Catch Up

Well, it's been quite some time since I've updated anything. Time is flying by quickly and before I know it March is here! A few fun things going on. If you've been to our house you know the ceilings are very tall. So, when a light burned out we finally broke down and bought a mega-ladder. The boys were dying to try it out so we set it up and they climbed up and down again and again. You can't tell in the pics, but the top of the ladder is probably about 20' high. The ladder isn't even all the way extended! They climbed even higher than this, and they thought they were soooo cool!Tyler was hesitant and it took him a little while to climb all the way up, then of course Jacob gets on, hustles right on up to the top and looked like he was going to climb right off the end. No problem. My little daredevil. I'm going to have to worry about this kid when he's a teenager... No fear.
For President's Day weekend we went down to St. George with Katie and her family, Jessica and her family and Eric's parents. It was fun. We did some exploring, the kids got muddy, shot some guns, and I even shot a clay pigeon! It took me 5 tries but I finally nailed it. Just call me Annie Oakley.
The hooligans hooliganing.
On Monday morning we decided to take our little family and go hike the famous "Swenson's Crevasse." Hiking there is really fun because of all the slick rock. You can walk steep inclines, and there are lots of places to explore. The boys were having a ball.
Maggie got adventurous too.

Eric brought his rappelling gear and we tried to get the boys to go down a small descent. Joey was happy just playing with the ropes.

Tyler starting on his way down....
That's about as far as he got...

At school, the boys had some fun projects they have been working on. Jacob had his "Kindy 500." All the kindergartners make cars our of boxes and "drive" around the school. They stop at different places and learn about different places in the United States. Jacob was so proud of his racecar. He pretty much did it all himself. I had to assemble the box but he did all the painting and glueing..he was adamant about me not helping. And it turned out great!
Although he looks goofy in the pictures...
Joey is growing fast and keeping us laughing. He can be so much fun. He loves to be loved.
Tyler has been in basketball for the first time. It is a hoot watching the kids play. He was lucky enough to play on a team with his cousin. Ty loved it...definitely his favorite sport.
For Ty's school project, he had to make a WORKING invention using at least one simple machine. (I know, I had to look up simple machines on the internet too...apparently they are lever, wedge, screw, incline plane and ...I can't remember the other one.) Ty came up with a Gumball Show. You put a gumball down the chute, use the lever to push it off the cup onto the inclined planes, it falls into the soda bottle top into a screw and then falls into a little cup. It turned out pretty cool, but he got a little generous with his gumballs and only had one left at the end of the night.
Maggie is growing up way too fast...she acts like a teenager most of the time. Here she is on the phone with my mom. She talked to her forever, walking around with her inside out nightgown on, her hands on her hips, her high heels on, talking like a teenage girl. So funny.
Anyway, lots of pics, little words. Life is good, all is well in the Swenson house.