Spring Break at it's finest!

We decided to stay close-to-home for Tyler's Spring Break week. We have kept him very busy! Here is a quick recap on the latest happenings with us:

Tyler has one more quarter of school work to go! He will be done May 22 and then he will spend 3 weeks prepping for the big board exams in June. He has been staying very busy with the Young Men's organization. This last Saturday, he enjoyed a Stake Basketball Tournament that was 3 hours away. They played 5 games, which brought them home as champions. Tyler also has been dedicating time with the missionaries. His cousin is still here, so it's been nice to go on appointments with them. For his break, Tyler has been enjoying watching Redbox movies every night, learning more about his iPhone, and watching the March Madness basketball games.

I just started my second master's class this week. It seems similar to the other one, so it shouldn't be bad. My life doesn't seem as hectic as it has been the last few months; maybe it's because I'm feeling much better with being pregnant. I'm 5 months along and we got an ultrasound this week. We are happy to announce that we are having .......
a healthy baby!!! Sorry to disappoint you... but the gender is unknown until the birth; although Makenzie states it like a fact, "The baby is a girl." I hope that day in July isn't a sad one for her. I have no inklings on the gender and am completely satisfied on just having a baby!

Makenzie's birthday is on Tuesday; stay tuned with pictures of her Halloween party and "Jack" cake. I've thrown out many other ideas, but she has still been stuck on this one. She is so excited! We bought her a big girl bike this week as part of her birthday.She is adjusting to it and learning out to use the brakes. We have enjoyed some nice Spring weather this week. We are starting to be sprinkled with a few good days every week. My daughter has a really bad habit, which consists of this.... She hates wearing shoes! Wherever we go, they are off in 2 seconds. This includes the park, the library, and church. I have lost so many pairs of socks, that I've given up putting them on half the time. Sometimes I have even forgotten her shoes, because I didn't even know they were off. I did get her a pair of sneakers that she hates because she can't get them off. I only put them on when I know for sure I don't want to deal with bare feet.

Our little man Jords continues to stay busy. He loves having his Daddy around more this week.
He is becoming an expert at the computer. Without me knowing, he got on the internet, clicked on the pbs.org bookmark, and was maneuvering around the website quite well! I was in awe when I caught him. He must have learned from his sister. He continues to learn much more from her. He is our little track star and sprints faster than we can usually keep up. Because of this I never thought I would become one of those parents who used one of these....

BUT after several times losing him within 30 seconds of putting him down, I knew something had to be done. While at Tyler's school, he ran off and found the elevator. I just knew when he disappeared, that was where he went. Luckily a student who knew us found him on the third floor (when I was in the basement). Another time at the school, after making the rounds and getting quite frantic when I couldn't find him, a female student brought him to where the activity was and said she found him in the female restroom with the lights off. To say the least, I think it scared her more than him. SO.... whenever you see poor little children leashed, please have pity on the parents. Makenzie loves walking her "puppy" and Jordan likes it a lot better when she does it, instead of me.

Well... that is us for now. Ta Ta.