Palmer's Field Trip to the UMNH

 My kids and I have always loved the Utah Museum of Natural History, so when it moved to a bigger space we were dying to visit.  It was just perfect that Palmer's 4th grade class had a field trip there!  I was definitely excited to chaperon.  It's also fun to see what my kids are like in front of their friends, which is a view that I don't always see.  It is definitely eye opening :)

 This was the cute group I was in charge of.  They kept me laughing the whole time.  4th graders are hilarious.  

 This floor was clear to show lots of different dinosaur bones.  

 Love this boy.

 The funnest exhibit was going on when we went there on chocolate.  The kids even got to taste different kinds of chocolate.  That is my kind of exhibit!

 They all closed their eyes to focus on what kind of chocolate they were eating.

These are some of Palmer's best friends, they are the funnest boys!

Tid-Bits

 A few randoms from my iPhone.

My sisters and I had a fun tea party while my sister Michelle was in town.  It was fun to be all together, but we miss our mom (she is in Africa on a mission).

 I have discovered that I am a bit of a puzzle lover.  They have to be worth the effort, meaning I love the picture.  I found these darling puzzles in Disneyland.  There are four of them and I completed the first one.  It has so many fun hidden things that I didn't see until I put the puzzle together.  It was really fun and I can't wait to do the rest of them!

 It's always pretty exciting when I actually do something that I have seen on Pinterest...

 My sweet friend Kristen gave me a cooking class for my birthday.  We went and learned how to make homemade pizza.  It was heavenly.

 The boys' school PTA did a Magic Show for members of the PTA.  It was such a good one!

 Palmer went skiing with his 4th grade class.  He was able to try snowboarding for the first time and although he fell a lot, he was a fan.

 One of Josh's friends invited us over to his house. It has this dreamy treehouse and the boys were more than a little impressed.  

I could see them making plans for a clubhouse of their own (too bad we don't have any trees...)

They also loved this fun rope swing.  This yard was pretty much a boy's dream come true.

 McKay and I headed to our favorite place for a little treat.  These darling cupcake sugar cookies were so fun.

 McKay is very into painting lately.  I didn't get a picture of it, but on another occasion, he has been asking me to paint all day and I had been telling him no so he got out the paint himself.  It happened to be acrylic paint and he got it EVERYWHERE.  There was quite a bit I couldn't get off...maybe next time I should say yes to watercolors...

 Josh and I love to go to lunch at Osaka, a really yummy sushi restaurant (although we are sushi lightweights.) We get the same thing every time, it is called the "Sunny."  McKay is not a fan so we stop and get him a hamburger from somewhere on the way.  He does however like to eat with chopsticks.  We were pretty impressed he managed to get the hamburger in his mouth with chopsticks.  

 Green eggs and ham for Dr. Seuss Day.

 My beautiful sister Michelle came into town on her way to Missouri where her husband got a new job.  It was so fun to get to be around her!  We went to the temple and then to lunch.  I love my sisters.

 After 5 years of a moppy "Justin Bieber" hair do, Palmer decided he was ready to cut it.  This was a huge shock to all of us, but I cut it for him.  He told me he wanted to look like Seth from the book Fablehaven.  

 The boys loved the new Lego Movie and even met some of their friends in the new theater.  This was a movie that Josh and I could handle as well, which is always a plus.

 We got to go on our Valentine's Day/Josh's birthday date WAY after the actual day, but it was worth it.  We are always fans of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

 McKay is a huge Trio fan and he loves building robots.  Josh spent the morning building with him and this is what they came up with.

 Finally a warm sunny day and headed to the park

Our silly McKay playing in Josh's sweatshirt.

Hunter's Second Grad Program

 Palmer, Lincoln and Hunter have all had the same 2nd grade teacher.  She is completely amazing and has given each of them the chance to be Abraham Lincoln in their 2nd grade "Heros" program.  This was a little scary as well since they each had to memorize the entire Gettysburg Address.  Palmer's program is here and Lincoln's is here.  

 I really love this program, it is so great and the songs are so moving.

 As it was the 150 year anniversary of the Gettysburg Address anniversary, anyone who wanted to memorize it was welcome to.

 Hunter stood up there so confident and did such an amazing job.  We were SO proud of him!

 We sure love this teacher.  She has had a rough year as she has been battling cancer, but it has been wonderful to just be around her.  She's awesome.

 I don't know why I didn't get a picture of our family with Hunter, but at least I got one of these two supportive and special people who came to watch him.

Lincoln's 3rd Grade Platypus Report

 Last year when Lincoln did a report in 1st grade on Australia, he got very interested in the Platypus (it also may have had something to do with the Disney show Phineus and Ferb). For his 3rd grade animal report he was very excited to do in on Platypus.

 I always love watching my kids give reports, they look so grown up.  

 Lincoln did such a great job!

 This was the Platypus habitat Lincoln put together with salt dough, I thought it turned out great!

Proud moment for this cute boy!

Martin Luther King Choral Reading

 Last year Palmer had an amazing 3rd grade teacher and Lincoln was lucky enough to get her this year.  One of my favorite things Mrs. Pettit does is choral readings.  It definitely helps the kids to be more comfortable in front of an audience performing.  This choral reading was during Martin Luther King Day and they learned so many good things for it.

 There is a script and they read in sync.  They all have an individual part or two as well.  They are really well done.

 Mrs. Pettit also teaches the class to play the Ukulele which is pretty impressive.  They know multiple chords and everything.

Lincoln and his class did such a great job!