We had original planned to stay around for spring break. With the baby coming and spring ball starting there was a lot that needed to be done around that house. However, plans changed when Jared's mom wasn't doing very good and we felt we should spend some time with Jared's family. We spent most of the week in Colorado and were a little worried when they predicted a severe snow storm to hit Colorado the day before we were scheduled to fly out. Sure enough the day before we left we got hit with over a foot of snow. It took Jared almost 2 hours to shovel the driveway; which he had to do if we wanted to get our car out in the morning. Most of the flights had been cancelled and we were worried if we would be able to fly out. We woke up really early on Friday, and got to the airport about 2 hours before our flight left. I was amazed that we didn't have any trouble and we arrived safely in Utah. We spent the afternoon hanging out with family. About 3 or so I started not feeling very good. I was having some cramping and abdominal pain. I was worried that something was wrong with the baby and told Jared something wasn't right. We had plans that evening so we headed out anyway. I stayed in the car while Jared took Brayden to watch Chase ride his bike and when they returned we headed over to his sisters for dinner. I never made it to his sisters house, about block from the park I had to have Jared pull over and out I went leaving my mark on the side of the road. I found out later it was actually behind the church were Jared and I held our wedding open house. I spent the rest of the evening sick. The next day I tried to be a trooper and join everyone for Frisbee golf, I didn't make it out of the car, but saw the pictures and it looked like a great time.
It took Jared awhile to complete the course because Brayden was distracted by the river and the train that passed. 
Brayden got to take a ride on Logan's long board; which you can tell he liked.
He also spotted Grandpa's tractor in the garage on day, he sat in there for about 2o minutes before we had to drag him out for dinner. He is obsessed with tractors.
While we were there we had a early birthday party for Brayden. Amy threw a cake together made of cookies, it was pretty cute, and Brayden didn't grab for the candle this year, at least not yet!
He also got another tractor!
Brayden got to watch the girls play the Wii, and had a great time on our visit to Utah.
With Hailey now in Colorado I thought I would take advantage of the babysitter and travel to Boise myself for the first time. First time to travel by myself and the first time to not have Brayden with me. I was a little nervous to go, but was glad I was so busy while I was there. Hailey watched Brayden on Thursday and Jared was able to watch him the rest of the time. Brayden enjoyed going to work with daddy on Friday, and Jared even got him to sleep in this pack and play in his office. I was busy helping with the state dance and cheer competition. It is always a lot of fun for me to work with such good friends. The NCAA men's basketball tournament was in Boise that weekend and I had family that was in town to watch the games. It was nice to spend some time with them and also catch a game myself. I was able to go to the Sunday session and saw Xavier play Wisconsin and Missouri play Marquette. It is always fun to be around that level of play and the excitement the athletes have about their sport. I was traveling home on Monday and got a call that Brayden was sick and that thrown up, I felt bad for Jared having to clean that mess up. I am happy to say they both survived and it was a very happy reunion when I returned.
Uncle Cale got us tickets to Disney on Ice; which was a happy moment in Brayden's life. The plot was about the Incredibles which is a favorite movie of his. He watched so intently the first half and even during the second half was pretty into the show. I was amazed that he willingly sat on my lap for over 2 minutes, let alone the 2 hours we were at the show. I can say that probably won't be our last kids event. I just hope all I ever pay for is the ticket and not the cups, balloons, and junk that is so expensive. I wouldn't even pay for a real picture instead we got a picture in front of the $6.00 a bag popcorn stand. 
Hailey and her family have been staying with us and I hope it has been as fun for them as it has been for us. I know she is anxious to get settled into their own place before her baby comes, but we have really enjoyed having them around. We had fondue dessert on Saturday night, we let the kids use toothpicks to dip their strawberries in the chocolate. The tasty treat was enjoyed by them both. 
We also made cupcakes, and they have learned they want to be around when cupcakes are being made so they can have a little batter. They both end up a mess, but they love it.
They play pretty well together and like always Kira has learned some of Brayden's tricks. She is no longer scared of the giraffe tent we have, and she dives into the ball pit without fear. She also thinks it is a fun game to have timeout; so she'll touch the TV stand and run over to the stairs (the time out step) yelling, "sit, sit". It is pretty funny. Uncle Cale also showed them how to play hide and seek and that has become a house favorite. However, I don't know if Brayden likes playing it or just saying , "one more, one more" every time he finds the person. I think Kira loves waiting behind the blanket more than she likes looking for the person. It has been really fun having them here, especially the night they watched Brayden and Jared and I went on our first date since Brayden was born.
One day while I was watching Kira, I hid some eggs to show them how the whole Easter egg hunt works. I put a few treats in the hidden egg and as soon as they realized there were treats they were hooked. By the time the real hunt camp along Brayden was a skill finder. On Saturday we went to Cale's facility and had a fun Easter egg hunt. Brayden didn't understand why he wasn't allowed to pick up the eggs, but once he got the okay to start he filled his basket quickly. He was very content to sit and see what each egg contained and ate the treats about as fast as he could open the eggs. Saturday night we had our family egg hunt, and he showed his dad he was a pro. 
Sometimes the egg wouldn't make it back to the basket, he had to have a little treat to get him through the rest of the hunt.
He was pretty excited by the treats he found, and the sand box toys and coloring book he got.
