Spring Break

So for Spring Break we decided to visit Grandma Rowe in Pittsburgh, PA on her mission for April's Birthday (yes that is 30, by the way, love you Apes). It was Camryn and Morgan's first flight. They did really well, Camryn was very excited to fly. We got in Saturday afternoon. Sunday, we went to Church for Easter. It was a nice, small ward. Monday we toured Pittsburgh, going on the Duquesne Incline and to the Children's Museum (where they had a cool Mr. Rogers set up). We also had Permanti's Pittsburgh sandwiches for lunch (not that good, I don't like coleslaw). On Tuesday, we drove to Washington DC, by way of Shenandoah National Park. It was foggy and we couldn't see much, but it was still very pretty. While in DC, it poured one day and was beautiful the next. We visited the National Museum of Natural History and the Art Museum. That night April and I went to the DC Temple, I have only seen it in the day time before... it was amazing at night. The next day we walked the National Mall, seeing the Abraham Lincoln Memorial and the other memorials. We then went to the Holocaust Museum... it is really sad what we can lower ourselves to as humans...

We then went back to Pittsburgh and on Friday we drove up to Kirtland. We stopped at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. When we saw the Cuyahoga River, Camryn asked me if it was the "moon river wider than a mile?" I said no, then she asked "can we cross it in style?" My little girl loves Moon River. Cuyahoga (and Shenandoah) were beautiful, even though spring hasn't completely come around... I imagine both are spectacular in their summer green and their fall colors. Now I can sing along to REM's Cuyahoga and know that "this is where we walked... take a picture here, take a souvenir... Cuyahoga...

Kirtland was really nice. Camryn was not in the mood for another musuem like tour at the Kirtland Temple, so she and I stayed out in the entry as to not disturb the tour (I have already toured it a few years back, so I was ok with my impatient little diddle). The Church has built a lot since I was there six years ago and the sites have a great spirit about them. It was really neat to be there. Also, there was this bronze Christ sculptures exhibit that was really neat...

A great trip all in all.

Spring, news and a little cow...

It was nice to have spring a couple of weeks ago...

So just a couple of updates: I just found out that I was accepted into Utah State's administrative program. I will take 18 credit hours this summer (which means, I will probably have to move up to Logan for 6 weeks this summer and visit April and the girls on the weekends (yeah, it makes me a little sick to think about it), but it will be good to get the bulk of my class work done that quickly.

My 9th grade girls basketball season ended. I was actually quite suprised at how much I enjoyed being the assistant coach. I really enjoyed helping the girls learn the sport, but more importantly gain self confidence and self esteem. It was neat to see them grow.

Last week was Student Led Conferences at my school (it is a better version of parent teacher conferences that involves the student). So, after getting home just in time to put the girls to bed Tuesday night, the next morning Camryn woke up before I left (she never wakes that early) and started calling for daddy. Well, I couldn't resist... but she would cry everytime I tried to put her back in her crib or hand her off to April. After a while of me holding her, she finally said "How bout mommy go to work and daddy stay here... yeah mommy go to work, daddy here." How do you leave a little girl who has decided to change your career?

Camryn and Morgan are getting cuter... the video is my little Camryn cow... she definitely makes one cute little cow.