Kids are funny

So we were driving to the Jazz game on Friday night and there was a commercial that came on the radio...maybe you've heard it. There is a father and daughter talking about being basketball bffs (best friends forever if you don't know). The commercial ends and Hunter pipes up from the back of the Yukon:

"Dad".
"Yeah pal?"
"Um, when baseball starts can we be baseball b-f-fs?"

Of course my answer was yes! What a funny kid! It just proves that kids are always listening when you least expect it.

Oh, and here we are at the Jazz game. It was the first time all five of us had gone. Alexis was the busiest as usual, but between the popcorn and the ice cream they all had a good time.

MS Walk

Every year the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has a fundraiser called the MS Walk. This fundraiser event is important for many reasons, but since Missy and her mom have MS it is especially important to our family. Unfortunately there is no known cure for MS right now. There has been lots of progress made over the years, but there is much more work/research to be done and that takes money.

For the past few years we have wanted to participate, but either we were out of town or we found out too late when the event was to be held. I'm happy to report that this year we are participating in the MS Walk! We have started a team and would love for any friends or family members who feel so inclined to either join us in the walk or sponsor us. You can get more information here:

MS Walk

Library fun

Amelia's preschool class had a field trip to the Salt Lake City Library a few weeks ago. The Governor's wife was there to film a commercial and she sat down with the kids and interacted with them. You can see the pictures here: link

Amelia is the brunette sitting on Mrs. Huntsman's lap in the first picture and Alexis is the blond with the pink shirt on. They had a great time at the library and Alexis didn't even scream enough to get them kicked out!!

21st Birthday

As I mentioned previously, we went to Vegas to celebrate Drew's 21st birthday. Drew brought one of his friends, Dan, with him also. (This information is important as you'll see in just a minute)

On Friday night we had a birhtday bash for Drew. Ma and Pa ordered pizza (well, Megan did the actual ordering and I hold her personally responsible for at least 5 of the pounds I gained in Vegas!) and they also bought a nice Oreo cake for the birthday boy. So close your eyes (well not really 'cuz if you did you couldn't read this) and imagine us all singing happy birthday to Drew as Cathy carries the cake to him to blow out the candles. Here's her baby boy all grown up! The moment arrives and Drew takes a big breath, blows out the candles and gets a big smile on his face. Surrounded by family and a close friend he is so happy. Cathy gets ready to head back to the kitchen to cut the cake for all to enjoy when the cake slips...will it land on Drew...will it hit the floor...will she catch it??






Poor Dan, he was sitting too close to the birthday boy. Oh, meet Dan...he's the one with the cake on him. :) Thankfully, Julianna and Megan did a full CSI investigation to determine which parts of the cake were edible and many mounths enjoyed the Oreo cake afterall. :)

Oh, and just in case you were wondering...Dan does have a face:

I beat Julianna!!!

As Julianna mentioned in her blog, our family went to Vegas last week to celebrate Drew's 21st birthday. We had some good times together and I'll post more later, but this post is mostly just to beat Julianna on a post trip blog post (say that three time fast!). Hahahahahahaha...I beat you at your own game!!

Here are a couple of pictures of Missy and the kids on a merry-go-round in an outlet mall in Vegas:

Ughhh...

I've given in to the dark side and created a family blog. Hmmmm I wonder how often I will actually post. I guess maybe I can hire Missy to keep it up to date for us. We shall see...