1st Grade TRACK MEET

our family + addie (maci's best friend/cousin)

1st grade relay... in this picture, it looks like Haylee is in 1st place! Her class came in 4th.

Haylee and her friend and neighbor, Kiley Scorse

One of Haylee's events was the ball bounce.. she got 50 bounces in one minute! :)
This was Haylee's best event!! She took first. She could jump rope forever! .. but they only let her go for one minute and count her jumps.

Haylee and her cousin Jackson... too bad they are related, they would be a cute couple!

OUR BACKYARD

Wayne was such a good neighbor and help out the guy down the street with his sod. He worked over there for 2 days and then the neighbor gave us the leftover sod!! I was so happy! Wayne built the retaining wall a long time ago and now the grass just makes the backyard look so much better! It is just a tease to make us want to finish the rest of the yard.. hopefully soon! We have big plans for it!

Travis (my little brother) was so nice to come over and help!

OUR GARDEN

Wayne's first priority after tax season was to put a garden in. We all worked together and it turned out so good!

My girls love to be outside.. if we are out there with them! :)

EASTER

Easter Sunday I hope my girls will always stay close friends..

All my favorite people! :) This picture just makes me smile!

EASTER EGG HUNT!

We went to Grandma Palmer's with all the cousins that live in Thatcher. Levi and I were the "Easter Bunny". The girls had a blast!

We are so happy we live close to family!!

Before the hunt...

UPDATES:

For journaling purposes I want to write an update on everyone in the family...

WAYNE: is working so hard. He really is amazing and never complains. Tax season is long hours and he is never home, but he does a great job providing for the family. He has been home for every FHE and sends cute texts every now and then to let us know he is thinking of us! We love Layton

MARY ANN: is 6 months pregnant... seems like forever until July. I have a bleed on my placenta and am supposed to "take it easy", stay off my feet as much as I can, no lifting, excercise (dang), etc. That's kind of hard to do during tax season.. but if I go to my mom's I'm spoiled! With my sister and sister-in-law's help we got our baby's room painted! Can't wait to have him in there!

HAYLEE: has really grown up a ton this year. School morning used to be awful for all of us, until we go her an alarm. Now she is up on her own, dressed, hair done, and then comes to wake me! :) (If my alarm hasn't already). She loves reading and reads every night. She is trying to finish the Book of Mormon before she turns 8. She is such a good big sister to the other girls and helps alot with the lifting that I can't do!

HANNA: is the most attached to Wayne of all the girls (besides me!) She has had many nights crying asking for Wayne or wondering when he will be home. She said "I wish there was no such thing as tax season"... (me too!) She is also a home body! She would rather be here than anywhere to play one of her "favorite things"... polly pockets, my little pony, or barbies. She is the peacemaker and snuggler in the family. She will always give in if her and Haylee want the same toy, food, etc... but she still has that attitude too!

MACI: I just laugh when I think of this girl.. She is so much fun. She talks so much, that sometimes you can't get her to stop. She loves to say family prayers. She has done so good at potty training .. most of the time. The other day she was just standing there and peed on the floor. I said, "Mac, what are you doing? We don't pee there!".. she looked at me and said "It's my choice!".. That's true but I am sick of cleaning up messes! She is so fun and loves her sisters and playing house. She still is attached to her blankies also. When we go out to my mom's "zoo", Maci is the one most involved with the animals. She LOVES it there.. We all do!

Lots to update!

HAYLEE's MUSIC PROGRAM!
I love the music teacher at Haylee's school! She always puts on the cutest programs! This year it was called "nuts".. It was so great. Haylee wanted a part, which suprised me, but she did an awesome job! She was a RAINDROP! She had a cute little dance part with some other girls. It was my favorite part of the program, of course! :)

Our family! (with our cute little raindrop!)

Kason . Lincoln . Haylee . Kellie . Hanna

My brother and sister were in town for spring break, so Haylee had extra support at her program! Grandma and Grandpa were there too!

Haylee . Jackson (her cousin also in 1st grade)

After school, the day of the program, all the girls came to my bed and we all were laying there. (I was in the empty spot between them all).. the phone rang and as I talked all three of them fell asleep! Sweet girls!

Maci . Addie ~While we were here at the pond, I was sitting on the ledge and my cell phone fell in the water! My nephew grabbed it for me and I let it dry out. I still would work to recieve calls, but I couldn't make any... So I was due for an upgrade anyway, and I got a new phone!

Maci . Kalynn

Haylee . Kellie . Hanna

Sad, but Happy

My awesome little brother Levi came home from his mission early because he has been SO sick! He is the toughest kid I know and never complains. He was in Australia since Sep. and has been sick the whole time. He didn't let us know for a long time, but my parents kept in touch with the mission president and found out how bad it was and that doctors there could find nothing wrong. Levi was not wanting to leave his mission, but wants to get well. The airport was so exciting to see him, but also and sad time because he was so sick and wanted to still be serving. We hope he can get well soon and get back on a mission!

He is going through lots of tests here and they have found some ulsers and a hernia. It has been so fun spending time with him. He has changed and grown so much. I love his spirit! My girls are totally attached like they were before he left!

ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
Hanna

Maci

Haylee

THE BIG 29!!

I don't love having my b.day during tax season, but it was a good day anyway. I went to lunch with my mom, Travis, Levi, Hanna, and Maci. Wayne stopped by for about 5 minutes. That night we went out to Casa. I got some sweet gifts from family and friends.... Birthdays just arent the same when you get older! I still want them to be huge, exciting, celebrations! :)

Lunch at Tony's kitchen... yum! (that actually sounds really good right now!) It is so fun to have Levi home for now! He is home on sick leave from his mission!

WAYNE TURNS 30!!!

Wayne's b.day was during tax season also, and spring break. So the girls and I took a cake and lunch to his office. That night, I took Wayne out to La Casita and when we got there my family (just couples) were there to suprise him. He doesn't like attention, but I think it's fun to embarrass him! :) I am SO so thankful for Wayne. He is the best man in the world!

This is one reason I love Layton so much.... the girls adore him! They can't get enough of him. As you can see in this picture.. I just have to squeeze in to get close enough, the girls don't leave much room!

COUSINS and AUNTS

April (my sister in law) is also single during tax season. They live in Gilbert, but she is from Thatcher, so they came here for spring break to see her mom. It was so fun to get to spend some time with them. My girls loved having a slumber party with Quinn (Haylee especially loved the not going to school part!)

Random...

Date NIGHT

Wayne and I told the girls were were taking them out on a date one Friday night and they ran and dressed themselves up. They thought it was a pretty special event... (they even put dresses on.. I don't know why, beause I never go on dates looking that cute! :) eating at one of our favorite places... La Casita

Many Faces of MACI

One afternoon I couldn't find Maci (which normally means she is in to trouble!) and I sent the girls to look, and this is what we found!

Maci loves to dress up and play "house".. She always tells me, "let's play house, I the mom and you the kid!"

Just another day...

GYMNASTICS!

Haylee has been in gymnastics for about a year and a half and I kept asking Hanna if she wanted to start. Well finally she got the courage up to go and LOVES it! She is in Haylee's class and asks almost every day how much longer until she gets to go to gymnastics again! :)

MATCHING PJs I used to hate when my mom made me match my sister all the time, but my girls don't seem to mind still! I got these pjs for $3 each at Walmart and they are High School Musical.. so of course my girls love them!

ADDIE AND MACI

These two are TROUBLE! but the cutest friends in the world. They are 2 months apart, and they are cousins. Not a day goes by that they don't talk about eachother, or play with eachother. Once someone called them angels.. and Wayne said "Satan's Angel's"... They always find some mess to make, or something to dump out, or color on... but they are so fuN!