Park City with Olivia

Olivia skipped school and we headed up to Park City for a fun weekend getaway.

  It was so fun to spend one on one time with Olivia.  She is a sweetheart!  

We started off at the outlets to do a little shopping.  We walked around the entire outlet mall then grabbed some lunch. 

We stayed at the Marriott where my parents had been staying the week.  My mom stayed up with us and treated us to a yummy Mexican meal that night.

We LOVE this place.  There are so many family friendly things to do.

 One of the major highlights was panning for gemstones right there at the resort.  They had just finished building this cool exhibit and we had it all to ourselves.

It was fun to sort out the gems and identify what each stone was.

We also took the city busy to main street.  We shopped all over and ate at a delicious lunch.

We stopped in O.C. Tanner and this sweet woman let Olivia try on several thousand dollars worth of Roberto Coin jewelry.   What a treat!

We ended the weekend with a manicure.

It was wonderful to be with Olivia and spend time with Grandma Kathy at the same time.

Thanks mom for making the weekend so special!

Easter

Happy Easter!

  We celebrated by going to church, visiting grandparents, egg hunts and a delicious dinner.

We first had a little egg hunt at home.  It was agony for the kids to wait until Ryan got home.

They were pretty patient.  I was able to get some pics in the meantime.

Once we said GO, Owen was all business.  

He knew how this egg finding thing works.

We then went to go visit the Martins and I am sad I didn't get any pictures.

They gave super thoughtful and personal gifts to each child.  

They each loved what they got.

Then we went to my parents.  We started with an egg hunt.  They have a huge yard so it was fun to hunt for those eggs.  Each child was able to find 18 so it was fair there were no tears.  Inside were money or candy so we made sure they all found their loot.

 Winston was able to fist 3 at a time.  Impressive.

A fractured wrist did not slow Robby down.

  

 After we opened all the eggs and turned them back in, my mom handed out cute gift bags for everyone.

 Playing peek a boo with Lucy. 

We also talked about Christ's resurrection and why we celebrate Easter.

Some were not so interested.  :)

We also watched the inspiring video on mormon.org called Because of Him.

Love it! ...and love that His resurrection symbolizes that I too will live again.

I am so grateful that families really are forever.

Soccer buds

Rylie and Ryan got to go to the REAL game with some good friends.

More soccer

Rylie isn't the only one playing soccer.  Ryan finally was able to play and loved every minute of it.  He runs hard and plays for a solid 2 hours.  It was great to watch him play and even score some goals.

Spring soccer

Rylie's spring soccer season has begun.  She absolutely loves it.  It was a joy to watch her run hard and do her best.  I will say she has the best cheering section that encourages her and her team.

Her team practices for 30 minutes and then has a 30 minute game.  She has an awesome coach.

 She grew out of her soccer cleats from the fall.  

We did some shopping and she will be ready for next week.

She always has a Gatorade or Powerade just like her dad.

She loves to throw in the ball.

Team huddle.

The Pink Flamingos!

We were in charge of the team snack and Rylie decorated a sack for each of her teammates.