I've been (to) WICKED!

I went to Wicked last night! Aaaaaaahhhhh! I still can't believe it. I have wanted to go again ever since I saw it in Colorado with some friends. I convinced my husband to take the family to the Capitol Theater after a family party. We waited in line for about 1/2 an hour and then put our names in a witches brew. A half an hour later they called 10 names and our name was called. I couldn't believe it! I was crying and screaming. Out of over 400 names we heard "Brad Talbot". That is a 2 percent chance. I don't know how I got so lucky. I have never been this lucky in my entire life. Not only that but they were only $25 each and our seats were on the 5th row! Yes, I typed that in right-5th row! We could see them spit. I will have to post pictures and my incredible, emotional (yes, I did cry again) experience later. I am on cloud nine. I love Wicked!

What we did for Spring Break

It has been a while since we have taken a family trip. We were going to go visit my sister in Texas over Christmas break but Paul was so busy with appraisals we had to stay. So, this was a long awaited family trip. We decided to go to Legoland for Spring Break. Our family has never been and we heard it is great for young kids plus it was less expensive than Disneyland (I got a deal on ebay). We left on Friday after school and headed to Las Vegas where Paul's brother lives. We got in late and just crashed. Saturday we went to the butterfly park which is our favorite place in Las Vegas. The kids played there for hours, we had lunch, and then Russ (Paul's brother) and Michele (Russ' girlfriend of 3 years and counting) took the kids to a movie while Paul and I went shopping. Then we had a great ham and potato dinner and colored easter eggs and went to bed in time for the easter bunny to come. Sunday we awoke to some easter dressses and flip flops from the easter bunny. We went to church and then headed for California (San Bernadino, to be exact). Paul's biological dad lives in California and we planned on meeting him at Grandma Sophie's home. We had delicious food and lots of hugs and kisses (by Grandma Sophie who is 91 years old). We then headed to Hemet to sleep the night. Monday was Legoland Day. It was so much fun. The weather was great and the rides were a lot of fun. We seemed to have waited in lines earlier in the day. Our favorite ride was only a 20 minute wait (Project X). We had a blast! We had a great time. We ended up going to Carlsbad beach because Legoland closed at 6pm. The kids had a great time. They loved the beach. They loved running up and down, trying to run faster than the tide. They all loved it even after they fell in, accidently. Okay, Preston was on purpose because he didn't want to be left out. It was so funny to see them fall in and get swallowed by the wave. Tuesday was another beach day but it was so windy we didn't stay long. We only left because the adults couldn't stand the wind any longer. The kids loved the beach. We then headed back to Las Vegas which was our stopping place for the night. The next day we drove home after a dip in the hot springs which is in Meadow, UT which is in the middle of nowhere, literally. We got lost but finally found it. It was freezing outside but the water was so warm. After a drive through a snow storm and an accident on the freeway that created a parking lot, we finally made it home. It was a fanastic vacation. The kids were great, even in the car! The activities were fun and we loved staying with family. We even ended up below budget. Yippee! I can't wait until our next trip.

April Fools

I love April Fools. I love a day full of fun and pranks and NO ONE can get mad because it is April Fools! I have done my fair share of pranks and have to watch my back on this day. In the past, my favorite has been putting a vinyl sign on my brother-in-laws truck saying "I couldn't afford a wife so I bought this truck!" He had it up for a long time after. He still isn't married and I think he still has the truck.

Here are the pranks I pulled on my kids this year.

For dinner I told them we were going to have dessert first. The kids were thrilled to eat cupcakes. They kept saying "Thank you, mom" or "You are the best mom" and "Yum, cupcakes!".

Then I told them they had to eat with different utensils. After the prayer, they started eating and realized that they were not cupcakes but meatloaf and potatoes. They did have fun eating with their different utensils. I also heated up their milk so when they drank it, it was warm. Gross, warm milk!

You would think the kids would have caught on by now but I still had one more up my sleeve. I did the toothpaste in the Oreo prank. They ate them and thought they tasted minty. Yuck!

My husband sent me an authentic email about claiming my tickets for Wicked that comes to Utah this month. I kept saying "What do I need to click, How do I get these?". It wasn't until he read the fine print that I caught on. Good job, Paul. I still want to go to Wicked, though.

Fun, fun day. Until next year...Watch out, I may get you next!