Basketball!

 Brodyn played basketball for the first time this January!  He loved basketball.  We did have to invest in some good basketball shoes, his nike skater shoes were to heavy to run around on the court! He had a fun coach and fun kids on his team. They did really well, winning most of their games!  I loved basketball because practice and game-time were all the same day one right after the other!  It helped with our busy schedule.  I loved watching him learn to dribble and shoot! We will have to put up a basketball hoop this summer!

Ski Night on Little Beav!

 My dad's ward still signs up for a ski night at Little Beaver each year.  It is a night we try very hard not to miss.  My kids love to ski and it makes it more fun to go with Grandma and Grandpa.  It has become a very special tradition for us, mostly because my parents don't ski, but still remember to call us each year so we can mark the day on our calendars.  Then they drive all the way up to Beaver Mountain to watch us enjoy the night!  We brought Sophia with us and she stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and took a few sled rides down the hill with me!!  This was our only trip to Beaver Mountain this year.  Dan twisted his knee snowmobiling, so therefore was not able to accompany us Skiing after that.  I can't take both the kids and help them on and off the lift alone, they both still need assistance while getting off the lift.  I'm on my snowboard and it is hard for me to help one kid off, let alone two.  We are crossing our fingers that his knee will be healed for next year!

Snowmobile Trip!

 Dan and his buddies went up to Jackson and Star Valley to have a little fun in the snow!  I am so glad he has such good friends, and I am so glad he gets to do fun trips with them like this!  He did hurt his knee while trying to get his snowmobile unstuck.  It's been a few months now and he is still wobbling around on it.  Despite all that what a fun trip!

Nerf War Birthday Party!

 Brodyn turned 8yrs old.  What a monumental birthday this year brought for him and for us!  I look back 8yrs ago and wish the years would not go by so quickly!  Holding this little boy for the first time was so life changing for me, and never in my wildest thoughts did I imagine what life would be like 8yrs down the road.  It is so emotional for me as I look back and then realize that now in 10 short years I may be sending him on a mission.  What an amazing little boy this little 8yr old is and what a special little spirit he has!

 This birthday was actually a pretty big deal for us.  This is the very first attempt we have made in inviting friends over for the big day and really doing a party!  We had a small get together with family on January 9th and then had his big "NERF" party the following Saturday!  We made some simple invites on the computer and then I texted a few friends and family about the event.  Brody was so excited to hand them out at school!!  I was so excited a few friends from school were able to come!  Events like this give me a little anxiety because they are always accompanied by more planning then you expect and you cross your fingers the entire time hoping things turn out perfectly.  The big day arrived we had gathered up as many cardboard boxes we could find in all sizes the bigger the better.  I let Brodyn arrange them how he liked into forts, shelters and hide outs!  I didn't really help at all he did a great job!  Grandma Thatcher and Stephanie came along to help which eased my anxiety!  We set tables on their sides to give the kids more places to sneak behind, turned on the music and let the kids go at it with very little rules and they had a blast!!  It was such a success Brodyn was grinning from ear to ear.  There was chaos everywhere but that just made the boys have even more fun!  Dan had a scout camp over the night before and made it just on time for the party to start which brought me ample relief, because he was the brains behind the rules and helped to referee!! I was able to sit back and watch the fun!