Art Camps

I just updated my Discovery Art Academy website with my times and dates for my Art camps this summer. If any of you might be interested or have a friend that might be interested please let me know so I can get you on my list. It should be lots of fun. Just click on the button on my side panel to see my website or visit www.discoveryartacademy.com.

Trip to Provo

A couple weeks ago we went down to Provo to pick up a few things from my Grandma Weight. She is moving to St George so she was cleaning out her Provo home and giving away some stuff. We were able to get a lot of great stuff, like a couch for the basement, twin beds for the kids, a desk, a table and much more. We got a whole trailer load. Thank you so much Grandma.
We were also able to see my Uncle Joe (my Mom's brother) since he was there helping. We don't see him very often so it was a treat for us. So we got a picture with him and the kids. On our way home we stopped by to see Jeffers (my brother), Britny and Emberlyn. Jeffers had just arrived home from drill. He is in the National Guard. The kids thought is was so cool to see an Army guy. They even tried on his vest. Spencer thought it was cool but as you can see Brinlee didn't like it very much.

Learning Aesops Fables

Brinlee has been learning about Aesop's Fables in her preschool and after learning them they acted them out. She was an Ant in "The Ant and Grasshopper" and she was the tortoise in "Tortoise and the Hare" It was so cute and fun to watch them act it out. Here are a few pictures of the event.

Disney On Ice

In March I took the kids to Disney on Ice with my friend Mary and her kids. We had a really fun time as we watched, Lion King, Lelo and Stitch, Little Mermaid, and Peter Pan. The kids just loved watching them skate around and do tricks. Spencer especially loved the pirates and the huge crocodile that came out and ate captian Hook, while Brinlee's favorite was Ariel and the Little Mermaid of course. Everything was great except Spencer throwing a huge fit when it was over because I would not buy him one of the $20 Peter Pan swords. He screamed most the way home and then finally wore out . I felt bad about it, but I knew that the sword would be broken in a few days and was not worth buying. We are on a roll, since last year at Disney on Ice Brinlee broke down crying after because she didn't want it to be over. So now I have to decide if I want to brave it again next year and hope for the best. But they sure had fun while they were watching the show. In the end, all the headache is worth it to watch their faces light up as they see their favorite characters dancing on the ice.

Brinlee reading

Brinlee is starting to read and it is fun to watch her get so excited. She is having so much fun at her Preschool. They learned about ancient Africa the other day and they painted their faces and made necklaces and African cookies. She loved it. She is having so much fun in preschool.

Late Valentines

For Valentines I made the kids heart shaped pancakes and they loved it. They also got some new PJ's that they love. Budd built me some great shelves for my cold room downstairs. It was a wonderful valentines.

Brinlee's Heart Monitor

At Brinlee's well check doctor visit to get her Kindergarten Shots, the Doctor noticed that her heart beat was irregular. They said the same thing last year, but after an EKG they said she was ok. But this year he was still concerned and sent us to Primary Children's to a Pediatric Cardiologist. They did another EKG and then the Doctor looked at and listened to her heart more. Brinlee was a little shy at first but as soon as they let her pick a prize (she chose a stuffed red bear) she was happy. The doctor said that she has extra beats in the upper portion of her heart and he wanted to see if it happens many times in a row, so he sent her home with a heart monitor for 24 hours. Brinlee was such a good sports and actually very happy about it, so she could show her friends. She has been really good, not touching it and not complaining about it. She is such a happy girl as you can see in the photo. We will go in for more follow up in 2 months.
They did an unltrasound 0f Brinlee's heart and the doctor diagnosed her with frequent premature atrial contractions. The doctor said that it is nothing serious right now and not effecting her and she may even grow out of it. She just needs to come in each year to check on how she is doing. We feel so grateful that she is ok.