Sleeping Boy

So, I was going through some of our photos the other day and noticed a theme is some of them.  Chase sleeping everywhere and in just about every position!  Chase has always been a very good sleeper.  He loves to hang out in bed in the mornings for at least 20 min after he wakes up.  Warning:  Do not get Chase out of bed right when he wakes up!  He has always needed some time to adjust to the idea of starting the day and you can't rush him.  Some might say he takes after his mother, but I have to say, I have drastically improved over the years.  I think two kids had something to do with that!  These are just a few of the fun ways we have found Chase sleeping over the years.

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Enjoy!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!  According to Bryce the Easter Bunny went way overboard this year and got the boys way to much candy (maybe).  They also got "Enchanted" which we hadn't seen yet, but heard really good things about.  Needless to say, we loved it!   Stake conference was this Easter Sunday and I have to say my kids do not do 2 hours of sitting still and being quiet in church, they can barely handle one.  I also do not do 2 hours of trying to get them to be quiet and be still, so in other words we didn't go.  My kids also didn't get Easter clothes this year because when I found out Easter Sunday was Stake Conference I returned them to the store.  No need to have new Easter clothes when your not going to church on Easter, right?  Instead we stayed home and had a quiet Sunday with the family and tried to get the boys to understand what Easter Sunday was really about, not the candy or the Bunny!  Hopefully your Easter was a little more meaningful than ours.

Match Day

Match day was very exciting.  All of the fourth year medical student and whomever they brought with them met at the Red Bird Club at Cardinals Stadium.  We arrived a little later before they started handing out letters so all of the tables were taken and just about all of the food from the "appetizer buffet" was gone.  Then things got started as they called out everyones name individually to come and get their letter.  My husband proceeded to open his letter without me while I was scrounging up what food I could for us and our kids.  I heard where we were going from everyone else as I returned.  Thanks Bryce!  Non the less, everyone was so excited and all of our friends had a good match.  It's going to be really hard separating from people who have been such a big part of our lives over the last four years.

Bryce opening his letter to determine where we spend 

the next few years of our lives.

The Four Amigos

Bryce, Kiley, John, & Greg

The Supportive Wives

Jamie, Me, Tara, & Sarah (with child)

The whole gang together, we are really going to miss these guys

as we are all going to different places

Our most recent family picture in the last 3 years!

The boys entertaining themselves during the "Boring Party"

We will miss you St. Louis!

Thanks for taking the pictures Jamie!

I, of course, accidently left my camera on the kitchen table

We Matched!

We found out today that we matched in the Internal Medicine program at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.  We are really excited, it was our #1 choice, Bryce really liked the program and we think it will be a great place for our family.  We will be moving at the end of May after graduation.  We will really miss St. Louis and all of the friends we have made here along the way, but are ready to start this next chapter in our lives.

LaDainian Tomlinson

So before I forget, I had to keep record of something really funny that Landon said to my little brother Brandon and his wife Jaclyn.  A little back story first.  

Landon is a huge Chargers fan and especially loves LaDainian Tomlinson who plays on the team.  You can probably guess by the name which ethnic backround he comes from.  Well, Landon was talking to Brandon and Jaclyn about when they have kids someday and what they should name them.  Landon than proceeds to tell them that if they have a boy someday they should definitely name him LaDainian..... But only if the baby is black.  Now it would be funny if it stopped their, but it gets even funnier when he tells them that if the baby isn't born black than they should name him LaDainian anyway and just paint the baby black!  

Out of the mouths of babes!

Basketball's Officially Over

So basketball is officially over and Bryce and I don't know how we're going to spend our Sat. mornings anymore.  The team did awesome and really played like a team during their last game.  They went 9 - 0 for the season (technically they don't keep score, but Landon sure did) and really had fun with one another.  Landon's going to miss the games and getting to see

 all of his friends every Saturday.

Quinton, Carter, Landon, Jack, Noah, Kerry, Alexander, & Nicholas

The whole team with Coach

Celebrating the end of the season at Cici's Pizza

What Chase was doing during the games

Here Comes the Tooth-Fairy!

Yes it's true!  Landon finally lost his first tooth.  He wiggled the little thing out of there all by himself and wasn't even scared.  He is so excited to get a visit from the 

tooth-fairy, especially because they have been talking about it in class and he just received his own personalized letter from her just the other night!  

Chase insisted on being part of the action and wouldn't let me get a picture of Landon without one of him first.  The sibling rivalry will never end!

Spider-Man Wanna-be

So Chase is really into coloring on his hands to make webs like Spider-Man.  Well, the other day he took it a few steps further and made himself a mask and "boots" to complete the look.  Thank goodness he knows which markers are the permanent ones and which he can color with.  He insisted that I couldn't wash it off and we went to Bryce's basketball game that night looking like "Spider-Man".

Notice the marker underneath his foot!

Let It Snow!

St. Louis got hit with the most snow I've seen since we moved here.  All the schools shut down (which here really doesn't take much)

and the kids had a blast playing in it all afternoon.

Yum, Snow!

They were sledding down the slide

Chase, Tayler, Brandin, & Landon

Chase, Landon, & Brandin

I Love this picture!

For Love of the Game

                                                                                          

                                                                                          

The kid is a complete nut!  Landon has had so much fun during his first basketball season.  

He has made a lot of  new friends and lets just say is didn't take him long to love playing the game. 

 I think it's safe to assume this is what my life is going to consist of for the next 10+ years.

I wish the picture was a little better through the blog, but you'll get the point.

You'll also need to pause the music at the top of the blog while you view the video :)

Landon's First Basketball Game

These are some pics of Landon's first basketball game. He did awesome for his first game ever. He made 4 baskets and played really good defense. He's on the same team as a lot of his friends from school which makes it really fun.

Snowmass Colorado

It has long been a tradition in the Dickinson family to ski at Snowmass Colorado. This year both of my kids got to go. It was a first for Chase and both did ski school for two days. The boys did great and both got to ride the lift. This is a great family vacation and we all had a blast. The snow was the best I had ever seen and hopefully we'll get to go with my family again in the next few years.

Visit to the Kawa's

Chase, Landon, Paige, & Barrett

We were lucky enough to get to see our good friends, the Kawa's, a few times during our stay in Utah. 

My kids really miss having them being so close to us and so do I.

Chase and Kate's First Time on Skiis

My dad, my brother Keith, and I decided to take Chase and Kate skiing for the first time. We drove up to Sundance, rented the gear and walked up to the rope-tow. The first few minutes left you wondering if this was going to be a waste of time, but they quickly got the hang of it. Keith spooked Kate a little be letting go so she insisted she "needed a rest" for the remainder of the time.
It was a great time, but I think the kids enjoyed the hot chocolate and giant cookies more than anything else.

The Haslem Heard of Grandkids

For Gradma Josh this year we got all of the Haslem Grandkids together for a group picture that she could proudly display in her home. All of the kids did great, the picture turned out awesome, and it only took 5 min!