March...

So much for staying caught up but here is the past few weeks in a nutshell...

I took Klein to see Disney on Ice with her cousins and grandma. She loved it and spent two hours waving to the characters with a huge smile. There were expensive cheap toys everywhere and some very amateur skating (the Saturday morning show featured some skaters who may have been hung over or they just didn't really know how to ice skate). But it was fun to get out with just Klein for a day and do something that she loved.

We headed to the March Madness baseball tournament in St. George last week. The weather was gorgeous. We explored Snow Canyon before Max's first game and the kids were fascinated with the red rocks and fine sand.

I didn't get too many baseball pictures because my big camera is broken which was very frustrating. When I got home I figured out that storing Max's large magnets right next to it in the cupboard was not a good thing but at least I just need a new CF card and that should fix things.

On the first day Max played at 4:00 and 8:00 but the games were behind so the second game didn't start until around 9:30 and finished near midnight. Late night for a kid that goes to bed at 8:30. I was lucky that DeeAnne was willing to keep Klein and Pres at the condo. Preslee was actually fighting some kind of virus and was miserable off and on throughout the whole trip. The kids were out of school on Monday and just the teachers had meetings; on Tuesday I left early to take Preslee to the doctor because of a high fever, and we left on Wednesday so I basically had a week off which made it even harder to come back the following Monday (the snowy weather that welcomed us back didn't help either).

Max's team went 1-3 but it was a good start to the season. The teams they played have probably been playing outside since January so they had a bit of an advantage. The Orangemen will be playing in a tournament this weekend and then start Super League in April. Max is also going to be playing minor league with Providence city.

We rented a condo with Jason's parents and Jeff and Steph. Jake was playing with Logan High the same weekend and it worked out perfectly. The kids always love having cousins to play with. Klein spent Friday with Klaire and loved every minute of it. Steph bought them matching outfits and spoiled Klein. The kids were able to swim. Max and Klaire even swam during the crazy wind storm on Saturday night.

We went to Las Vegas on Saturday to go to the outlets. The wind was terrible all the way there and back and there wasn't much to find at the stores. Preslee stayed with grandma and grandpa. Max and Klein were anxious to get back to play. On Sunday morning we woke up to extra chilly weather in St. George and came back to snow. Preslee did not sleep the entire ride home, until we go to Wellsville, of course.

We are definitely loving the sunny weather. The kids just want to be outside every minute. I doubt I am going to get much done from here on out...

These pictures were part of Max's science project. He was trying to figure out which pitching method is better... the windup or the stretch. Pretty good form...

Cute and growing Preslee. I took her for her 18 month well check. She has grown five inches in six months and finally joined here sister in the 99% for height. She started going to nursery and is getting so big. She is such a sweet girl and a handful. I have an amazing babysitter who always does my girls' hair and makes us cookies- thank you Melanie!

Here is Max proudly displaying his science project. He diligently worked on the "experiment" part of the project but as "project manager" I got to do most of the detail work :) I love that he was excited to learn something new.

We finished up another year at Beaver Mountain. The weather was warm and gorgeous, just the way I like it. Max was tearing it up all day and I couldn't even keep up. His final run of the year was the South Face which Jason documented with the video camera. Klein came up for the day too and while she claims to love skiing, her favorite part is when Jason puts her on his shoulders. I love Beaver Mountain and I love that Jason is part of the ski patrol there but I am always glad when the season comes to an end and our Saturdays become free again (until baseball starts that is...)

Life is good!