After 8th Grade Promotion Party

After Weston's 8th grade permotion we had a get together with his aunts, uncles and cousins. We made ice cream sundaes, opened gifts and did a little dancing! Then they had a big party at the Manor House for the 8th graders!

Athlete of the year

Weston got athlete of the year at Safford Middle School. Lauren Lewis was the girl athlete of the year. Wes is very dedicated to working and constantly playing ball. It amazes me how much he loves to play basketball. Some days he would go to practice for 2 hours and then come home and play outside for another hour. He runs, works out and lifts all the time. Way to go Weston!!

Preschool Graduation

Ella has graduated from preschool. It is hard for me to take in that my baby will be in kindergarten. Ella will do super in kindergarten she is very grown up and very secure about who she is. For graduation she and I had to make a doll that looked like her.




This is the BEST preschool teacher ever! She, Susan Norton, has survived three years of Wiltbank kids. We just loved her and it is sad we have no more kids to take to her.

Fathers and Sons

The boys left on the annual fathers and sons camp out. This year they went to Snow Flat on the mountain. They left early and went fishing at Riggs. Wes and Cooper went fishing with them. The girls and I went to dinner and ice cream. Ella went to the Reidhead's house to sleep over and Ashtyn had a friend and her cousin sleep over. Lots of FUN!

Mothers Day

Mothers Day around here can be..... well for a lack of better words a BIT overwhelming. This year wasn't bad. The night before was really fun! We cooked BBQ chicken in the dutch oven and then roasted marshmallows over the fire. Ella fell asleep snuggling her dad and the boys and I laid on the trampoline and looked at the stars, talked a lot then snuggled in and fell asleep. The boys fell asleep sooner then I did and snuggled in close to keep warm. I couldn't help but think how blessed I was. I love being a mom!

Ashtyn and Weston got to be on a 3 on 3 tournament for basketball. Both of their teams took first and did a really great job!

The Dutton's came and visited us. It was good to see them we had a lot of fun when they came. We went to Spring Sing, the 3 on 3 and supported Brent on Sunday!

A friend of theirs, Michael, came with them and was a huge hit with the boys because he sure had some SKILLS!

Wyatt and baseball

Wyatt would love to watch the "big" guys play ball. So he was thrilled when we signed him up to play baseball. He loves it but also said it is a bit boring.

Just a side note on Wyatt he is doing so well now I am very proud of him for over coming such a huge trial. He is a sweet boy and still showers me with kindness. It makes me realize there will be many more trials to come to all of us and with the love of family, friends and lots of prayers and faith we will be okay!

Easter

I love those morning faces!

Wyatt found the Golden Egg!!!

We had a fun Easter weekend. Grandma and Grandpa Wiltbank came and celebrated with us. Brent was also released as the second counselor in the bishopric. He is such a sweetheart. It tore him up to leave and says he will miss the youth a lot.

This tooth hung on for dear life. Wyatt would smile and the tooth would be sticking straight out forward. It just never wanted to come out. Then one day the boys were wrestling on the trampoline and Trett kneed Wyatt in the mouth and out it came. Wyatt has never been so happy to be kneed in the mouth! Now we are working on the one next to it. Funny how once one tooth falls out they all start to fall out and how can such a tiny tooth leave such a big hole. Such a cutie!

Pizza Oven

Kurt made this wonderful pizza oven! I love it! The pizzas cook in just minutes and the pizza is fabulous! When eating the pizza you loose track of how much you have "tried" each different pizza looks so good and is that you just have to try every kind that comes out! Brent promises to make us one. I was talking to some friends of Kurt's and Diana's and they say they have also cooked a roast and bread in their oven. I am so excited I just hope I really will get one!

New chicks

Yeah the new chicks have finally arrived! We currently have 8 chickens that lay eggs. Not enough to eat on for a family of 7. Especially when we do baking. We are suppose to be getting more soon and then we should be set this fall. We should have extra eggs then so come by and get a few!

Ella

5 things I LOVE about Ella!

1. Her creativity
2. Her confidence
3. Her smile
4. Teachable
5. FUN personality

Happy Birthday Ella!

Ella helped decorate her birthday party invites! I thought the rainbows and clouds were super cute!

I think it looks like Ella in the box

Ella and her cousin Clark are such good little friends. On her birthday, after preschool she had Clark come over to play. We got two happy meals. We rarely get to go to McDonalds and they thought it was a real treat. We just went through the drive in and on our way back home Ella and Clark had a cute conversation. Clark said once I got to play on the playground at McDonalds and Ella responded me too. Someday I think they will be glad we gave them some good homemade meals!

Ella turned five! Yes my baby is now five! I can hardly believe it! Ella's saw that her cousin Saylor had a rainbow party and she had to have one. She made it really simple on me this year. She didn't want a cake just rainbow popsicles. She and her friends ran through the sprinkler, jumped on the trampoline, did water balloon games and played musical chairs.

Gold Panning

Brent loves the idea of gold panning. So for Christmas a few years ago he got gold panning stuff. He has gone a few times to a creek and did some gold panning. He also did a little panning when he went to Alaska. Then some friends of ours brought us some dirt from a mine that their father is mining in. We found some gold and the kids had fun thinking that any moment we were going to find that huge chunk of gold!