Hogle Zoo!

Jayden and I met Kristine and her kids at the zoo for the sunset safari.  It was hot but we had a lot of fun!!!  We looked at the animals, ate dinner, rode the train and carousel.  Jayden could have watched the gorilla's forever!  He loves gorillas.  They have a new playground area that the kids had fun playing in.  It was a great night!!!

Treehouse museum!

Jayden and I went to the Treehouse museum for some summer fun!  We stayed for 3 hours.  It was lots of fun!  We built a cool building with the Legos, played giant chess, and lots of other things too.  I love hanging out with my sweet little boy!!!

Pool!

It was such a hot day, that I decided to get the inflatable pool out for Jayden to play in.  I got it cleaned up and blown up.  He played dinosaurs and sea animals in it for a long time.  I sat in the shade and crocheted.  I love his imagination!  He was telling me a chapter story while he was playing.  We got to chapter 5.

Bryce Canyon National Park!

We took our trailer and headed to go camping at Bryce Canyon National Park.  We stayed at a campground right outside the park, Ruby's Inn campground.  It was not a bad spot.  We stayed for 5 nights (went on a Monday and left on a Saturday).  We had lots of fun!  We took a scenic route to get there--through no where.  We probably saw parts of Utah most people have not seen.  It was long and boring.  We went into the park almost everyday for a couple hours.  Tuesday we did a good hike (Navajo Loop and then Queens Garden)  It was cool to go down below the hoodoo's and see that viewpoint.  That night we went and look through the telescopes for the night sky thing.  We saw Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and the moon.  We saw a few other stars but I don't remember what they were.  We watched a presentation before that which was pretty good.  Wednesday we took a hike to Mossy Cave.  It was pretty!  There was a cave with moss that dripped and a different little trail took you to a little waterfall.  We went into the park and saw half of the viewpoints.  We took another little hike--Bristlecone Loop.  Thursday we had a down day at the trailer.  Jayden really wanted to have a day to play Go Gater and "camp"/stay at the trailer.  It was nice to have a lazy day!  Friday we went into the park and got Jayden's Jr. Ranger badge and patch.  We did the other half of the park and went to the viewpoints.  We went back to the trailer.  Eric and Jayden went swimming in the pool at the campground.  They had fun!  Bryce is a beautiful place and I'm so glad I got to see it with my family!  I loved seeing Jayden's reaction to views.  He is the coolest kid I know!  We had such a fun trip!!!  It was hard to come home.

"Look what I found!"

Jayden found a dandelion outside (one with seeds).  He showed me and then tried to blow it.  They were really in there so he just pulled them out. 

Soccer!

Jayden had another soccer game.  Four boys showed up from our team.  They played the best they had played this spring.  They were going after the ball, they were passing and being spread out.  Jayden made 3 of the goals.  We won the game, which was a boost for the boys.  It was a lot of fun to watch!  Great job Black Shadows!!!

Jessica's graduation!

Eric, Jayden and I went to Jessica's college graduation from Utah Valley University.  She graduated in psychology.  We are so excited for her to reach this milestone in her life!  We went to the luncheon after.  It was great seeing her and her family again.  They are so great!  Jayden had lots of fun running around with Kiera and Kyle.  They ran around the church, and also played soccer in the gym.  Congratulations Jessica!  We are so proud of you and we love you!!!

Ninja warehouse!

Jayden at another Ninja warehouse class.  He is able to do the wall thing without help, and got to the second swinging bar.  He is starting to figure each thing out.  He is awesome!!!

Soccer game!

Jayden played in his 3rd soccer game this spring.  The weather was awful!  It was windy and rainy.  We had 4 of the 7 boys show up.  They played so hard it horrible conditions and never gave up.  I am so proud of our team today!  I am extremely proud of Jayden!  He made 3 of the 5 goals, and he played HARD!!!  He ran up and down that field and went after the ball.  He is an amazing soccer player! 

Ninja warehouse!

Jayden loves going to the Ninja Warehouse on Monday nights.  He has so much fun in his class.  He always asks why he can't stay longer.  I explain that his class is once a week for an hour.  He is enjoying it so much!  He is picking up on the obstacles really fast.  I am proud of my little American ninja warrior!!

Lost tooth!

Jayden came and said "Mom, my tooth fell out."  I asked him how, and he told me that he pulled it out.  I didn't even know that it was loose.  It was his bottom right incisor.  He is missing A LOT of teeth!

Soccer!

Jayden played another soccer game.  Our team is having a hard time going after the ball.  We haven't been playing very good as a team.  Jayden is getting much better.  He is running after the ball.  Poor boy is running back and forth on the field carrying the team.  He is playing good!

Field trip!

Jayden's class went on a field trip to the library.  We walked in the pouring rain to the library and they did a story time, a music activity, and walked around the library a little.  It was fun!  We walked back to his school in the rain and ate lunch in the classroom.  My mom drove and met us at the library and then at the school.  We ate lunch by Jayden.  It was fun!  His teacher said I could take him home because they weren't planning on doing any learning after lunch, so I took him to my parents house.  I went home and changed by pants, shoes, and socks.  I took a change of clothes to Jayden at my parents, and then I went back to work. 

American Ninja Warrior training!

There is a guy that has been on the American Ninja Warrior competition that they show on TV.  Jayden has really been watching it and saying that when he gets older that he wants to be on American Ninja Warrior.  We said ok.  Well, one guy that has been on it has a gym close by that people can take classes to learn the obstacles and gain the strength.  Eric and I looked into it, and took Jayden to watch a class.  He wanted to try it.  We called and signed him up for a class once a week.  He went to his first class, and really liked it.  He wished that he could go more times a week.  He did really well for not really knowing what to do.  Way to go Jayden!!!

Soccer has started for spring!

Today was Jayden's first soccer game for the spring season.  He was really excited to play.  We had five boys show up, so they played the whole game.  Jayden had a hard time breathing and he kept complaining of his legs hurting.  Our team did not play well at all.  They were afraid to go get the ball.  Jayden started playing better the second half and scored our two goals.