Soccer

Go team Earthquakes!! Caiden finished his second year of kindersoccer. He had a blast. I think he enjoys it more for the social aspects though. He loves to goof around with all his buddies. We were very happy this year that he was at least running with the team. Last year he was a little confused and mostly stood in the middle of the field watching everyone run back and forth. Pretty funny. This year he even made contact with the ball a few times. But having fun is more important than having skills right?

This is the team with Coach Kelly Wemp....

relaxing on the sidelines....

Yea! Go Caiden! Kick that ball!

Gooooooooo Earthquakes!!!!!

time for a break....

After the last game, the whole team went out for pizza at Chico's and each player got a trophy....

Easter

We had a great Easter weekend. On Saturday night, we colored eggs togther (except I ran out of vinegar, so they didn't turn out very bright...but Caiden and Paige didn't know the difference)....

Paige's first egg had to be pink, of course....

Her favorite thing was the dropper. Good thing I saved the ones from last year, so we each had our own....

Then, on Easter morning, we woke up to a surprise from the Easter Bunny. Lots of candy, a green light saber for Caiden, and a bubble gun for Paige....

Caiden was very excited to have the same color light saber as Yoda...

Paige was not having the gun part of the machine. She just wanted to hold the bottle, but it didn't come with a blower thing because it was supposed to shoot out of the gun. So I had to track down a spare blower thing. Good thing I had one or we may have had our first Easter disaster....you don't mess with Paige's bubbles....

Then we had an Easter egg hunt in the backyard. I just love what Paige is wearing: pink and brown polka dot jammies, lime green socks, and purple swimming shoes, topped off with her fleece flower jacket. I promise that there are days when she is wearing matching clothes.

Caiden was the winner, not that it was a race. Paige liked to stop and open each one, eat the candy and then move on to the next. Later we went to church and I totally forgot to get a picture of them in their cute Easter clothes. Argh!! Oh well, take my word for it. They were super cute!

I forgot.....

I forgot to post these pictures with my last post (at Snowbird). Theses are some crazy shots of my cousins, brother, and Casey skiing the powder and doing flips and tricks. My skills aren't exactly at this level, so I never get to see it in action, only in pictures. But I am always in awe of the things they can do. Above is my cousin Scott doing a backflip....

My brother, Rodney. I think this is called a "daffy". (But what do I know, really?)

Casey, skiing the powder....

Derek doing a backflip....

My cousin, Scott, doing a backflip....

Casey, getting some air...

Snowbird 2009

Last week we were in Utah, skiing it up at Snowbird. All of the Peart family was in attendance and it was loads of fun for all....

This was the weather the first morning we woke up and it pretty much stayed like this all week. The amount of snowfall was amazing. Something like 124 inches within 10 days. It basically snowed 1-2 feet everyday. The guys were in heaven with all that powder. (So much for Spring skiing!)

The clan: It is hard to tell who is who. Basically me, Casey, Kim, Papa, Rod, Jes, Tyler, Dakota, Tanner, and Dennis's family too. Derek and Nat, Jami and Tate, Kaydee, Scott, and Dennis.

Me and Casey

Kim, Maddie, Papa, Lauren, Tanner

All ready to go....(Casey still hasn't mastered keeping his eyes open. It's a work in progress...)

my little stud....

This is Caiden's second time skiing and he did so good! Despite the snowy weather, he was always excited to go out. Even when he crashed, he laughed about it. (Except for one face plant. But those make me want to cry too.) I love this little boy! There are some video clips of him skiing below...

Caiden trying to throw a snowball at me while I took their picture. Hmmm....wonder who gave him that idea. Hmmm......

Paige along for the ride with her Papa!

Fun times at the pool....

There was lots of dancing and singing going on to Guitar Hero. Can I just say that I LOVE Guitar Hero? It is so fun!!!!! I totally want it, which is strange because I absolutely hate video games. But this is different, and by the way, I ROCK at it. (It even told me so.) I have a newfound respect for people who can play the guitar and sing at the same time. Kudos to you! It is hardwork!

Caiden and Dillon rockin' it. (I've caught Caiden twice singing Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer" and Linclon Park's "What I've Done". Hilarious.)

Me and Kim seriously rockin' it! Kim really gets into it when she's at the mike! And I am in deep concentration trying to hit evey note on the guitar. How do rock stars play the guitar, sing, and dance all at the same time?? It's hard, I tell ya!

But Paige is the one who stole the show. She is my little rock star and I've got a video to prove it. (Sorry that it is sideways. I can't get it to upload correctly. Help!) Anyway, enjoy a minute of her on vocals....priceless!!

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