This & That

A little bit of what we've been up to lately.

The girls and I made some strawberry freezer jam the other day. Can you say delicious? We love strawberries at our house, and can go through a pound a day, easy. So, we decided to try our hand at the freezer variety. (I've done the other kind before) It was very simple, and very fun, even for the girls.

Before the playoffs, the hospital took Nate and me to one of the last regular season games for the Jazz. It was a blast! Darren offered to keep the kids since all of our babysitters were involved in Prom that night. When we went to get the kids, they were very excited to show us what they had made with the help of their crafty uncle. (He'll take orders, by the way.) Is our Yukon spoiled or what?

Then there was the fun week where Nate, I mean Sam, had to make his car for the pinewood derby. Sam really did do most of the work. He cut the car out and sanded it and painted it and decorated it. Nate added the weight and polished and aligned the wheels. He had some good ideas and was pretty excited about the car. We thought it would do great. It didn't, but Sam really had a great time making it with his dad, and actually, in the open round that they did after the official races, he came in second! I guess it just needed warmed up a bit.
We've had the fun of having some of my family come out lately. My mom was here for the weekend and then the next weekend Matt & Laura came with their David, and Aaron stopped by for the night too. It was so fun to hang out. Not a lot of pictures taken, but I thought this was cute of the boys and my mom. They pestered her nonstop to do puzzles, games, and any other play thing they could think of. That's what grandma's are for, right?
Laura took this darling picture.
Clay had his first grade program. They looked so awesome all decked out to be "Down on Grandpa's Farm" Here he is with his buddy. Imagine that pair in 10 years!
And FINALLY, it's nice enough that we can play outside without winter coats. We even got the tramp up! Next, we'll redo the deck. Really.