California where Kathryn's family lives for Nathanael's baptism.


We went to Kathryn's brother's house and picked oranges from their tree. We picked lemons at Kathryn's parent's house. When we got home we had an email from Beth saying that Julia pulled a large fruit out of her back pack and wanted to make lemonade with it, she wanted to ensure it was indeed a lemon. We assured her the grapefruit sized citrus was indeed a lemon. As you can see in the picture, they are larger than the oranges.


Kathryn also ensured the children received their In-N-Out history lesson. The original In-N-Out burger was started in 1948 in Baldwin Park, California, just a few miles from where Kathryn grew up. They closed the first In-N-Out a few years ago, but it still stands. They built a new one next to the In-N-Out University just on the other side of the freeway from the original. We of course had lunch there and visited the Company store to acquire t-shirts.



A trip to southern California would not be complete without at least seeing the ocean, especially when you live in a landlocked state. This children also learned quickly that sand can end up in places where you don't want sand to g0.

J.C. goes to Priesthood Session

Since J.C. turned 12 on General Conference weekend, so he was able to attend the priesthood session with Dad. Doesn't he look handsome? He is wearing the shirt and tie Grandma and Grandpa Otis sent him.

J.C. will be ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood on April 16th. We are so proud of him! He is really working hard at making good choices.

No Foolin' J.C. turns 12

The next piece is some video of J.C. opening presents from Mom (Beth). I learned that I can't take pictures and video at the same time, so I missed his reactions opening the wooden Eagle and Snuggie. He thought they were both cool. He made comments about the Snuggie being big and it being one size fits all - which it does.

Note his Adam's apple and how deep his voice is and how much he has grown, especially compared to last year. Check out last year's post for comparison here.

This afternoon we went shopping and bought J.C. a couple of shirts. We came home and he said he needed to "razor up." I was relieved that he meant putting on his Razorback gear as you can see below.

His Angel Food cake is the middle picture. It seems to have fallen from Heaven. The ironic part for me was that I had my dad help me make it. When I was about 7, he was helping me make a Bundt cake and he told me to turn it upside down and it fell apart. Well this time it was supposed to be upside down, but it wasn't supposed to fall out. It will still taste good.

Tonight we will continue the fun. We'll take J.C. out to eat and to play. Thanks to family and friends who have expressed their love for J.C. on his special day.