So my husband's cousin's wife (does that make any sense?), Kara is going to be on GTU in the Chic on a Shoe String segment on Thursday. Watch it! She is super cute and she won a clothes make over! Plus she is the mom of an adorable one-ish-year-old, so you KNOW she totally deserves it! Yeah Kara!!! Good luck on Thursday!
If you haven't been to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point lately, you should definitely pack up the kids and head to Lehi! Before K was born, we had a family pass. Now I agree that shelling out $175 right now doesn't sound fun, but trust me, it's worth it. Just going to the Dinosaur Museum alone, you would make back your money after just three or four times (for a family of four), but you throw in the Children's Gardens, Farm Country, the ice cream parlor, the big Gardens, plus everyone who comes with you gets half off, and you get lots of discounts for events at Thanksgiving Point! When T was travelling for work, we went at least once a week. We spent our winters at the Museum and our summers at the fountain in the Children's Garden. Our pass expired about a week after K was born and while we've been to Farm Country a few times since (it's always fun to go in the spring and see the baby animals), we haven't really done a whole lot there lately. Well, last Friday we went with my crew (except J, who had to work. We missed you!). Now I totally have the itch to get another pass! Guess what our tax return is going toward?!
Yes, this was the best picture I could get with all three of my kids in it...you know how it goes.
Grandpa and K
K and Ty chillin' with the fossils at the palentology lab.
C's best dinosaur impression!
If you are a regular to the Dino Museum, you know this is the place to be: the erosion table. We could spend hours here (and we have!). C begins his time here by collecting all the little plastic dinosaurs he can find. He thinks they are his and he has no intentions of sharing. Then, he buries them in a dam and makes a mini lake. K just likes to squish her fingers in the sand and then throw it back into the table. Ty is more goal oriented. He likes to make dams and lakes and then cause massive destruction (on a small scale) when the dams get (who knows how these things happen) destroyed. Educational and fun, what more could you want?
K, T, and Dino. Can you say "gallimimus?"
I know what you're thinking...fossil dig, right? Wrong! This is where we make sand angels, bury ourselves, and dump sand down our sister's diaper! Silly! In my (humble, totally!) opinion, the TGP pass is the way to go. We've had passes to the Children's Museum in SLC, the zoo, and the aquarium, but you honestly get more than you pay for at Thanksgiving Point (the aquarium comes in a very close second though). And! Free parking! And no, TGP is not paying me for my endorsement, though I wouldn't mind if they did....
I love this bling-ed out ballerina who later added a magicians cape to complete her outfit.
Jedi/Superhero/Pirate/Knight: identity crisis or just really, really brave and daring on so many levels?
Fairy wings to start, but eventually she added a superhero cape, tutu, pirate chains, magicians wand, and my favorite, an elf cap. Very stylish!
Don't you wish your imagination was this good!?!
Our previously mentioned foray to the LPA.
Ty sneaking Kool-Aid under our newly framed-in deck.
C and V "helping."
T and Grandpa staining the beams. Thank you so much B and J for helping get our deck under way. We've been looking forward to getting the backyard going since last summer and this is the first step, so more to come on that!
Meeting N and getting to be at his baby blessing! Really neat! And, really now, could these boys be any cuter?
I know, I know! "World's Most Adorable Nieces" should be tattooed on their foreheads, but then, that wouldn't be very cute, now would it?
We had lots of fun just hanging out doing nothing together! We also attempted another picture with all the grandkids in it. Notice...I said "attempted." Thanks for the visit M, B, V, S, and N! We miss you already!
Can you see the giant fish? C and V decided the fish were as big as them.
So and Ty petting the rays with Grandpa and Grandma.
T kept pulling the rays back so the kids could pet them. I'll touch them, but I'm not about to move them!
The LPA has a brand new rainforest exhibit which includes these bright blue frogs; Ty's favorite part! At first he thought they were robots because, "Heavenly Father doesn't make blue frogs."
K loved the turtles. She didn't want to leave this tank! 
Soph loves hugging Viv, but she won't turn her face toward the camera!
M and his bottle...their good friends!
So loves her pretty reflection in the coffee table. So and Kay are three weeks apart and I think they could pass for twins (almost). They have the same lower face?
Tys likes holding N. He is a good little babysitter in training.
This kiss is the most affectionate So and Kay have been. Most of the time Kay is shoving So as hard as she can or hitting her in the head with toys. Poor So! Kay is going through a bully phase which must end quickly! Also, this was the closest we could get to a pic with all the grandkids in it. Viv wouldn't sit on the couch and M wouldn't stop screaming. You trying getting seven tired kids to smile at the same time! 
Yes,we knew she could climb onto just about anything, but getting the door open on her own is a new talent I was personally hoping to discourage for awhile.
I also enjoying having to sweep cereal and cracker crumbs
"Banana? Why would I want a banana? I can get disgusting, sugary cereal all by myself, anytime I feel like it! I know, I know...I'm awesome!"
Also, please note: This is the infamous pantry which T put off finishing for nearly a year if you count construction and after we moved in. Note the beautiful paint job and the perfectly sanded shelves. Totally worth waiting for! 
