The boys and Jake had a blast playing trampoline basketball, field football, and having snacks on the deck.

Jake is a good friend. The other day when the twins came home from Christian's birthday party, they told me about the good examples of any of their friends who were playing sports at the party there. They said one of their friends took responsibility and said "sorry - I didn't mean to hurt you" when he accidentally hurt another friend. They also told me one of their friends helped Dane when he got hurt, and the boys showed great sportsmanship on the field. It is amazing to get to raise children in an area where we are surrounded by so many awesome families who are modeling empathy, personal responsibility, teamwork and kindness to their kids, who in turn show it to each other. Thankful💙💜

I can see their handsome faces again!

The boys did fantastic in their music lessons today. It is an absolute delight to hear them play, watch them interact so respectfully with their teachers, and to feel the rewards of our practices at home. So thankful they have this rich addition to their lives.

Will and I were so thankful that the sun came out today, we had to get in some trampoline time!

Jonah got to lead the class in the Pledge of Alleigance this morning!

Better late than never! We dyed Easter eggs all afternoon!

Marshmellow Fondant Moment

The boys and I have spent lots of time lately learning how to improvise on the piano. They have got the ear for jazz already-syncopation and all! They ask me to play a low accompaniment and they jam on the high notes. I'm surprised at how great they sound!

Liza at the Abba Spa getting a little bit of TLC:)

Teenagers:)

Te boys love roasting marshmellows at Kev's house!

3 on 1 pillow fight/tackle!!

Go Dane! Rainy day soccer was a blast!

Christian's birthday party took the cake this year! The twins LOvEd the park treasure hunt, water balloon games and playing football until they couldn't take another step!

Kev and the boys did a great job at their first Pinewood Derby!

Beautiful Guitarists

Will easily burns more calories than he consumes every day on the tramp:) Smiling that much for that long is a workout in and of itself!

Will and Blake loved playing with big bubbles today!

Blakey!!

Love this common bedtime scene. Since we got them portable reading lights, they spend lots of time reading in bed right after the lights go out. Historical fiction is the Dane and Jonah's favorite, with our recent discovery of the "I Survived..." series, and Will is loving his Kids National Geographic books about nature.

Happy boys!

Love this girl and this talent !

The twins and I went in the most beautiful bike ride on the Legacy Trail, which winds along the Jordan River-loved it!

This chic can charge up a mountain like no other. She gets a goal in her mind, and I can almost see the turbo fire coming out of her shoes as she propels herself up the trail with power and strength. We get to talk, laugh and breathe fresh air on these walks - backed by a stunning sunset and getting to be with just Liza, it was a purely delightful evening!

Putting the Easter silly string to immediate work!

Liza and I hiked to a ravine where this car had rolled down - fascinating and admittedly very eerie to think of what had happened there.

Happy Easter! So fun!

This little champ scored a goal in his game! He is a focused player who is developing great sportsmanship. So proud!

Although I love pushing my physical limits, running races is about so much more than personal athleticism. The half marathon that Janalynne, Amy, Brittney and Nikki ran with me Saturday was inspiring on so many levels. I love looking ahead to streets packed with thousands of runners, hearing the rhythmic pounding of shoes all around me (I even turned off my headphones to take it in), and most of all, being reminded of the strength of the human soul by watching others struggle through challenges that I don't know how I would face, to cross the same finish line that I did without those limitations. They are the strong ones - the overweight, the kids, the scoliotic who have to walk because they can't run anymore, the strong elderly showing so much fortitude in taking on a challenge like this. I was totally inspired - not by the strongest bodies or the fastest times, but by the many true athletes and heroes I got to run with who were not letting personal physical challenges stop them from accomplishing what is even difficult for the very healthy. In the race of spirit, these people take the medals all day long in my book.

Putting those belts to use as Tarzan vines on my bed!!

The boys passed their test and got to crack open their first solid colored belts! No more Little Dragons! As part of the ceremony, they performed a demo with 3 black belts and did a fantastic job!