No Joke

This year General Conference was on April Fool's Day.  Kind of a weird mix of a day, but somehow we were able to go back and forth from completely and totally crazy to thinking more along spiritual lines.

Baylen and I were able to pull off an awesome prank.  I would highly recommend it to anyone.  We put those little easter egg dye pellets in the faucet of our sinks.  When the water came out, it came out different colors.  Tanner was the first to turn the water on in the morning.  Baylen and I were standing outside of the bathroom listening.  We heard the water come on and then Tanner say "Eww, gross."  Then he turned it off and went to the downstairs faucet.  He didn't even say anything to us about how the water was coming out orange.

 For breakfast we usually have milk in bowls and pancakes in glasses.  However, it's a long standing tradition to have sticky buns on conference mornings.  So, that tradition won over the other one.  However, we still had chocolate milk in bowls.

 We loved playing different games to help the kids focus better on the talks.  For this one they got a candy every time they said the word in front of the bowl.  We discovered that certain words are said A LOT in talks (for good reason :)

 We then had our traditional April Fools mystery menu meal.  For Tanner's first course he got a piece of ice, a fork, spoon, an fishy crackers (they get 4 items each course)

 Hailey got her drink… but she didn't have a cup to drink out of yet.

 We put this puzzle together as we were listening to the last session.  It was pretty challenging because most of the pieces were the same color.  Go Cougars!!!

Fun with the Fam

Baylen, Ashlyn and I were able to go on a "sister" get together to the opening of the new Natural History Museum at the U.  I think this was the biggest turn out we've ever had for a sister get together.  We had just as many guys as girls there.  I guess that's what happens when you plan something besides a craft :)

This picture may appear like Raylee's had a huge growth spurt.

 Actually, Ashlyn just loves carrying her around.  It's crazy that these two are only 3 months apart.  It just happens that Raylee is on the incredibly short side and Ashlyn is on the incredibly tall side.

 All four kids fit in the mold of this dinosaur's foot.

This has become somewhat of a Whipple family tradition.  We love hanging out at Real Soccer games.  We have all become quite the fans… especially the little kids.  It's so cute to hear them sing the Real fight song.

 These two are definitely best buds!!!

I'm back!

Yup, it's been a long time.  I have lots of catching up to do so here we go…

For Baylen's birthday we went to the new Get Air at the Sportsplex.  It was super fun, but that place is so dangerous.  We saw several people get injured in the hour that we were there.

I believe this picture was taken right before I accidentally stole Ashlyn's bounce.  I didn't even realize what happened.  We were jumping right next to each other and all of the sudden she was laying on her back crying in intense pain.  We thought her leg might be broken because she couldn't put any weight on it when she woke up the next morning.  Thank goodness it wasn't!

                                                   

Spring is always a busy time at school.  There are lots of field trips, final projects, and programs. Here are a few of the fun times we got to participate in…

I was able to go with Ashlyn on her preschool field trip to the children's museum.  We had lots of fun hanging out together!

 Hailey worked super hard on her 2nd Grade animal report.  Baylen and I were able to go to her class to see her present what she learned.  Through research, we found that giraffes are actually very fascinating animals!  Hailey did an amazing job moulding and painting her giraffe.

 Tanner and Mickell participated in their fifth grade program.  It was seriously incredible!!!  Those fifth grade teacher know how to put a program together!

Here is Mickell with her good friend Analiese.  Mickell was a colonist.  She sang and did sign language for "Tis a gift to be simple."  She also had a speaking part.

 Tanner was a Civil War soldier.  He did a dance to "When Johnny comes marching home."

 Ashlyn was able to bring her class pet, Rattles, home to hang out one night.  

Tanner and Mickell also had an Emmy Award day at school.  They were suppose to play the part of different characters and wrote all the background info about themselves.  It was really fun to be there for.

Here Comes the Bride

 Leslie and Seth were married in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple on March 16th.  It turned out to be an amazing day despite the fact that a mini tornado blew through right during pictures :)  It was so windy.  The sealing was beautiful.  I was super lucky in the fact that I was able to go to the brides room after the sealing and help my mom and Leslie get Leslie's wedding dress on (it was a two person job).  I LOVED being in there!  I don't really have a good picture of Seth and Leslie at the temple because we were in charge of video recording.  But, we did snap a quick pic of grandma and the kids.

Here are a few pictures from the reception that night.  It was a really neat reception with amazing food and awesome dancing.

The girls...

                                     

Mickell and Bailey dancing...

 Jackson...

 Emily and Bailey...

 We all have green lights flashing on us from the lasers during the dance...

 Jared and Kirsti, Ashlyn and Raylee...

 Grandpa and Jackson...

 Grandma and Ashlyn...

 The guys did an awesome job with the car

 Uncle Doug and Aunt Sydney flew up last minute from Texas so the could attend the sealing.  

 Grandma Bird with Chris and Troy...

 You don't get much cuter than that...

Baylen and Dave killing time...

I feel so bad that I didn't really get any good pictures of Leslie and Seth on their big day.  Unfortunately, anytime they were around the camera, we had the camera recording.  I'll have to get some pics from someone else.  However, we do have hundreds of pictures from the photo shoot that Baylen and I were able to do with them for the engagement pictures.  They are such a cute couple and are perfect for each other.  I'm so glad that Seth has joined our family.  My kids absolutely adore him!

Here are a few highlights from the photo shoot.  They basically had us laughing the whole 2 hours!  They were amazing models and Baylen did a great job with the pictures!