Easter Weekend

This was on my desk when I arrived at work on Thursday morning.  The Wells' weren't the only ones who are really excited that "Chick-a-lay" has made it to St. George....now if only BW3's would follow suite.

 The kids have been looking forward to this for a long time.  We've been on the verge of "warm enough" for a little while and with Spring Recess, the kids didn't have school on Friday - so Laynee, Drew, and Seth slept on the trampoline.  We didn't hear anything from them, but the morning was crisp and Laynee made her way onto the couch at 6am, and Drew made his way into Seth's blanket and this is how I found them. 

 Easter Saturday.  Shana puts on a rockin' Easter egg hunt for the kids, with candy in the eggs and money.  The kids look forward to it each year.  This year they each were allowed to find 30 eggs.  No wonder they look forward to it.

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 Another project which was not planned on Saturday morning was the repair of this pipe.  I was digging holes to plant our tomato plants and strawberry plants when there was a sudden pop, and gushing water.  The water just kept coming, so I just turned the water off at the street and called my guy.

 You know, the guy you call when something goes wrong and he always knows how to fix it.  Kyle is my guy (unfortunately for him, he's a lot of people's guy).  So he was right over to help out and I appreciate it much.  

 Dad would be proud...of his eldest son.  Thanks Kyle.

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 To celebrate Easter and Grandma Sullivan's 86th birthday, all those who were able to make it joined at the Webb residence for a wonderful afternoon of playing, dining, riding, and egg finding.

 Miller and Jake enjoying the bouncy castle.

 Laynee and George 

 "Tina, you fat lard, come eat your dinner"...says Drew (and Napoleon).

 Evan, Scott, and Jack

 Seth liked the ride but didn't want to drive.

 The Sullivan Crew - Happy Birthday Grandma!

 Later that day, we hit the Arts Festival in the town center to watch Maycee dance and let the kids get their once-a-week bathing in.

 Oh, and we swam a little on Saturday afternoon.

Finally, this is the whole *Wells crew.  (James will explain the asterisk)

What Happened Last Week?

I really don't know. Honestly, we work, we school, we soccer and baseball and when we have a spare dollar (or five) we hit the shack - especially when it's free toppings all month.  What a bunch of posers....

The Spring Break Roller Coaster

 While you're browsing these cute pictures of the kids playing at Snow Canyon sand dunes during our "stay close to home" spring break, let me tell you a tale...

 As alluded to in the previous post, a certain stomach bug had its way with our family last week - every 12 hours manifesting itself in the next victim but sparing me...so I thought.  I was able to take care of the kids and Shana over the weekend and was just grateful that we hadn't gone ahead with any plans to leave town for spring break.  We had a quiet Sunday and if all was to go as scheduled, I would get sick on Sunday night, have a couple days to recover and make it back to work on Wednesday.

 You see, I took Monday and Tuesday of Spring Break off so I could hang with the family, so it was all gonna work out perfectly...but Monday and Tuesday came and no illness came - so we just had a good time as planned...until 10pm Tuesday night.

 I will spare you the gory details, but after a night of 'you know what' coming out both ends, I had to completely cancel my full day of work on Wednesday.  Not only did I physically feel bad, but I was so sorry that I had to cancel on my patients...but they were all very understanding and concerned.

 So I was back to work on Thursday - weak, but back to work and gained strength throughout the day, and then felt good by Friday.  So grateful and thankful for my family's overall health and well-being.

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 This brings us to Saturday.  Laynee and I signed up for the Spectrum 10k last year, but when Laynee's knees weren't cooperating, she had to pull out.  So when the race came around this year, she was ready. I wasn't planning on pushing it, but Laynee wanted to, so I had her run with our good friend The Troy, and together they killed it.  Crossing the finish line together, only stopping once at mile 5 for a quick drink and Laynee's "gatorade bath", with a time of 50:01 and a first place in her division...we are all proud.

 And on a side note - I recognized "Fish" from T Minus 5, and he was kind enough to let a humble nerdy fan get a picture with him.

 Shana and I also enjoyed a wonderful Vocal Point concert with all of the seniors in the town.  It was awesome.

Pinewood Derby - let me count the ways...

 ...in which I despise you.  But, Seth had a good time and if we learn about our true character in times of defeat, then Seth is a winner.  Out of 19 entries, Seth came in 19th place.

 No Joke - Dead Last, and still has a big smile on his face.  In one of his heats, he did come in second place (out of three cars), so he actually did beat one car on that particular race.  

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 Somewhere along the way last week, a nasty little stomach bug tore through our family with a vengeance.  First Jack, then Drew (called Hewey 11 times on the porcelain telephone in one night), Seth then got a lighter version of the bug, next was Shana and hers was a bad batch, and finally Laynee.

 So this past Sunday I took the boys (who were completely recovered) and left the Valley of the Lepers to stretch our legs.  Shana and Laynee were on the mend by this time, but still only interested in sleep and completely repulsed by the thought of food.

 So we invited the Davis Crew along - she's our personal photographer.  Jack loves the camera and the camera loves him.

Great to be 8

 It was a great week in the Wells household.  Seth turned 8 on Thursday and to celebrate we did everything he wanted to do...so that included pizza (of course).

 It also included a family night at the movies.  We all went to Wreck it Ralph, which I actually quite enjoyed.  It brought back a lot of good memories of video games in the past.  If you were wondering about this picture, Drew just hit his head on the big picture frame...kinda funny.

 This is important for both Seth and Laynee...Seth that he got a lot of money, and Laynee that she can photobomb as much as possible.

 Just doing the present thing

 This is my Major Award which I won (paid for) at this year's Fire and Ice banquet.  It was a silent auction item and when it came down to the final two minutes, I just took the pen away so no one else could bid.

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 This was the centerpiece of the week - Seth's Baptism

 Seth was nervous that he'd have to repeat the baptism because his toes would come up out of the water - so we practiced and practiced, and I stepped on his toes and so they couldn't come up (at his request).

 Everything went very smooth.  It was a very nice Saturday morning gathering.  We had a lot of family support.  It's so nice to live back home again.

 Janci, Janice, and Taytum enjoying the luncheon at our house afterward.