March highlights

On Wednesday March 11th Raising Canes had their grand opening. We are so happy to finally have a Canes near our home. It is one of our favorite places to eat as a family. It was busy but we got our food quickly. They also were handing out swag to the customers. The kids got lanyards and mini footballs. 

Addy was running for student council during the month of March. Our bonus son, Bryson, helped  design this poster for her campaign. It was really sweet of him to create this poster for her! It hung in the school halls for a couple of weeks. Addy handed out candy during election week. She also had two interviews. She was so excited when she found our that she made student council for the next school year! She will also get to serve with one of her best friends, Nayla. We are all excited for her! 

We celebrated St. Patrick's Day on March 17th. Ollie was dressed up in his green tie for the occasion. We also had our traditional green dinner. I forgot to take a picture this year. 

I spotted these daffodils in my front flower bed. It made me so happy to see them blooming! Spring is finally here!

I teach the sunbeams in my ward. On Sunday March 30th we were having a lesson about the armor of God. I brought Kenna's Darth Vader helmet and then made the sword and shield. The kids had fun trying it on in class. I love my primary kids!

Ski trip

 

We drove up to Logan on Thursday March 6th to stay with Kenna and Bryson. It was fun that both Kenna and Addy had matching barbie shirts. 

Kenna made breakfast Mcgriddles for us to eat the next morning. They were delicious!

The kids had fun gaming with Bryson. I don't remember the name of the game they were playing. 

The next morning it was beautiful as we drove up the canyon. 

We spent the day skiing at Beaver Mountain. I wanted to take Addy's picture and this was the face that I got. 

It was a nice day skiing and the resort wasn't crowded. 

Hayden had a much better day skiing than last time. 

I took this picture of Kenna and Addy hanging out while we waited for Bryson.

After we got done skiing we ate at Morty's. We had never tried it before. It was memorable staying at Kenna and Bryson's place! The kids didn't want to go back home. 

Halle's 18th birthday

 

Halle's birthday was on a Sunday this year so we went and did some of our birthday traditions earlier. She had fun picking out her balloons. I gave her a letter to open up. I wrote it to "my daughter" when I was about her age. She enjoyed reading it and talking about it with me. 

We went and got her birthday waffle. She didn't want to cooperate for a picture. She doesn't always enjoy getting her picture taken. 

We also went and did some prom dress shopping. We went to The Bridal Center again where we got her prom dress last year. This is not the dress that we bought. We ended up buying a gold sparkly one. I can't wait to see her wear it to prom next month! It was a little sad knowing that this was the last time we would go dress shopping while she is in high school. 

Halle officially turned 18 on Sunday March 2nd. We let her sleep in and surprised her with breakfast in bed. 

We smoked pizzas for dinner that night. Her favorite is the chicken Mediterranean delite. 

I made her chocolate cake and frosting on Saturday. Then I made the chocolate strawberries on Sunday to put on top. 

Halle actually took a bite out of her cake before we served it. Funny girl!

She got lots of fun presents. Kenna and Bryson gave her this pepper spray. It made her smile. You can see her cute nails in this picture. She got them done for one of her birthday gifts. 

She took her Grandpas blood pressure at her party. It is part of her EMT homework. My dad pretended like he was having a heart attack. 

It was nice of Kenna and Bryson to come home for the weekend. I know Halle loved having them around. They even went hot tubbing with Halle and her boyfriend Andrew on Saturday. She also took their blood pressure. Bryson took his role playing seriously. It made us all laugh!

Halle got her birthday wish and had beautiful spring weather for her day. We love our Halle! She has accomplished many of her goals this year. I love how passionate she is about becoming an EMT. She puts her heart into everything that she does. I love all of the fun memories we have together! I love being her mom!