Introducing...

the newest member of our family.

Star Renee Wright

I'm a sucker and let Tessa open her birthday present early - an American Girl Doll.  I couldn't take it anymore!  She had picked out the doll and knew that it was on it's way.  What she didn't know was that it arrived a full three weeks before her birthday.  I thought we'd get away with hiding it until May 3rd but then she started asking me to check my email to see where it was.  As it had already been delivered and was currently residing in the back of my closet, I just clicked around my email a bit and said, "it's really close!" 

Anyway, we caved on Saturday and let her open her gifts from us (Star) and Grandma (an AG doll outfit).  She was giddier than I've ever seen her.  Her doll from Christmas, Lizzie, now has a sister.  Star's middle name is Renee since all the girls in our family have the middle name of Renee.  She went to dance class with us today.  They are best friends already.

Little girls are fun!

Two Down...

Notice anything different about William?

Another child who inherited my stellar vision.  I think they look snazzy.

I would post pictures from Easter but we were in Ogden and I left our camera at home (again) and although Jay took some pictures with his fancy phone he has never forwarded them on to me.  Suffice it to say that lots of candy was ingested and the kids loved Nana Bunny's Easter Egg hunt.  She has started putting money in the plastic eggs so the kids net a few dollars for their efforts.  It paid off for Henry and William, as they had not had a good behavior week and they had a few bucks to pay for their fuzz balls.

Spring is progressing.  It's been a nice, warm spring.  We aren't doing soccer so our evenings are freer than is typical this time of year.  School is winding down and we're all looking forward to having a summer break to play a little bit.

I wonder if we'll make it through the summer with William's glasses intact?  I wouldn't place any bets on it. 

Mission to Mars

Stinking Henry.  If he wins, it's all about skill.  If he loses, it's just luck.  This year he won - for the 2nd year in a row!  I woke up to him waving a sign around that said 3-Peat.  He's already gloating about next year's tournament!  That is all I have to say about the NCAA Tournament.

This week is Spring Break.  It's been nice.  The kids have played with friends alot.  On Tuesday Nana came up and took them to lunch and to see The Lorax.  They had a great time and ate way too many treats.  But that's what Grandmas are for, I guess, so we compensate with light dinners.

Today we took a little road trip to Salt Lake City.  We went to the Clark Planetarium and saw a movie called Perfect Little Planet, about a group of aliens who take a tour of the solar system looking for a place to vacation.  It was cute.  The exhibits at the Planetarium are free and we had a good time looking at them.  Tessa spent some of the money she had saved at Build-A-Bear Workshop, buying clothes for the bear she got last summer. 

A few pictures, since for once I remembered to take the camera on an outing with my children:

Here are the kids on their mission to Mars:

 Henry is trying so hard to pick up asteroid - he is apparently not as strong as he thinks he is:

 Tessa couldn't wait to see Perfect Little Planet: