The Month of April

I usually blog by event, but since I'm getting behind, I decided to blog the month of April...

 Eater Egg Hunt at Grandma Sherry and Grandpa Buddy's house.  Thought the kids were getting too old for this but they say they aren't. Especially when Grandma puts money in some of the eggs.

 Gram (Barbara Pennington) turned 84 on April 1st.

Elliott laughing with Maddie, so cute!

 Jon's brother Michael, his wife Rachel and their three boys came for a visit- Caleb, Andrew, and Jacob. We went to Lowe's Xtreme air sports to jump on the trampolines.

 Even though the snow was a bit slushy, Max and Seth wanted to learn how to snowboard this winter. They did really well and will be ready for next year. Hopefully we'll go a few times with Seth's 5th grade pass.

Maddie got her permit and LOVES driving. "Can I drive?" is heard a lot around here.

 We took a trip to ID to watch General Conference with the family. The kids love road trips because they can listen to music and play on their iPods.

 Grandma Marilyn had two blow up beds for Maddie and Calli to sleep on. I'm glad they're good cousin friends.

 The men going to the Preisthood Session of conference. Ben, Quentin, Jeff, Tanner, Jon Michael, Caleb, PaPa (John Hulet), and Max.

 Seth and Mac went shopping and found these great t-shirts!

 Max's first year of track and Maddie's 3rd year of track. They had pretty fun. Max and James. Maddie and Hannah, Alyssa, Marissa, and Sara (those are all the friends names I know.)

 Max goes on a campout. He's getting ready for his week long camp out this summer. Randon, Josh, Eli, Bryce, Max, Talon, and David.

General Young Women's Broadcast

Maddie was fortunate to get the opportunity to sing in the Conference Center for the Young Women's Broadcast at the end of March. I don't even know how they pick which Stake gets to sing because Utah has A LOT of Stakes to choose from. Elaine Dalton the General YW President did speak to our Stake for a Fireside and they did sing for her so maybe that made an impression. So, two Stakes in our area were invited to sing in Salt Lake. They had to practice a lot but it was such a great spiritual experience for Maddie. She would come home crying because she didn't want it to end and shared stories about the things the music director shared with them. They practiced like 5 Sundays for 3 hours each and then had a Saturday Dress rehearsal in Salt Lake that families were invited to.

 Grandma Sherry, Maddie, and Kyla after the Broadcast.