Harrison's first baseball season

Harrison has been playing baseball with West Jordan Pony Baseball for the last couple of months. His team is the Dodgers. It was WAY more of a time commitment than I was thinking (2-3 games a week that take over 2 hours) but he has enjoyed it. He usually gets a few hits in and let's just say he is "working on" fielding/catching/throwing.  I'm not sure if baseball will be his sport but the kids on the team are great and the coach is awesome.  He has definitely improved a lot so far.  Plus luckily the field they play at is right by a trax station so cory can come straight from work and help with the Carter and Jeffers (or I can just take them home :)). The park also has a TON of cool playgrounds which is fun for them.  YAY DODGERS!!!

DIsney DIsney Disney DISNEY

We went to Disneyland in February while harrison was off track. First time for everyone but me :) It was all in all a very fun vacation.  I didn't do everything I wanted to but the kids had a great experience. I think (hope) it was magical for them.  We got a good deal on tickets and stayed at a (relatively) cheap hotel nearby that had a little room (WITH A DOOR) that we put all the kids in (WITH BUNK BEDS!) which was fabulous. Every day we walked to the park with a big bike trailer/stroller we borrowed (again) from the Johnson's.  It's big enough to fit lots of stuff and all three kids in the case that even Harrison got too tired.  We spent three days at the park, usually opening til about three or four, and then back to the hotel for dinner, and back to the park for the parade or an amazing light/water show to celebrate the 60th anniversary.  I was surprised at how much Jefferson got into it. He could really only do the rides that involve sitting in a car going through a thing, but he loved those, loved the characters, and LOVED "MICKA MOUSE!!!!"  Harrison and Carter could mostly go on everything. I liked California Screamin the most which I went on with Harrison (first upside down roller coaster for him). We did some trading of kids to go on rides and what not but it worked well. And I got beignets. And dole whip. And a corn dog. Disneyland food is fun. Not sure if we're going to follow the Utah tradition of going every year (AT LEAST!!)  but we'll be back for sure.

Ready to GO!!!!! (I stocked up on snacks at Costco which paid off BIG TIME)

THIS FACE! (I can't even)

I really don't like this picture of me, but whatever..WE'RE THERE!!!!! READY TO PARTY!!!!

Someone is excited

Day one win was this ball covered with water for J

The iron man experience. Super COOL for C and H

Waiting for the dumbo ride

TOON TOWN!!!!

We waited in line to meet "Micka Mouse!!" Harrison was excited. Carter freaked out and was not interested. Hence there are NO pictures with princesses...next time...

Ready for some Star Tours!!!!

this camping/adventure area in California Adventure was really fun with lots to climb and play on

OOOOO!!!!!

Harrison was a little nervous waiting to go up the HUGE mickey ferris wheel in California Adventure. We did not do the swinging cars. I guess lucky for me my kids are risk averse?? When Jefferson is old enough I somehow think things will be a bit different.

Carter in her Elsa dress outside Tarzan's tree house

Carter and mommy at Splash Mountain. She says she did NOT LIKE IT. but I think she really did :)

We let the big kids pick a toy at the end of the trip. We searched all over for this bubble wand for Carter which was amazing and loved by all until we got it home and it no longer worked (OF COURSE!!)

Fun Times

These cute kids are just growing up too fast. I can't believe Mr. J is ALMOST TWO.  Life is crazy, but good. I'm back to working mostly full time for the last few months and I think it's mostly a good thing for all of us.

Harrison is doing great in school and (I think) learning lots of Chinese. He's also started free  (YAY) online piano lessons which he LOVES.  He finished his first season of basketball on an undefeated team and had a lot of fun.  We are planning to start baseball in the spring.

 Carter is doing great in dance and getting ready for her recital at the end of the year.  She actually goes to class without being bribed now.  She still struggles big time with me being in the primary presidency and actually sitting with her class rather than running up to the room and screaming and hiding under the table when I have to teach sharing time.  Her teachers are wonderful. I feel for them.  Next year she is officially going to kindergarten despite her October birthday. I've enrolled her in an all day kindergarten program at a Montessori school a few miles down the road (more than I'd like but we'll handle it :)) that I toured and loved. She went last week for a few hours just to try it out and make sure she is ready academically. She did awesome. Plus they had a dance party and dissected a cow heart...which she is still talking about.

Jefferson is talking up a storm and putting sentences together. He can officially tell me he's hungry at all times of the day and copies everything we say. He also likes to throw things and hit his siblings...which we are working on :) Generally speaking he is the sweetest, cutest, most chill, little boy.  He loves to laugh and play and dance around and sing songs from frozen (he pointed to cinderella at costco the other day and said "ELSA!!!!"..you can tell he has a big sister...). He loves cars and airplanes and ALL FOOD. He does amazing in nursery and the leaders just eat him up.

They drive me crazy but I love them so much.

Giving her bro a ride

 A winter trip to the zoo. Saying hello to a gorilla.

Fake animals are so much more fun to pose with than real ones ;)

Chinese new year performance at Eastlake

Mommy son time at discount tire. Thank you, Utah for putting toys EVERYWHERE.

and wiped out after all that train playing...

 We went up to Sundance with the Wheelers to ride the tow rope. My kids have been on skis and I still Have not. They both did awesome. Harrison LOVED it.

Waiting to throw some snowballs...

Somehow Jefferson decided he was small enough to fit in this little box.

Just a little screen time after work...