February 2018

February was a big month for us.  We celebrated Valentine's Day and took an impromptu trip to Southern Utah to visit Ferron and Price.  Foster started gymnastics at Gyminny Kids and James went on a field trip to Sea World.

Southern Utah Trip

Aunt Alta passed away in February so Mom and Dad were headed to Ferron for the funeral and they invited us to come along.  Scott had to work so it was me in the driver's seat for 12 hours.  We made it there in one piece and we all still liked each other when we got there!

The ride to Price was beautiful and we made some delicious stops along the way.  Including stopping at Cache Valley Creamery for some ice cream and cheese curds.  It was dairy heaven with a beautiful view of the farm.  

The boys and I spent Saturday in Price on our own while everyone went to the funeral.  We had so much fun exploring the small town.  The boys loved the dinosaur museum and we spent a long time looking at everything there.  The boys each picked out a small souvenir at the museum.  James got a dinosaur card game and Foster picked out some rocks for his rock collection.
Then we headed to Sherald's Drive-In for the boys' first drive-in experience.  We had such a great time discovering all the fun a small town has to offer.  We even stopped off at the tack and feed store to hold baby chicks.  It was a wonderful day with the boys that I'll never forget.

Sunday we went down to Ferron so the boys could see where Grandma and Grandpa grew up.  We took the tour of the town, stopping at the cemetery to see some of our relatives and then driving up the canyon a ways.  We showed the boys the homes where both of their grandparents lived when they were young.  We even visited an Alpaca farm which was the highlight.  All of us wanted to take an alpaca home with us.  

Visiting the Ferron Cemetery

Exploring Ferron Farmland

The boys loved spending time at Aunt Charlotte's house.  They spent most of their time downstairs in the basement with the player piano.  We had dinner at Aunt Charlotte's a few times during the week we were there and the boys still ask to go back to Aunt Charlotte's house.  

We also enjoyed the hotel where we stayed.  The boys and I had our own room and a lot of times we would spend an afternoon playing James' new dinosaur game or watching Foster swim in the pool.  Every evening we would get in bed and watch the Winter Olympics together.  It became our nightly tradition on our trip.

On our drive home we stopped in Las Vegas for the night.  I treated the boys to some candy at the biggest candy store we'd ever seen.  We also walked down to the Mirage to watch the Volcano erupt.  The next morning, we had breakfast at the Bellagio and walked through the Chinese New Year Exhibit.  It was such a great trip, I relish anytime I have with my boys and it was fun watching them thoroughly enjoy every minute!

James Goes to Sea World

I was able to accompany James to Sea World on his first grade field trip.  The boys had so much fun running around the park and seeing everything from sharks to killer whales.  The highlight of the day was a private Killer Whale show for all of the kids on the field trip.  The kids all stood up against the glass and were drenched by the end of the show.  They loved having the killer whales splash them with water.  I guess it didn't bother them that it was fish water.  

Valentine's Day

We celebrated Valentine's Day with a steak dinner at home.  Every year, the boys love getting their Valentine shakes which are drinks made from vanilla ice cream, cherry 7UP, whipped cream, sprinkles and a licorice straw.  We all exchanged boxes of Sees Candy and cards.  I am lucky to have three Valentine's every year!

Foster Starts Gymnastics

Foster is loving his weekly gymnastics class.  He tries hard and has fun.  I love watching him and I'm so proud of him.  His coach is fairly serious, making sure he ends each move with the correct pose.  Foster has the pose down perfectly, the moves, he's still working on.