Did I mention that Peyton Loves shoes?

I guess we are on a colored pancake kick. The leprechauns around this house were lazy and uncreative this year. So all we did to celebrate St. Patty's Day was make green pancakes. (and wear green of course) The kids still thought it was cool and didn't realize they got jipped on anything else. So I guess were ok until next year.

Peyton loves shoes these days. He hated them at first, but now he will get the shoes in his room and bring them to one of us and do his uh, uh. That means he wants them on. He wears them all the time now. The other night we were getting ready for bath time. He has had some diaper rash problems, so I took off his clothes and let him run around to air out for few minutes before we stuck him in the tub. He went and got his shoes and wanted them on even though the rest of him was in the buff. I thought it was so cute! Had to get some pics of that!

Mom and Dad Take a Spring Break!

Andy and I were able to take a much needed vacation this past weekend. My sisters and brothers-in-law were nice enough to watch our kids for four days while we enjoyed some Arizona sunshine.

The Seattle Mariners, Andy's team, has spring training near Phoenix every year. We have gone a few times and it is always a lot of fun. I am not that huge of a sports fan, but at spring training the park is really small and you can get really close to the game. It is fun to see some of the players right up close. Also you can't complain about the nice 85 degree weather when it was snowing here.

We ended up driving down since it was much cheaper! We stopped by the south rim of the grand canyon on the way. I had never been there before. Maybe its because I didn't appreciate the ecological and geological significance of the canyon, but I was not really impressed. Maybe its because I grew up 5 miles from Capitol Reef and not too far from Arches and Canyonlands. But I think they are every bit as beautiful and awesome as the grand canyon.

Don't get me wrong. It was really pretty and we had a great time looking around for awhile. I got to play with some of the different lenses on my camera and that was fun.

We stayed at this really cool resort in Phoenix that has a miniwater park, mini golf, tennis courts, and a spa all included. (I highly recommend it if anyone wants a great spring vacation) We spent Saturday just floating around the lazy river for like 3 hours. It was so relaxing. But as much as we love getting away, we always miss our kids like crazy and can't wait to get home to them.