April 2011

Jake started preschool in April... He only got to enjoy the "blessings" of being a "big kid" for one month, because school let out for the summer. He loved every minute of it, and couldn't wait for school to start again! Here are some pictures from his first day of school:

SPRING BREAK
Day 3
SALT LAKE CITY DISCOVERY GATEWAY
On day 3, we were able to meet up with some more of our dear friends in Utah. We met the Larson's when we lived in Seattle, and we have been friends ever since. They are a blessing in our lives, and we love them to pieces!

~Devyn and Amber~

~Amber, Jackson, Devyn, and Hailey~

~While in the discovery center, we ran into some more friends from Boise--the Giles, and the Fuhrimans! We were so excited to see both of these families! I was especially excited to see the Giles Family, because they had just recently moved to California. It was definitely fun to see good friends.

Spring Break
Day 2
~HOGLE ZOO~

The Hogle Zoo was fantastic! We had a great time frolicking through the zoo! The best part; however, was spending time with good friends! We absolute love the Simmons family! We have missed them since they moved away from Boise. It is always fun to reconnect.

After the zoo, we went to the monument, This Is The Place. It is a historical monument representing Brigham Young's announcement of the Salt Lake valley being the place to settle for the Latter-day Saints.

~SPRING BREAK; March 28-April 1~
DAY 1
My sister-in-law was blessing her baby in Logan, Utah on the Sunday prior to spring break. After the baby blessing, we ventured further into Utah to spend our spring break site seeing in Salt Lake City. On Monday morning our first stop was Temple Square. We spent most of the day enjoying the museums, videos, and monuments. To my surprise and absolute enjoyment, my children were captivated by Temple Square. They had no desire to leave, and when the time came that we had to leave, we were all disappointed.

Church History Museum:
~Quilt Wall~



~Fiesta Dancing~

Meeting the Forsbergs:

As we were leaving the Church History Museum on Temple Square, we ran into the Forsbergs! We were thrilled and excited to have seen dear friends from our home town. It is such a SMALL world!
DINOSAUR MUSEUM:
After we spent most of the day at Temple Square, we met up with some friends from Utah, and continued playing at the Dinosaur Museum.

Spring Break
Day 4
On our last day in Utah, we got together with good friends who were once in Boise, but have now moved on... (except the Fuhriman's...whom we are so glad still live in Boise). It was nice to chat, and allow our children to reconnect. It was funny that we all happened to be in Utah at the same time. Jill and Monica have moved to Utah, but Angela and Carrol were both visiting like us. Once we saw Angela and Carrol at the Discovery Center, we thought we should get together again before everyone left.
~Jill Simmons, Monica Walters, Angela Giles, Me, Carrol Fuhriman~