Pine Wood Derby

So I'm a little late with this posting, but better late than never.
Gabe had his first pine wood derby in April. True to form, his car was all BYU.

We weren't sure how the car would do, but Gabe was pretty confident. And he got so nervous every time it went down the track. It was really cute to watch. But after two runs, we knew we had a good one.

Gabe ended up first place for the wolves:

And second place overall! Not much separated first and second place.
And he got a pinewood derby t-shirt as a prize. Even though it is red, he loves it!

Great job Gabe! (Only 5 more pine wood derbies in our future, Haha!)

Easter

On Good Friday we were invited over to an afternoon Easter party thrown by some people in the ward. There was egg decorating, bunny hop races, an Easter egg hunt, food, friends, and sunshine. Here's a quick peek:
And here are the family Easter celebration photos:

Note the time on the clock behind Jackson!

It's a Jungle Out There!

It really is...this is our back yard now!

But the day after Jake found the big snapping turtle in our back yard, we saw this:

In the backyard, just checking things out. And when I went on the deck to take a picture, he just stared at me for a minute.

And then, a few days later...Gabe found this:

It was in the creek, close to where Jake found Yertle.

Welcome to the jungle!

(At least it's colorful!)