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Can I just say--I'VE HAD THE FUNNEST MONTH E-V-E-R?! So, first of all, it was my birthday, so of course I "partied it up"! It all started with WICKED! Rachel, Katie, Sarah and I all went to the broadway play Wicked and had the best time. I loved it! I sat by Dan and Stacy (Gordon's) and we had a good time chatting--not during the show, of course. :) Then I went skiing with Robert and Sarah. I can't believe how fun it is to ski again! We even had pretty fresh snow. On my actual b-day two of my friends went with me to get pedicures and lunch. . .LOVED that! (my nails are now orangish) I caught a glimpse of Kim and Jon as they arrived late and left early for MO, but it was fun to see them anyway! I went to the temple with Edyn--and of course, out to lunch after and then enjoyed a fun "girls-night-out" with a bunch of my friends/neighbors where we played games. The next day Rachel, Becca, Irene, and Af (of course, with Boston, Reed, and Robyn in tow) took me bowling and again out to lunch! We had so much fun. I bought myself a new pair of running shoes (as I think I can say I am officially a "jogger" now)! I've been meeting up with one friend or another, or just going by myself, almost every morning to jog a 3 mile loop that I'm so proud I can finish! I went hiking with Becca, Hobie, and Irene and found that my knees didn't do so well coming DOWN the mountain. But, I loved it anyway--it's SO refreshing to be in the mountains. Vicki and Dennis took us out to dinner for my b-day and I got to have crab legs! Ooooooh, LOVE it! I had friends over last night for scrapbooking--even mom and Gordon joined us before it was all said and done. The kids LOVED watching Hannah get baptized and confirmed this morning, we're so proud of her. And, we'll be having everyone who wants to come over tomorrow night for dinner to celebrate before mom and Gordon fly out to visit Chrissy and Jared! I also got to slip away for a couple hours today to make some more cards with my friends. We've been to the park a bunch this month--the weather has been PERFECT for that (it's been great to actually have SPRING weather this year), and we had two HOT days where we got out the slip-n-slide. . .need I say more? I took Kyra to kindergarten orientation and she was soooooooo excited, she can't wait for school to start. It's nice to see her be so ready! Mark is looking forward to going back to school too--we are SO excited about the Montessori school. We had a great Easter-- full of egg hunts, baskets, candy, toys, dresses,and get-togethers. Dave had a fun weekend in CA where a bunch of guys on his team competed in the jiu-jitsu tournament and did well. I enjoyed watching conference while he was gone and not having to get the kids through church by myself. We loved having Walden and Michelle and family here for a weekend--the kids enjoyed playing with those cousins that we don't get to see too often, and I loved having everyone get together, of course! Kyra had dental work done TWICE and was a trooper both times. She had to get a crown and two fillings--yikes, sounds like she got the Simmons teeth like most of the rest of us! :) (well, ok, either that or I'm just horrible at flossing her teeth. . .hmmmmmm.) I'm still on FB every day and still blogging--I love getting to know some of our cousins that we've never had a chance to know, and it's such a fun way to keep in touch with friends. I love both. Sorry if this is repetitious to those of you who keep up with my blog--but I know that's few (hint hint) so I'm not too worried about it.