April - Grandpa's B-Day Party, Andrea's 1st Haircut, Ice Skating, and Easter

 The family through a big 80th Birthday party for my Grandpa Barclay.  So many of the grandchildren were able to make it.  My sister Cami flew in from Texas.  We had lots of yummy food of course. :-)  My cousin Doug and his wife Stephanie went to Scottland and Germany a few summers ago and while there he bought some Bagpipes and then learned how to play them.  He played two or three songs for Grandpa and everyone else at the party.  It was amazing.  Not so mention really fun to look at too. The four sons told memories of their childhood that involved Grandpa.  Then they opened it up to the Grandkids and even Great Grandkids to share some stories as well.  It was great.  At the very end of the party Grandpa ran through a banner that said, "Happy Birthday" on it just like he was back in high school playing football and running out of the dugout.  I don't know too many other 80-year-olds who can run through a banner!  We love you Grandpa!

 So many of my siblings were able to make it.  It was so nice to be able to spend the weekend together.

 While staying at Ken and Lindsi's and watching conference, Andrea got her first haircut from Aunt Stephanie.  She was really good for her first haircut.

 This is what Daddy and Ken do when they get together.  They program, invent, discuss, etc. anything that has to deal with technology.

 Grandpa Barclay carried Canon on his back while chasing Andrea all around the house.  She was loving it.  Go Grandpa!

 She loves to play with Grandpa, especially when he kisses her, just like in this picture.

 We went ice skating with our friends that are also in Law School.  Andrea hated the actual ice skates, but once we took her skates off and got her a little walker, she LOVED it!!!  She had to have walked/ran at least 10 laps around the ice skating rink.  That's a long way for those little legs.  She has a lot of fun with her friends, even if they are four years older than her. :-)

 For Easter this year I wanted to take Andrea to as many Egg hunts as I could.  This picture is at the Smith's Marketplace Egg hunt.  It was not so much an Egg Hunt as a candy hunt.  They just threw candy out on the floor, cut the ribbon, and let the kids run for it to see who could get the most candy the fastest.  Andrea was completely confused.  It was still fun.

 We also tried to attend the Easter Egg Hunt at the Park in Provo with our next door neighboors and really good friends.  However, we did not realize that it was such a huge event.  We were trying to find parking a mile away while my 9 month pregnant friend, Mary-Elizabeth had two two-year-olds (1 1/2 for Andrea) and tried to get them to the right section.  Needless to say, they each got trampled by the big kids, but they each managed to get one egg each. :-)  It was still fun to spend time with Cason, Mary-Elizabeth, and her husband. :-)  Andrea got to the point where she was playing with Cason almost every day until they left for the summer.  Mary Elizabeth was on bed rest because she had placenta previa, so I offered to watch Cason a lot, or at least come over and keep her company or help with Cason.  I'm so glad that I was able to do that and make a great fun.  We're excited for the end of the summer when we'll both be back and be able to play again. :-)

 We went to Manti for Easter weekend.  Andrea colored eggs with Grandma.  She had a hard time understanding that she couldn't eat the egg until we pealed it. :-)

 Chancho was trying to help Andrea find the eggs. :-)  We found half of the Easter Eggs and then a big rain storm hit.  We kept hunting even in the rain until we were pretty wet.  Then we waited for it to pass and went back out and found the rest of the eggs.  The next time we went to Manti, which was almost a month later the first thing Andrea said when she walked in the house was, "Grandma, I want eggs, I want eggs." as she was knocking on the door and trying to open it up.  She remembered even a month later that she had hunted for eggs in their back yard.  That's just amazing to me.  She definitely got her father's brain.

 Andrea loves to cook with mom.  She rolls out the dough and then eats it. :-)

Andrea also loves to play with my "pretties."(jewelry)  However, while trying to get jewelry out of the drawer she often pulls a little too hard and all of it comes crashing to the ground.  Yes, this has happened more than once. :-)

 Steve used a part of our tax return money to make a new computer.  It was time for us to get a new computer.  He saved us a ton of money and had a lot of fun making it himself.  The parts were scattered all over our living room for a few days, but it was totally worth it.  He's amazing!

 This computer is by far the most organized computer inside.  He spent a lot of time making sure everything was perfect.

 Steve watches Andrea each night while I teach aerobics at UVU.  One night I came home to a lot of giggles and static hair.  Steve and Andrea made an awesome fort in our living room.  It was so cute.