Jaxon played t-ball this year and it was so fun to watch. After each game his coach would pick a player he thought played extra well that game and he would give them the game ball. The season is over now, but I am slow at posting, so here is a pic of Jaxon and the game ball. It was so cute to watch him get it....he was super excited. I can't wait to watch him play again next year. Chris was able to help coach this year, and as a gift all the kids signed a ball to give to him. They had a little bbq party after their last game-which they played so well. Their coach made them a dvd of their practices and games pretty awesome. All in all it was such a great first experience for Jaxon.
Chris' brother BJ got married this April, so lucky for us we were able to go and celebrate with them. The wedding was beautiful and Susan looked absolutely gorgeous. We are so happy for the both of them, and feel lucky to have Susan a part of our family.
While visiting Grandma and Grandpa Downey the kids and I had fun watching Uncle Bryce play baseball, playing at the park, and I think their favorite was going swimming with Grandpa.
We were also able to stop at my brother's Blake's house for a visit. We had been wanting to visit them at their home for awhile, and it just never worked out. So, we were super excited to be able to go see them this trip. Jaxon was excited to see his cousins until we got there...then he decided he was going to be anti-girl that day. His poor cousin Breckin was like I don't think he remebers me. Luckily Kenli was loving playing with Breckin and Addison...she loved all their girly things...and the swings. It was nice to have a one on one visit with them. Usually when we see them it is in at a family gathering and it is so hard to have a real conversation when there is so much going on. Thanks for letting us visit guys.
Lucky for us Chris' brother Trevor was also graduating from BYU that same week, so we were able to be a part of that too. We really loved being able to visit with everyone. It is such a great accomplishment graduating from college. Now Trev and his family will be moving to Indiana for Dental school. This is such an exciting time for them...I know they will have a great adventure. We are sad they are moving so far away, but we will be excited for the next time we get to visit.
Our cute little firecracker just turned 3. We were lucky enough to have been able to celebrate her birthday this year in Utah so she could have Grandpas and Grandmas there to celebrate with her. Kenli really wanted a princess and the frog birthday...so we had all her little cousins come dressed up in their favorite princess outfit. We played Kiss the Frog (like pin the tail), decorated princess dolls, and of course had cake and ice-cream. Chris decorated Kenli's cake this year and he did such an awesome job. I had planned on how to decorate it--just sweet and simple--but what he did was much more amazing. Kenli absolutely loved it and so did all the other little girlies. Kenli had never had a party like this before--with all the family and friends (cousins), but she absolutely loved every bit of it. When opening her presents these were the comments she would make..O my.. beautiful... gorgeous... I love it.. He comments and facial expressions were priceless. I still can't believe she is 3, and I am sure this is just something I will say every year. The years are going by so quickly--and we are loving every one.
Since Jaxon and Kenli both cut their hair I thought Drey might feel a little left out--so we gave him his first cut about a month ago. He did a great job.
Chris turned the big 30 this March. If you know my husband, when asked what he wanted to do for his birthday, he replied nothing. Nothing? Really? Well this is a special birthday wether he thought so or not, so I wanted to do something special for him. I came up with a few brilliant ideas, but ended up choosing the one that would be the most convienent for us. So, for his actually birthday we didn't do a whole lot..of course we did the cake and presents. Then, when we were up in UT for his brother's wedding we had his birthday day. I took him out for a day of fun--we went to the salomon center in Ogden and had a blast playing mini golf, air hockey, a horrible game of bowling (well atleast for me), rock climbing-which freaked me out a little, surfing (which was interesting), and we also tried the indoor skydiving. The main event was the indoor skydiving--it was a lot of fun, although it only lasted a few minutes. I really think that I could actually do the real thing. I think it is definitely in our future to do a real dive someday. Afterward we were able to go out to eat. I had a great day just because I got to be with my sweetie and have him all to myself for the day. I am pretty sure he had a great day too...and I hope this was something he could remember as special on his 30th birthday. Here is a clip of us..and our instructor..he was crazy.
The kids had a great time decorating easter eggs this year. They were really excited about the easter bunny coming to our house to leave treats, but I was more impressed with the fact that they realized why we really celebrate Easter. They both asked repeatedly about Christ and his resurrection. Jaxon received a Easter (all about Christ and the resurrection) DVD this year in his basket and he really loved it. I am grateful that my kids want to learn about their Savior. The candy treats were just icing on a beautiful day.
Jaxon played t-ball this year and it was so fun to watch. After each game his coach would pick a player he thought played extra well that game and he would give them the game ball. The season is over now, but I am slow at posting, so here is a pic of Jaxon and the game ball. It was so cute to watch him get it....he was super excited. I can't wait to watch him play again next year.
They had a little bbq party after their last game-which they played so well. Their coach made them a dvd of their practices and games pretty awesome. All in all it was such a great first experience for Jaxon. 
