I liked the Twilight series, but I am not a fanatic about it all. I think all the hype pushed me away a bit. :) That and the fact that Bella chose Edward over Jacob...hee hee! Anyhoo...John and I got to go to a premier showing of Eclipse yesterday. The movie is SO good. I loved it and John liked it a lot more than the first two. It is that good....go see it.
Wow! Can you get enough of this time of year? The weather, the BBQ's, swimming, field trips, long walks, end of "stuff" ceremonies...I love it! No wonder it has taken me so long to catch up and blog...we have been BUSY!!!
Soaring Eagle Award
Hailey earned the Soaring Eagle award at her school. She did extra projects throughout the year to earn it. Way to go Hailey!
Preschool Graduation
Coleton graduated from preschool on June 1. I was not prepared for how sad I would feel about this. I guess I just assumed that it wouldn't be hard because I have already been though all of this with one child, but I was so wrong! I sat through the whole thing fighting back tears. I cannot believe my blue eyed baby is going to start kindergarten in a month...yikes!
Giving is teacher a bear hug!
Hats off to the graduates
Good Friends and carpool buddies, Coleman and Austin
Coleton with Ms Hilary..she seriously is amazing!
Coleton and Jones
Our Clan
Childrens Museum
Coleton got to go to the Childrens Museum with his preschool class. It was such a fun time. He has such cute kids in his class.
Exploring the Helicopter
Coleton and his little FRIEND Abbigal
Blow this one up and look at how proud this little guy is.
These boys were hiding the chickens in the mailbox so the other kids couldn't find them. Whose kids are they anyway???
Taking work seriously
Memorial day
Memorial weekend was such a much needed break. We spent Saturday swimming with my family. On Sunday we went to Grandpa Winn's grave. We were so happy the see the "other Winn family" there.
The kids decorated the grave with any weed flower they could find.:) 
On Monday we enjoyed a hike up Yellowfork Canyon. It was perfect for the kids. Hailey screamed any time she saw a bug, and the boys got nice and dirty. After hiking we enjoyed lunch at a park and then soaked up the sun and grandma's pool!
Quilt
In the middle of all of the chaos I made this quilt. I was so proud that I had to show it off. :)
Dance Revue
Hailey had her dance Revue. She did an excellent job. This is her cute friend Addi.
Fathers and Sons
John took the boys and headed to our stake's camp out. They had such a fun time even though it was super cold and rainy. Hailey and I on the other hand enjoyed a fun, warm night. We went and saw Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Yes, Hailey was dieing to see it), dinner and shopping. 
All 3 of the boys slept in the back of our Mountaineer because it was so wet. At least they stayed dry! John deserves a metal for being such a great dad!
Wheeler Farm
When we were in Las Vegas, we missed Coleton's field trip to the farm. He was really disappointed, so we took his friend Coleman and went when we got back in town. The boys had a great time. I am always amazed at how much fun it is to just let them run and explore. I wish I took a picture of the goose that totally chased us, but I was laughing way to hard to take a picture...oh yea and I was trying to save my children.
Las Vegas
Hailey had a Dance Competition in Las Vegas so we made a quick little trip out of it. (Note to self, next time stay at a Hotel off the stip with a nice pool and just swim, do not venture to the strip with 3 kids at such impressionable ages! :))
Kids outside the Hotel
Hailey and Coleton with Mr. M&M. Easton would have nothing to do with this guy!
I love that these two look so similar!
Waiting to watch the water show at the Belagio. This was our favorite thing on our trip. It was the simplest little thing but we loved it every time we saw it!
We went to the Timberlodge to see the aquarium there. The kids loved it and could have watched the fish forever.
The gardens at the Belagio. They smelled so good!!!
All tired out on the way home!
MELODY
Hailey joined the Melody Choir at her school. The performance was super cute and she did a great job! Hailey and her BFF's Brittany and Kaity.
Anyone who has seen the Disney Movie CARS as many times as I have will enjoy what I found during the monotony of my day!
And we love every second of it!!! (Or most seconds of it :)
These dance pictures are awful, but this was Hailey's 4th competition and the first time I remembered my camera...pathetic!
We have spent a lot of time waiting to dance....
And waiting to dance in front of the huge speakers....seriously why do they have to line up in a place that is going to cause them to be hearing impaired???
And in the end, we crash!
We have also spent a lot of time hitting the ball and running....
And talking smack as we play catcher. We had to have a little talk that you don't thank the other team for not hitting the ball.... but seriously with a bum like that who really cares what you say??
We also entertain ourselves by picking the grass....
and falling asleep on the storm drains....
Oh the life we live!
Coleton started machine pitch baseball this year. He LOVES it. He could play ball every hour of every day! When we pulled up to the ball fields for his first game he was so excited that he got to play on the "BIG" fields with dirt, dugouts, backstops and all. I love when it is his turn to bat, he gets up to the plate and taps the plate with his bat. Oh he is all that!!
We woke up on Thursday morning excited to start our Easter break and found a good 6 inches of snow outside. Instead of pulling out our short sleeve shirts and flip flops, we pulled our gloves and snow pants on and went outside to enjoy the snow. I am excited for summer to come, but I do love the snow. I love to sled and I love having "tame" snowball fights. The constant giggling that goes along with these two activities melts my heart. The kids stayed outside playing for most of the day. They had a fantastic day relaxing in the snow instead of on the beach:)
Friday was pretty uneventful. We did dye Easter eggs during Easton's nap, but because I am in the running for mother of the year, I didn't take any pictures. On Friday night Easton did provide us with some entertainment though. Oh how I wish I took a picture, but because of the indecent exposure I didn't. I went to bed and John went to check on the kids one more time before going to bed. He came in and got me out of bed and told me to go look at Easton. My first thought was, "Oh no, where could he be this time?" Amazingly, he was tucked in his bed fast asleep. It wasn't until John pulled down his covers that I understood. Easton was totally and completely naked. He had taken off his pj's and diaper and then crawled into bed. I tell you this kids keeps things interesting.
On Saturday we enjoyed conference and an Easter Egg hunt in between the sessions at Grandma and Grandpas house. We love all the candy around this house. 
Saturday was also Hailey's BFF's birthday party. They got to ride in a limo to the Grand America Hotel for brunch. She loved getting dressed up like a princess and riding in a limo. 
Easter morning was soooo exciting. Easton was the first to wake up. He went downstairs and found, in his words, "A BIG MESS." He came back upstairs and woke up Hailey explaining what a disaster downstairs was. Hailey tried to explain to him that the Easter Bunny came. He hates Santa and the Easter Bunny. He kept saying, "No, the Easter Bunny not come, Bob the Builder come." All day long if anyone asked him if the Easter Bunny came to his house, he would insist the Easter Bunny did not come and that it was bob. The Bunny left a trail of eggs from the bedroom doors to their baskets. They were full of Jell-o beans as Easton calls them. 
On Sunday afternoon, we enjoyed an egg hunt at Grandma Winn's house. The kids had a great time playing with cousins. Too bad I was awful at taking pictures and only took this one. :)
