Summer Haircuts

With the last day of school in the rear view mirror Alex was ready to shed his winter mane.  Now Alex already likes his hair short, but his summer cut is a #2 buzz.  He loves it!

Right after finishing with Alex's haircut, Dylan jumped in the chair for his turn. He was pretty excited for a haircut. Tara wasn't so sure about cutting off Dylan's hair though. In the end Dylan won out and now he has a summer haircut. Very cool!

Birthday Blowout in Park City

This year is a big year for Tara.

Yep, you guessed it.

It is one of those milestone birthday years.

The kids and I talked about different things we could do for Tara to help celebrate.

We could take her to Disneyland - Alex

What about getting her a massage - Kennedy  

I think Mom wants to play the Wii - Dylan

In the end, we chose to take Tara on a trip - to Park City.  We found a nice condo for rent and started prepping for our surprise present.  The kids were so excited to help me plan the weekend.  We picked out activities, chose different restaurants, and finalized the agenda.

The hardest part was keeping everything a secret.  The kids (and I) were so excited that it was hard not to spill the beans.  Somehow we made and Tara was very surprised by the whole thing.

Our weekend couldn't have been better.  We had tons of fun on all the alpine rides, the swimming pools, the park, the bowling alley, and just being a family.  It was a great trip and I hope it was a welcome vacation for Tara.

Happy Birthday Tara - I love you!

Mother's Day Moment

Earlier today the kids and I were making Tara breakfast for Mother's Day.  We had Kennedy making french toast, Alex was in charge of fruit, and Dylan - well Dylan was asked to get Tara something to drink.

Dylan what do you think Mom wants to drink?

Chocolate milk.

Really?  Are you sure Mom wants to drink chocolate milk?  I think you're the one that wants chocolate milk.

Nope, Mom wants a glass of chocolate milk.

At this point Dylan proceeds to make Tara a cold glass of chocolate milk.  Once he finished Dylan stared briefly at his creation and said:

It looks too full.  I better drink a little so it doesn't spill.

A few minutes later (while Tara was eating her breakfast) Dylan polished off his mom's glass of chocolate milk.  Pretty smooth Big D, pretty smooth.

On the Road

Over the past six months I've traveled to several different states to promote Going Google.  So far, I've presented in Idaho, Missouri, Tennessee, and now you can add Wyoming to the list.   I know it isn't that far from SLC to Rock Springs, but it was fun to present to a new group of teachers.  Even better this trip was part of my duties on the UCET board.   Robert, Kelly, and I packed up the van and headed east for a fun filled night in good ol' Wyo.

I am impressed with the talent they assembled for this two day conference.  They had several big name speakers (ok, so they're only big names in the ed tech world) including David Warlick, Kevin Honeycutt, and Alan November.  I've heard all three speak at different venues from around the country and it was kinda fun being on the same docket they were.

The conference was quick, just two days and then we were heading back to Utah.  I'm not sure if much will come of my presentations, but I'm glad I got to spend some time with good teachers and good friends at Wytecc 13'.

Soccer Boys

Each season we ask our kids what sport they would like to play.  So far we've done a little of everything with some tee ball, soccer, tumbling, basketball.  The sport that Alex seemed to like best has always been tee ball, since he is a really good hitter.  This year he and I even started to play catch out in the backyard.  So, when we asked him what he wanted to play he quickly replied:

Soccer.

What?!  Soccer isn't really somthing Tara and I have ever played.  Still, if Alex wants to play soccer that's ok with us.

He's starting to get it.  No longer content to run along side the action, Alex is actually starting to mix it up and kick the ball this year.  His confidence is definitely growing and he's having a total ball out there.

Dylan also decided to jump into soccer this year.  We figured he would have no problem getting into the scrum and playing with the other kids.  With older siblings and a headstrong attitude Dylan was sure to flourish in sports.

Nope.

Dylan justs runs around on the field and acts surprised when the ball comes near him.  He's kicked the ball a few times, but he's generally just happy to be out there.

Who would have guessed the difference between our two soccer boys.