SPRING BREAK - General Conference, 4H Fun, Zoo Fun, and Haircuts

Spring Break started the weekend of general conference! And we had soooooooo much fun watching conference and discussing the talks together. We invited the girls' friend, Destiny, to join us on Saturday. They opted to watch conference in their newly purchased pajamas. They had to buy icee drinks to match. It made for a DELICIOUS way to enjoy learning from our church leaders. The girls even took notes using stickers of the general authorities mom made. The stickers made taking notes more fun! :-) On Tuesday we spent the entire day at 4H. First the girls painted large pots and planted tomatoes, onions, peppers, oregano, and basil in them for a "Pizza Garden." The finished pots were stunning. Of course, Kiara and Katia's pots were absolutely the best pots out of the 14 kids who were in attendance. They really have a talent for all things crafty and creative! Then the girls made scarecrows (not pictured). And finally the girls made working lamps out of soda pop cans. They are absolutely cute! Now the girls are working on decorating the lamp shades. :-)

The girls finished their 4H day shooting cross bows. Unfortunately, mom didn't get pictures of the event. (Next week she will.) Katia was a natural at archery. And Kiara is the only blind shooter there. She has to close her eyes to shoot because when she aims she misses. :-)

Wednesday mom took the girls to see the movie "Tangled" in the $3 theater. It was fabulous! We loved it! Definitely an owner. I recommend it to everyone!

Thursday was spent at the zoo with the Melansons. It was super fun although a bit crowded. :-) We saw giraffes, monkeys, elephants, tigers, cheetahs, etc. There is even an albino crocodile named King Louie that was fun to see. The girls enjoyed taking pictures of each animal. They took over 50 pics.... Here are a FEW favorite photos of the two animals mom likes best (her daughters!)

Well, Spring Break is almost over. We celebrated today, Friday, by crafting some more. We made some easter egg decore (we'll take pics of the finished project when it dries). And we all got new hair cuts. The hair cuts are perfect for my kids. What do you think?

Hope ya'll have a fabulous spring! And stay tuned for some more Cruella DeVille video and Kiara's violin concert pics.

Cruella De Ville

This last weekend Katia finally starred as Cruella DeVille in her school production of 101 Dalmations. She was fabulous. She really stole the show and has a knack for acting. Her and her two henchmen were the best and made everyone laugh. She also scared a few of the little ones along the way. We went and saw her both Friday and Saturday as did many from our ward. She really felt loved and we are grateful for the support she received from our friends. She was very exhausted after the show and crashed on the couch when we got home the first night. Here is a little clip of her introducing herself. She had a lot of fun. Enjoy.

Resolve

Once again we have made a new resolve to blog more frequently as we have done in the past. Our lives never seem to slow down, however we think we have a handle on things at the moment and hope that we can at least squeeze a little time each week to blogging about our happenings.

This week has so far been interesting to say the least. Not only has it been going by so quickly but we have had a few minor incidents with vehicles. On Tuesday Scott was hit by flying debris from off of a work truck. Two pieces of heavy metal siding from a semi hit the front of the car and the hood and then bounced over the rest. Luckily it didn't hit the winshield and no major problems with it running but the hood, the headlights and the front of his car do not look the greatest. Then today on Wednesday, Kiara's bus was involved in an accident. An older lady had fallen asleep at the wheel and ran into her bus pretty hard. The Bus Driver and the Lady were the most hurt. Kiara had whiplash but was checked out at the ER and is sore but well.

Also, last Saturday we got a new addition to our family. A new puppy. She is a Chiuaua and Pomeranian mix. Her name is Karmel. She is cute as a bug in a rug but hyper to boot. She has even won Sundy over to being a dog person. She now takes both Kamelot and Karmel on walks and even takes naps with them.