Hardware Ranch

So we went up to Logan this last weekend- and went up to Hardware Ranch. It is this huge open field where they feed the elk that come down. They have a ton of elk here, but unfortunately we went at the end of the season, and so many of them had already started heading up into the mountains. It was fun to see them and to show Cale what wild life looks like!

Elk butts! what a great site!

The Hancey Cousins- at the visitor's center

Daddy and Cale standing in front of "Sparky"the Elk!

Check out this wildlife!

Mom & Cale on the wagon ride

Looks like Daddy found a new girlfriend! Nice!

We had a fun time going to Hardware Ranch. I hadn't been there since I was in Elementary- so it was fun to take Cale and see all the elk again. I want to try and keep doing fun things with Cale so he will have some fun memories of what we do as a family!

Bob the Builder!

We have a little obsession of "Bob the Builder" around our house, so anything that has to do with "Bob" is a big hit! You can only imagine his delight when he discovered the construction zone at the Gateway! Every time he sees Bob, he yells out, "Bob!" "Bob!" So cute!

Could have ridden this thing for hours!

So cute in his hard hat! It was a little big on him, with plenty of room to grow into it!

Sorry for the duplicate photo, still can't figure this thing out! Mike is convinced Cale needs a "Bob the Builder" themed birthday party this year! We'll see! July is still a few months away! Cale is such a sweet little boy! I am so amazed at how fast he is learning and growing!

I love you little guy!

Discovery Gateway- Here we come!!

We went to the Discovery Gateway a couple of weeks ago with Mike's cousin Ashley and her little cutie, Berkley. We had so much fun! There are so many fun things to do and see, we could have spent the whole day there! Here are some pictures of our fun day!

Future Cartoonist! Cale loves to draw and color- Watch out Walt Disney!

Giddey Up little Cowboy!

Two of the cutest news anchors! They were both starting to "melt down"- nothing a little bribery with some goldfish couldn't fix!

Watch out Dick Norse and Shauna Lake! Cale and Berkley have got this whole TV thing down!

Playing in the water, again, another favorite thing to do!

I thought the little smocks they have them wear, were so stinkin' cute! They didn't mind wearing them!

Playing with the Balls! Perhaps the best part of the Gateway!! Cale was in Heaven!!

We had such a fun day! Thanks Ashley and Miss Berkley! We'll have to do it again!!

Good Bye Curls!!

Once upon a time,there was a sweet little boy with the cutest little curls....

But everyone knows that when the gel runs out, little curls are no more....

This is what happens to them!! They magically turn into a faux hawk!!

So sad! Cale got his first hair cut this week!! Mike had given me a gift certificate to Cookie Cutters to get his first haircut, I knew it was getting long- but I had been putting it off intentionally- basically so I could keep putting gel in it and getting it to curl! It was really so stinkin' cute! But alas, one has to realize that at the end of the day, when the gel is gone, so are the curls and you are left with a kid who looks like a little rug rat! :( Anyway, he was so good! The girl who cut it was darling, and made sure to give him a sucker, and watch his favorite, "Bob the Builder!" With treats and a good movie, who cares about losing your curls?! Right- luckily there were no tears from him, maybe I wanted to shed a few!! He looks so cute, such a little grown up boy! What a little sweetheart he is!

Happy New Year!!

Playing with his new Garbage/ Sanitation Truck! It beeps when it backs up- so cool!

Cale wasn't too sure what to think about Santa's visit on Christmas Eve- he didn't shed any tears, but you could tell he was excited to get off his lap!

Enjoying Christmas Day at Grandma Linda's

Seeing the Lights at Temple Square

We have been a little busy this new year- so that is why it has taken so long for me to finally post something new! Cale got his cast off right before Christmas, so that made our Holidays even merrier and brighter! We had a great Christmas and yes, Cale is still enjoying his "Shish!" (Thanks again Santa!) We would have posted more pictures from Christmas Morning, however, anyone who has seen me in the mornings would appreciate us not posting any of the lovely sights!! (Thanks Mike for getting me in almost all of them!!)

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and this next year will be filled with blessings from above! We love you all!

I Believe....

I just have to write a quick little post- on how I believe in Santa and his helpers!

I was so sad, Mike and I had just bought Cale a fish tank for Christmas- knowing how obsessed he is with fish, and how he loves to say, "Shish"- we bought him an aqarium at the DI- It was only $7- and it looked really great! I was so excited, we came home, and on Saturday, I spent like an hour cleaning it all up- we filled it up with water and put it on a little cabinet in our family room. We were so excited to show him when he woke up from his nap! While we were trying to be so sneaky, Mike was adjusting it on the cabinet, and for some strange reason, the pressure in the tank, just popped the glass! Water and shards of glass came flooding out of it! We're talking TONS of water just pouring out of this tank!!! It was so crazy!! We both just kind of looked at each other-, not really knowing what to do!! We got out our shop vac and sucked it all up- but I was so sad! There went our great suprise for Cale for Christmas!! (Luckily, it was clean water, and no, there weren't any fish it in yet!)

We got our gigantic mess all cleaned up- and threw the great idea away. Needless to say, I haven't been in the Christmas Spirit- until now.

We just got back from running some errands tonight, and when we got home, there on our back porch was a large gift bag, with a tag on it that read, "To: Cale, From: Santa"- inside was an AQUARIUM!! It is so nice! It has all the rocks, coral and plants too! I think I was more suprised than Cale was!!

My heart is so full, I have tears in my eyes just thinking of how nice people can be! What a nice suprise!! I know I probably won't ever be able to thank this person in real life, but I hope that someday, I can do something that nice for someone else! It means so much to me- just to know that people are out there, who care about you, and love you. I think I have felt the "true meaning of Christmas" tonight- I truly believe that giving of yourself is the best gift! To this little helper of Santa, I say "thank you!" Thank you for teaching me and important lesson in life- to remember others, and to show how much they mean to you!

Love,
A greatful mom, of a Fish Lover!

One More Week til' we are cast free!!

It's official! Only one more week until we get this dumb cast off! We are so happy! We can hardly wait to have our little guy running around again! He has been so great through this whole thing- he still manages to smile and giggle! (I have to admit, I am ready for it to be gone too- hauling him around is so dang heavy! Not to mention awkward with that dumb bar in the middle! We are so done with it!!)

Still smiling! What a little sweetheart!

I caught him putting his cereal inside the cab of his truck! So cute to see his chubby little fingers pick up each one and put it in- then he pushes it around! What a silly little kid! I guess it gives a new meaning to "Playing with your food!"

So happy to be crawling around! I love that little smile!