Quite a busy weekend!

Whew! We had a busy weekend. On Saturday morning, Mason played his last Basketball game of the season. He played a great game and even made a basket! Way to go Mason! After the game, I took the kids and Grandma Joyce to meet Grandma Sue, Jeni and Nikki at the Gateway. We had a wonderful lunch at Happy Sumo, then shopped! Later, Emma and Mason played in the water fountain and Mason got soaked (of course!). Luckily, the weather was pretty warm. What a fun day with the Grandma's!

We were able to visit with Juss for a bit when she got off work, and she and Emma posed for this picture:

The annual Michaelson St. Patrick's day party/Antelope Island bike adventure was held on Sunday. In the morning, Bruce and I met Jon, Taylor, Rich and Angie's cousins husband at the front gate. As we drove into the park, I noticed how different things were from the last time we visited. The water had receded quite a bit from the summer, and there were hardly any water fowl. It was very peaceful. Not many people visit in the spring, especially on a Sunday morning. We arrived at the trail head and started to ride. I felt bad for Bruce, having to ride with me. I am your typical "Sunday" rider. I love to look at the scenery, take my time, enjoy the moment. Bruce likes to ride and ride hard. He didn't seem to mind though, and I think I even caught him looking at the view! We rode about three miles on the dirt trail, then rode the asphalt back. The hill going back was a beast, but I managed to only push for a bit. And when I struggled, I thought of little Briggs and what he's going through. A steep hill is nothing compared to that! Speaking of Briggs (all he's been thinking about is hunting!), We didn't see any wildlife until we were riding back on the road. Bruce noticed a herd of Antelope right by the trail we were riding on! I took a picture for him, but you can hardly see the Antelope! I wish we would have seen them from the trail. When we started our descent down the hill, I was thinking back to how much fun it was as a kid to coast down the hills around our neighborhood. How rewarding it is to work hard (going up) and enjoy the benefit (going down). Isn't life like that? It was a beautiful morning, and a really fun ride. After the ride was over, we met back at Angie & Rich's for breakfast. Ang and Rich had cooked up a storm, and it was a very welcome sight to our road weary eyes! We visited for a while, then Bruce and I headed up the Grandma Sue's to pick up the kids. We raced home to shower, then back to the party for a wonderful Irish feast. The kids had a great time playing, and even had a leprechaun hunt! We love the Michaelson's and this is a great tradition that we look forward to every year.

If you squint really hard, you might be able to see the Antelope...

Mason in his festive green hat....Emma and her Leprechaun loot....Bruce was so exhasted from the festivities that he had to relax in Angie's "Snuggie"!!! I know what's on Bruce's birthday list.....