Track

 Both Laexin and Loa did Track this spring...it was busy and fun!  With track starting in April you never know if a meet is going to be hot or bring snow!

They both like jumping!  Laexin got pretty good at the triple jump and continues to do great in the hurdles...once in a while they stick him in a relay and he likes that too.

Loa learned 1/2 way through the season that she's a pretty natural jumper also!  Her coach seemed to stick her in the 1 mile a lot which she hated, but I was proud of her for always finishing!

April Randoms

These kids could live on sushi!  Sushi stacks are common dinner choice :)

They had a little book fair/grandparent night at the school and the kids got to sing...apparently Linq was cold, ha ha

The kids in our stake were preparing for Trek so they had a night where they got to learn all the pioneer dances - it was a fun time!

 

Easter

Easter landed on April 17th this year but our winter still wasn't giving up!  It was chilly and there was still snow on the ground but we braved the Easter Egg hunt.  LeGrand was working and Laexin wasn't interested :)

 

The kids scored lots of fun goodies!

Later we colored Easter Eggs

On Sunday we made kabobs...Laexin was having a good time 'tenderizing' the meat, ha ha!

The kids got to hunt for their Easter baskets...Everyone got a new pair of summer shoes!

It was a pretty low-key time but we enjoyed a laid back weekend together

Loa turns 12!

Loa had a birthday on April 14th!  Can't believe she is 12!!  For her birthday she asked for money so that she could go shopping and buy what she wanted.  She got money from us and money from Grammie and Papa, I let her skip school and took her to Logan for a fun Birthday day!

She wasn't that thrilled to get snow for her birthday...

Loa is funny, whitty, easygoing, owns who she is, loves animals, drawing and creating things --we are so glad she's a part of our family and can't believe she's already a tweenager!

 

Campaigns & Bikes

The beginning of April Loa decided to campaign for vice president for next years first year of Jr. High she wanted a Napoleon Dynamite theme - came up with all the ideas herself and got to work making posters and signs...I helped her hang them up.  During the week they had a day where they all had to do a speech or something and she wanted to do the Napoleon Dynamite dance so I helped teach her most of it and she did an awesome job on the day of performance!  In the end she didn't win the election but I'm proud of her for going for something she wanted to try and doing her best!

 

One day the kids were out playing and Linq really wanted to learn to ride his bike without training wheels, so Loa said she would help him.  They weren't out there 5 minutes before she came in and said to come watch - he had basically jumped on his bike and rode!  He loves to ride everywhere now!

Salt Lake Weekend

At the end of March we decided to take a quick trip to Salt Lake --we took Laexin to his first concert JOURNEY!!  It was so fun!

The next day we met up with my parents in Provo for a farewell lunch as they had just finished their time at the MTC and were headed to Washington to serve in the Yakima Mission

Then we spent all afternoon playing at the Provo Beach Resort...the kids had a blast!

Laexin was the only one who did the wave rider...he caught on pretty quickly!