Easter, "Variety Show", Moonwalking, Beautiful Zion's, Soccer!

April recap time! So much to report!

Toby playing soccer on beautiful Pineview High field (there is a beautiful panaramic view from that field) Toby is having a blast, 4th season on Dixie Fire!

Zion's! We had a wonderful mini vacation to Zion's this past weekend. Wow- the park was busy! We were still able to find some solitude on the trails. The weather could not have been more perfect!


Upper Emerald Pools. Toby's getting as tall as me! I guess I really need to stand up "tall" in family pictures now!


Toby contemplating at "the pool"

"Arielle, don't get your shoes wet"...Yah, right

Formulating a plan

Cutie Pies

More Cutie Pies

Tough Guys

Ok, so confession time...this Zion's mini vacation was kinda planned around a run! Gorgeous 10k through Zion's to celebrate their Centennial. Here's my running buddies! Love these gals! (Missed Heather, Buff & Stephanie!)

Right after the race, hence the red face. They gave out cool medals!

Toby & Seth "MCing" the Primary Variety Show

Seth & Toby also played a musical number, here they are with all their groupies!

Time for 80's flashbacks! One day after church we were goofing around and started teaching the kids to Moonwalk! I know you're digging those blue socks. They were a present from Lybster, love 'em!

Notice Jim's pointer- this is a very serious part of the lesson

Jim decided to throw in some robot man moves

Easter Morning. It was weird not being with family this Easter. We had a nice, quiet holiday- but missed everyone!

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt (Kylee & Arielle)

Sara! Thanks to Des & Sara for planning the Egg Hunt. The party went on, despite the rain.

Rainy Egg Hunt, still tons of fun. Toby & Jim were at Toby's soccer game.

Silly Girl

Toby's taking a Home Economics class at school which he loves! On this day he decided to make a Strawberry Smoothie for us that he learned in class. (Yah, Jim looks awesome in this pic)

My Boy Scout

Toby earned his Tenderfoot at a court of honor at the park last week. Here he is pictured with Brother Patterson. He is always teasing the boys and playing around with them. Toby remembers coming home from a campout and Bro. Patterson ran over a diamond back snake, then proceeded to get out of the car and remove the rattle for a keepsake. Yeah, he's one of those crazy, fun leaders! He seems to have boundless energy and patience for the boys. Thank goodness for men like him. Here's what Toby had to learn to get his Tenderfoot:

basic overnight camping skills, first aid and how to take care of the flag (these are just a few). The campouts are Toby's favorite part of scouting!

ALS 5k 2009

Here's a slideshow of our ALS 5k. It was a wonderful success! We had over 130 runners registered for the 5k and many 1k participants also. The bounce house and cow train were a hit. the location was great, nice park & beautiful scenery. The course had a bit of an up hill finish, but runners seemed to be OK with the challenge. We had a fun post race raffle and gave out LOTS of gift certicates to the running store, Bajio's mexican restaurant, Tuachan and Road ID. Now after helping organize a race I understand how much work it is. I'll never take it for granted again when I run races! It was a pleasure meeting the Littles, they have become great friends through this experience. Our sponsors & timers were wonderful too!! Thanks to everyone who made this day a success and helped us find a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease!

A "CUTE" Pic of Ash & her family

Ok Ashley...I owe you a better pic of you from Disney- here's a cute one! Love ya!

(Taylor, Scott, Ash & Foxy Roxy)

Spring Break

My beautiful new niece Madysen Claire Lovelace (Mady)
Toby & Conner
Arielle & "Izy"
Mady & her Daddy

My bro & his cute family
Arielle with her cash after the lemonade stand

Lauryn, Kim & Natalie at Arielle's party

Annie, Kim, Arielle, Kylee & Victoria

Party Girls

Ahhh....Spring Break! Wasn't quite as fun for me as it was for the kids since I spent most of mine at work behind a desk..BUT the kids had a blast! Lemonade stands, neighborhood ball games- basically running around with their friends. The weather was delightful and just what you'd expect from March in St. George. Arielle had her birthday party at the Hidden Valley Park. Invited about 10 girls, horse theme of course. Toby was a great help with planning the entertainment. They each made their own horse treat bag then went on a treasure hunt for the goodies (Toby had it all mapped out for them with clues). Then they played mustang tag and dug in the sand. Very low key & inexpensive but packed with fun. When the weekend finally came for me I took the kids to SLC for Mady's baby blessing. Jim had to work so he got left at home (sorry honey). We had a great time! Crystal, Julie, Toby, Arielle, Mady, Izy, Conner & I went to buy our Twilight movie at midnight on Friday. The actress who played Victoria was signing autographs at the Walmart we went to. They also had food & face painting. Over the weekend I got to sneak in a haircut and trip to one of my favorite stores (IKEA). The kids had a blast running around with their cousins & grandparents. Scott did a great job blessing Mady and we had a really nice evening at my parents with yummy food. Drove home at midnight in a snowstorm so I could be at work Monday morning. Quick trip, but totally worth it!

Disney '09 !

Ashley, Scott, Toby & Arielle- California Screamin'
Scott, Taylor, Ash, Roxy, Tobes, Arielle, me, Jim

Us on the front row of Tower of Terror

Me, Arielle, Jim & Toby in front of the castle

Arielle & Mr. Toad

Us on Space Mtn with bonus random guy

Jim & me at longboard surf competition, Huntington Beach

Parade at California Adventure

Arielle on her birthday!

Toby, Roxy, Taylor & Arielle

(Tobes & Arielle loved pushing the strollers)

Toby, Arielle & Taylor getting ready for the new Toy Story 3D Midway Mania ride

(a favorite for everyone!)

Splash Mtn (we got pretty good at posing for cheezy pics after our 3rd time on the ride!)

Arielle celebrating the big day (#9!) at the happiest place on earth!

Toby & Arielle waiting for Todd to get us into the park (do they look excited to you?)

Tobes at the beach (Arielle dancing in the background)

A little BD sundae at Rainforest Cafe (Downtown Disney)

Conner, Lincoln, Toby, Winston (well half of Winston anyway) Isabelle & Arielle

Conner showing Toby his newest Pokemon acquisitions

Isn't he cute?!

The young gals

The old gals

True Sloan boy form right here

Ahhh...Huntington Beach Pier

We LOVE Disney (and the beach)! Growing up in FL 2 hrs. from Disney Jim & I were spoiled and got to go to "the park" often. Some of our favorite dates were to amusement parks before the kids were born. Now we are carrying on the love for Disney with annual trips to Disney. THANK YOU TODD for the sweet hook-ups. Couldn't do it without you. This year it was super neat 'cause we met up with both of my sisters. First day was a Huntington Beach day with the Sloan crew. The kids loved digging in the sand and getting wet even though the water was COLD! We ate pizza down by the beach, good times. Had dinner at Downtown Disney (Rainforest Cafe) Did a little celebrating there for Arielle's BD- she got the free BD Sunday. We learned that Lincoln has become a VERY good skateboarder, Isabelle is making cool sewing creations including purses and food with personality and Conner continues to build his Pokemon collection and excel at computer games (smart kid). Next day was Disney with just our little fam. SO fun! Toby & Arielle are big enough to love the thrill rides and we just run from ride to ride without a care in the world! Monday was Arielle's 9th BD and we spent it in "the park" with the Wagstaffs. We got a kick out of Taylor & Roxy and their endless energy. We got to spend some time with the cuties while we did the "stroller swap" so Scott & Ash could ride some of the big rides. Toby & Arielle LOVED seeing all their cousins. The trip was wonderful, too short of course. I would have loved another beach day to wind down at the end of the trip. We stayed at Ayers Inn Orange which was super nice.