Breils Birthday party

Breil turned 5 on March 18 this year. He had a little party with all his friends. I did it on a Friday morning so I was on my own so there are not a lot of great pictures but he still had a blast!
I love how kids gather around the present opening so tightly. It cracks me up.

We did cupcakes instead of a cake. It worked out real well that way!

Sea World

For Spring Break this year we decided to take a last minute trip to San Antonio. We hadnt taken a vacation (that didnt include visiting family) since Breil was an infant so we felt this was long overdue. It was a short trip but a lot of fun! The weather was beautiful and it wasnt too busy. The kids cant wait to go back!
All of the kids got to feed the seals. When Harlee was done she licked her fingers. It was so gross but her face (which I didnt get a picture of) was priceless.

The dolphin and beluga show has had this same funny guy that runs around getting people wet since I was a teenager. I think it was the kids favorite part of the show.

little brother home

Me and Daniel
My mom and dad and Daniel.

Katy and Daniel

Random people wait with all the balloons!

There were originally 24 but 2 popped before he came out!

My little brother Daniel returned home from his mission on February 12. He served in the Idaho Pocatello Mission. He was supposed to be home on February 11 but due to the CRAZY snow we had that day he was stuck in Salt Lake for a day. He was not a happy camper. These are a few photos of us at the airport.

Breil soccer

Breil started soccer this month and his first game was today. He is way more aggressive with soccer than he was with basketball. He had a good time! We have no idea if he even won but a lot of fun was had!

Snow...snow...snow!!!!!

On February 11 DFW received a large snowstorm. It snowed from 5am on the 11th straight through to 3am on the 12th. It was real snow too! Not sleet (which is our normal snow). DFW airport measured 9.2 inches of snow and our city measured 10.75 inches. It was record breaking and a lot of fun. Jared HATES snow so he was a little bit of a scrooge about it but I grew up in TX and understood the kids excitement so we had a good snow day. We built snow forts and snowmen and had a huge snowball fight. It was a lot of fun. Even today, there is some snow in my front yard. My favorite part though was that all the schools canceled so I had Jared home for 3 and a half days in a row! This NEVER happens. He works six days a week so I usually dont get more than 1 day in a row. I loved it! Here are a few pictures I managed to take. Jared took some cool shots of the snow that he will probably post on his blog as well.

Jared turns 30!

Jared turned 30 on January 11. We bought 30 balloons and had a nice little party for him. I used a kindergarten picture of him for his cake. I really see the resemblence between he and Breil now. In case you cant see it, it says, "Jareds 30? Potlickin!" This is very appropriate since Jared uses that word all of the time. It was a lot of fun. The kids love to celebrate his birthday too!

Utah

Most of the Pyfers in the hot tub. Later, they all ran around and rolled in the snow. It was very entertaining for those of us inside watching.
Harlee, Ella, Nyah Ormson and Breil
We met some friends of ours for breakfast at the Pancake House in Salt Lake. We had not seen them since we moved from Amarillo in March. It was a lot of fun!

Our little family up in the Joseph Smith building on Christmas Eve.

We rode the train downtown and Harlee thought it was way cool!

My children (from Texas) thought the snow was so cool.

Everyday they couldnt wait to go out in the snow. I was

amazed at how they didnt whine about the cold. I would have

been freezing out there!

The above pictures are just a few of many pictures taken on our trip to UT. Most of Jared's family was there and it was a lot of fun being able to see them. Some of them we had not seen in several years so it was real nice. The kids had fun in the snow and with their cousins. We told them to enjoy the snow though because we will not be going back in the wintertime. The drive there and home was rough so until we can fly we will be making summer trips only :)