Logandale in the Summer

4th of July

April things

Over the weekend Ember had her first Tball game, we went swimming with cousins and celebrated Jayson's 31st birthday!!

Also Jayson got a new truck... I need to take a picture of that!

The kids are still loving the Art hub drawings. I love how much they all love art. Im also getting Ember to write out our grocery list from now on, she does a pretty great job.

Ember also decided she is in love with The Greatest Showman... Me to babe, me to. The sound track is on repeat repeat repeat....

Aiden woke up at 5am with me this particular morning. So an afternoon nap was a must.

Easter egg hunt

We ended up missing the City egg hunt so the Easter Bunny made sure to stop by our house and leave some eggs and goodies for the three cuties. Of course lots of candy, chalk, church clothes and stuffed bunnies. We played Easter egg games and ate lots of watermelon.

Ant hike

My adventure man took us out on a hike over Spring break to check out the Ants around Kanab and get some much needed sunshine.

We sure found a lot of Ants. 

Ember taking field notes.

Ty has his adventure pose down!!!!

Holy week

This year for Easter and General Conference we decided to make some new traditions and take the week leading up to Easter as Holy week and follow the Saviors last few days leading to the Resurrection. It was overwhelming to begin with until I found the Small Seeds website and how she has all the activities beautifully planned with the matching scripture stories. We really enjoyed it and making new memories/traditions. There was such a wonderful spirit in the home all week that I want to strive to continue.

It was also neat to have this General Conference as a Solemn assembly where we were able to sustain our new prophet President Nelson. We took some time leading up to conference to learn about him and some fun facts. He has 9 daughters and 1 son, was a heart doctor, rides horses and the kids love that he shares the same last name as our cousins!

All dressed up in our Easter best.

The last supper was one of our favorite nights and one I actually got a picture of. Although this is not a traditional Jerusalem dinner the idea was there and the spirit was felt.

 Most days Aiden has chocolate all over his face and is wearing his big brothers soccer shoes!

"In the spring at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." // Margarat Atwood

Spring things

Ember playing Tball... my heart could burst. From the first to second practice she made so much improvement and is having so much fun. My favorite part is how she dances in the outfield, how she prances from base to base when running home and how the ENTIRE outfield runs for the ball when the other team is batting!

Guided drawing from youtube maybe my favorite way to relax with the kids in the afternoon... They always say "Our pictures might look different and thats ok, they are all cute!"

Seriously, this kid always has his head in a book... and I love it! 

These troubles running errands with me and snackin to get through... I pick my battles people. 

Ty on the Jr. Jazz team. He doesn't want anything to do with baseball but loves basketball and his best friend Acey!

 Naps, movies and snacks... Yes, please!

Easter love

One of my favorite things to do is have a cute lunch set up with a few activities for Ember and Aiden when she gets home from school. To be honest I was sad about the half day Kindergarten, as Ty had full day and I was nervous for a change. Now those hours when Ember is home from school before Ty gets home and her and I can visit and craft and catch up on the day are truly times and memories I treasure with her! I am no longer looking forward to full day school.

Combining tot-school crafts and fun with these two cuties. Ember is teaching Aiden the letter B here and working on fine motor skills. 

Each holiday we head to the Library and load up on every book we can find... We took these and had an outdoor picnic and school. 

Yay for SPRING BREAK!!! Lunch outside in our pajamas! 

I was a little saddened this year by my lack of Easter decorations.... So I took that into my own hands. Also the lovely tea party on the table set up by Aiden and Ember is magical!