Jack's 1st Pinewood Derby...

Jack's 1st Pinewood Derby was last night and coincidentally, mine as well.  No brothers and whatnot.  When Merril and Jack got there at 5:30 for weigh in, the track had been doubled booked and our scout troop didn't have one.  Merril remembered a friend of his Dad's who had one and made a call and off he went to get a track.

Jack's car was cute but not very fast.  We were seriously finishing his car moments before he left for weigh in!

Merril and the track were back to the church about a half hour after the derby was supposed to start.  But it all worked out.  I don't know what we would've done if Merril hadn't known someone with an old track.

Autocross 2014...

Merril decided to race in an Autocross event up at the old airport.  He has a Ford Contour SVT that he was fixing up to sell and he wanted to race it.  There was a race course set up and he had 4 runs to try and get his best time.  So he went as fast as he could!  

It was a little cold and windy, so the kids and I ended up sitting in the Tahoe, just outside the fence, by the runway.  They even sat on the roof for a better view.

The kids and I had to sign a waiver to be near the course and then we got these bracelets that said 'Pit Pass.'  I thought they were fun.

(Mine was strapped on upside down so I took the picture and then rotated 180 degrees and now my arm looks a little funny.  Just so you know.)

Merril's 1st run didn't look that fast but he improved as the day continued.  The kids and I stayed for the morning session and then just came home.  It was good times.  :)

Spring Break 2014!

Spring Break arrived and thankfully, no one was sick.  Juliet proposed we create a list of things we wanted to do.  Because of the list, we banged through a lot of fun activities.

In case you can't quite read it, we found Easter dresses for the girls, went on a picnic to a park, roasted marshmallows, played with friends, went rock climbing, made treats, library, got some shoes, went to the pool, and tickled Juliet.  We didn't end up going to Fiesta Fun or planting the garden.  And I didn't really take pictures of much.  But we had a good time.

Mark can roll over...

Mark is just about 4 1/2 months old and has learned to roll from his back to his tummy.  Since I find him on his tummy a lot, I thought it was the perfect time to snap a few shots.  

He cracks me up.

After I'd taken a dozen, I thought I should get him out of his pajamas.  Unfortunately, by then the magic was gone and he was tired of being on his tummy and wouldn't smile anymore.  Now you know how he's dressed when we hang out at the house.  He's such a happy baby.  Yay!  I'm still a little afraid to eat a piece of chocolate or eat a bowl of ice cream.  Dairy and chocolate made Mikayla and Juliet so sad.  It's so wonderful to eat whatever I want and still have a happy baby!  *sigh*  I never thought it would happen again.

A little about me...

I was thinking about writing a journal entry that would share information about me.  I decided to blog it instead because I type so much faster than I write.  So this is about me:

*I love to drive in the rain!  Something about the water washing over the windshield while I'm protected inside with the heater going makes me feel grateful.  When I think about how cold it would've been for pioneers to ride a horse in the rain to get where they needed to go, I feel lucky to be born in this wonderful age!

*I feel the Lord's love through fruit trees and vegetable gardening.  Is that weird?  I feel such gratitude that the Lord would put trees and plants on the Earth that bring forth such bounty.  I'm amazed at how plants grow and produce food.  Love it!

*I'm a procrastinator.  I wish it wasn't the case and I try hard to change but if I have a big project, I tend to put things off.  Especially if it involves calling people to ask them for a favor.

*I love food!  Cheesecake, sushi, orange juice, chicken wings.  All.Good.Things.

*I'm fiercely loyal to my husband.  Outside of church, I avoid men I know from the ward because I don't want to build any sort of chummy relationship with a man that's not Merril.  There's an amazing optometrist in our ward but I won't be seeing him any time soon because I can't be in a dark room with another man so close to my face.  Not gonna happen.

*I love water.  Soda burns my throat and makes me so thirsty!  I don't know how anyone drinks a lot of soda.  It's just not my thing.

*I love traveling!  I haven't been anywhere lately but I yearn to walk the streets in other countries.  I have a goal to visit all 7 continents before I die.  So far I've been Australia, Europe and North America.  I have serious desires to see Egypt, China, Russia, Mayan Central America, Japan, Thailand, well, the list could go on and on.

*I wear a ponytail most days because I don't like the feeling of hair on my face.  Also because I have stuff to do and I don't want my hair in the way.  I wear it down on Sundays and dates.

*I'm a saver, not a spender.  Merril tends to be the spender.  However, we both love getting the best deal possible for what we want.  He just finds a lot of deals.  I mainly spend on things like case lots sales.  ;)  I really dislike paying more than I have to.

*I fell in love with my babies instantly.  From the moment they placed that slimy newborn on my tummy, I felt an overwhelming sensation of joy and love!  I love being a mother.  I'm not saying it's not hard, because it is.  Motherhood has also brought me so much happiness!  Nursing and cuddling my babies is one of the sweetest experiences of my life.

*I feel the Lord guides my life for good.  There are always times when we feel like life is kicking us in the teeth, but no matter what, I can still feel the Lord's love and everything always turns out for the best.  I am grateful for this knowledge!!

Ok, that's good for now.