We did a thing ... without telling Greg

The day after we got back from Spring Break, we did a thing and decided to get chicks! Apparently it was the year to get chicks, because IFA limited people to only Saturday. So, we went to good old Cal Ranch and came home with 7 of the cutest chicks you ever did see!

Meet Ziggy, Sunday, Lemon, Dot, Shadow and Kiwi.

Quince was in heaven every morning going to check on the chicks. They were small enough, we kept them in a tote in the basement.

We got the chicks the week of General Conference and we had the best time holding them all weekend long. Even Greg got in on the holding.

I'm thinking we need to recreate this picture now that the chickens are big ...

Greg handled the news of the chicks relatively well. We didn't tell him we were getting them, and he was in a great mood coming home that night. No one said anything until sweet baby Quincey said, "Dad, want to see our chicks?" Greg then stopped, looks at me, flares his nostrils and said, "You didn't!" 

We did, and we've been in chicken heaven ever since.

Happy Birthday Grandpa + Spring Break 2025

The end of March 2025 was a party. We headed south to help Grandpa Todd celebrate his 65th birthday. My dad has acquired enough machines to keep his 5 daughters, 11 grandkids and various son-in-laws happy at the sand dunes. All my dad wanted was to have a fun day at the sand dunes, and fun was definitely had.

Quince had the best time climbing all of the sand hills.

We love going to Grandma Jolley's Sacrament Meeting where she lives. She wasn't expecting us and the delighted look of surprise on her face made being late to the meeting worth it. That lady loves her family.

We spent a day in St George doing all of the fun things. We took the bikes down to the bike Park in Santa Clara and the girls had a great time! They have embraced riding bikes and love keeping up with their dad. Quince had fun cruising around on her scooter. I may have managed to lose my car keys but luckily had them returned relatively quickly. I am convinced one of these years my brain will decide to re-enter my body. Until then ... who knows what else will be lost?

After, we dropped Greg off to ride a fun trail while we played at the Children's Museum and Dinosaur park. 

Then we stopped for a yummy custard treat at Nielsen's.

The girls were so cold after their treat they warmed up leaning on the car.

Another fun thing we did was find time to ride horses out at the farm. Uncle Danny was kind enough to saddle up Socks and let us ride him. 

This picture was before Socks decided to dump me on my face. I am terribly out of practice.

Sof was in heaven.

We picked up sweet Grandma Jolley who came with us to the farm. She dressed warm and stayed in the car to watch, but we loved having her along for the ride.

We had fun in Cedar. Got some good Vitamin D and made some fun memories with cousins. It is always hard to leave.

Greg worked a bit the day we planned to leave and head back north, so I took the girls down to Evan's (The local hair school) to get manicures and see Shelby's booth. We also stopped to visit Grandma Jan at work before heading out. 

It's always fun to visit, but it definitely is nice to come home and sleep in our own beds. 

3 year olds are hilarious. Every day is a new adventure with Quincey.

March 2025 - One Year Older, Snow Days, Piano Recitals, and Fun

What better way to begin the post for March 2025 than this fantastic video? 

34 years baby!

For my birthday, Quincey and I went to have lunch with Greg somewhere in West Valley that served delicious tacos. Quince was excited to pack and bring her own lunch on our date.

I'm one lucky girl!

Quince continues to grow and graduated to a toddler bed. She's so big!

Claire is hilarious. 1st Graders are the best!

I took the girls down to Thanksgiving Point to the Butterfly Terrarium and we had the best time! Catching and chasing butterflies was the funnest thing!

And, of course, we couldn't end the trip without ice cream. I blew past the first McDonald's window and how to run back to pay for the cones. The girls were laughing at me, how embarassing 🤣

It's so fun watching Sof grow up and become her own person. She is so easy to be around and is constantly doing the most random things that make us laugh.

March 9, 2025 and Greg was able to come home before dark. It's a Mad World!

Quince loved taking her scooter on bike rides just so she could cruise down the hill with us.

Sof's new glasses came! She's looking so big!

(And her white eyebrows from the Willy Wonka play)

I've learned to always keep a kite in the car, for windy spring days like this.

Willy Wonka, Jr. - Sof is amazing as an Oompa Loompa and in the Ensemble.

We were thrilled to have Grandma Jan and Grandpa Todd come stay and watch Sof's play with us.

Claire's cute chick she drew in school for St. Patrick's Day.

Sofi and Claire performed in their piano recital and did really well! Sof had a solo and Claire did a duet with Miss Emma.

Donuts for breakfast at the school with Annabelle!

It may have taken me 7+ months to finish this little dresser, but it finally happenened and turned out beautiful!

Kaysville had a snow day, and it made everything look so beautiful!

Our neighbors built the BIGGEST snowman. This picture doesn't do its size justice.

You better believe I'm going to cram these girlies on the ebike for as long as I can!

This is one I need to frame.

Not exactly sure what I'm doing here, but I'm sure it was important.

It's so cute the way she's looking up at her Daddy.

Quince went through a major necklace phase there for a while, and it was so cute to see her layers and layers of necklaces. She's also rocking my very last purchase from Jolley's Ranchwear - the little cowgirl boots.

March was so much fun! It always feels like it's the longest month at the time, and while it is long, it is a month we also enjoy. Between the snow days and days warm enough for the park, we are always able to find something to do.