Chatwin: April 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Spring is here

The first signs of spring at the Chatwin's!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Makall Track 2009

Makall was on the Central Davis Jr. High School track team this year. She ran in the 4 by 4 relay.

Her sisters were a great support and made it to all of her track meets.

Say Cheese!

She also ran the hurdles, she had never done it before and had to practice a lot, the first few times she tried she fell, her knees were all scrapped up for weeks.

We were afraid she would fall during her first track meet, her and her dad went down to the high school many nights so she could get extra practice. Her hard work and extra practicing with her dad paid of, she didn't fall. She didn't get first place but she didn't get last either. She learned a great lesson of how to work hard to reach a goal. We are all proud of her! Way to go Makall.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Easter 2009

The annual Chatwin Easter Egg Hunt, the gang is ready to go. A few years ago we changed our Easter tradition of everyone getting a new Easter dress. Instead we take the money and get all kinds of gift certificates, gifts and cash. The only rule is you can not open any eggs until all eggs are found and you can only get 12 eggs.

Morgan & Jordan pooling resourses

Which one of these do I want?

Kate hunting in her dress?

Morgan counting her eggs

Makall reaching for the prize

Makall with her favorite prize a travel alarm clock?

Enough gift certificates to pay for many date nights in the future.

Jordan with his collection of Reeces carrots and his favorite, the mini memory album!

Of course Kate has the biggest smile because she found the 2 best gift certificates. I guess this makes up for missing the hunt a few years ago.

Jenna did find the most eggs that only had candy in them but she also got some cash and a few gift cards.

For dinner we had chicken salad on cresants, Makalls favorite kind with grapes in it. for desert we had chocolate covered strawberries, Kate made jello jiggler eggs and cocolate covered davinity eggs. A bit to much sugar but lots of fun.

Easter 2009

Morgan and Jordan found most of the eggs with the food gift certificates in them.

Annie was the first to find prizes, once the eggs were hidden she found all the ones with candy inside and ate the candy, who knows maybe she ate some money also.

We have an Easter tradition at the Chatwin house,we have a big Easter Egg Hunt, we take the money we used to spend on Easter clothes and buy gift certificates and prizes. Everyone can find 12 eggs, inside is either cash or a number that goes with a prize. Its a lot of fun, no one wants to miss it.

Kate made out the best this year, she found both of the big gift certificates to the mall. What a lucky girl. Jenna found most of the cash.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Denver

The little girls wanted to do "something fun" so we went to the neighborhood park, it is 3 blocks away from Jim's house so we all went for a walk. Bryson was not to happy when the "BIG KIDS" left without him and he had to walk with the little girls.

Thirsty girls after a lot of playing!

Even the big girls got to swing, Morgan is trying not to throw up.

Bryson is having fun with the "BIG KIDS" Rachael, Makall, Bryson, Jenna, Landon & Devin

Bryson thinks he is Spiderman!

Reagan's big smile showing off her dimples.

Garden of the Gods

Garden Of The Gods in Colorado City, We spent the night in a hotel then went for a hike? ok it was just a nice walk through the park. The weather was perfect. After the park we went to Wendy's for lunch.