Logandale Fair 2009

Haley and Mikayla danced again at the Longandale Fair this year. Last year I thought it was not so great because of all the dirt and dust. When we left, Brett and I both felt like we needed major showers to remove the several layers of dirt left on us. Well, this year we did not have the dirt and dust to contend with, we had the rain!!! It rained the entire day, right up to when they had to line up on stage. And needless to say I was not well prepared. No umbrellas, No heavy coats, Not even long sleeve shirts, luckily I had the girls light weight zip up hoodies in the car from the day before.

We made the best of the day and it really was not all that bad, we actually manage to smile and laugh at times! The girls got to go on some rides and eat all the good fair food, (yummy fried food). We even drank hot cocoa and ate kettle corn while sitting on a bench in the rain. The girls loved that, me not so much. And at five in the evening they were able to get on stage and perform their routines in front of a pretty good crowd.

Some Easter Fun!

Easter was fun, not too much going on this year for us. It was pretty quiet, well as quiet as it can be with three kiddos running off candy highs. Saturday morning before heading off to the fair we colored our Easter eggs. That went pretty quickly, Mikayla was not into it as much as Haley was, so Haley pretty much took over and got it all done in a snap. Saturday night, in the hopes that the Easter Bunny would visit us we left out our Easter baskets, decorated eggs, and carrots. We woke up to a whole bunch of chocolate treats in our baskets, High School Musical 3 DVD, a few new books, and we can't forget the new toothbrushes we found in our baskets surrounded by all the chocolate!! Brayden tried to clean up the mess the Easter Bunny made with the carrots, but quickly realized he does not like raw carrots!! The Easter Bunny left a trail of carrots on the floor around where he had hidden the eggs. Mikayla was just relieved that he did not go upstairs, she was worried about that. Next year, Bunny, could you be a little neater when eating the carrots we leave for you.

Hiking and Rock Climbing...What a Day!

Haley and I had a very nice day with each other at Red Rock Canyon. We began the day with a hike along the children's discovery trail. We found our way to a beautiful waterfall. After exploring the area and standing under the freezing cold water from the waterfall we decided it was time to refuel. We had a picnic lunch on the highest rock while we talked and watched others enjoy the waterfall. I have wanted to bring Haley here for a while now, ever since I went with Mikayla and Brayden and the playgroup. I knew Haley would love it, so I decided to plan a special day with her. I decided to bring our Book of Mormon Stories book, and while we were sitting on that pretty large rock, looking down onto the beautiful waterfall I read to her about Joseph Smith and how the Book of Mormon came to us. I was impressed with Haley's knowledge, she knew allot more then I had assumed, go primary!! We talked about prayer, receiving answers to prayers, and faith. I loved hearing her talk about what she knows, and hearing the faith she has in knowing that Heavenly Father will answer her prayers just like he answered Joseph Smith's. After we were done with all the eating and talking we had our "energy pills" aka Hershey Kisses, and headed back out on the trail. We got back to the car and Haley was ready for more, she wanted to go rock climbing on the big rocks that we passed on the way to the Discovery Trail. I have to admit I was a little hesitant, I wasn't sure either of us were up for that but she really wanted to so I gave in and we went over to the Calico Rocks. Here is just one of our views from on top of some pretty high rocks.



Boy, was I surprised with just how well Haley did. I learned a little more about my beautiful almost 6 year old, like how determine she can be when she has set her mind to something. She does not give up, she was able to put her fear aside and concentrate on the task at hand. She is a very determine little girl. At times my fear was a little overwhelming, I wanted to turn around and find another way or another rock to climb, but Haley just kept persevering. I overheard her saying to herself "I can do this, I can do this" and "don't be scared, I can do this" words can not describe how proud I was of her and her determination.




We had a blast and both of us agreed that this is something we will definitely do again. More then once Haley told me how much fun she had and how grateful she was that we took the time to do this. It sure makes scripture study more fun!!