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Living the Dream

Well, I'm about a month into my semester off and I'm getting pretty used to all of this down time, let me tell you. Love it!

On April 18 we had a ward breakfast with some games for the kids outside. It was a gorgeous spring morning. You can never be sure what you will get in Idaho in April. Here are some shots of the kids doing a game where they had to hold an egg between two foreheads and walk down the length of the lawn. Pretty cute.




After that, since it was such a nice day, we decided to go hike the R butte in Rexburg. We got there just as some sort of trail run was ending, so the parking lot was full, but the trail wasn't too crowded. Of course, the wind picked up once we were on top. Caleb and Chloe seemed to have a lot of fun climbing rocks and exploring. Kory and I were reminiscing since that was where we went on our first date!









After we got home, Chloe took her little mini scooter for a ride and biffed it, so she spent most of the rest of the day taking it easy.



Of course we've been attending lots of track meets and both Isaac and Phoebe have been doing great. Isaac has been placing first in the mile and two mile at most of his meets. He's always placed, but this year he trained off season and it has made a huge difference for him.  I haven't got any great shots of Isaac...Kory has been taking some with his phone. Here are some of Phoebe at Madison--and a few shots of her adoring fans.







Finally, last week was Madi's birthday, so we did some celebrating. On Thursday we took her to the new hibachi restaurant in I.F. On Saturday we took the whole family to Red Robin.




So, the kids definitely keep us hopping from one place to the other. It will be nice when summer rolls around and we can all just chill and relax a little.

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