Why does Mother Nature hate me so much!
Sunday, May 1, 2016
Easter
Easter weekend was a whirlwind event. We headed down to Utah to watch Felicity and Ella perform at their ballet recital. After the recital all the kids stayed home while the adults went to dinner to celebrate Jason and Michelle's birthdays. While we were out the kids all raced around to clean and decorate the house for Michelle. They also baked her birthday cupcakes.
Next morning was Easter. We all got ready for church and then the kids had an Easter egg hunt.
This Easter wasn't as peaceful and reflective on our Savior Jesus Christ as I would have liked it to be. But we did get one thing right...spending time with family.
I am so grateful to my Savior for his sacrifice for me. He suffered in Gethsemane and took my sins upon him and then he died on the cross for me so that I would be able to repent of my sins and return to my Heavenly Father. He did this for everyone. And because of him we can all have the blessing of belonging to an eternal family. I love all my family so much and rejoice in the comfort of knowing that we can be a family forever.
*Matt's early birthday present. It's about time he upgraded his mountain bike.
Ashlee's Parenting 101
Turn your kids against one another to get your desired outcome. The kids want to go swimming. I want them to eat their dinner without having to nag. No one is allowed to swim unless everyone finishes without me having to say a word. Hence, Jemma and Bennett looming over Jacksen, threatening him if he doesn't finish.
Charming Date
While in Gillette, I took this guy out on a date to Arby's.
He wanted to prove to me that he could indeed put away 4 roast beef sandwiches, and he did. Such determination! I'm impressed!
Winter State Champion!
Bennett had an amazing time at Winter State. His first swim he took 9 seconds off his 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:40.46 and placed 9th out 25 swimmers. That evening was his relay team took first place, finishing a whole 12 seconds before the second place team. His next swim was the 50 Breaststroke. He ended up taking even more time off his stroke and he placed 8th out of 23 swimmers with a personal best time of 44.55 seconds. We are so proud of Bennett. He has worked so hard this swim season, and has even inspired Jacksen to try some swim meets next season. Bennet is a hard worker and has a lot of determination inside him.
Winter State Swimming Championships
Preparing for a swim meet is hard, but somebody's got to do it.
Phase 2 of preparing Bennett for Winter State Championship: Filling that boy up with some carbs!
It's a tough life.
Gillette, WY
We are in Gillette for the State Championship Swim Meet. So to prepare Bennett for his meet tomorrow we are training hard in the hotel swimming pool. Training requires the kids to tire themselves out completely so that they eat and sleep well. Hopefully the plan works!
Jr. Tiger Basketball
I dropped the ball on taking any pictures of Bennett and Jacksen during their Jr. Jazz basketball games, but I did manage to snap a few shots at one of Jacks' Jr. Tiger games. He did awesome this year. He's really learned how to make great passes and great baskets. He and his friend Porter are on the same team and have carried their team to a winning season. I'm glad Jacks has found something he enjoys doing.
Jackson Matthew
Jacks turned 9 years old!
Jacks made a couple of requests for his birthday. He wanted crepes for dinner and he wanted a giant Reses Peanut Butter Cup. One of his dreams came true. We actually had crepes for dinner the night before so it seemed a little redundant to have them again. The Reses Peanut Butter Cup turned out successful, however, it was so rich that we could only eat a sliver. Then we headed to watch a movie at the theater. We watched Kung Fu Panda 3.
Jacksen is such a happy boy! He becomes very passionate about learning new things that interest him. He is always thinking of a way to do a practical joke on someone. We are so lucky to have this guy in our family. Happy Birthday Jacksen!
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