Family Fun

Things have calmed down a little now that Lincoln's play is finished. Marina came with me on a work trip to Salt Lake. She got to see her cousins Carter and Ella.



Carter does not like to pose for the camera. Carter has a little play house in his back yard that had to be swept out for the spring. In Carter's and Marina's minds, it was not a chore to be done. They had to repeatedly take turns sweeping.

It was a very fun trip. In fact, Marina also got her first driving lesson. Here is a video of the end of it. Just to set the scene, she had run into the house right before this.




She did not want to drive anymore after that. It's probably OK that she waits a few more years.

Lincoln got some new Sunday clothes . Here is his belated Easter outfit. Lincoln has two extremes when it comes to photo smiles. I went with this one, because his serious look could be mistaken for a scowl. Marina has been wanting to have curly hair for a while. She asked enough times that I finally bought her some curlers. Marina looks so cute in curlers, and the end result was definitely curly!




She asked if she could have bigger curls next time. I guess it's back to the store for me!

Marina still LOVES dress up. Here is an interesting combination of princess dresses and accessories.

This is Marina in another princess dress performing a song she made up.



My brother, Steve, and his family also visited this month. The kids loved playing with their cousin Kyle. Kyle is not even two years old, but those three kids loved running from one end of the house to the other yelling at the top of their lungs. Marina and Kyle are here on our swings.



We also took the kids for a walk along the canyon trail here in Cedar City. The kids amazingly walked almost two miles, pushing their cousin's stroller for much of the way. They are a couple of amazing kids!