South Mountain Hike

This morning, Jack and I went for a little hike on South Mountain. The weather is perfect right now, but in a few weeks it's going to be too hot, so now is the time to go! It was beautiful. There were flowers blooming everywhere. We didn't make it very far, but Jack had fun, so that's all that matters.

I Love Spring

Spring in Arizona is one of my favorite times of year. We get to wear our shorts and flip-flops, but we don't get scorched every time we step outside. We've really tried to be outside as much as possible while the weather is nice, because our time is limited! Here's some recent pictures of us enjoying being outside:

We got Jack a kite and tried to teach him how to fly it. So fun. Even though his attention span only lasted about 10 minutes, it was definitely worth the $3 spent at Target.

Priceless.

This morning, Jack and I had a picnic lunch at the park. We rode over on my bike and enjoyed having the park to ourselves for an hour. It was one of those mornings for me--you know, the ones that make parenting all worth it. He was in such a good mood and the weather was so beautiful, that life really seemed just perfect.

I love this, too:

Jack is very independent. He wants to do everything by himself, from unlocking the front door to wiping his bum! Sometimes (okay, most of the time) it drives me crazy because it always takes longer and makes a bigger mess than it would have if I did it myself. I decided, though, to give Jack a chore he could do all by himself and really let him do it all by himself: watering the flowers! It takes him about 10 minutes, but it's so cute to watch and I can tell he feels so proud when he's all done.

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend this year. It was nice to have Conference at the same time to remind us of how blessed we are for the Plan of Salvation and for our Savior. Hopefully, you all had a great weekend, too!

San Diego

Ty had some business in San Diego this week, so we decided to take advantage of the free hotel and turn it into a family vacation! My mom came with us, too, which was a lot of fun. She helped out a lot with Jack and it allowed me and Ty to be able to get off on our own a little bit each night. We drove there Sunday night, because Ty had told me that he needed to work Monday, but we were actually there a day early so Ty got to spend the first day of vacation with us. Nice Surprise!

Highlight#1: Sea World! We loved that place! Watching Shamu, kiddie rides, meeting Sesame Street characters, a 4D movie, and lots of fish! (Of course, all Jack cared about at the aquariums was the pebbles at the bottom of the tank...every time I pointed out a fish, he'd yell "Rocks! Big rocks!")

Highlight #2: Lots of good food! Eating out is one of the best parts of vacation, right? We also tried some yummy desserts, including gelato and chocolates from the Ghiradelli store.

Highlight #3: Doing a session at the San Diego temple. Thanks Mom for babysitting!

Highlight #4: Coronado! We spent a morning playing at this beautiful beach. Unfortunately, the first time the water hit Jack's toes, it caught him so off-guard that he lost his balance and fell in the inch-deep water. The rest of the morning he cried that he "fell in the ocean."

Highlight #5: Chocolate shakes at In-n-Out!