Avery

This is Avery's new step. Grandma introduced it to her and she loves it. She is such a fun little girl.....busy and a little tornado but fun....

Kids

Lauren leans over to me at church and says, "Kathryn, your hair looks weird!"

Landon bursts into tears yesterday and says, "Mom, you didn't even send me a drink in my lunch today!" (talk about feeling bad as a mom, things were so chaotic that morning--poor kid)

Avery is now saying uh-uh when not wanting to do things. She also used the sign language for "more" to let my Mom know she wanted to continue to be thrown up in the air with a graceful landing on the bed.

I love my kids and the funny things they do and say.

Country Boy

Landon loves to play the guitar and sing with Grandpa. I love hearing him sing and hope he can carry on his Grandpa's tradition and love for music.

Happy Birthday Jerry

It was Jerry's birthday today. He and I were able to go to Red Robin for lunch thanks to Grandma and Grandpa. It was nice to be together and not have to worry about the kiddos. He has been really stressed at work so I think it was a good break for him. We got a babysitter and went to dinner with my parents. Jerry chose the Olive Garden and we had a really nice meal. Then we went to Tuachan and saw ,"Joseph, a Nashville Tribute." It was really well done. I was particularly touched by a segment where they had the girl who played Emma Smith in the "Emma" movie come and sing a song. It helped to strengthen my testimony of her and all she did to help with the restoration of the gospel. We met our friends the Rogers' there and enjoyed visiting with them. The music and company were great. We came home and enjoyed pie. The kids had fun making cards for their Dad and giving him gifts. We LOVE you Jerry!

Lost

I had a scary experience today. I took the kids to Hidden Valley Park since Grandma and Grandpa were at the temple. This week is spring break so we have no other activities going on. The kids were playing and everything was great until I realized I couldn't find Landon. I had some friends there so they watched the girls while I looked for him. It was St Patrick's day so almost every kid was in a green shirt. This did not help. I saw a child who had climbed up to the top of a very big hill behind the park but I called to him and he wouldn't come down, plus Landon had on jeans and this boy had on brown pants. I checked the bathrooms and every place I could think and then started to panic. I just felt like I wanted to cry. My friend Jill came to help me look and I ended up back at the hill. I finally realized the kid with the brown pants was Landon. I was so relieved and felt like my prayers had been answered. One of my biggest fears and worries is that something will happen to my kids. In fact, I think I spend too much time worrying about it but I am grateful I found him and he was OK. I never expected he would wander off and climb up so high because he has never done that before. Next time he disappears, I know where to look.

Softball

Jerry had started playing softball again on Monday nights. The thing with softball here is the season never ends. It is an ongoing season that takes small, occasional breaks. We are getting used to it and having FHE on Sundays for the time being. The bonus of this season is Grandma comes and sits with Avery so I actually get to watch a little of the game. They are actually winning this season as well so things are looking up.

Britton

This is poor little Britton in time out at church. Kevin sent me a text calling this the best time out chair ever. Not a bad idea......

Cute Kids