Free Fishing Day

6 years!

I wanted to post about our 6 year anniversary. Tim and I take turns each year to plan something to do on our anniversary. This year was my turn and I wanted it to be different and a surprise. I arranged for the kids to stay with Grandma, while making Tim believe that we were just going to dinner. At dinner I gave him the card explaining my surprise. He had no clue what the card meant or what I had done, but we had a super fun night to ourselves. We went to a movie then out for ice cream. While we were at the movies my sister-in-laws went to our house and decorated our room. I wrote 60 reasons why I loved Tim and put one on each star.(10 for each year we've been married) When we walked in the house he was a bit nervous because there were lights on and things weren't as they were when we left. I reassured him that everything was just fine. The look on his face when he saw the room was priceless. I love you baby!

I hope it's not permanant!

Hailey was so excited to tell me that she could still see her doll while it was in her mouth!

Oh no you don't!

Okay, now that Isaac is 5 he thinks he can do so much more. Just not this! (well, only long enough for mom to get a picture!)

Isaac's 5th Birthday!

I can't believe that Isaac is 5! He's is such an amazing little guy and a blessing to be able to have him in our lives. He had a fun party at the park. The weather was perfect and he had a great time with his friends.

My 3 Favorite People

This picture was just too cute to keep to myself!

Hiking the Y

It has been over 10 years since I've hiked the Y. I don't remember it being that steep! We had a great time together. I was sooo proud of Isaac. He hiked all the way up by himself! Tim gave him a piggy-back down because he was too tired, but he did it! We went with Dan and Kelli and their dog Max and really enjoyed it.

I Have One of the Cutest Cuties in Utah Valley!

Hailey was chosen as one of the 5 funniest cuties in Utah Valley. They printed her picture in the May/June issue of the Utah Valley Magazine.
If you want to see the page click HERE, turn to page 43!

We love our little bug and think she is the CUTEST!

Wedding Pages

I am working on a project for my friend Jenny and I had to share what I've been playing around with. If you want to see some fun photos I've played around with check out my scrapbooking blog. scrappingbyleslie.blogspot.com

The Living Planet Aquarium

The Sandgren Clan spent a day together up at the aquarium. Isaac just loved it. He has such a love for all types of animals that he was in heaven. The only creature he had a hard time looking at was the giant lobster. Give him a shark, but don't even put a lobster in front of him! I had a hard time looking at the anaconda and the spiders. The octopus was very cool to see move around. It was super fun to be with the family.

Crazy Utah Weather!

At the beginning of the week we enjoyed a sunny day playing hopscotch:



By the end of the week it looked like this:

Easter Fun

Easter Sunday was a wonderful day for us. Our ward choir sang a beautiful Easter cantata which I accompanied. My father joined as a soloist and did a wonderful job. Thanks dad, it was really great! The message of Christ's atonement, death and resurrection was so strong. Christ is Risen! He lives!
After church we went to Tim's parents for a yummy dinner and Easter egg hunt! The kids really enjoyed it and Tim's mom even hid a basket for Tim and I to find.

Dying Eggs

New Beds!

Thanks to Uncle Sam we decided to get the kids bunk beds. Isaac and Hailey absolutely love them. It also cleared up so much space in their room.

Another Insight by Isaac

My sister-in-law Des had a baby back in February. With a new baby here to enjoy come a lot of questions from Isaac. The question he has been asking about lately is how Jack eats. Des watched my kids while I had to work and Isaac noticed that her freezer was packed full of milk. She told me that he started asking about where it came from and she tried to avoid it and let me handle it. I've been trying to avoid it all with him, but couldn't think of a logical reason why he shouldn't know.
So on the way home he mentioned all the milk that was in their freezer. I then proceeded to tell him how babies eat and where they get it. He then started comparing women to cows, dogs, cats and pigs. I figured that it was a great way for him to understand! We were almost home and I asked him if he had any more questions about how babies eat. Here is how it played out;
(mom)"Isaac do you have any more questions about how baby Jack eats?"
(Isaac)"Well, I do have a question, but I don't think you'll be able to answer."
(mom)"Just ask and I'll try."
At this point I was getting worried that he was going to pull out "how are babies made, born?"
(Isaac)"Do you have any clue how cars are made?"

I couldn't help but laugh and breathe a huge sigh of relief!