Payson Temple Open House

Spring Dance Recital

 Samantha was on the senior team this year which is 7th and 8th graders.

 Samantha is the one being lifted

 KayDee's lyrical.

 KayDee's jazz dance. She is super flexible and has great leg lifts and splits!

Sam in the Hip Hop. It was difficult for her at first because she was used to lyrical and jazz. Once she got her groove, she enjoyed it!

Honey Bees

So we had a super busy weekend. It finally rained and we got baby lambs and the honey bees came. We couldn't put them in the hive until the weather was better but we had to get it done. Kevin heated up one of the outbuildings on the farm and he and Travis went to work placing the queen, spraying sugar water on them and shaking them into the boxes. We were watching and of course some of the bees flew out and naturally one flew directly into my eye. I'm sure my reaction of blinking and then flicking it off my eye was not good for this scenario. I did get stung on my eyelid. It hurt but not too bad, and Bree was able to use a credit card to flick the stinger out. Now my eye is swollen but not shut. It could have been worse. The transfer of bees to boxes went well and they will be checked in a couple weeks. Hopefully they liked their queen and the hive.

Baby Lambs

Look at our baby lambs! They are so cute! These little lambs' mothers couldn't feed them so we were asked to take them. We started with four but one was not eating and did not thrive and she died the morning after we got her. But the other 3 are doing so good. They are eating, healthy, active and thriving. They love to follow us around and they baa at us whenever we come out of the house. This is such a fun experience for our kids! Pictures were taken by my mom. I always seem to have my hands full when we are with them.

Hiking with my Hiking Buddy

 Janet and I have been hiking together for the last few weeks. The weather has been so beautiful. We have tried to find trails close to home and were able to go to Valentine Peak and the P-Hill.

Valentine Peak

 The P-Hill looking down on the town.

She invited us to go to Zion to hike Observation Point which is an 8 mile hike round trip. It is a lot of uphill and then a lot of downhill. It was a good hike and the kids did really well. The weather was perfect and the company was great! We soaked our sore feet in the cool stream at the bottom of the trail and that was a perfect end to the hike.

Easter 2015

 Our friend Janet puts on a HUGE Easter egg hunt with thousands of eggs. She invited us to come and it was definitely a fun experience. The kids collected about a hundred eggs each. Derrick even found a golden egg with $10 inside.

 KayDee and Maryn had fun dressing up as bunnies the whole time!

 Derrick was diving for eggs that had money in them.

 My nephew Zac got home from his mission and this is the first time we have seen him!

 My mom bought us some really cute dresses!

 And we were treated to dinner by my parents!

We went to Las Vegas to spend our spring break with my sister LeAnn. We had a good time lounging by the pool and taking a break. We also did a simple egg hunt for the cousins since it was also Easter weekend.

Once on this Island

Samantha did a great job in the Junior High play "Once on this Island". She played the goddess of love and sang a solo. She did great and she loved it!

Glasses

KayDee got glasses just a few weeks ago and she looks great! She was having trouble reading clocks and of course seeing far away. We knew it was time to see the doctor and she needed glasses. When she first wore them, she said "I can see the snow on top of the mountains!" We thought for sure she would pick pink or purple but she picked out this blue pair and they look great!

Washington DC with the Farm Bureau

We had an amazing opportunity to go with the Young Farmers and Ranchers of the Utah Farm Bureau to Washington DC for five days. While there, we visited many memorials, historical sites and museums. We were able to visit with our state congressmen and senators directly and talk about our concerns and they told us what they were doing about it. We learned a lot and are so grateful we were able to go. We appreciate all those who supported us while on our trip!

Arlington Cementery where the YF&R did a wreath ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This was a really touching experience and made us deeply appreciate those who fight for freedom.

 The White House at night. It looks a little smaller than I thought it'd be.

 Abraham Lincoln Memorial

 Korean War Memorial

 The pew George Washington's family rented at Christ's Church

 Mount Vernon. We loved visiting the home of George Washington. I didn't know he wanted to be a farmer.

 Washington's Grave

 Holocaust Museum. This is an amazing but sad museum.

 Gettysburg. We were able to drive through but the snow canceled our tours. We'd love to go back and see it!

 The gun that was used to kill Abraham Lincoln

 Ford's Theater where Lincoln was shot

 The room Lincoln died

 The rooftop of the Farm Bureau offices in DC

 Smithsonian Aero Space Museum

 The Prime Minister of Israel walked right past us on our tour of The Capitol building. We were next to the whisper spot.