Golf Club

The girls began golf club last month and are having fun.  Too bad the weather isn't cooperating.

On May 15 parents were invited to eat lunch with their kids at school.  

Ag Expo

I had the opportunity to go with Elaina on her 3rd grade field trip to fairgrounds.  Students from the high school put on an Ag Expo for elementary kids.  It was a little cold and rainy, but regardless, Elaina had a great time learning about farm animals and equipment.

The fire department sprayed the students with their water hose.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

Our friends, The Westfall's, introduced us to Montana's best-kept secret: Fairmont Hot Springs.  We stayed two nights and enjoyed hot pools, a 350 foot water slide, golf, a children's playground, and a petting zoo.

I think we started a new tradition.

Faulkner Planetarium

Dustin thought it would be fun to drive to Twin Falls and scope out the planetarium at the College of Southern Idaho.

It has the largest planetarium theater in Idaho, with a 50-foot dome.

Elaina has been learning about the Solar System in school and was pretty excited to see Solar System Odyssey.  The girls had never been to a dome theater before and thought it was a neat way to watch a movie.

Afterwards we toured the different galleries.  There were displays from the rain forest, Idaho Indian tribes, ancient Peru, and fossils.  It was very hands-on and the girls had a lot of fun.  What a great way to spend a Saturday!

Easter

The girls woke up early to open their Easter baskets.  They were very excited.  They got a game, nail polish, lip gloss, and money.

After the morning session of General Conference we drove to Idaho Falls to have lunch and an egg hunt with cousins.

Elaina found her eggs fast, and it was a good thing too since it was kind of cold.

The younger girl cousins went out by themselves so the older cousins wouldn't get all the eggs first.

Libby did well filling her basket.

The girls opening their eggs.  They got lots of candy!

Betty hard boiled eggs and glued each of our pictures on them.  The family had an egg-rolling contest.

And then in true Heath-Brother fashion they made a second game out of throwing eggs into a garbage can...and hitting Uncle Jared.

Afterwards Uncle Jared gave a lesson on the Resurrection of our Savior.  Libby said this was her favorite part about Easter.

Baby Hazel and I walked around the house, and she fell asleep.

Spring Break

 On our way to my parent's house we stopped in Page, Arizona to tour Antelope Canyon.

The canyon, made up of sandstone, was formed by flooding and wind.

We drove 3 miles to the upper canyon in a back of a pick up.  Since it's on the Navajo Indian Reservation you have to have a guide and get permission from the tribe to walk through it.

After walking a quarter of a mile through the canyon, the girls took a break to make sand angels.

The girls loved the pink sand.

Tourists come from all over the world to take pictures.

Once we got to my parents, we decided with the 90 degree weather we should hit up some splash parks.  We went to Riverview Park and Eastmark Great Park in Mesa.

We went on a tour at Cerreta Candy Company in Glendale.  The girls got to make their own chocolate pizza afterwards.

We also walked around the new Phoenix Temple.

Grammi and Grandpa came with us to Enchanted Island Amusement Park at Encanto Park.

Since school is in session, the park was nearly empty.  The girls had free reign to ride as many rides as they wanted, how many times they wanted.

We finished off our break with a Jazz Game in Salt Lake.

Cousins were there too!

This little lady took a visit to Primary Children's and received a clear bill of health from her doctors.  Her pacemaker and shunt are working great!  Time for some monkey bars and trampoline jumping.

Fun Things in February

Here are some happenings from February:

Libby and I visited Aunt Stacey and Uncle Kyle in Provo.  Libby asked Aunt Stacey to teach her how to play the flute.

Libby got a new dress for Easter and likes to wear her hair up in a bun.  The girls also got new glasses.

For Valentine's Day Dustin made the girls french toast.  He surprised his girls with roses and took me to dinner at The Upper Crust.  He also hired a maid to come clean our house twice a month!

Elaina and Dustin bought season weekend tickets to the Jazz games last October.  They made a collage of all their programs from this season.

Libby fell asleep in my recliner, with her American Girl doll, listening to her MP3 player.

Dustin and I got new callings.  He is the 1st counselor in Young Men and I'm the new Gospel Principles teacher.

Salt Lake City

 Dustin had a conference to attend in Salt Lake so the girls and I joined him, along with his parents, for a little fun and relaxation.  We stayed in a condo downtown.

While Dad was at the conference during the day the girls and I did some site seeing on Temple Square.  

We toured the Conference Center.

We hiked Ensign Peak during Dad's lunch break.  

We were having record highs in February!

The girls and I stopped at the play area, at the Family Search Center, inside the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

We rode the elevator to the top to see the temple.  I told the girls that I stayed here as a girl when the building was Hotel Utah.

A view of Temple Square from the Conference Center.  Elaina told the tour guide that her great-grandpa helped build the Conference Center.