Colin’s class did a Utah program for school…one of my very favorite programs they do! He was assigned to be Brigham Young…his job was to pose with his staff and beard while the 4th grade sang a song about Utah. He was so cute in his spray-painted beard and his D.I. jacket. I love this kid!
He also did a report on Brigham Young which we got to go see after the program. They sang songs about Utah counties, history, railroad, and more…it was very educational and completely adorable.
I’m thinking of a trip. We need passports. We’re taking Emma and Koko. We’re going with Grandma and Grandpa Heugly.
Give up?
One more hint…nous allons parler le francais, nous allons manger du pain et fromage, nous allons dormir dans un chateau.
I guess you’ll have to wait and see…
My kids have the best dad around. He hangs out with them, he plays with them, he takes them to yummy restaurants, he supports their activities. He’s cool. And I’m crazy about him!
Camri loves picking books of the shelf and reading them throughout the day…this is what she picked recently for a little light reading…
Colin advanced from Cub Scouts to Webelos, earning his Bear. Good job son! He even pinned the mom pin on me (last time he was too shy and I had to do it myself). He’s worked hard and is doing so well in scouts. And yeah, that’s the Cello Guy with us, his son was also advancing. Colin thought that was pretty cool, he’s a big fan. We all are. 
It rained the whole time, we were soaked, and we had a complete blast! Emma came with us to sing the National Anthem with the school choir, and she even ran a little bit. We came in under 40 minutes and decided we could do that again. We can do hard things!
It’s time for our annual Heugly Easter Extravaganza! Of course, we all made our eggs for the contest, but first…let’s find the eggs!
We had yummy dinner (thanks Sue!) then jumped right into the festivities. The kids are always so excited and I was proud of my kids for showing good sportsmanship…not always easy in the blood-bath we call the Egg Hunt. Yeah, it’s competitive.
Colin made a guy in a hot tub…it was really well done and very cute! Emma made a scuba diver using a straw and water bottle lid. Koko represented her Harry Potter passion and made a wand with a specific spell (luminox? lumiere?)…very cool!
I made a pair of fuzzy slipper to match a pair that I own. I know, it’s amazing. But Joe’s was my favorite…Olaf from Frozen. I mean, seriously, could it get any cuter? And the egg is good too…
But the grand prize went to our Future Elder Heugly who made a missionary nametag out of his egg. He tugged at our heartstrings and won the votes…it was well-deserved! Congrats Drew!! 
These cute kids make Easter fun…
This year, I made the girls dresses, we were rockin’ the polka dots.
Stay tuned for a peek at our Easter Egg Entries for the year!
We’ve had a fun week, but looked forward to Saturday when Dad could join us. We headed south to Provo for a day of fun!
First stop, the Carl Bloch exhibit at the Museum of Art on the BYU campus. Wow, was it cool. We weren’t allowed to take pictures of the exhibit, but we bought a book with all the paintings in it.
While we were perusing the merchandise, Koko and Emma noticed a teacher from their school also in the gift shop. They whispered, “He just won Teacher of the Year Award at our school!”
Joe immediately picked up a second book and bought it, along with ours. He put it in a separate bag and handed it to the teacher. He told them our girls went to his school, even though they didn’t have him for a teacher they knew he won Teacher of the Year. Joe thanked him for his hard work with the kids and gave him the book. He was surprised (shocked) and very grateful. About a week later, Joe got an e-mail from him thanking him. He had remembered our girls names and spent time looking them up and finding Joe’s contact information. No wonder he’s the Teacher of the Year. I’m so grateful for good teachers!!!
The exhibit was truly amazing and breathtaking. They have gathered paintings and sculptures from around the world for this exhibit and it was a privilege to be able to see them in real life. My favorite was a picture of Christ coming out of the tomb, surrounded by angels and Easter lilies…beautiful!!
At the beginning of the exhibit, we went into a small room to watch a short film. There weren’t enough seats together, so Joe took some kids to the back row and I took some kids to the front row. We left after the 8 minute movie and I counted heads before going into the exhibit. We were missing Emma. She hadn’t come into the movie with us because she had run to the bathroom and didn’t know we had gone it to watch the film. Both of us thought the other parent had her. We quickly found her (thank goodness) and she was quite upset. She initially panicked and had been looking for us, even going back to the car thinking we had left. But she had the feeling to go back to museum and stay put by the front door. That’s where we found her. I’m so glad that cute girl listened to the promptings she felt!
After the exhibit, we called Lindsey to see if she could go to lunch with us. Luckily she was available, so we hit the bookstore first, then headed over to pick her up. Lunch was at Los Hermanos, the requisite eating place when we visit Provo. Too bad I forgot my t-shirt, I could’ve gotten a free drink…
After we dropped Lindsey off, we were driving towards the freeway when Joe suddenly pulled off the road into a parking lot. Sitting next to us was Lance and Leslie!! What are the chances? We rolled down our windows and talked to them for a bit, I still can’t believe Joe saw them as he was driving down the street!
We had a lovely day with Daddy, I can’t wait to do that again!
Since it’s Spring Break, and since it’s beautiful outside, and since the kids are home and Dad is not, we decided to take our camera down to Temple Square and get some pictures of the kids for Dad’s office.
It’s harder than it sounds…
but we got some good ones.
Of course, we made a day of it and went to the Visitor’s Centers and the Joseph Smith Memorial Building for the movie about Joseph Smith’s life. It’s amazing, by the way. If you have a chance to go see it, do. I promise you won’t be disappointed!!
For lunch, we went to the Lion House Pantry…yummmmmmm. It was so delish!
I love spending time with these little munchkins!
