Matty Turns 4!

Matthew made it to his 4th birthday. He really wanted to go to McDonald's for dinner. Grandma and Grandpa came out to celebrate with us. He opened his presents and then we left for McDonald's. We ate and played in the play area (something our kids rarely get to do). Then, we headed home for some ice cream pizza. Matthew chose a chocolate chip cookie "crust", mint chocolate chip ice cream "sauce", and gummy worms, m&ms, and licorice nibs for his "toppings".

Matthew is so much fun. He loves cars, beyblades, and video games. He loves to play with Rachel, and (usually) Kade.

Playgroup Trip to Fry's

getting ready to play with the lobsters

Matthew, Rachel, and I are part of a playgroup with some families from our ward. Over Winter break we took a field trip with all the kids to Fry's. We got to go into the refrigerators where they keep the diary products, the freezers (thankfully we had jackets!), we toured the produce section, and got to eat samples all throughout. The kids' favorite part, though, was playing with the lobsters. Well, the other kids' favorite part my kids didn't even want to touch them. At the end of the tour the kids got hot chocolate and goody bags. They really had a fun time.

after the tour

Grandma and Grandpa's New Rocks

Grandma and Grandpa got new rocks for their front yard. Like 20 tons of new rocks (or some huge number). They asked Nathan if he would be available to help them spread the rocks around and he agreed. He took the kids so that I could have the day off. The kids loved helping out (though I'm not sure exactly how much help they really were) and they loved playing on the mountains of rocks.