The Beach

Charlotte and I got to go up to Denver and spend a day with Erica and Alice, and while there we did one of Alice’s new favorite things- went to “the beach”. Since visiting Andrea in California “the beach” and “water” have taken precedence over everything in Alice’s life- even over “the park” and “swing.” So we went to the local reservoir to swim. This was also an exciting trip because it was Charlotte’s first time in the water since her mission (since 2006) and she was jazzed to get back into her deep “beach” California bum roots. So we got all ready and went to the reservoir…
the only swimmers- oh well
a strong and chilling wind- no problem
water that was 2 feet of snow, just yesterday- could be problematic!

It was freezing. Alice would run into the water up to her calves then begin to cry screaming, “Cold, cold, cold!” We would quickly bring her to shore and wrap her in a towel for about 20 seconds until she received the feeling in her legs and then she would go back out, just to repeat the scene. This reoccurred over and over for about 10 minutes before she decided that the water was not getting any warmer.

I only ventured in the water once, to my calves and decided that I had experienced the snow storm two weeks earlier and did not need to experience it again. Charlotte however was thirsty for the water and decided to dive into the water. As she hit the water her life flashed before her eyes as her lungs went frozen and emptied. She came up gasping, in shock and BRIGHT pink.

Overall we had a fun time at “the beach!”

Strikes and Stiches!

Today we went down to Denver to see Andrew play baseball. He is on a team called the Bull Dogs and they are really good and very cute to watch. It was so much fun to see Andrew play and he even got awarded the “Gold Glove Award” for a great play he made at the beginning of the game.

Towards the middle of the game Mylie ran face first into the side of the bleachers and cut her face pretty bad. As we headed home they were all on their way to the emergency room to get stiches on her forehead (over her eye brow). She is so brave.

It was fun to see everyone and to watch Andrew play!! He did great!!

Easter Sunday

Ben, Rachel and I have all been getting up at 8:00 am every Saturday morning for the last month to go and practice for the Stake Easter Devotional. This Saturday we had a long dress rehearsal and we had an extra ward rehearsal (Brea was at the church for choir practice and various meetings from 8 till 3:30-yikes).

On Easter Sunday we got to perform and it all became worth it. The ward choir performance and Easter Devotional both turned out great. Rachel has a solo in the Easter Devotional and she did great. It was a great musical presentation and a wonderfully spiritual Easter Sunday.




The Easter Bunny brought us all some bunny chips!!

Great Gooshy Husband Story

Today Ben brought me in an Easter egg with a clue in it and told me to follow the clues. I followed the intricate weave of clues leading to eggs all throughout the house that lead to a special gift from Ben. He got me shorts, which seems like just a normal thing, but he went through the trouble of find out my size, going to the store and thinking about what I would like. Although many wives would be mortified if their husbands bought them cloths, I am not. First because Ben has good taste, but also because this is one of the most thoughtful things he could have done. It showed that he was really thinking about ME and that he loves me. He is an amazingly perfect husband!!