The Zoo & Other Fun Events!

We have been so busy lately. Trying to stay out of the workers' way has led us to more field trips lately! The kids are LOVING it! I have finally got pictures from our zoo trip. I figured I'd get a zoo pass this season because we haven't lived around a zoo for 5 years now. We are having fun introducing each animal and learning exciting facts about each one of them. The cheetah was the coolest animal there this trip. It was running back and forth right next to the window. We got to see every detail of that amazing animal. Every time the cheetah came storming by…Hayden would duck his head. We couldn't decide if he was scared or playing along. We also saw a pregnant elephant…WOW! The worker was asking if we had any questions and so Korbin decided to chat away with her. She told him it took 2 years to have a baby. Korbin was amazed and figured it out in his head that she wouldn't have her baby until he is baptized! His reaction was hilarious!

We are looking forward to the 4^th of July and our basement being completed! Grandma is coming on the 7^th and we are going to Rexburg, Idaho for Wendi's baby shower and to visit Rachel!!!(My old college roommate) My kids and I are so excited! We will update soon!

Here we are in our relays...see Home Boy Jason in the background?

Uncle Tom with little Molly. What a doll Molly was always smiling and posing for photos. It must be because her mom is a fabulous photographer...check out her blog, Amy Schofield Photography, there is an attachment below.

Schofield Family Reunion 2008

Wow! What a great time this was! We had so much fun!!! My kids just cannot stop talking about all of their cousins. It started last Thursday and we met in Provo, UT and had a welcome dinner! We always have "The Schofield Family Olympics" and this year we were the Red Team: Lynn's to win team! We had so much fun clothing ourselves with red shirts and bandanas! Every family made their own flag for the weekend that we had to have with us at all times! We then had a picnic in the park the next morning and off to Heber Valley Lodge! Good times! I will try to post more pictures when I find them myself. I didn't have a charged battery and am stealing photos from all my family…thanks family! Man, really though we have the coolest family alive! Those Schofields and Schofield in-laws are the funnest, funniest, and happiest people I know. I've really come to appreciate happy people and am trying to teach my kids how important it is to surround yourself with the positive and not the negative/ones that will bring you down! And boy, it was fun, even to the point of puking in the night from too much candy!!! Hikes with Uncle Jason and telling the infamous "Frankie Finger Stories". And campfires: stories, songs (Aunt Amy and Aunt Kim and boys) my kids are still singing "some bologna song" that I never understood! And "Banana in your Ear". Also, roasting not only marshmallows, but, taffy and starburst, and you name it…it was over the fire! Thanks Uncle Tom! Oh, and Aunt Cindi, don't worry, if you are faced with any bears in Iowa, you know who to talk to. Korbin told his Aunt Cindi that he will fight off any bears for her. So if she's scared in the night to go and get him. The ironic thing about that statement is earlier he was screaming out of terror at a dog. I am so proud of my little man who is willing to defend all the ladies!

It was such a fun and memorable weekend. Our family is excited to spend more time together! Mom and Dad Schofield looked pooped at the end of the weekend. Probably because they knew the long road they had awaiting for them back to California! They were so much fun to have around. And Grandma the Great Bird showed up the final night and spent some time with us all. What a powerful woman she is! I am so touched that I am related to that woman. She is such a woman of love, integrity, and grace. We love her so much! Korbin Martell (which is her husband's name) was such a gentleman to her. He wanted to talk her ear off, even amidst all of the cousins running around! She is such a special person!

I personally had so much fun holding all the babies…too many to count. And I think I made a new best friend…little Ashley Parks(my niece) she wanted me to take her on hikes every minute of the day, I think it was really because of uncle Jason's stories…wow! Weren't those amazing! Hahaha. We will be laughing and widdeling forever over those stories!

Hill Air Force Museum

We had so much fun going to this museum. It was amazing! The planes were huge. They had everything from B-52 Bombers (retired and incredible) to a model of the first plane ever invented! We all enjoyed this museum. It was one of those moments that you don't forget. The impressions on our kids faces as we taught them(well Jason…he is the history buff), all about the heroes in the past who have flown those planes. It definitely made our family appreciate all that our country stands for. Our freedoms that we enjoy are all because of these heroes that have sacrificed their lives for us. We are so excited for this 4^h of July coming up…I think it will be memorable for our kids after touring all of these planes and learning the things that they did that day! So…Hayden was the only one that would put on all the gear…watch out America!

This One’s For Kora!

Man, It looks like Kora's been jipped. For some reason, the posting didn't show for her.

This is what Kora's been upto LATELY: She just made the U8 Soccer Team here in Layton, UT: The Layton Strikers (she previously tried out for the La Roca Team, and made it on their B team, but we weren't prepared to pay 3,000 pretty pennies for a U8 club yet.) Regardless, of her cheap parents...she is amazing thanks to her big sis. Who plays with her on a daily basis. So, we just moved here to Utah, and right next door is a girl, Emma, who is 7 going on 8 and they both just adore each other!

So Kora is loving the summer time right now and not having to get up at 7am. She sleeps in until 8 or 9 whatever she feels like, wakes up to a puzzle then showers and plays school with her bros and sister! Mom would love to be a part of this and sometimes has to be the mean principle, but is constantly working these days with the family business! Our basement will be finished on July 15^th so Kora cannot wait to relocate with her sister where they will both have their own room and bathroom and a mini kitchen! Oh, and the latest addition, an alarm and an intercom system installed just in case! I think it's great for the teenage years(if we are still here) If there is any of my blood or JASON's we definitely need an alarm system for the two entrances to the basement and the many windows. So, this is the excitement here for now! Kora & all of the kids are just thrilled here in Utah, we have already visited the Hogle Zoo, the "This is the Place" monument(Totally Jason's thing), the Airforce Museum, which was amazing! Anyone with boys..come visit and you'll see what I mean. We are excited to go to the childrens museum, Lagoon, Cherry Hill Park, and so much more..and don't worry pictures are coming soon.

We just had a family reunion this last weekend and we've been having a blast with our family and all the cousins! Postings will be coming soon...with lots and lots of pictures. We also had so many visitors this last week. Cindi and Brian, and their family, John and Kara and their family, my bestest friend Tabatha came and visited, and yesterday my mom and dad and brother Tom. We had a great fathers day with them. The kids loved playing the wii with uncle Tom and Dad and Mom cooked with grandma while grandpa slept. It was so fun to have all of them around for a day. So we all woke up this morning to Jason gone to Chicago for the week and me frantically trying to get my store back on track, as we have been gone since Thursday. But, I saw my sis. In law, Jenny, who I adore, and her family's blog and just had to catch up and let her know and all of you, how WE are. Love you all!