Fieldtrip to the Fire Station

Lydia's preschool class was able to go tour a nearby fire station. They learned all about what to do in case of a fire and then we got to go look at the fire truck.

All the kids watched as one of the firemen put all his gear on. Part of the gear is his oxygen mask, which he put on and of course he then had to turn on the tank to breathe. When he did that it let out a loud rush of air, which scared Wesley. I'm pretty sure he probably peed his pants.

Inspecting the inside of the truck.

Lydia posing with the now calm Wesley. This didn't last for long though.

Lydia's cute little preschool class. As a final send off the turned on the sirens, lights and honked the horn. Wesley didn't enjoy this loud noise either, but I at least was smart and covered his ears for this one.

Lydia's 5th Birthday!

The morning started out with opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa.

One of the highlights was the movie Alice in Wonderland.

Look at the attitude already!

Uh oh, do I have a diva on my hands? Notice Wesley in the background having some kind of fit. It happens often!

I made her a Hello Kitty cake and some yummy cookies for the party!

Party girl waiting for the party to start.

Grandma & Grandpa with the kids.

She looks so mischievous.

Getting ready to blow out the candles.

I can't believe my little girl is already 5 years old and will be starting Kindergarten this year. Crazy how time flies. We love her little attitude and how she loves the gospel so much already! We love you Lydia!

The next morning shenanigans.

Easter Day

The Easter bunny visited our house and dropped off some yummy candy! Wesley actually was moving so fast to pick up the candy I couldn't even get a good picture of him! The kid loves his candy.

The kids with their spoils.

Grandpa is so talented. He decorated these Marshmallow Eggs for the kids!

Coloring Easter Eggs

Coloring Easter Eggs hasn't been a tradition in our home, but I thought, 'Lydia is old enough now to make to much of a mess, so let's give it a try.'

Out came all the Easter egg dying stuff and the creating began.

Lydia and Grandpa hard at work on their eggs. Of course, my creative side couldn't hold back and I joined in on the fun.

I think our eggs turned out great and it was actually quite fun! Maybe a new tradition has begun.

Lydia's First Sponge Curler Experience

At Christmas time, we were in California and watched several home videos of when I was a little girl. We noticed a reoccuring theme, . . . on Sundays, my hair miraculously has hundreds of bouncing curls! Since then, Lydia has wanted to do the same. I finally bought some sponge curlers at the store and let Grandma do the honors.

The Result! Holy Curls Batman!

They did finally relax a little later that day. I have a feeling that curls might become a regular occurance!

Sweet's Candy Factory

Grandma and Grandpa Knudsen came to visit from California for Lydia's birthday, which I will post later. One of Lydia's requests was to go to Sweet's Candy Factory. She had recently gone on a preschool fieldtrip to the factory and wanted Grandma and Grandpa to see it.

Wesley wasn't quite ready to be put in the stroller yet, but once he got his hat on (see below) he was good to go.

Unfortunately I think we left with about 20 pounds of candy in tow . . . which, yes, we did eventually eat all of.

Grizzly Game

Several weeks ago we got to go to a Grizzly Game. The kids loved it! Wesley did get a little frightened everytime they scored and the load horns went off, but all in all, it was a fun night out with the kids.

Highlights included:
Seeing a great hockey fight

Lydia getting a huge bag full of Kettle Corn

Wesley behaving the whole time

The Grizzlies winning . . by a lot

and finally

Learning who "drunk" people are!