Jackson seriously will play in the car all day if we will let him. He is so cute, he will sit in the drivers seat and make car noises. We pretend we are driving to many different places like to the moon, to see Alexis, Mel & Steve, to see Megan, Grandma & Grandpa, to find Nemo, etc. :)








My friend from church recommended I get a life jacket for Jackson to use in the pool instead of one of those inner tube things. So we did and Jackson LOVED it!!! We played in the pool for hours on Friday and he was swimming all over the place by himself. When we arrived home Jackson said, "Mommy I'm tired I want to go to bed." I said, "Ok sit here on the couch and I will got get your PJ's." By the time I came back downstairs with Jackson's PJ's he was already asleep! It was 6:45pm and he woke up the next morning at 10:30am. We really wore him out! Jackson is such a cool kid. He really is fearless and loves trying new things.

There was a carnival by our house last week and Jackson said he wanted to go on a ride. I love amusement parks so I was down for going on any ride. I thought for sure Jackson would want to go ride the little boats or the little kid airplanes, but he said he wanted to go on the big ride. When I realized which one he was talking about, I asked him 10 times are you sure you want to go on THAT one. He told me yes every time and I said ok... I went and bought some tickets. The ride is like those ones on the ground that spin so fast that if you are on the outside you get smashed...except this one goes in the air!! I can't believe they would even allow a 2 year old to go on the ride, but they said it was safe. So we sat down and I looked at Jackson and said, "Are you sure about this Jack?" Jackson said, "Yep Mom, no worries." So the ride started and we went up into the air and Jackson looked at me and said, "WOO HOO MOMMY!!!!" He laughed the whole time and loved every minute of it. He kept saying, "We're Flying!!!" Jackson may not look a lot like me, but he definitley loves rides like his mommy :)

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It has been so fun to live so close to the mountains. Our little guy Jackson is not only a climber, but he can hike up to 3.1 miles so far! We have been going up to the mountains the last few weeks, it has been so much fun!

I love local businesses, especially in this economic environment. I cannot tell you how many times I have lost bids on jobs because of someone overseas. I believe people outside of this country are extremely talented and perform great work. It is nice though to see work done in our home country because it helps the economy!

That being said I have found 2 AMAZING companies:



From: Our Home To: Yours is a super cute website for home decor. It has all the cool LDS products as well, like Families Are Forever Sign, Follow The Prophet, I am Child of God, etc. Plus you can do those cool personalized signs with your last name and established date and they will have vinyl designs soon where you can easily place cool sayings on your walls without having to ruin the paint or leave nail marks. From: Our Home To: Yours was started in Springville, UT. One of my favorite cities! I love the people in Springville.


Next is Amber Lyn Chocolates. They are located in St. George, UT. Let me just say.....THIS IS THE BEST HEALTHIEST CHOCOLATE I have ever tasted. I was floored when I took a bite into this sugar free chocolate! It was amazing, and the best part is, it's natural. It does not have all that aspartame/splendid junk that is so horrible for your body. It uses maltitol which is derived from wheat. I love chocolate, but I know it can pack on the calories so I wanted to try a healthier chocolate and I was expecting it to taste disgusting, but honestly it was the best chocolate I have ever tasted. Plus I have so many friends that are diabetic and cannot have gluten, so this was a pleasant surprise to know they can enjoy this chocolate! I'm telling you now this awesome product and I'm sure this would be a pleasant gift for mother's day!

April has been a beautiful and fun month. One day the weather is perfect and the next day it will snow. Either way we have been playing outside. Jackson has been falling asleep on our walks.



Jackson loves his new wheels! We love craigslist for finding second hand toys!

Here's El Guapo. I say this is Jackson's version of the "Edward Cullen" stare.

We had a BLAST coloring eggs. I kept telling Jackson be soft when you put the egg in the bowl and he would drop it like an atom bomb! I couldn't help but laugh. All of the eggs cracked, but they were still delicious! Jackson LOVES eggs and so do I. However we are not huge fans of the tute smell you get from hard boiled eggs :)




This is Bentley!!! This is Jon & Laura's adorable little boy. He is only 2 days on in this picture. He is such a cute little guy and a great baby!

Josh Shooting his Rifle

Here is Josh shooting his rifle last year. He decided to have a little fun with the picture

Isn't Angelique amazing!!! You may be wondering who is Angelique?!? She is one of the most talented photographers on the planet and she took our family photos last week! Angelique owns her own business Baci Photography. We love Angelique so much and consider her family. Thank you for the most memorable photo shoot we have ever had. Many of you who know Josh will know he HATES taking pictures! Now when we say taking pictures we mean going to one of the studios like you see in the mall or even a business location. The way Angelique shot our photos was awesome! Josh loved every moment because it was relaxed and natural. We can't wait to do it again! Thank you again Angelique for these priceless photos that we will cherish forever!