Spring Break..What we've been up to....

What Jax has been up to.....

Loosing his TWO FRONT TEETH! I finally talked him into letting me pull them. I asked him last week if I could pull them out and he got really sad and said "Mom, I need just two more days with them.". Two more days it was, then out they came. Just before I pulled them out, Jax showed me how he could make his two teeth overlap and then he made one bend forward and one bend back. They were barely hanging on by a thread.

Here are the photos of us and the bear cubs. Aren't they so cute!

What I just finished reading.......

This is the biography book of Kelly Perkins. She is the heart transplant patient that I will be climbing the Grand Teton with this fall. She is such an inspiration.

What is bringing me inspiration.....

Moments and Expressions from Express the Moment. I am so in love with the spring colors. Look at the whole package of big chipboard!! I love chipboard! We get an album by Fancy Pants also. Cannot wait to get creating with these kits. To subscribe to these kits, contact Kim at http://www.expressthemoment.com/.

What I have been making.....

Watches!!!! They are so addicting! My fav so far is the brown wood watch, although I have a purple one in progress that may soon be on the top of the list. Loved the wood beads so much that I made a necklace too.

What color I love.......

GREEN!!! I have green watches, a green blog, green work clothes, and thanks to MM, green scrapbook stuff!! Found this pile of green goodness at Porters in Rexburg. After my ETM assignments, I am going to dive into these!

What happened at our photo shoot....

I took the boys down to a few different alleys in downtown Idaho Falls. The wind picked up and it was a little chilly but I did manage to get a few good shots. Here are a few more.....

Well, that about wraps up our week. Been under the weather the last few days. Going to snug by the fire.

Tiffany

Our last 4 months-recapped!

Okay~Just call me the worst blogger ever! 4 months since my last post! I will do my best to recap what all we have been doing, starting with the most recent......

• We took the boys up to Bear World on Saturday and had their picture taken with the 8 week old bear cubs. They were so cute!! We were able to hold them for a little bit. They were about 1 foot long. Their claws were about one inch long already. Need to scan those photos into the computer and i will post them later.
  
• The boys were all about having their pictures taken outside of Bear World. Here they are...
  
  
  


• Been doing a lot of this........
  
  
• I am trying to be more consistent with exercise. Here's why. There is this gal, Kelly Perkins, who had a heart transplant 13 years ago. She was an avid climber before her surgery, and as part of her rehabilitation, she continues to climb mountains. She has hiked Mount Hood, Kilimanjaro, El Capitan, and Whitney. She is coming to Idaho Falls in August to give a motivational seminar about heart health and organ donation. She is also going to climb The Grand Teton. (She will be the first heart transplant recipient to climb the Grand) 4 of my nurse coworkers and I in Cardiac Rehab are going to hike with her! This will be such a great experience. We are all excited about the challenge.





• It is finally starting to look like spring! The boys begged us to get out their bikes and roller blades. We spent one Saturday over to the church riding around and having a picnic. The boys have also got out their football and been tossing that around with Dad.
  
  






• Tracey has been working hard on finishing my scrapbook room. Take a look...
  
  
  



• He finished the window casing, and framed in this shelf that runs the length of the room. It looks so great! I love having a place to display all of my favorite things.
















• We also rearranged the room a little. Bought some more storage cubes from Roberts and Tracey made a built-in corner desk. I just love it!! Everything is so tidy and organized!
  

Here is my ribbon corner. ( I love that everything has a place and can still look cute!!)

• Overall, we have all been pretty healthy this winter/spring. Jaxson did have trouble with his asthma and got pneumonia. He spent one day in the hospital and then recovered the rest of the way at home. He really bounces back quickly.


• Took a drive to Shelly and Blackfoot to see the condition of the boat docks. Talked the boys into a family picture. It turned out adorable!
  
• Todd, Emily, and the kids came to Idaho for a visit in January. We celebrated all the recent birthdays and Christmas while they were here. Grandma Marti rented a hotel room and we stayed the night there. The kids loved the pool and had a great time "on vacation". We took family pictures while they were here. Here are a few........
  

• Found a new past time....BEADING! I went to a watch party by Hoppers. (See Karri Nelson's blog for photos of watches). I am addicted. I love those big chunky watches. Then, the next day, Mom, a friend Kim, and I took a watch making class at Roberts. It was a blast!! I now have watches in Purple, burgundy, green, brown and white. I love how you can clip off the band and change watch faces. I will post some of my creations.
  
• Scoped out the local climbing gym to help with my climb of the Grand. Took Dalton with me. Here he is climbing a few walls. He did great with the heights.
  


• Starting to plan Girls Camp for this July. Going to Bear Lake. So many fun, outdoor activities planned (water skiing, repelling, skeet shooting, horseback riding, and caving)
  
• The boys are going awesome in school. Jaxson is reading well and getting "big fat A+'s" on all his homework. Dalton is reaching his reading goals and doing tons of fun science experiments.


• Dalton is busy with scouts. He loves all of the activities they get to do. Last week they went to the Vet clinic. He just received badges for fishing, swimming, and soccer.


• Whew~that was a very quick ride! Look for updates coming soon about Dalton starting soccer and Jaxson loosing his two front teeth!

Tiffany