Fun at the zoo with cousins

We went to the zoo one day. I love the Jacksonville zoo. We had a great day with Jason and Erin ( Mike's brother and wife) and their kids. Lots of adventure. The kids got to feed the giraffes. Not sure what Mike is doing to that poor elephant. Owen got trapped in a huge web. Jason and Mike held hands while going down the slide. Owen decided why use a restroom? We're outside. Just drop pants and go. Not once, but a couple of times he peed just where we were. I promise this is not a normal thing for him. It was pretty embarassing. And much more fun. Finished up by a really cool ride on the train. Such a great day!

Love the dock.

This is the dock at Carol and Claude's (Mike's dad and step-mom) They live on the St. John's river. Although, these are different days on the dock, I combined it together. This is Mike and the kids taking a walk. The ones with the sun are the last day we were in Florida. ( of course the warmest). Mike had the kids sitting out on the dock fishing with them when I got up. This was their first time fishing. So I took my breakfast out and ate there. Beautiful day. It was hard to come back to Utah and the snow and cold. After the fishing, Carol came out and convinced them to put a toe in the water. The next thing I know they jumping off the end of the dock with Mike. I hesitate to put the picture of that in cause Addie and Owen only had their underwear on. We didn't think we would need swimsuits in Jacksonville the beginning of Feb. I guess we were wrong! I wasn't too keen on the idea. This water is so gross. And don't forget Aligators and snakes swim this river. However, I remembered they were in hibernation this time of year (well, I was told). So, I figured what the heck! I knew the kids would love it. And figured Carol and Claude would love to see these grankids swim in the river. It's kind of a big deal for someone to swim in the river this time of year. But not for these guys! They swim in Bear Lake in the summer! Which is pretty darn cold. On the way up the kids decided to take the lift up. Carol had a lift built for Claude so he could get in the water in the summer. Which is pretty cool since he had a massive stroke almost 4 years ago.

Trip to Florida

On Jan. 31st or should I say Feb 1 when flew to Jacksonville Fl. to see Mike's family. We actually took the red eye. I was nervous for how the kids would do. They did great!! I was so proud of them! It was probably the easiest time we've had flying since we've had kids. But then again, we didn't have to take any diaper bag with formula, diapers, sippy cups ect. We had a backpack for each kid (which they had to carry). And we each took a carry on suitcase. We had a great time while we were there. The purpose of our trip was to be there for our beautiful niece's blessing, Gretchen. It has been over 2 years since we have been there. It felt good to see everyone again. It will be hard to decide which pictures to include.

Not for the faint of heart!

Owen being himself, did this to his teeth Jan. 26. Addie's friend Gracie was over. Owen had just gone downstairs and was chasing the girls. They decided to get away from him by hiding under a blanket. He decided to jump on Gracie over the blanket and did this. Poor Gracie's forehead had the actual print of Owen's tooth in it! I rushed him to the dentist. He said most likely he'll lose the front left one. Or, it'll turn gray. Yeah. What the heck? 2 out of 3 kids are gonna lose their front tooth? Addie knocked her front tooth out when she was 2 1/2. 3 weeks after Sid died. The doc said it was just cause I was in this profession. Anyway, a few weeks later, he hasn't lost it. But I'm not convinced he won't. Good times!

Mike's 35th birthday!

We celebrated Mike's b-day a day early. He turned 35 on Jan. 25th. I had to work on his birthday, so we celebrated the day before. Mom and Dave to us out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. These are some pix from there. And this is Mike riding the saddle that they do there for your birthday. Of course he had to ham it up by putting his hand to his ear. We enjoyed good eats and good company!!

"Freezin' for a reason"

I wanted to title this one my husband, the idiot. It's not nice to say but is the truth. Today they had the Polar Bear Plunge at Hyrum dam. It is to raise money for Special Olympics. While I admire his purpose, I still think he's crazy!! It was 14 degrees in Hyrum at the time. Some guys did it from his football team. Hence the guys in the orange. Mike is number 75. It was so cold. I can't believe he did it. Mom, Dave, Addie, Owen, Kevin, Jen, Jorie, and I cheered him on. Note the polar bear in the distance. Also, he thought he would show off and do a cartwheel into the water! This is a pretty good shot of it. Sorry about the guy in the swim suit.

I knew Mike cared about Special Olympics, but not this much!!

meet Murphy

This is Murphy. The newest addition. Not to us. But to my mom. She got him from my cousin Hollie whose dog had pups. He is a Shitzu and is 8 weeks. We are all terribly in love with him. He is so sweet. He even likes to play cards:) Mom just got him yesterday.