This will get you up to speed with the Olson's

So my camera has been on the fritz and I have been unable to upload any pictures to the computer! It is time for a new one (It's been dropped one too many times)!!!

The girls started piano a few months ago and have been doing great. The girls love it and Debbie is an amazing teacher. Aubree performed the "Wedding March" at the recital and did it perfectly :)

And Malulani performed "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" tough song for just starting but she nailed it! Grandma and Grandpa came to watch the girls and brought them flowers. The great thing about the recital was that the girls got to see how great they can be. The more experience kids played some tough but familiar songs. Both of my girls said they want to play like them someday!

Her piano teacher has raved at how Malulani has progressed. The best part of it is that I don't have to remind her to practice. In fact she will play twice a day sometimes :) I just hope they both keep with it.....I wish I would have!

Since it is the end of our school year there has been a ton of field trips. But the best one (hands down) was Texas Roadhouse. Aubree only has 16 kids in her class so only two chaperons were able to go and lucky for me I was chosen.

Of course we have eaten there but a field trip with the kids was so-fun. We broke into small groups and we took a tour and saw behind the scenes. They taught us a line dance, played some games, smashed peanuts, made bread in the shape of their initial, and..............
They even waited the tables! Aubree was among the few that got to serve the drinks and food. The best part of it was the food! Texas Roadhouse fed all of the kids and the adults :P Then they sent them home with a goody bag and there personalized bread!

Then we have Miss Maile....gosh she is getting so big! She is finally able to look outside the window into the backyard. Where she spends about an hour a day watching her puppies play (okay they're not her puppies-they're the back door neighbors)! She is so smart! We have been signing to her from about the age of 10 mths and she is a smart pea! She can sign about 40 different things and understands about 100! We have signing time everyday for about 10-15 mins or until she has had enough. The great thing is the older kids love it and is helping with this process. I love that the screaming has calmed down and she is able to tell us what she needs.
Dallin is graduated from preschool-hooray! I love this picture of him :) We could not find any graduation hats for the kids (every store seemed to be out) so-Christa made these cute ones!

Dave and I decided to hold Dallin back from starting Kindergarten and we are so glad we did. He had a hard time with so speech and social things. We had a year to work it all out. He is so ready for Kindergarten to start. Thanks Kaycee and Christa for your patience with Dallin!!!!

This is a very big deal for Dallin and he is so proud! He is finally able to cross the monkey bars :D

SuMmEr TiMe fun

Over the years I struggled with things to do and they by the time I figured what to do it - it was too late. This makes it easy to locate phone numbers and addresses and even some prices. This is a list of things to do here in UTAH - mainly around Davis County.

Antelope Island State Park #773-2941 $7 per car horseback riding #782-4946
www.stateparks.utah.gov/parks/anelope-island/
Cherry Hill Water Park - Batting cages, miniature golf, water park #451-5379
http://www.cherry-hill.com/
Layton Surf N Swim #336-3939 3 & under free, $4.50 or 20 punches $80 (look for coupons in mailer)www.laytoncity.org/public/surfnswim/default.aspx
Clearfield Aquatic Center #525-2640 (look for coupons in the mailers) 3 & under free, 4-12 $2.50, 13-17 $3, adults $5.25, punch passes and season passes
www.clearfieldcity.org/index.php?cption=com_content&task=view&id=190&Itemid=177
Roy Aquatic #774-8590 8 & up $5, 4-7 $4, 3 & under free, 10 punch pass $45.00 (coupons in mailers) http://www.royutah.org/citygov/complex/newgenadmin.htm
Raging Waters #972-3300 Monday 8 people $50 or 2 people $20 on the 20th of every month $3 off coupon on line http://www.ragingwatersutah.com/
Lagoon Amusement Park #451-8000 http://www.lagoonpark.com/
Hill Aerospace Museum FREE #777-6818 9-4:30pm www.hill.af.mil/library/museum/index.asp Utah Botanical Center tours 10am wed. Farmington #451-3204 http://www.utahbotanicalcenter.org/
S & S Railroad Park and Museum #451-0222 Museum free Mon.10-8pm Tues-sat.10-6
miniature golf $3.50 ,Train $3.50 child $4.50 adult http://www.sssrr.8m.com/
Syracuse Museum #825-3633
This is the place Heritage park #582-1847 9-5pm Kids $4 Adults $6 http://www.thisistheplace.org/
Daughters of pioneer museum FREE 9-5pm m-sat #393-4460 2148 Grant ave Ogden
Utah Museum of Natural History U of U campus presidents circle #581-4303 m-sat 9:30- 5:30pm first Monday of every month FREE of $6 adults $3.50 kids 3-12 , 3 and under free
Jensen Living Historical 10-4 pm Tues-sat June-Aug southwest of Logan
Museum of Natural Science OTT planetarium Free except wed show small fee 2504 University
Circle Ogden #626-6653 9-5pm Mon-Fri 9-4 sat
Roy Historical Museum Free Mon-Sat 10-5pm #776-3626 5550 s 1700 w Roy
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge west of Brigham City (435)723-5887
Brigham City Train Depot Free 800 w Forest St Brigham City (435)723-2989
Clark Planetarium Free exhibit small fee for the laser show http://www.clarkplanetarium.org/
Hardware ranch sleigh rides 10-5pm mid DEC-march
Tree House Children's Museum #394-9663 455 23rd st Ogden 1-15 $5, adults $4, $1 off Internet coupon http://www.treehousemuseum.org/home.html
Classic Fun Center #544-3456 Thurs $1.00 night. Summer pass $10 and then $1.00 on everything www.classicskating.com/layton/laytonhom.html
Fat Cats Fun 627-4fun bowling (check for pricing) Mon-Thurs about $1.50 less than Fri and Sat, billiards, arcade $0.25, bumper cars $2.99, miniature golf kids $3.99 ,adults $4.99 www.fatcatsfun.com/ogden
Nickelcade #395-2505 Riverdale
Backyard adventures http://www.bautah.com/ $5 slc 10-11:30am
Hollywood Connections-west valley #973-4386 Mon $6.95 wristbands. deals for everyday www.hollywoodconnectionslc.com/
Sparetime Family Fun #825-1621 Roy Bowling, arcade, miniature golf, batting cages
Spaetime Fun Center in Syracuse #825-2695 www.sparetime-ut.com/
Musgrove Family Bowl #825-0536 Clearfield
Davis Lanes 1396 n Main Layton #544-1218 http://davislanes.net/
Golf City #479-3410 Ogden
Mulligans Miniature golf #392-4653
Swan Lake Miniature golf #546-1045
Hogle Zoo #582-1631 9-5pm $8 adults $6 kids $0-3 free http://www.hoglezoo.org/
Dinosaur park 1544 E park Blvd Ogden #393-DINO adults $7, kids 13-17 $6, kids 2-12 $5 http://www.dinosaurpark.org/
Tracy Aviary #596-8500 $5 adults, $3 kids, 3 & under free 589 E 1300 S SLC (by liberty park) http://www.tracyaviary.org/
The Living planet Aquarium first Mon of every mth 1/2 off in Sandy Adults $8, Age 3-17 $6, 2 and under are free. www.thelivingplanet.com/LPA/html/home.html
Ice sheet $399-8750 call for open skating $4.00 adults, $3.50 kids, $1.25 rentals
http://www.theicesheet.com/
Ogden Nature Center 966 w 12th St Mon-Sat 621-7595 12 & older $3 , 2-11 $ 1.25 http://www.ogdennaturecenter.org/
Wild Bird Center Layton #525-8400
Barnes & Noble Layton #773-9973
Layton library #546-0729
Clearfield library # 825-6662
Syracuse library #825-7080
Roy library #773-2556
Roberts Arts and Crafts #774-0901 for kid crafts
Michaels Arts and Crafts #779-1373 Layton 393-4697 Riverdale
Home Depot Layton #543-2296 Riverdale #621-7373
Belmont Hot Springs north of Tremonton #(435?)458-3200
Crystal Hot springs Honeyville (435)279-8104
Splat Paintball #776-5313
Rock-n-Java Climbing gym Layton #522-7706
Horseback riding Logan Canyon 1-800-946-4486
Hat Creek outfitters #731-7187
Red Pine Adventures 1-800-417-7669 park city
Ex-Treme rentals and tours Layton #589-1036
Antelope Island Adventures #771-9771
Hot Air Balloon Rides Layton wind rider hot air #771-3125 Skywalker Balloon Co SLC #825-
3934 #430-4256, 1-800-413-8312, #825-3934, #771-3125
Amusement Factory Roy #731-3473
Speed street Indoor Raceway 421 Marshall Way #547-9199
South Weber Family Activity Center #476-4445
Utah State Park #538-8400
Bountiful Rec #298-6220
Clearfield skate park $525-2790
Clinton Rec #774-2666
Sunset Rec #825-8944
Roy Recreation Complex #774-1050 2150 w 4700 s
Syracuse Theater #773-2254 Kaysville Theater #546-3400
Motor Vu Drive Inn #394-1768
Cineplex Odeon Layton #774-0800
Tinseltown Layton #546-3582 Newgate #334-8638
Megaplex 13 #528-5800 2351 Keisel Ave Ogden
Ogden city Amphitheater #629-8311 http://www.ocae.org/ In the summer mths every monday is movie night
Raptors #393-2450 general admission $9 adults, kids $6
Bees #325-2273
Utah Blitzz soccer tickets start at $8 #401-8000
Grizzlies #988-7825
Utah Jazz #325-7328

Hopefully the numbers are still correct! And I hope this helps you plan some fun things this summer! (You should be able to copy and paste into word or something like that so, that you can print it out)
IF anyone has anything other than what have, please share I would love to add new things to my list :)!!!!

Our First Grizzlies Game

Warning: These pictures are taken with a camera phone.

Not the best but we captured the moment!

For my birthday Chris and Chelsie they gave Dave and I tickets to the Grizzlies game. They got the best seats-front row up against the glass. Our first hockey game and it was a blast!!!! We

went to dinner and then to the game but we were like an hour early. So we watched the team warm up and was like a little kid all giddy. Chris told me to tap on the glass and ask one of the hockey players for a puck. Sure enough he gave me one. I was on cloud nine thinking how cool it was. I got startled a few times because we were so close and they would slam each other into the glass. Hockey players are brutal.

The first 3 seconds into the game they broke out in a fight and about every 10 mins the seemed to be one after another. Very entertaining unlike some sports there is always excitement.

After the first quarter all the mascots got on the ice and goofed around with the crowd. They danced to the Y.M.C.A. The U of U mascot came over to our side and tried to get Dave to participate. He just sat there like a bump on a log. Ignoring the bird and the bird started making fun and taunting Dave. Dave pointed to the bird and flapped his wings like a chicken. The mascot gestured to Dave that he was gonna slit his throat. You know your dead kind of thing. All in fun.

The quarter started and one min we are watching the game the next minute.........................










Dave is getting a can of silly string emptied on him! It was hilarious!!! Even more funny was the people around us got silly string in their beer. The sick thing was there was this lady took most of it out and still drank it. Now that's devotion.

The Grizzlies won 5-2!!!! The tickets are not bad to buy they have tickets $10 on up. Our tickets were about $32 because we were on the first row. They even have a family section that no drinking allowed which I thought was cool. They also let anyone skate around the rink after the game. To top it all off we got 2 hockey pucks on was signed and four tickets to a Bees game. So our fun will continue on!!!!

I am a Fool

It is just not funny to name your child April when they are born on April Fool's Day!!!!! Where is the humor in that?

So, I kept my radar on all day. I always get fooled in someway or another but.....this year was not my year. Dave got punked and of all people by the bishop! I wasn't feeling so good that morning and Dave had not got his shopping done so he decided to take Maile with him while I rested. He was out shopping when he got a phone call from none other than the bishop. Bishop told Dave that last night he had a dream and he didn't know how to put it but.....in his dream he saw Maile and him leaving the Distribution center and Dave had got into a car accident. So he told Dave not to go anywhere. Bishop asked where Dave was and he said I am at the Distribution center with Maile. Bishop said that he felt like he should have called sooner but he got caught up with work. Dave said he stood there not sure what to do or say. And then Bishop said,"April Fools - I saw you walk into the distribution center I thought it would be funny" They sat there and talked and as Dave was leaving bishop told Dave to drive safe! Ha Ha Not so funny if it really did happen!

Dave and I tried to think of ways to get bishop back and we didn't come up with anything good enough so we have a year to come up with a plan. Any Suggestions?

Later after the girls got home from school we headed out to dinner. We landed at Texas Roadhouse {{Yum}} Dave and I have gone a few time but not with the kids. We figure that it is a loud environment so my Dallin would right fit in {Wink}!!!

Tell you what - that is the worst place to go on your birthday. Dave mentioned to the waitress that it was my birthday and soon after that I realized I was in the wrong restaurant. She asked me my name and how old I was. And she brought out this saddle that I had to sit on and the yell, "WE HAVE APRIL AND SHE JUST TURNED 32" I was totally fine with the name but the yelling of the age come on. I kept on hearing April Fools all around me. And the worst part of being named after a month is that the jokes do stop there. Months before and after when I go to work and people see my name tag they come up with some lame joke about my name. I am sure if they had a name tag on their name would be lame like Harry Pitts or something worth laughing about.

Sorry I must have some bitterness in me with my name or something.

Here are a few pictures

Maile will not feed herself at least not at home. She decided to use a big fork and she thought she was sooooo cool. It was kind of dangerous.

And here all the waitress line dancing (didn't mean to get them turned around) Of all the time that we have gone not once have they dance while we have been there except this time. Maile got down on the floor and was dancing and clapping. It was a fun night. Minus the saddle ride and screaming of my age.

I turned to Malulani and asked her if she wanted to come to Texas Roadhouse for her birthday (knowing how she is) she said, "NO, never" LOL! I didn't need to ask Aubree or Dallin because I knew the answer but I did anyway if they wanted to go there and they can't wait to go there for their birthday.