too many choices...

it's too hard to choose my favorite this early, but these are my faves so far:

Vitolio- he's awesome!

Randi- she's one of my favorite girls. Cute as all get out...aren't her and Evan adorable? They remind me of Gev and Courtney from last year. And she's representin' Utah!

Phillip- so unique, can't wait to see him do other stuff. Twitch was able to pull off the other styles, do you think he will too?
Kupono- great dancer and I just like his personality
Kayla- this girl is fierce! After last week, I still can't believe the girl never danced ballroom...she's a favorite
Jeanine- she won me over with that hip hop routine with Philip last week. Loved it!

Hip Hop is my favorite and so are Tabitha and Napoleon. Evan- Gene Kelly is my all-time favorite dancer and I love that Evan is bringing that back. I would love to see some tap.

Caitlin- Wasn't that Bollywood dance out of control good?!

Brandon- He reminds me so much of Will from last season. I can't wait to see more. I'm still mad as all get out that Mia Michaels was so rude to him...I have a feeling she'll be eating her words :) Brandon dances with Odyssey Dance at The Pointe Academy in Utah. I know who Darcey's rooting for :)

Ade- This guy can jump so high! His dance last week with Melissa was so good!
and last but certainly not least Melissa the ballerina. I have to admit, I can't take my eyes off of her incredible feet when she dances. She's 29 and dances like she's 19...it's inspiring!

It's that time again...

I LOVE this show!

I've watched every summer, it just keeps getting better and better. The dancers this year are exceptionally good...how can I possibly choose a favorite?!
Watching them perform makes me miss dance way too much...


Who's your favorite dancer?

a current favorite

This sums up summer for us

summer fun

Yesterday we made our first visit to the Arizona Science Center. The kids loved it and we can't wait to go back. We found out about this Lego exhibit and we had to check it out. (Braden is obsessed with Legos)
The passes were free, the kids were entertained, we were in an air conditioned building...that's what I call a good day :)

Swimming is a big part of summer for us, we swim everyday and love it. Hope everyone is having a great summer so far. All you moms out there, I hope you haven't lost it yet with your kids...it's too early to do that :)

have a rad summer! stay cool!

B&P with their teachers- they both had really great teachers this year.

Braden received the Presidential

Physical Fitness Award this year. Good job B!

B finished up the spring basketball season. He loved it and had an awesome season. He's improved so much over the last year...I got all teary-eyed watching him play on Saturday, he tore it up!

Braden's 4th grade class on the last day of school. These kids were so wired and bouncing off the walls. When the bell rang, they started screaming and jumping around. I don't blame them, we were all like that on the last day, right? Heston isn't too sure about all this...

Hes doesn't know what to do with all this attention from the ladies...he likes to play hard to get.

We left on Thursday after school for a camping trip. We headed north just past Payson. The weather was nice and cool but it rained the whole time. We did manage to get in a little hike but we decided to come home early.
Paige lost one of her front teeth yesterday!

Summer is officially here!

last week of school

Mother’s Day was awesome! The kids and Aaron spoiled me and I enjoyed my day of doing a lot of relaxing.
I got to talk to Grandma this week, I was so happy to hear her voice! I’ve been writing her letters but it’s just not the same. She’s getting some strength back and is enjoying her new friends at the care center. We can’t wait to see her.

We went and saw Brian Regan with Ray, EmmaLee, Jordan and Karin last night. It was a lot of fun and so nice to go to dinner and laugh your guts out with friends.
It’s officially swim season and we’ve been taking advantage of that. The heat is miserable, I’m not going to lie to you. Being able to swim kind of makes up for it though. The kids have 3 ½ days left of school. They are excited to have a break, it’ll be a fun summer.

Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there! I wanted to let my Mom know how much I love and appreciate her. Instead of a card this year, I made this scrapbook page instead.

I love you Mommaseetaburrita!

I hope everyone has a great day and you all get so totally pampered and spoiled by your families!

Monday...again?!

It's Monday again already?! 13 days of school left. I'm looking forward to a break from school as much as the kids. Speaking of school, I signed up to be on FPAC. (our school's PTA) I help out here and there anyway, I figure I might as well jump in with both feet. I have to admit, I got more excited when I found out Melanie decided to do it too.
Here are a few pics from this past month:

Hes hanging out on our camping trip. I just love his little dimple :)

"Decade Day" at school. B&P wanted to dress 50s.

This is Braden's favorite hat

The kids after the "Spring Sing". (Horrible shadows, please forgive me)

> Enjoy your week!<

Sunday

There's nothing better on a Sunday than doing some scrapbooking while the house is getting destroyed. (Mondays are for putting things back together, I try to ignore the mess) I did a page today using a scanned picture of our little family back in 2000. The page of Paige I did a couple of weeks ago.

May is just around the corner, I can't believe that! Is it just me or does it feel like May is just one crazy, jam-packed month?

Monday

I made this blog banner using items from this FREE kit by Shabby Princess. I love the rainbow...it reminds me of growing up in the 80s :)

Thursday stuff

These are just a few pictures of the boys being silly the other day. Braden was pulling faces and Heston was trying to copy him.

We went camping last weekend a few miles north of Tucson. We stayed at the Catalina State Park and one of the perks of this camping excursion was the shopping center and movie theatre right across the street from us! Nothing like taking a little hike and then enjoying a movie! (We went and saw Monsters and Aliens, fun movie)

On Sunday, B&P planned an Easter party for the family. The activities included:

A feast of leftover rigatoni

Party favors

Paper airplane instruction and dancing

It was a fun weekend spending time with each other

Go Nate!!!

We just wanted to give a shout out to Nate and wish him the best of luck when he runs next Sunday in the Boston Marathon! We'll be watching for you!

Usery Mountain

We had a great time with Mom and Dad during their visit. We went up to Usery Mountain (north Mesa) on Saturday for an overnight campout. It was really fun and we had a great time going on hikes and just hanging out. Food just tastes better when you're camping!

Family Proclamation book

I stumbled across this book template when I was looking for some things for Primary. I just love it! You can create a scrapbook that centers around the Family Proclamation. You can purchase the template here for a $1, can you believe that?! One dollar!! Wouldn't these make great gifts?

Mom and Dad got here last night so we are looking forward to spending the weekend them. They are so glad to be somewhere warm. We have an overnight camping trip planned, that should be fun!