Another Trip to Dinosaur Park

Brothers & Friends

Dinosaur Park is at the mouth of Ogden Canyon. I know the lighting is not the best but the mountains are so beautiful right now.

Do they looked scared?


It is a beautifully warm Spring day, so I told Wilson we would go to Dinosaur Park. He has been asking when it would be a warm day to go, the last day we went it was a little chilly!

Hiding

Holden fell asleep while he was "hiding" on Sunday afternoon. He doesn't take many naps anymore, but when he sits still long enough out he goes!

Easter Egg Hunt

Holden and Wilson had a small Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard on Easter morning.

Jazz Game

Ken and I took Wilson and Matthew to a Jazz game on Saturday night. The game was terrible, but it was fun to watch Wilson be so attentive to the game. When the Jazz would make a basket, Wilson would cheer. He is the best little boy! I guess when you get a soda, popcorn, half of mom's turkey and avocado sandwich, and an ice cream cone, it is not hard to sit still and be happy!

Some Thoughts on Easter

I loved Elder Holland's talk in General Conference last weekend. It was a great reminder for me of all that Christ has done for me, and more importantly what I can do for him.

Here is a brief portion of his talk that really impressed me. To read the complete text of his talk http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1032-27,00.html

"Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path—the merciful care of our Father in Heaven, the unfailing companionship of this Beloved Son, the consummate gift of the Holy Ghost, angels in heaven, family members on both sides of the veil, prophets and apostles, teachers, leaders, friends. All of these and more have been given as companions for our mortal journey because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the Restoration of His gospel. Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we are. Truly the Redeemer of us all said, “I will not leave you comfortless. [My Father and] I will come to you [and abide with you].”20
My other plea at Easter time is that these scenes of Christ’s lonely sacrifice, laced with moments of denial and abandonment and, at least once, outright betrayal, must never be reenacted by us. He has walked alone once. Now, may I ask that never again will He have to confront sin without our aid and assistance, that never again will He find only unresponsive onlookers when He sees you and me along His Via Dolorosa in our present day. As we approach this holy week—Passover Thursday with its Paschal Lamb, atoning Friday with its cross, Resurrection Sunday with its empty tomb—may we declare ourselves to be more fully disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, not in word only and not only in the flush of comfortable times but in deed and in courage and in faith, including when the path is lonely and when our cross is difficult to bear. This Easter week and always, may we stand by Jesus Christ “at all times and in all things, and in all places that [we] may be in, even until death,”21 for surely that is how He stood by us when it was unto death and when He had to stand entirely and utterly alone. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen."

Wilson the Big Brother

This morning Wilson came to me and said he needed to make a "NO" sign. I did not understand what he meant, so persistent Wilson went and got his note pad, and a green crayon. He drew this picture, and then asked for tape. I was busy, so again persistent Wilson went and got some stickers and put this on his door. He then explained to Holden that this sign meant Holden could not go in his room anymore (the sign has not had any impact on Holden going into Wilson's room yet). I have not had the heart to explain to Wilson that when Joseph arrives he and Holden will be sharing "his" room.

Dinosaur Park

Wilson has been asking for weeks to go to Dinosaur Park. I figured today would be a good day to go since Evan, Annalise and Keaton were going to be with us all day. The sun was out, but the wind was cold. We did not stay as long as we planned, but it was a good chance to get outside anyway!

Holden

When we got home from our long ride, Holden went and found some of his tools and hat. Holden went straight to work building the railroad.

Golden Spike National Park

Some old railroad ties

Kids playing on the railroad tracks

Wilson and Holden love Charlie Brown, so who better to teach them about the building and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

We took a ride (long ride) to the Golden Spike National Park this afternoon. It was a great opportunity to get out of the house and listen to General Conference on the drive. The Park is the place that the Transcontinental Railrod met.

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Drop Thinger & Ball Thinger

Holden is so funny!

Big Boy Wilson

Wilson picked out his clothes, and dressed himself this morning. He has a unique sense of style. It is a good thing we are not going anywhere today (I don't have the heart to try and talk him into wearing something else).

Making Cookies