March Happenings

Here are a few random bamatamb happenings this month...

First, Bree had a playdate with her friend Norah, and the cute girls decided to make a message for their moms, using their toys.  I loved getting this sweet picture texted to me out of the blue!

Bryan went to Louisville, Kentucky for work and had a few free hours before he flew home, so he checked out the Louisville Slugger baseball bat factory and museum.  He said it was really interesting to see them make the bats (which are all still made by hand today.)  And he learned the story behind the Louisville Slugger name...apparently there was a famous baseball player in the 1880s named Pete Browning who played for Louisville and had the nickname "Louisville Slugger."  During one game he hit the ball so hard, his bat broke, and a young boy watching in the stands invited Browning to his father's woodworking shop and said his dad would make Pete a new bat.  Pete went, and told the father exactly what he wanted and the bat was so great that word got out and all the players eventually went to the same shop to get their bats custom-made.  (There, didn't you want a little baseball history today?  You're welcome.)

Here are a few shots of our little silly Bree.  She never fails to make me smile with her outfits and accessories.

I just liked this picture of Miles and Tess, getting along nicely and playing Legos, while Parker looks on.  (And Miles looks funny, in his plastic fireman's hat, backwards.  Ha!)

Miles's 3rd grade teachers had a big party on St. Patrick's Day and I had fun helping out at one of the stations.  Here is Miles doing the cup stacking competition.

Probably the most exciting "happening" this month is Bree learning how to ride her 2-wheeler!  Woohoo!  Bryan is a great teacher and she did really well for him.  Her training wheels were old and crappy and would get all bent every time she rode, so I just figured they had to go!  She worked really hard and she got it!  We were very proud of her.

Mother-Daughter Activity

Tess has super fun Activity Days leaders at church.  And they have a huge group of girls too.  We were able to attend a really fun Mother-Daughter activity this week, called "Hats off to Mom!"  We did relay races as a mother-daughter team and then we spent some time making these cute hats for each other out of butcher paper, tape, and flowers.  I thought our hats turned out pretty dang cute, if I do say so myself.

After the hat making we had a trivia game about all the moms (a "guess-which-mom-matches-this-fun-fact" type of game.)  That was followed by treats and silly photos.

Here we are with our wonderful neighbors and friends, Renee' and Lauren Ashby.

Lagoon

For Christmas this year, we got season passes to Lagoon.  We have never had them before, but we are all excited to use them a lot this summer!  Saturday was opening day.  I really didn't want to go because it was cold and rainy, but the kids were dying to give it a try.  So, we bundled up and toughed it out.

The great thing about the bad weather was that all the lines were super short--or non-existent!  Our first ride was the Rocket, which is always my favorite.

Bree is still too short for many rides, but she was able to try the Music Express....this picture adequately shows how she felt about it (not too thrilled at all, poor thing.)

But she did love the good ol' carousel!

We're excited to go back many times this year.  The great thing about the passes is that we can pop in for an hour or two, and then leave if we want.  No pressure to ride, ride, ride all day to get your money's worth (along with the sickness that comes with all those rides!)

Mr. Wahlquist

Our wonderful nephew Kade was a part of the "Mr. Wahlquist" competition at his junior high.  There are several 9th grade boys who try out and do different activities throughout the week at school, ending with an assembly on Friday.  Each boy submits a funny video and performs a talent, among other things.  For one part of the assembly, there is a formal interview portion where the contestants walk out with an escort.  Kade asked if Bree would be his escort.  It was super fun for her to get dressed up and she especially loved the flower bouquet that was given to her to hold.

Here are all the other escorts...most were junior high students and one was a little sister, but Bree was the youngest (and, in my opinion, the most beautiful!) of all.

Waterfall Canyon

I enjoyed a nice "Girls Day" with friends in Logan on Saturday, so Bryan took the kids hiking for a fun activity.  They went up to Waterfall Canyon.  It's always a good hike.  This was Bree's first time not in the backpack and Bryan said she did just fine, even on the steep parts.  And of course, they brought our little Parker dog along.  Sounds like they had a great day!  Our kids are lucky to have a fun, adventurous Daddy.

Treehouse Field Trip

I love going on Field Trips with our kids.  I was able to go along with Bree to the Treehouse Museum.  We have been there many times together, but it's always fun to be a part of a school group because they do different activities for you.

Bree got to participate in the little play they put on...she was a little grandma in the story of the Golden Goose.  She did a great job.

There was a fun Clifford exhibit that is at Treehouse for a short time so it was fun to see that.  Here is my little group that I was in charge of:  Abby, Bree, and Kai.

Church History Museum

A man in our ward is a tour guide at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake and we had a ward activity there.  It was a fun family night, learning about and seeing different artifacts from the history of the church, especially during Joseph Smith's time.

They have a fun kids area upstairs with lots of hands-on activities.

This Moroni statue used to be on a church building in Washington D.C.

Afterwards we all trekked over to Leatherby's for some ice cream.  It was a fun night and we are so lucky to have good neighbors and friends in our ward.