Shoes

Westy is his father's son. He already has a shoe fettish. He threw a fit this morning when I took off these shoes (apparently his favorite) so he could hose down the patio with me. He certainly wasn't happy when I took off his shoes for him to have a nap. I mean really, who wants to take a nap with shoes on? Right after he got up from his nap, he went and grabbed his shoes and socks for me to put on. Funny little peanut.

His favorite shoes? His little converse. Size 5.

Gila Valley Temple Open House

I know that I am so behind in my posts. I think I had to put it on the back burner for a while. During my little blogging hiatus, I spent the entire time picking up the contents of every drawer and cabinet in my house that Westy has dumped all over the floor. Everything in my bathroom cabinets and drawers always (and I mean ALWAYS) gets thrown into my bathtub. It is a good thing it is empty, but a common phrase here is "Ryan, where's my .....?" To which he replies "Just look in the tub!" This is another post for another day.

I digress.

We went to the Gila Valley temple open house on Saturday. What a cool experience to walk through the temple together as a family! Very special indeed. It will be dedicated on May 23rd.
We couldn't take pictures inside the temple, but our favorite part was an amazing chandelier. It was made up of 9,000 spectacular teardrop crystals and each one of them pointed up. It was truly a sight to behold.

Luck be a lady tonight!

For Christmas, my grandma gave all of her female Phoenix family members tickets to Guys and Dolls. Easter weekend we all got together and saw the show! What a fun day with some pretty fun ladies.
During intermission we tried to take a decent picture. Kids and moms kept having to run to the bathroom, but this was the most complete picture we took.


Again, not a great picture, but the girl who played Adelaide was so darling! We've all been doing our best Adelaide accents but ours certainly doesn't compare to hers! Well Done!

Hero Day at School

This post is for my Father in Law who understands that the love of/admiration to/desire to watch professional football is completely lost on us.

For Hero Day at school, Saadiya's uncle, Ben Patrick came and visited Hattie's class. They read books together, made a cheer together and he talked about why it is important to have character.

Reverent Easter

Ryan, Ben, Gunnar, McKay and David may or may not have spent Easter evening launching cans of pop into South Mountain Preserve. I'm sure many people (including forrest rangers) would not approve.

And Jasey and I may or may not have been giggling witnesses.

Ben to Ryan: I don't think your bike helmet is going to offer you a lot of protection.
Ryan to Ben: Neither will your Lacrosse helmet with the face mask dangling!

How Folding Laundry Ends at Our House

Horseback riding!

Forgive me while I still try to catch up on my blogging. I think I'm about a month behind.

While in California, we always go horseback riding with mom. Hattie is a natural and has been doing it since she was itty bitty. In the past, Neeley has always been a little hesitant. However, this time she was the first one on and the first one combing Topaz. I was so proud of her!

Kyle's idea of "babysitting".

Westy didn't even blink an eye when we put him on. In fact, he was more interested in the horse's carrot than the horse himself.