Burkholder Family Easter Egg Hunt

Since a good chunk of the family will be gone this weekend we decided for FHE to have the Burkholder family Easter festivities. We headed over for some play time, dinner, and an Easter egg hunt. Dan was able to join us for the good stuff! The little kids stayed on the grass and the big kids headed for the hills! They had a blast collecting their eggs and trading with the cousins:) 

 The little ones got passed quickly! We let Levi and Adelaide get a head start climbing the hill:)

 Levi returning from the hill with his loot!

Lowe's Kids Workshop

This past weekend the boys finally made it to one of the Lowe's workshops I keep signing them up for! They had so much fun and were so proud of the "chompers" they made!

 Another one of my all time favorite pictures with both of their faces!

Weekend Adventure

Everytime we cross the railroad tracks or drive down the freeway the boys catch site of the Frontrunner, aka the train. We have told them, "someday maybe we will ride it," for long enough. We decided to ride the Frontrunner to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a sleepover! 

The boys were so excited about every part. Buying the tickets, watching for the train, seeing the train, boarding the train, riding on the top, and were excited for about 20 more minutes. Then began the question, "Are we there yet?" They did great still with food and some entertainment but it was a tad on the long side. The way back seemed for some reason a lot shorter! Probably just the excitement of getting there made it seem longer! It took about an hour and 20 minutes to get down to American Fork.

                                          

 Once we got there the boys were greeted by Grandma who picked us up. Then at the house, Jeni and Andrew's families and Krista! We grilled and headed to the park. We brought a kite down with us and it was perfect kite flying weather!

 The next day we headed out to Cabella's followed by lunch and Scheels. I had never been to Scheels before so that was fun!

 Probably the 2nd worst picture of me being pregnant. Maybe because I am standing next to skinny Kim! Or because I am crouched forward weird...

 Ferris Wheel. Zack was too scared to ride it. He probably would have loved it if we made him, but sometimes it is not worth the battle! Someday he will realize what he is missing out on:)

Mini bowling.

Zack celebrating that he hit down some pins!

That evening after dinner we jumped back on the Frontrunner and headed home. It was an eventful and adventure filled weekend and we are going to take advantage of the last few as a family of 4!

I Am Famous

So Friday the boys and I walked over to the duck pond like we have done every day this week! It has been such nice weather and we can't get enough! They were riding their bikes and we brought some bread to feed the ducks. A couple days ago we noticed tons of dead fish lining the sides of the pond and some were even drug up on the walkway. It was pretty gross and I came to find that there are a lot bigger fish in there than I expected! Anyways, they had cleaned it up on Thursday so it was not too bad Friday. However, a Fox 13 news car pulls up and we are pretty much the only people at the pond at the time. So, she had some questions for me:) So the boys and I were  followed for 20 minutes or so and she asked questions and took video. A lot of work for what little was put in! But, Levi made the cut and he was excited to see himself on the TV!

Here is the article:

Fox 13 News

CLINTON, Utah – Residents in a Davis County neighborhood are facing an unfortunate but natural event; with the thaw of a pond came dozens of dead fish.

A lake near 3000 West and 2415 North in Clinton has thawed, revealing dozens of dead fish, mostly trout.

“When the ice started to melt a couple days back we came out here and there were just tons and tons of dead fish lining the sides,” said nearby resident Julie Burkholder.

The heavy ice and snow that covered the lake throughout the winter kept oxygen from getting into the water, killing the fish. The pond wasn’t originally designed as a fishery and because of that, the Division of Wildlife Resources says a similar situation is likely to happen again in the future.

“There’s a definite relationship between pond depth and frequency of winter kills. We see this in shallower valley ponds that don’t have as much water volume. It’s also a phenomenon that happens up in the Uintahs and some of the shallower lakes up there,” said Chris Penne, an aquatic biologist with the DWR.

Clinton isn’t the only city facing the problem. Hundreds of dead fish have washed up on the shore at Stansbury Park Lake in Tooele.

“I would not be surprised if we saw a few more as the ice recedes,” Penne said.

The DWR plans to restock the devastated community fisheries within the next few weeks. Meanwhile, officials in Clinton have cleaned up most of the fish and have done their best to keep the area from stinking.

The video can be found here: 

http://fox13now.com/2013/03/15/thawed-clinton-pond-reveals-dead-fish/#ooid=tjbHE3YTpfhiZzIA1gNqKeo5DKVraPhB

I took a few screen shots during the broadcast on my computer:) Pretty funny!

Dinosaurs and Hockey

On Saturday the Johnson's came with us to the Dinosaur Park. It started out chilly and breezy, but ended up being sunny and lots of fun.

 That evening we went to our first Hockey game with the boys, tickets through IHC. I have to say, it was a little rough for me! I saw my first fist fight on the ice...luckily Levi just thought they were wrestling! I didn't think they would just let them go at it and not even try to stop them. Not to mention the crowd cheered them on like it is a good thing!!!! Dan just laughed at my naiveness. The boys made it through 2 hours before Zack was falling asleep on me. Their favorite part was the guy that came out to drive the thing that shaved the ice down. And maybe the popcorn!

Happy Birthday Emme!

Before the birthday festivities we headed down to Saratoga Springs to pick up some stuff that we left and visit with the family! We hit up the park by my parents new house, which was a sweet one!

Later that evening my Grandma Hegerhorst came over to see my parents new house along with a couple of my aunts and uncle. Not the most flattering picture of the pregnant lady, but it was very good to see my Grandma!

On Emme's birthday, the 4th, we headed up to Logan. We hit up Chick-Fil-A for lunch and to play.

 Then we headed to Jensens Books and let the kids fill up a bag of books.

 To end the festivities for us, we headed out to Emme's soon to be brother-in-law's Dairy Farm. Levi's face looked like it was Christmas morning the whole time, and Zack was extremely reserved but loved to watch from a distance!
Here I am trying to make milking a cow not look gross for Levi to try to get him to attempt it. It failed.

 We fed the 1-4 day old calves.

 Zack preferred to just watch. We put bags on their feet because of all the mud!

 McKay got him to hold one for a minute.

 Levi was dead set on riding the cows...didn't quite work the way I think he had envisioned!

Tractor ride. Zack loved the tractor but would not get in it! Levi was so excited!

Such a fun outing! Happy Birthday Emmery!