One "Can"

This is Ben's favorite book right now. He loves saying all the animals and now knows some great ones like polar bear and rhino. In the book, there is a picture of 2 toucans. I didn't realize that he thought we were saying 2 "cans", but when he saw the cover he kept saying, "look, there's one can". He really cracks us up!

Bradley's busy month

The month of February was pretty busy for Bradley. We signed him up for Little Hoopsters which is just an introduction to basketball for kids in the 1st and 2nd grades. He was pretty excited because he got new basketball shoes and shirt. His dribbling needs some work, but he was pretty good at stealing the ball and taking it to the basket. In just a few short weeks, he was definitely showing some improvement. He is not the most aggressive kid, but he is always willing to try a new sport and so far wants to do them all!

Taking a shot
Dribbling

At the end of the month all the boys turning 8 this year were invited to the Blue and Gold Banquet for the cub scouts. Being in the primary presidency, I spent a lot of time on this and was glad that Bradley could come and see what scouts is all about. The theme was chinese new year and we had a lady from the ward come teach the boys some karate moves. It was a really fun night.

The tables with all the chinese decorations

Bradley in the back row learning karate moves

Listening to the teacher

February Card

This month's theme for card group was Female Birthday. I got this idea from a purse that Kylie used to have. The card opens and has a velcro clasp. It was really fun and very easy to make. I still don't know what I'm going to do about next month's "Male Birthday" card. No flowers or pretty paper?! I had such a blast with all the girls last night! Can't wait for next month.

The many faces of Ben...

Lately Ben has entertained us with his many silly faces. His favorite impressions are "dead" and "pirate", but he seems to come up with something different everyday. As a side note, he recently moved to sleeping in a bed, and he is doing great. He sleeps through the night without getting out and wakes up chipper. Next up...potty training :(

Ben playing dead (sticking his tongue out)

He always says "Arrgh" and closes one eye

This was just a funny picture taken at Christmas time of him hiding

It's a Boy!

We had our big ultrasound today and it is definitely a boy. I thought for sure that it would be a girl, but the baby left no doubt that he is a he! He is perfectly healthy and very active. We saw a lot, but didn't get many good pictures because he was moving too much. Our due date is still on schedule for June 8th. We're still deciding on a name, but the siblings are all very excited. Kylie remains the princess of the house!

St George Half Marathon

I've spent the last few months training for my first half marathon (13.1 miles) and the race was Saturday. It was in St George so I went down with 5 others from my office. I finished 306th out of 1033 finishers with a time of 1:49:52. My goal was to run under 1:55, so I was pleased with the results. Hopefully this is the first of many more to come.
From Left to Right: Kent Jones, Curtis Carlson, Jeff Pierce, Ken Carlson, Cory Wilkins, me

Super Clean Saturday

The following pictures are a result of a sick/pregnant mom and a busy dad. We solved the problem of messy rooms by closing the door. Well, when you add Christmas toys to the mix, it finally became unbearable. We headed to IKEA for some more storage and took out several bags of garbage. Their rooms look so great now and they actually enjoy playing in them because they can find everything. All their toys have a "home" which should help when they are cleaning up. I know it won't last forever, but I'm hoping for at least a day or two!

Ben's room with all the toys from the other room while we built the bookshelves

(Try to find Kylie and Ben in the mess!)

Bradley and Kylie's room

Before

Ben's room

(After)

Bradley and Kylie's room

(After!)

New bookcase to organize all their stuff