Fun with the Grandparents!

We went to St. George and Las Vegas this weekend and spent as much time with my parents as we could. The kids don't get to see their grandparents very often- they live in CO- oh so far away. The trip to St. George was uneventful, a minor traffic outside of Colorado City (I thought I was being stopped because someone needed another wife- ha, ha, hee!) We spent Friday night in St. George. The kids got to see the temple all lit up and thougt it was so beautiful. We spent Saturday looking at the temple up close and at a park for a family reunion. I spent most of the time chasing kids, playing in the grass, etc. Not much socialization. Then we drove to Vegas, had a bite to eat, and got the kids in bed. We spent Sunday celebrating my dad's 65th birthday- wish we could have done more!! We had a good breakfast and then found a park where Grandpa could teach the kids how to fly kites. We had a great time until everyone started dying from allergies!!! A sad goodbye to my parents brought us on the long road over Hoover Dam to Kingman where we spent a few short hours with Grandma Joan- Dustin's mom. It was a long, late night before we made it home to Daddy. Dustin was happy to see us and the kids were happy to sleep in their own beds again. I wish we coudld have spent more time with Uncle Lief, and the grandparents. We sure miss our family so much!!!

Mr. Attitude

Noah is sure displaying his character quite well.

We were getting ready for dinner, everyone was sitting down, and then we looked and Noah was walking towards his room. Dustin asked him where he was going. The reply: "I'm going to the bathroom- don't you see the light on?!!" (All with a snap of attitude of course!)

Another occurence of this display was with me. We had small snack- size candy bars last week- i was having a chocolate attack- any way... Noah asked if he could have a candy bar, but I told him we were out of them, that he ate them all. The reply: "You mean, YOU ate them all!!"

What a stinker!!!

Having Fun

Here is an array of the fun things the kids have done in the last week:

What happens when Mommy doesn't do my hair!









Blowing bubbles in my juice!








"Yeah, I'm SO cool!"









I can climb ANYWHERE!









"Where's MY chair?"

Our Spring and Summer Plans

The Frier clan is trucking along. I got Daniel's evaluation with Mesa Public Schools completed and he will begin pre-school in May for a couple weeks and then 3 days a week starting in September to work with his speech. I won't know what to do with myself come fall. Noah will be in school all day, Daniel will be gone 3 days a week, a couple hours at a time. It will just be Jodi and I. Shopping will be SO much easier with only one child to cart around! I am feeling more and more relaxed and less stressful, so hopefully another pregnancy will come along.

I am looking forward to the last weekend in April. I am taking the kiddos and going to St. George/ Las Vegas for a family reunion of sorts. My parents and brother will be there as well as some long lost cousins. The kids love going to Vegas and any trip with Uncle Lief and Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma Joan is a treasure. Dustin has 3 weeks of school left and is totally feeling the crunch. It is a good weekend for us to be gone as Dustin has a couple major tests to study for.

In May, I am participating in a 3 day flute camp in Tempe complete with flute ensemble participation as well as an AZ Flute Society Member recital of which I am thinking of performing. I am waiting to see what the "competition" is like before I say I will commit to it- I don't want to make a fool of myself!!! Ah, the performers ego.... I am looking forward to 3 fun filled, no kid days!!

In July, we are planning a long vacation to CO to visit grandparents and my sister and her kids. It will be fun. We plan on watching fireworks in Craig where they put on an amazing show, celebrate birthdays, bask in the cool wave-pool, enjoy mountain scenery, and have fun with the abundant wildlife that has made their home in my parents yard. It should be just enough of things going on to have an enjoyable summer.

Las Vegas here we come!

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Ward Media Fast

A what?!! For our friends and family who have no idea what I am talking about- Our ward decided to invite each family to take a break from the distractions in the world for a week and concentrate our time on family, spiritual fulfillment and other good activities. Our family cut back on the PBS morning cartoons to watch until 9am and then no more TV for the day. We used to watch movies back to back to back. We took a break from that and didn't watch movies (well maybe one or two- in 2 weeks!) It was a good change for our family. I pulled out all of my classical music CDs. We enjoyed the kids music and danced and played more with them. The boys attempted to get along better and there has been a happier mood in the home- mostly.

We ended the fast by watching General Conference on TV. For those that grew up having to go to church to watch conference this concept of watching it on TV is strange. I still feel strange doing it myself. Our kids enjoyed a nice picnic breakfast watching conference. We saw all the sessions and tried to listen to the speakers as best we could. SUnday afternoon's session was the best. All 3 kids took good long naps. I actually listened to it all!!!







We have had a fun couple of weeks. We began our fast on Easter Sunday as a family. We went to the park a lot, the visit from cousins helped, the kids pulled out old games and books and REALLY got into coloring books. We played with the play-doh and just had good family fun. Now we are dealing with the "sickies" again. Allergies, colds, pink eye!!! Ahh!! Life is always full of excitement!

(I'm trying very hard to get a picture of Jodi when she colored herself with markers- hopefully I can get it up soon)