This week = What a mess! ;-)

You be the judge.

Exhibit A…  Delicious Home-made ice cream gone wrong!

A 1/2 gallon from Albertsons was looking pretty darn good right about now!

I don’t think the ten second rule applies to ice cream. ;-)

   
The good news was there was enough left for both Lisa and I to have a small bowl. It was the first time we tried using the machine and it didn’t quite snap together the way we thought it had. ;-)

Exhibit B…  Apple Jack Surprise!

Oops!


On the bright side. Trace didn’t notice that the ice cream was a flop (since he was happily tucked into bed by then) and he also didn’t mind the mess of the Apple Jacks because unfortunately its not to un-common for him to pick things off the ground and eat it. ;-)

Big bro posing with sis.

Kendra is getting bigger and bigger. Its funny to think she is only three months old because its hard to imagine our family without her now.

 
Trace with his new puzzle.

Kenya is such a good sport.  He insisted on giving her this on her head and she just sat there. I’m not sure if she was just too lazy to move or if she was having fun too.  They are fun to watch. ;-)
 
The rest of the pics below were taken on Saturday. One nice thing about General Conference is the time you get to be with your kids all day long while you do nothing but sit, relax, and listen… and eat… and maybe nap a bit. ;-)

  
A Kendra Sandwich!

Is there anything better than this? I doubt it.

Exhibit C…. To be continued!

A Jumpstart to Spring @ Jump Creek!

Lisa and I have always loved hiking on trails.  Another thing we both enjoy  is exploring new places.   A couple weeks ago she told me about “Jump Creek”. Its past Marsing (about 40 minutes from Meridian).  Anyway, after checking it out online we decided to check it out. Well worth it!

Trace was a good sport.  He ended up eating a few too many gummy snacks on the way but he didn’t seem to mind. ;-)

Here is cute Lisa and cute Kendra on the trail.

Lisa and I went to St. George on our honeymoon and being at this place reminded us of the beautiful rocks and mountains we saw on our honeymoon.

Free-rider

This cave opening was pretty neat. If we didn’t have baby packs on we would have crawled through the opening. I guess we’ll have to see whatever is on the other side of this cave another time.

There were people climbing on several different trails. There was a lot to see and a lot to explore.  We heard there was poison ivy but we didn’t see any (and I’m not itching) so that was good.

Kendra was so sweet. She eventually fell asleep in her little pack.

This was the hardest part of the trail.  A small creek with stones you have to cross. We carefully and SLOWLY made it across without falling on our cans.

This picture does not do this justice.  You have got to check this out some time!

Lots of rocks. Some people swim here but I like to just look. I didn’t feel the water either but I’m guessing its pretty dang cold!

Kendra & Lisa…. We’re here!    Its only about a 10 minute hike to get here.

 
On the way back, Trace started to get a bit sleepy. Even with all the sugar he ate with those gummies he was ready for a nap.

We definitely plan on coming back here this summer. Its a fun place. Only next time we want to bring a picnic or something to eat other than gummies. ;-)

6 Whole Eggs! Trace’s first Easter Egg Hunt!

 Sarah & Shawn invited us to an Easter Egg hunt.  It was very fun. There were tons of eggs and Trace did pretty well.  Since he likes picking things up and putting them in containers this was just perfect for him.

I was hoping to get some more eggs. ;-) I think if Trace realized what was inside of them he would have been a little bit faster with the collecting. We had all the candy eaten before we left. lol.

The good news… Since its still a week away there will probably be another Easter Egg hunt next Saturday so we had some good practice today!