Happy Pi Day!

I am sure that most people do not celebrate Pi Day, but I just can't help myself as a super nerdy math teacher.  I threw a Pi Day party with our homeschool friends, and it went very well.  I challenged the kids to learn as many digits of pi as they could, and someone actually learned more digits than Joshua.  I was very impressed.  A few even wrote pi day poems that were quite clever.  And we ate pie, of course!

So much yummy pie!  There were some amazing treasures!

And on a surprising note the weather was perfect, so the kids got to play outside.  They even had a great snowball fight in their t-shirts.  Olaf was correct that snow in spring is the best!  Here is Hyrum enjoying the swings and slide in this beautiful weather!  I didn't want to post other people's kids.  :)

Happy Pi Day everyone!

Spring Break in Virginia

It has become a tradition to go to Virginia for Spring Break.  It is a fun tradition and a pleasant surprise that it felt like spring while there.  The best part was there there was a foot of snow, but warm weather, so the boys could play without a coat and build a snowman all at the same time!  They had a blast!

Simon didn't waste any time exploring in grandma's house.  Thankfully the fireplace screen is attached to the wall.  Phew!  

We stopped by the DC temple and visitor's center.  It is such a beautiful temple.  And it was fun to tell the boys that this is where my parents were married!

We got to have dinner with a dear friend of mine from high school and college.  It was a lot of fun!  

And our kids had a lot of fun together, but taking a picture of 8 kids is just not easy.  This is the best we got!  

Then, we went into DC.  The kids chose to go to the zoo, but I just had to drive through downtown.  The monuments and White House are always fun to see.

Hyrum loved the zoo, and I loved his monkey backpack that I could hang onto.  It was nice not having to worry about losing him.  And he LOVED the monkey!  

The fake animals were just as fun as the real ones!

Grandma had great toys that the little ones loved.  Hyrum and Simon are adorable together as long as Hyrum is soft with him.  

It was fun to get away and take a break.  And it is always fun to see grandma and grandpa.  Simon wasn't as cooperative for grandma, but he did let her hold him on the last day and when mom and dad were nowhere to be seen.  Hopefully he will be more amenable next time when he is a little older.  It was a great trip!