The end of the school year is always fun and busy.  Braden and Brynn had their annual art fair where Brynn got to square dance and they both displayed their art to be "auctioned" off.  They love this because they get half of the proceeds.  We were glad that Grandma Cathy and Aunt Jillian and Berkeley could be there.  It was crazy as we rushed off to dinner and then to Braden's pine wood derby.  I know, we better just get used to it.

We are so proud of Braden and Brynn.  Brynn had a great birthday and is 8 years old.  I can't believe it.  Braden is plugging away with Scouts and is always working on the next thing.

So I am finally on the "Twilight" bandwagon and have no time to blog.  I must read about vampires.  This will be quick.  Jon and I had a great week together in New York and Boston.  We went to NY with the Fords who used to live there.  Jon and Adam grew up together.  They knew all the great places to eat, and we loved running in central park.  I actually ran almost 6 miles, which is a lot for me, but it was so beautiful I couldn't resist.  

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Just to give you a little taste of the game.  Every time Beckham touches the ball the crowd goes wild.

LA Galaxy night

Last night we went to the LA Galaxy game.  My mom won the tickets at an auction and thought we would like them, hm...go figure.  We took Braden and Brynn.  We all had a great time and our expectations of Beckham were fulfilled.  He has such a pretty touch on the ball and made the game look so graceful.  He assisted both goals which were both off of crosses scored by Donnovan (one of my favorite players).  The kids got to play mini soccer and watch some tricks before the game.  They also got really hiper from the hot chocolate and cheered the whole time!  I have to admit, sometimes it's fun to just take the older kids to things.  

Carley's photo shoot

Aunt Whitney took some really cute pictures of Carley.  I figured she should have something like one year pictures and this was way more fun than going to a photo studio.  She holds still for about 1.5 seconds so I think this was the best option.  Thanks Whit.

I had to do it!

I"m sorry if this offends anyone, but for a little while I thought I would pay homage to Guitar Hero.  It has brought a lot of laughter, joy, and a few tears into our home.  

A special Easter

We had an unexpected change of plans for Easter this year.  Jon's grandpa Joe passed away, so we went to Utah to attend the services.  It was nice to be with family, and Easter was a good time to celebrate the grandpa Joe's life.  We had fun catching up with cousins, and doing all the traditional Easter activities.  

Happy Birthday to Carley!

My little one is a year old.  Carley decided to start full on walking about 1 1/2 weeks before her birthday.  She was taking steps for a couple months so it was funny to see her just all the sudden start walking all over the place.  Even though she didn't open many presents, she had a great time with her cake.  She even blew out the candle by herself, impressive if you ask me.  She started grabbing frosting as soon as she saw the cake, and then mutilated it in her high chair.  I think she sat there for about 30 minutes and pretty much finished the whole thing.  It was fun for everyone to watch.