Lava Hot Springs and the Pocatello Jamboree

We went to Pocatello for the Lacrosse Jamboree. We decided to make it a little mini-vacation. We let Andrew and his friend Cade swim at the hotel, play in the tournament and then we went to Lava Hot Springs afterwards. Our other friends the Gertges and Marroquins also stayed and went with us. It was freezing at the games so the hot springs felt fabulous!!

The boys are very cool in their shades!

Poor cold, cold spectators!

Lava Hot Springs

The Big Boys.

The Younger Boys!

Andrew and me!

Andrew's Newest Sports Obsession! LACROSSE!

Andrew has a need to keep busy all the time. SO,he plays football in the fall, basketball for 6 or 7 months and then baseball. Baseball isn't his favorite sport so he and Brett found a new one - LACROSSE!! They bought all kinds of new sports equipment to fill up my garage. They got some of Andrew's buddies to play and they have been having a blast! As near as I can tell, lacrosse is all about hitting whoever has the ball with a stick as hard as you can...then knocking them down and taking the ball. NO WONDER THE BOYS LOVE IT! Andrew's team is all first year players. They have been doing awesome. They lost their first two games, but have won the rest. Andrew has been scoring a lot of goals and loving practice and

Easter Egg Hunt!

We had our annual Easter Egg Hunt/Birthday party at Cheryl and Scott's house this year. It was a nice, warmish day for once. Everyone had a great time! Good food, fun and family. We love our family!

Mom & Dad

Mom, Tracy, Me, Ryker, Cheryl, Melissa and Raegann

Melissa's egg had a note that said "sucka" instead of money!

But don't worry, Andrew got money!!

Melissa and Ryan

Grandpa and Ryker look at the candy!

The spring birthday kids (no Jordan, he had to work). It is also Grandpa's birthday!

Connie is drawing on Ryker's back.

The lastest greatest new game "Jumping Through Hoops"

Andrew lands his jump with a flip!

Bonnie's 80th Birthday!

All of Bonnie's kids got together a party at the church for her 80th birthday! Brett scanned all of her old pictures that he could find (which took him forever!). She wasn't too happy when the ward announced to everyone that she was 80 years old! The party was a huge success though. Everyone had fun catching up and meeting new faces.

Visiting at the party!

Bonnie, Chris Bills and Andrew
Brett, Andrew and Josh
Brett and June
Ryan, Melissa and Ryker
Hadley, Angie, Alex, Zach and Jordan
Angie and Jordan
Lori and Pam

Scrapbooking with the Girls!!

The best way to scrapbook is with the girls!! We went to Cheryl's and scrapbooked like crazy, had a nice lunch and went back to it!

Ryker was lucky to get to come with us!

Cheryl, Ryker, Me and Tracy

Melissa and Mom

Maria & Katie

Emily and Melissa

Appreciation

I had my ACL tendon reconstructed and a few other things down to me left knee. I found out a few things about myself.
#1 - I am very impatient. I want to do things when I want to do them. I think of
something, like I want to get this or that and I want to be able to have it!
It even bugs me if I want to clean something up and can't! I do not like being laid up!!
#2 - I like having two legs that work! I like it a lot!
#3 - I like having my family have to wait on me! HeeHee! Sometimes they forget about me though! Just kidding - thanks guys!
#4 - The big earthquake in Haiti made me realize just how lucky we have it. I
was lying in my bed watching CNN showing all those poor people. They all just
had to stay in the streets. Many of them were horribly injured. They had no
doctors, no pain medication, no sanitation and no one to take care of them.
There I was - in my nice soft bed, hurting a little but with an ice machine,
pain medication and people who could help me. I had surgery in a nice,
sanitary hospital with little chance of infection. I have food and water
and a nice flushing toilet! I guess all that helps keep things in perspective.

Anyway, I am feeling better, but I am still a total gimp. I have to wear a brace and keep it locked straight if I walk. I still use crutches a little and I am not in much pain. I start physical therapy on Monday!

Cabin Trip....for the Weak Kneed!!

We usually go up to our cabin after Christmas for a snowmobiling trip, but I am currently waiting to have surgery on my ACL and didn't think I could snowmobile into the cabin and walk through that deep, deep snow! Luckily, our friends the Peterson's invited us up to their much tamer cabin for a few days. The Cottams and Andrew's buddy Daxten went to, so we had lots of friends and boys! The kids rode the snowmobiles around in a field and Scott pulled the kids on a tube. It was a big cabin with water and electricity! Not really roughing it all, it was better than my house! We had a great time. Thanks Petersons!

Scott shows us his dancing moves in a game of "Would You Rather Do This or That?"

Daxten, Andrew, Jesse, Kia and Elle

Brett enjoying the sunshine!

Andrew & Daxten riding the inner tube!

Jesse, Dallin, Daxten, Andrew & Cam

A pretty rough game of snow football! The boys loved it!