For your viewing enjoyment...

Quick update:
We have been so busy the last few weeks! We are rounding up the school year, and have been busy finishing projects, reports, and more projects. Caeden and Zach have both had field trips, Jordan went on his first mountain biking adventure, and I (Christie) ran my first 5K. (I set a goal last summer to do this, and it seemed unachievable at first - I could only run about 3 houses distance before I would have to stop and gasp for air - but I finished -- and ran the whole way! I came in 48th out of 88 women. I know, it's not really anything to brag about, but for me, I was so excited to be able to do this. Yay me!) Aaron just returned from a business trip to Spain and France - he went to choose stone to be quarried for the downtown projects; and to celebrate my brother-in-law's achievement of completing his 2nd year of medical school and finishing his board exams, we went "boarding" on the flowrider. (Click on the word flowrider and it will take you to a youtube video of a guy riding on the flowrider.) It was way fun! I'll post video or pictures as soon as I get them from my sister...
Anyway, sometimes when life gets busy, some things have to give. I'm afraid blogging is one of them... We've got some fun things coming up - Aaron and I get to serve at the Oquirrh temple open house this week, then we're going to Bear Lake for the 4th of July weekend. Afterwards, we'll unpack, wash, and re-pack, and head off to a family reunion in Illinois. Then we'll return home, send Jordan off to a week long scout camp, and then it's back to school. I'll try to post pictures as I get them, but just know that it will be sporadic at best the next month or so...
Meanwhile, for your viewing enjoyment, we'll present:

Warning - this will stick in your head for the next 30 years, just as it has in mine! Consider it as a gift that keeps on giving...

Phew, glad that's over with!

Every Spring, the boys' piano teacher has a recital at the "Piano Gallery." The boys have been working hard on their songs and were feeling prepared for their recital on Monday evening.Zach went first, and he played two songs: "In The Doghouse" (an arrangement of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" that his teacher arranged for her students) and "Indian Boy." He also had a classical piece by Mouret prepared, but he decided he liked the Indian sounding song better! He had it all memorized and did great!
Jordan played a song called "Take Five," which is a popular jazz-ish sounding number that Dave Brubeck made popular back in the 1960's-ish. He's been working on it for a while, and had a great performance, too!
Now we can sit back and take a break - for a few days until next week's lessons...

Fun weekend!

This past weekend we needed to get out of the house, so we decided to go up little cottonwood canyon and check out a camp site that Aaron had reserved for a scout camp out later this month. He had also chosen a trail up above the camp to hike and he wanted to find the trail head, so off we went. The campsite looked good, but the trail was still covered under snow (it was up above the Alta ski resort...). So we let the boys play on some logs in the Alta parking lot while Aaron tried to come up with a plan B.
Eventually we found another trail. The boys were itching to hike, so we had to find something short and easy - it was looking like rain. Lisa Falls was a short trail (less than a quarter mile round trip) with a waterfall at the top and rappelling lines coming down the face of the falls. I would have taken more pictures, but this is where my camera died. Bummer... Anyway, we made it back in just enough time to drive down in the rain! Perfect timing! Hope you had fun this weekend, too!

Happy Birthday Levi!!

Wow, can you believe our little Levi is 2!?! We love this little guy for all he brings to our family. He loves to love us, and gives the sweetest kisses. He loves to tease us (a genetic trait inherited from his Grandma Rigtrup). He has the greatest belly laugh and it usually takes just a silly face to get him from pouty to giggling. He loves to say goodnight to everyone before going to bed (I think it's his way to make sure that everyone is going to bed too, so he knows he's not missing out on any brotherly fun!), and is always eager to grab our hands - whether it's to show us something or just to walk beside us. Love this little guy! And we're so glad he was willing to join our crazy family! Here's a few of our favorites of Levi:

First week at home

First Parade (just under 2 months old)

He has always loved hanging with his brothers!

Hanging out in the grass (he loved it as long as his foot didn't touch the grass!)

He loves to be involved in whatever mom is doing... even if she's trying to get some stuff done on the computer...

Snack before church

"Don't worry, mom, I'll drive!"

Blow out the candles!
We love Levi and are so glad he is a part of our family!