Double Digits

my sweet caprice doesn't let april fool's day stop her from celebrating!

and today she's the big 1 0!

she started it off with chocolate chip pancakes! and butter!

and she tragically fell when running so she needs to rest her foot today.

miraculously her foot healed in time for her birthday party!

i'm sorry....her minute to win it birthday party!

level 1 blueprint: bite me

pick up paper bags of varying heights using only your mouth.

level 2 blueprint: a bit dicey

balance 4 dice on a popsicle stick held in your mouth.

look at their form?! nice job!

level 3 blueprint: junk in the trunk

wiggle a box that is attached to your waist filled with ping pong balls until it is empty.

christina has some serious moves!

shake it ariana!level 4 blue print: bobble head

with a pedometer attached to the forehead, move the head around to record 125 "steps" in a minute.

good time to ask if she'll take out the trash.

level 5 blueprint: spudnik

place 5 straws into a potato and balance 5 chocolate coated peanut candies on straws.time to concentrate.level 6 blueprint: loner

player must lie on their stomach and roll one marble at a time to knock over one standing pencil.

can you tell caprice hit the pencil?!level 7 blueprint: egg tower

construct a tower of towel rolls and eggs.

caprice made it with plenty of time still on the clock.go spencer!level 8 blueprint: face the cookie

using only the face, move the cookie from forehead to mouth.

she's a pro!almost there....and....oh no!you've got it caitlyn!level 9 blueprint: dinner!

after all the fun and games we headed outside for a bbq.

thanks grill master jay!caprice, you are loved!level 10: blueprint: birthday cookie

per caprice's request she had a giant cookie w strawberries.ready....

set..make a wish!caprice, i love you so much! and it is obvious by your friends that they love you too. you have a giant heart that knows no limits. i pray that you will always remain the sweet girl you are. happy birthday sweetheart!

xoxo,

mom

Spring Break - Day 8

our vacation is coming to an end. sad! but we have had a great time and have been to....have you been keeping track?....9 and we have one more stop on our way home.

draper utah temple. #10!

it was so cold and windy! they were trying to seek shelter next to the temple.

nice do ri ri!

jay keeping his ladies warm.

alexis is ready to go to the temple.

i think this was my favorite temple. it's so different and beautiful.

after 3 consecutive movies, i suggested that ariana take a rest. of course, she complained and said she wasn't tired.

that's mom: 2 kids: 0! but who's keeping score?!

stretching our legs on the marble canyon bridge. jay was showing the girls how far his spit would fly in the wind. nice!

holy wind, batman!

ah! better!

we made it safely home.

i am grateful for temples on the earth today. i know that i can be with my family forever if i live worthily. i know my savior lives. i know i am a daughter of god. i am thankful for the gospel in my life and for the opportunity i have to share it with my children. i am thankful for this trip and for the spirit we were able to feel as we visited so many temples. in the name of jesus christ, amen.

Spring Break - Day 7

jay couldn't wait to show us around the campus of byu.

we all loved the bean museum. these bears really weren't too scary or we wouldn't have had these beautiful smiles.

ever feel like you're being watched? don't look up girls!

they didn't listen lol!

ariana, show me your best scared face.

now you, laney. bears! oh my!

after lunch at the cougar eat in the wilkinson center, aka the wilk, the girls got some awesome byu gear! go cougars!

at the byu museum of art, they had an exhibition of carl bloch: the master's hand. his thoughtful depictions of the savior have had a profound influence on the lives of christians all over the world.

outside it was picture time. everyone say 'we love our cousins'!

y mountain.

jay couldn't leave byu without sharing the byu creamery with us. that made for some pretty happy girls...and mama, thanks jay!

provo utah temple.

mount timpanogos utah temple.

i love being at the temple with my family!

jordan river utah temple.

they were so excited to touch as many temples as they could!

the wind was making pictures a bit difficult.

almost.....

got it! looking good ladies!

we love to see the temple!

oquirrh mountain utah temple.

jay with his girls!

after our temple stops, we enjoyed dinner with some of jay's friends from his byu days.

thank you smiths! we loved getting to meet you! come visit when you want some warm weather!