Fossil Falls and Maddie's dance recital

We have had such a busy month!

There is so much going on and school is almost out for the summer.

We hiked Fossil Falls when the Norwegians came to town. They wanted to do something local and fun so we went on this hike with them. They were super nice and even brought us some Freia chocolate!

The kids did great! They loved the hike and climbing over all the rocks.

A little help from the bishop, who is also Trevor's boss.

Kinley was a little scared and Trevor had to hold her the whole time. Made it a little hard to climb up and down the rocks, but he did it!

Waving to Tanner before we made the treacherous climb down

Hanging precariously off the cliff!

Maddie in the abominable snowman's cave. Luckily he wasn't in there.

Tanner getting his cavities filled. He did really good and is a trooper.

Playing Legos with Daddy

Showing off his new bike to Grandma and Grandpa

Giving Grandma her Mother's Day cards and presents

Maddie and Tanner wanted baby cones after we ate at McDonald's but I told them if they wanted them, they had to go ask for them by themselves. They were nervous but they did it!

I made lemon bars for Tracy.

I made two different kinds to see which was better, one from Mel's Kitchen Café and one from Your Cup of Cake. Trevor and I both preferred the Mel's Kitchen Café one.

Eating at Café Rio!

This is the first time we had been to the one in Palmdale. All the sit down places were packed since it was Mother's Day but Café Rio was empty. We were on our way down to LA to drop off Trevor, who was headed to DC for travel.

I loved my Café Rio salad so much! And Kinley liked it too.

Trying out my new KitchenAid attachment that I got for Mother's Day, my ice cream maker! It made the best homemade ice cream, it tastes even better than from the store. I also got a panini press, which I have been using pretty much every day.

Burger King! And homemade bread. I dusted off my bread machine and have started using it to make homemade bread. It has been really fun (and delicious, of course) to try some new recipes.

Open house for Maddie! She has been learning all about bees lately, and every day comes home with new information about them. Her classroom was covered in all of their bee projects, and we got to try some raw honey too.

Playing on the playground afterwards

We went to visit Maddie's kindergarten teacher to say hi and look at the turtle

Trevor and Tanner got to go on a Fathers and Sons campout with Ryan and Brent so we had girls day! While Maddie was at school, Kinley helped me make some Elsa Jello. I knew she wouldn't eat it but she wanted to make it so bad I couldn't say no.

The first thing they wanted to do was paint their nails!

Then play ponies

Then we made pizza for dinner

Can you tell which one is my half?

Then we made a banana split, using a recipe from Maddie's Shopkins cookbook

Turned out great!

Watching "Barbie: A Fairy Story" in Mom's bed

McDonald's Happy Meals for lunch!

Girls day was the best

Maddie's spring dance recital. Most of her recitals are pretty casual but this one they went all out.

She had three dances. The first one was Belle.

This is pretty much how Tanner looked throughout the program

Then she dance to "What's my name?" from Descendents 2

Then "You're Welcome" at the end

And that is what we have been up to for the last few weeks. We are excited for summer and plan to do lots of swimming, cooking, and relaxing.

It's May!

I registered Tanner for kindergarten! He is starting in August, and I can't believe it. Before we could register him, he had to go to his first dental appointment. He did great! He didn't cry and was very brave.

Unfortunately, he also has eight cavities. Could have done without that news.

Got a balloon and stickers for doing so well.

I made chocolate filled croissants! They taste as good as you would imagine.

I made pigs in a blanket with the leftover croissant dough.

Homemade French bread!

Kinley reading books

I have been putting my pizza stone and peel to good use! We have pizza about once a week now and it's awesome!

Our fence has always been really low so Trevor decided to add some wood to the top so we would have more privacy.

This is what our backyard looks like now. Trevor has made it really beautiful.

Baby hummingbirds!

Tracy and Brent watched the kids so I could go to the adult session of stake conference with Trevor

Matching dresses for stake conference!

The kids making pancakes and eggs for dinner

Kinley's beautiful dress from Grami

I had to give a talk in Lone Pine and do sharing time in Primary. Primary was just our 3 kids and then two from the Lone Pine branch. It was really fun! It was Kinley's first time in Primary and she loved it.

We had a picnic at Tuttle Creek campground afterwards

Alabama Hills

Maddie said she wished it was picture day on this day since she looked so cute

It had just rained all day the previous day, so there was water everywhere. Tanner and Maddie had been dying to ride their bikes through the water, so when we went on our walk, they tried it out. Tanner accidentally fell in the water right at the beginning and got soaked! He was tough though, and rode the whole way in his wet clothes, and then rode through the water on the way home.

Maddie and Tanner had to go to the doctor for their well-child check-ups and Tanner had to get 3 shots! He did really good, so I took them to Bear Hugs.

Tanner got a new Hot Wheels bike!

His other bike was too small, completely beat up, and the pedals were broken off, so we figured he was due for a new one.

Making cookies for my friend Kara's baby shower

"If you give a Mouse a Cookie" bar

All the yummy food! The shower was really fun and turned out great.