Georgia House Hunting Trip

Josh got to Georgia 7 weeks before we were going to move there.  A few weeks after he got there, I flew out to look for a house with him.  He had done the initial looking and pretty much we were both leaning toward this one.  I immediately fell in love and it's the only one we even looked at!  We definitely knew this is where we were going to live. 

 When we were living in Texas long ago, we loved Blue Bell ice cream.  This ice cream is heavenly and found mainly in the south.  We were so excited to see it in the groceries stores!  Josh bought a half gallon of cookies and cream and I bought a half gallon of peach and we spent our nights watching Iron Chef on You Tube and eating ice cream...we are party animals I tell you.

 The Greenway was another reason we were excited about moving to Atlanta.  It is a long trail through gorgeous wetlands and thick trees.  We would run here in the morning (and we still do), we saw all sorts of wild life and even came across a turtle on the path.  We knew the boys would love it. 

 I am a huge fan of the book Gone With the Wind, and super excited to visit the room where Margaret Mitchell wrote it.  It was sort of disappointing as it was only a small apartment building and most of the pieces in it weren't original to Mitchell, but it was still cool to hear the history and see some of the pictures of her life.  

 This is the room she wrote it in.

 It is so interesting that Margaret Mitchell looks a lot like Scarlett O'hara.  Apparently there were a lot of similarities in her life as well. 

 Margaret Mitchell and Clark Gable

Classic Scarlet 

 Later we headed to dinner and Benihana.  We spent the dinner on the phone facetiming the boys at their piano recital.  We were so sad to miss it but thanks to modern technology, we got to watch their performances.  We were so proud of them!

 Knowing I am a fan of high tea, Josh surprised me with tea at Mittie's Tea room one day.  It was such a darling place. 

We also got to do a session at the Atlanta Georgia temple.  It reminds me so much of the Jordan River temple only on a smaller scale.  The Jordan River temple was the one that I grew up closest to so I was so excited to have it be our new temple.  

We were so excited to move to Georgia and sad to miss Utah and all of the wonderful people there.  We definitely felt that Heavenly Father wanted us in Georgia and are excited about all of the new adventures that lay ahead for our family.

Easter 2014

 I have not been great at taking pictures of things for a while.  Thank goodness for my phone or I wouldn't have pictures of anything!  It was hard not having Josh with us for Easter as he had already gone ahead to Georgia, and we weren't looking forward to being on our own.  My parents and younger brothers usually come to our house as well, so it being just the boys and me was definitely different.  Josh sent me some beautiful Easter flowers the day before Easter, it was so thoughtful of him!

 The boys Easter baskets, this is McKay's

 Hunter's 

 Lincoln's

 Palmer's

 My sister was so sweet to take over the annual family Easter egg hunt and kite flying.  We missed mom and dad, but were so glad to be able to keep this fun tradition alive.  I am not quite sure what happened, but I got about 5 pictures of McKay and my nephew and that is it.  Sad I didn't capture this day.

 This year was the first year I felt like I totally was spot on with the boys Eater outfits.  Sometimes I just buy what I think would look good on them, but this year each outfit was very much for the boy that got it.

 Hunter is quite the colorful personality and LOVED these turquoise pants (although Lincoln surprised me and asked for some too...)

We spent Easter with my brother Steve's wonderful family and had such a good time.  It was hard without dad, but ended up being a very good day. 

This and That (Instagrams)

A few things to remember.  Josh got a job in Atlanta Georgia and headed out there.  The boys and I stayed behind so they could finish out school here.  It was so hard being away from dad!

 The night before Josh left, he helped Palmer get some of his scout stuff done and they slept out in a tent.  They made s'mores.  

 Palmer got up early one morning and made us some "Muddy Buddies."  They didn't turn out like he wanted the first time and so he made them the next morning.  They were delicious.  I was so proud of him for doing it all on his own (he did it at 6:00 am...).

 We finished reading the Book of Mormon for the first time as a family.

 McKay loves Honey Nut Cheerios and asks if he can have "honey bees" for breakfast every morning.

 The boys and I gave mini lemon blueberry muffins to their teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.  we put them in these cute containers.  

 McKay is always saying funny things.  One day he looked at me with a completely seriously face (not the picture above...a little before that), and said "mom, I can't stop laughing."  

 My boys always brings me "flowers."  I know one day I will miss this.

 While Josh was in Atlanta without he he would always send me little presents.  I loved the tea warmer he sent.  

This year wasn't our greatest at the Pine Wood Derby.  Josh had to hurry and get as much of the cars done as possible before he left for Georgia and we didn't get the weights in right.  The boys didn't do well, but they were such good sports.  There may have been some tears shed, but in the end they were just fine.  I was so proud of them for that.  

Spring Break to Cache Valley

 For spring break this year we headed to Cache Valley.  Josh is from there and we both graduated from USU, we also still have family in Logan, so it is very fun to get back there as often as possible.  We always look forward to the view coming out of the canyon and everyone always tries to be the first to see the Logan temple.

 This trip we wanted to do some of the things that we love in Cache Valley as Josh had been looking for a job out of state and we weren't sure when we would get back.  The Bluebird is definitely one of our favorites.  We have so many fun memories there.  

 While waiting for our food we played "I Spy" and McKay needed a little help.

 We didn't have very many days off for spring break this year so it was a quick trip, but the boys got in lots of swimming.

 Josh is always a human raft when he goes swimming with the boys.

 We couldn't end our trip without a trip to Aggie ice cream.  I always get Lemon Custard, it is pretty heavenly.  We loved our little get away to Logan!

Wasatch Day at the Real Game

 Wasatch FC, the club Palmer, Lincoln and Hunter play soccer for had a special day at the Real Salt Lake Game.  They came on the field to begin the game.  They thought it was pretty great to be on that field.  It also so happened that my brothers Mark and Steve along with Steve's kids were there there.  It was so fun to see them!

 The boys lining up on the field.  They were at the other end of this line so we didn't really get to see them.

My boys sure love this uncle of theirs.  

Lincoln's Electricity Report

 Lincoln wanted to get some extra credit in his class, so he asked his teacher if he could do a report on electricity.  It was so much fun learning about electricity and what made things go with him.  We both loved it.  He put together a great report and then did an experiment.  

 Since he sliced his finger with a knife earlier, he needed a little help, so dad was happy to help with the experiment.  

 I didn't get a picture of it, but Lincoln showed an atom on the board and taught about protons, electrons and neutrons.  He told about static electricity and then showed them how electricity could be conducted from a battery to a light bulb.  

It was a pretty cool experiment and report!