Park City Night at The Canyon's Resort

Bryan spent much of April up in Park City for JetBlue. We went up for a night just before Easter. We had a great suite with plenty of room, and Ty loved playing with his guys on top of the fireplace.
I do not like being cold. I hate it, so swimming in cold weather doesn't appeal to me much. Of course Lucas REALLY wanted to go swimming in the pool and hot tubs. Bryan couldn't take them--he was busy working. So I put on my swimming suit and headed outside. The pool was heated of course and after getting acclimated a bit I ended up having a really fun time with Lucas and Ty. I think Bryan was in shock that we stayed out for almost two hours!
The boys loved sleeping by the fire and watching TV. (The fire is on here even if you can't see the flames.)
We also had fun at the Olympic museum, eating out at Pizza Hut (one of the only dine-in Pizza Huts we know of in Utah), and sleeping in before heading to Idaho for Easter.

Happy Birthday Ty

Ty turned three years old on Saturday! He started off his day with one of his favorite sugar cereals.
Then we headed off to Trafalga for a little fun. We played miniature golf, drove the go-karts, and the boys rode a few small rides. Lucas was the only one to go in the splash boats--the rest of us didn't want to get wet.
We came home to have cake and ice cream. Ty did a great job this year blowing out his candles. After opening presents we ended our night with dinner at a local pizza place.
All day he tried very hard to smile! He is such a fun little boy and we love him in our family. Here are a few little facts about Ty. He loves to talk to his grandparents every week on Sunday. I don't think they understand half of what he says but he is a blast to listen to. When we watch Chuck on TV he and Lucas get up and dance to the theme song. We have a child lock on his bedroom door to keep him in at night and his closet door has a lock on it so while we keep him in he doesn't empty every toy he owns. We open his door after he is asleep and lately he has decided that mom's bed it WAY better than his own. He comes in and sleeps with us and usually I go put him back in his bed--eventually. The problem is I know he will only be three for a year and it will be soon enough that he will be too big to climb into bed with me and Bryan. So for now, I allow it. He loves Lucas and although they fight plenty, Ty tries to do EVERYTHING his big brother does. We all love Ty!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day started off great with breakfast in bed! Then we relaxed until church and Bryan gave me a corsage. It was so pretty and it smelled wonderful. This picture was taken after church. We'd been home for no more than 5 minutes and Lucas was already out of his Sunday clothes. Ty was tired and refused to be happy. But it was a great day for me and I hope for all women. I know I'm extremely lucky to have such a wonderful mother and a wonderful mother-in-law!

New Towels

For Easter I made the boys a couple of BYU towels. I was actually going to do this for Lucas at Christmas but put it off when I decided to do one for each of them. Then I procrastinated until the night before we left for a Park City one nighter and Idaho. I got the towels made but it was Grandma Garner that got the 'Y' sewn on each towel.

It is huge on Ty but he loves it. Lucas' is white with a blue 'Y' and fits him perfectly. I also feel very lucky because I didn't pre-wash the towels or the material and nothing bled through on the first wash! I really should learn not to procrastinate so badly.

Busy Doing Nothing

No, I'm not really busy doing nothing. But do you ever feel that you are busy all day and yet you've accomplished a minimal amount of things? That is how I have felt this week. I'm busy doing things but I tend to go from one thing to another and somehow I don't get as much done as I want. That's my excuse for not posting for so long. I did have a wonderful birthday, we did go to Idaho and I have pictures from Easter there, and the Easter Bunny did drop off a big box for the boys. Bryan did spend 4 hours putting together the basketball hoop that was in the big box, and I have more pictures of Lucas and Ty with their basketballs in front of the hoop. Hopefully within the next few days I'll get the pictures downloaded so I can share them. It can be one of my distractions as I run around the house trying to mark things off my to-do list. Maybe that's my reason for not posting. It's not on my to-do list. Rectified: I've added 'Blog' to the list of things I need to do.

Bon Jovi

In no particular order here are my top 7 reasons for loving the Bon Jovi concert:
Number 1: Nostalgia
While singing along to 'Shot Through the Heart' I couldn't help thinking of the first time I remembered hearing the song. I was on the bus coming home from school in Junior High. Nothing important happened. I just remember sitting there and thinking, 'I like this song.' Ditto for most his 'old' songs.

Number 2: People Watching
Who doesn't love to watch a middle aged woman with teased out hair and an 80's outfits dancing and screaming like she's still 16. I equally enjoyed watching a group of 20 something girls come and go with their beer. Yes, this is judgmental but they seemed SO high maintenance it was funny, and not because of the beer.

Number 3: Alone Time
Thanks to Kellie (Thank you SO MUCH) Bryan and I had a great evening out. We did end up eating at McDonalds due to lack of planning. Everyone else decided to eat at the Gateway before the concert. Next time we will pay more money and go to a place that takes reservations. Oh well, lesson learned. We ate, we sang, and we walked to our hotel, all without Lucas and Ty. In the morning we took our time and enjoyed a breakfast before picking them up. I was worried about Ty but overall he did great and we got some time to be Bryan and Lynne.

Number 4: Thinking of the Future
Yes, I enjoyed the alone time but I still sat there and thought ahead to the time we'll take Lucas to his first concert. He knows who Bon Jovi is and was jealous we went without him. He is too young now but maybe when he is a teenager we'll all go see 'The Killers' (if they're still together) and let him experience rocking out to one of his favorite bands.

Number 5: Singing
I LOVED singing as loud as I could without worrying. No one can hear you and everyone is doing it. There is no pressure to be on key and the object is to just belt it out as loud as you can. Amazing to sing that way and hear a whole stadium singing with you.

Number 6: Technology
The set was incredible. There was this screen that could break up into little screens or be bigger screens or be a giant screen. Then there was another set of screens that at one point turned into stairs for Jon Bon Jovi to walk on. So cool to watch all the changes!

Number 7: To Do List
I've always said Bon Jovi would be a concert I'd go to and now I have. There is a lot more I want to do but it's great to mark off something and have a wonderful memory of it. What a great night and thanks to Bon Jovi for putting on a terrific show.

I had a break

From September to December I felt SO busy. It seemed like every week there was something else to plan, something else to get done. My to do list was long and I never got quite done. I looked forward to January and some days of quiet and peace. The last few months have had more days like that. Life is busy so there are always things to do, but I've had a few more days of not quite so much to do.

As I look forward to the next five months I think my break is over. Not that it's a bad thing--just a busy thing. And there will be breaks and fun times throughout the summer, a few visits to family in Idaho, camping in Idaho, Youth Conference (not really a break but I know it will be rewarding), swimming at the new rec center, and lots of the boys playing outside while I sit and read. All in all a pretty good life.