Capital Field Trip

For Sammie's preschool field trip we took the Front Runner to a bus and headed for the Utah State Capitol. I left the twins with my mom and took Eston with us. It was so cute to see all the kids lined up waiting for the train.



Eston was so excited to be on a TRAIN. It was pretty cool.



Sammie was pretty excited to just be with her school friends. Kind of funny the difference between the two kids.



We got to go all over the Capitol and see many cool things.



Here was the replica of the Liberty Bell.



This is a look at the underground area. The entire Capital is sitting on top of these shock absorber thingies. (I think that is there technical name.) It looked pretty cool.



At one point we looked over and saw a bunch of the girls laying on the floor singing songs with each other.



An hour into the field trip I got a text from my mom saying, " I don't know how you get anything done with these two." The twins were driving her nuts.
It was fun to spend time with just Sammie and Eston. That doesn't happen very often.

Super Bowl Sunday!!

Super Bowl Sunday and the Clingers

Number 1: Matt and I have never been to into sports. We both like to attend sporting events and see the game played live. Matt even learned how scary and crazed I get when I attend Hockey Games. We only go to these events once a year, maybe even once every two years. We don't usually have sports playing on TV at our house. I have always found that a blessing. I occasionally like to watch soccer on TV that is it. Number 2: Matt and I love the Super Bowl when it comes around. Every year you can catch the Super Bowl playing at our house. but not for the same reason everyone else does. We like the commercials. We turn on the Super Bowl and have it play in the background, as soon as they break for a commercial, one of us will holler to the other and we both come running to watch the commercials.

We are strange people what can I say. Enter Samantha!! Sammie some how inherited a sports gene that we have only recently seen come out. How did that happen? If we are flipping channels on TV to find a cartoon, Sammie will halt all flipping if she see any sort of sports game playing. We then usually have to talk her out of it for the other kids sake and move on. Matt took Sammie on a date two weeks ago and he said she didn't say much to him the entire time (shocking for her) because she was so caught up in the basketball game that was playing in the restaurant.

Let's just say that our 4 year old was counting down the days and time until THE BIG GAME. Matt and I ended up sitting and watching all 4 hours of football because of her. We had treats and a picnic in front of the TV and she was so sad that her team she picked did not win.
WE ARE IN FOR QUITE THE RIDE WITH THAT GIRL!!

The Legend of the Hammer Wammer

Once upon a time there were four kids. They were happy little kids, but would often get scared in the night time. One day while sitting around talking, they heard a noise. When asked what that noise was there dad (without missing a beat) said, "Oh, that is the Hammer Wammer." It was told that the Hammer Wammer lives under our house and holds our house up so that it won't fall into the ground. That is why our house makes noises at night, the Hammer Wammer is just shifting positions. The Hammer Wammer has evolved into something much more than a creature that holds up our house. The Hammer Wammer also eats green bugs, he is our friend, he keeps the night light on at night, he protects us from strange sounds and shadows.

The kids asked Matt to draw a picture of the Hammer Wammer. This is what we think this strange animal looks like:



If you see this animal do not run, I repeat do not run. Just say thank you and go about your day.

Have I mentioned that Matt is awesome and an amazing dad?