A new Scout

With Adam turning 11 this month, he left the Webelos Den in Cub Scouts and bridged over to Boy Scouts. I forgot to bring my camera to his last Cub Scout meeting, so another parent took some pictures for me. He was bridging with one other boy.

Shaking hands down a line of cub scouts to say goodbye

receiving a new scarf and slide for his new troop

Adam, a new boy scout. (we'll have to get a picture of him
in his new shirt)

Adam went on his first camp out with the new scouts and had a great time! He's enjoying being a part of the Flaming Dragons Troop. Keep up the great work Adam!

Adam's Birthday

Adam turned 11 years old this month. We sure love our favorite, one and only son. Adam is quite a guy. He's smart, he's funny, he's got a lot of great ideas. He surprises us with his many questions and "what if" thoughts. Adam is learning to be a handy man around the house. He's our Mr. Fix it when Dad isn't around (and sometimes when he is). Adam also is learning to be a great helper with the little girls. He's wanting to be a babysitter too. It is fun to be with Adam when we are visiting any office (like a doctor's or dentist's) or store with machines. He loves to check them out and find out how they work. We're so glad to have Adam in our family!

We had a nice birthday dinner to celebrate. We ate Macaroni and Cheese deluxe (his favorite dinner) and strawberry cake and ice cream. Adam received only money for his presents. He didn't know what he wanted so he decided it would be nice to have money in the bank for when he does decide.

Mackenzie and Jamie had a great time preparing a gift bag full of homemade cards, pictures, gifts and even a little bit of cash. They also made a birthday crown for him to wear.

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So, um, the play is over. I don't really know what to do with my life now (haha, NOT).

My current read is ..................................Jane Eyre. It's very interesting, though not very cheerful.

Guess what? Yours Truly loves babysitting! *** another hint***

Well, I am not going to let the cat out of the bag, so if you want the rest of my news you had better get on over to The Life of a Bookworm!

Ta-ta for now!

Hannah

Katelyn 6 months old

Here are some pictures of Katelyn in the last couple of weeks. Now that she's gotten comfortable crawling around, she is now pulling herself up to furniture.

Jamie feeding Katelyn

we love this sweet smile of hers!

Katelyn's first encounter with the dryer. She was mesmerized with the spinning.

Jamie's Birthday

We celebrated Jamie's 7th birthday! She has been a joy in our family. She is a girl who knows what she wants. Jamie can get very animated and excited when she tells a story and it's fun to see her blue eyes sparkle and her pretty smile shine. Jamie has been a great help with Katelyn and loves to hold her, feed her, help change her. She loves to play with her big sister Mackenzie and feels so much more grown up now that she is 7! We love you Jamie!

Jamie--7 years old

Jamie with her siblings (Mackenzie, Adam, Laurel)

Showing a new book she received as a present. She loves to read!

The Dastardly Doctor Devereaux

The week of our Stake youth play finally arrived! There were three evening performances and each one received very positive reviews. Our family attended on the 2nd night and loved the almost continuous laughing during the hour and a half performance. Grandpa and Grandma Taylor flew out to join us for this and the rest of the weekend. Cathy and Grandma went to the 3rd performance as well because we liked it so much. The youth did a great job and we were thrilled to see Hannah make her acting debut. She has shown interest in acting/theater for a number of years, but until this play, she hadn't really gotten a chance to try out her abilities. She really has some natural talent and was quite a hit.

Hannah as nurse Wendy March

Hannah with her love interest, Dr. Phil Good (Caleb Wardle)

Easter

This Easter, I got Hannah and Adam involved in the easter egg hunt. First they spent an afternoon filling the eggs with treats. Then on Saturday morning they hid them all around the back yard. They then helped Samantha and Laurel during the hunt. They all came out with plenty of eggs and had fun hunting. Later they spent time on some crafts that Grandma had brought. All of this was done around the General Conference sessions that we really enjoyed watching.

Our cute little bunny

A day with Grandpa and Grandma Taylor

We had a fun day with Grandma and Grandpa as we visited the Happy Hollow Zoo and Park in San Jose. This is a place we'd been many times before, but it had just been reopened after a two year closure for remodeling and upgrading.

We toured part of the zoo and saw a jaguar, capybara, meerkats, lemurs and macaws. Then we toured the park and the big kids favorite was the new roller coaster. It's not a big one, but good enough to have some fun! We had a great time even though the day was cold and cloudy. Here are a few pictures of the day.

Grandpa and Laurel explore a big playground structure

Samantha enjoys the bug ride, while Hannah tolerates it because
Samantha wanted her to come with her

Mackenzie and Katelyn

Hannah in front of trees full of spring blossoms

Laurel riding in a firetruck

Grandma holding Katelyn

the roller coaster ride! If you click on the picture,
you'll see Adam in the front

Laurel and Samantha walking through a maze

Hannah, Jamie and Mackenzie on the carousel

walking through the zoo area (Jamie, Mackenzie, Cathy,
Samantha, Adam, Grandpa, Laurel)

Mackenzie and Adam at the Macaw exhibit