Lov'in Laser Tag

Davin Turned 7 on May 2nd!

Davin was so excited to go laser tagging with some of his friends! We had scheduled his party for May 7th and after we delivered all of his invitations we found out Davin had a make-up baseball game that night. Between his team and the team we were playing it effected 6 kids so we had to move the party to Wednesday the 12. It is a good thing Davin loves baseball or that might have not gone over so well!Here is the whole crew waiting for their turn! Here are a few members of the green team!!!! You are also looking at three of the tallest first graders in Grantsville!

This picture did not really turn out but we had so much fun in the laser room, I think the kids would have played all night!

Ladies and Gentlemen.....

"Boys and girls, hold on to your hats, because here comes the

FIRST GRADE CIRCUS!!!! "

One of the biggest highlights for a first grader attending Willow Elementary School is the First Grade Circus!!!! The boys all dress as clowns, they can be circus type clowns or rodeo clowns or whatever kind of clown you can come up with. And and all the girls get to dress up as fancy ballerinas. It is a darling performance where every child has a special part and all 212 students entertain the town of Grantsville.

Davin chose to be a Jazz basketball player! The boys in his group did a dance to "We Love Basketball" and after their dance they each got a chance to make a shot! Davin was so nervous he would miss but it was a perfect swooosh!!! I do not have any pictures of his Jazz dance because they were so blurry it was impossible to see what was going on. I now know that not only does my camera no longer take clear pictures , but also that my video camera is broke and of course I did not realize any of this until after the program was over!

This is the end of the program where all the classes come back out to the floor and sing to us. Davin is the tall kid in the back with his head turned backwards talking , therefore missing the first entire verse of the song. I asked him after what he was doing and he said they were comparing whose make-up looked the most sweaty. I said "Well you missed singing half of the song" he replied "Ya, but I won the sweaty contest" I guess I should be so proud!

In a nut shell

It has been a while so here is what we have been up to!

Doug and I went to the Virgin Islands in February.
It was beautiful, warm and sunny!

This is where I spent my mornings, afternoons and evenings, loving every minute of it!!!!

I got absolutely fried and wished I would have used sun screen. It made for a long 12 hour flight home, but it was all worth it!!!!

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Rylie and her friends tried out for the Children's Sociable and made it!!!!! There were lots of hours of practicing, trips to Salt Lake, costume fittings, costume adjustments, music changes, and choreography tweaks but it all came together and it was great!

This is Rylie with her partner Bronco (we were forbidden to call any of them couples during practice, they were strictly dance partners) .

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Davin got glasses, he loves being able to see but doesn't really love the glasses!

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My brother Aaron and his wife Kate made a quick trip out to see everyone and to bless their newest additions to the family TWINS Annie and Aubry!

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We had a St.Patrick's Day party were we all made leprechaun catchers. All the kids were ready with their wishes to be granted the next morning after they caught the leprechaun but he was way too tricky and just left them all a treat!

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I painted Davins room. He wanted a camo/hunting room, so with Paiges help that is just what he got. Although dead animals are not really to my taste in home decor, it turned out pretty cute and he loves it!

I am sure this is offensive to some people but Davin thought it was hilarious!

Word to the Wise

Make sure you are clear, undeniably clear when you explain to your 4 year old that their mouth is numb (after leaving the dentist office) and that they need to be very, very careful. Because they might just not quite understand the severity of the situation and innocently bite a hole right through their lip!

Thanks to our wonderful dentist he gave us some helpful medicine to keep it from causing her to much pain after the numbness wore off!

Happy New Year!!!

I can think of no better way to celebrate the New Year than with a

NO Adults-Grand Kids ONLY New Years Eve Party!!!!!

The festivities consisted of Twister, a Play dough sculpting competition, Glow in the dark hide-n-seek, Mario Cart competition, DDR, Puzzle put together, Fireworks, Screaming so loud you wake the neighbors and of course lots and lots of food!!! Followed by a sleepover and a french toast breakfast in the morning!!

Here they all are (or at least the ones who managed to stay awake until midnight) with their hats, horns and noise makers ringing in the new year!!! Thanks Mom & Dad it was great to be able to have a New Years Eve party with our friends!!!!! And even better being able to sleep in after staying up until 3:00 in the morning playing games!!!! Hope you two get some sleep after the party you guys had!

Christmas Time!

My kids hate when I make them stand by the Christmas tree for pictures

because it always takes us 20 min. because Davin will not cooperate, this is honestly

the only picture where he even looks decent!

Here we were able to get a normal smile, I guess because it is genuine, he was truly excited about getting his first BB gun!

Skylar got her baby and a new 4 wheeler, we had a hard time keeping up with her before, now that she has her own wheels it is really going to be tough!!!

Rylie is at the age where clothes have replaced toys and after a long talk with Mr. Clause, Mrs. Clause was finally able to convince him that she needed a "for emergencies only" (yea right) cell phone! I was as happy as Rylie was for this gift, I can't tell you how many times I have given her my phone only to realize I really feel naked without it and who is she suppose to call when I don't have a phone for her to reach me! (now you all know my side of the argument)!!!

Ashton got a new bike it was all she really wanted, good thing she is such a good girl!

Party Party Party!!!!!!

Nana & Papa Jacks Christmas party!!!!

All the grand kids sang the Nativity song and opened one of their favorite gifts, the matching Christmas PJ's!

Finally it was time for the long awaited Elf hunt. Where all the kids get their hats on and start looking for clues that have been left by Nana's elf. The hunt takes them all over the house and eventually to the magic spot where the Elf left them each a present! This picture has all of my parents Grandchildren in it except for my brother Aaron and his wife's kids, who live in Iowa. They were busy celebrating not only Christmas, but the birth of their new twin girls (on December 22) making a grand total of 5 under 5 and all girls, yeah we were all wishing them the best of luck!!!!!!

The Johnston Family Party!

It is always the best party ever when you-know-who makes a surprise visit.

The Ekins Family Party!!!!!


This new game was a hit with the kids!!! It started as a HUGE ball of toilet paper and the kids passed it around hoping that as it crossed their lap they would unravel a prize. Everyone came up a winner with tons of candy, prizes, toys and trinkets!



Let's Make A Deal, hosted by Grandpa Ekins is always a family favorite!!!
You just never know what you will end up with. This year Rylie gambled and came home with a purple Easter egg she was hoping was filled with some money and it was a shiney new penny! Oh well ,there is always next year!!!!!

Grandma Toni's Party!!!!

It is always fun to go to Grandmas house because we usually only see this side of the family once a year!!! We always play a giant game of BINGO where there are so many prizes the kids come home with "rustley" sacks full of everything from hotel shampoos to Christmas decorations to candy to card games!!!! Every year Grandma gives all of her 22 Great Grand Children hoodies or sweatshirts which they all love!!!!