The Budding Artist

Grandma gave Hannah an easel for her birthday, and she loves to color pictures on it. Just recently I got daring enough to buy her some paints so that she could learn a new art form. Today, I decided to give it a try. She loved it! I know I'm her mother so I have a little bit of a bias, but I would have to say she is a budding artist just like her dad. How could she have Coombs genes and not be though right. Anyway, you can decide for yourselves.

What a Beautiful Day!

This winter has been really long and I was beginning to believe that it would never get above 45 degrees. Luckily I was proven wrong on Sunday when the temperatures got into the 80's. It was such a beautiful day, we had to take advantage of it. After church we decided to go to a park for a picnic. It was so gorgeous and we all really enjoyed ourselves. After going to the park, we took a walk over by Grandma's house to see all the new baby animals. Hannah really enjoys going to see animals of any kind, but she especially loved the baby lambs and cows. They were so cute and it was fun watching Hannah try to interact with them. Here are a few pictures to document our beautiful day!! Enjoy!

This is Hannah on the swing. Unfortunately, I don't know how to change the orientation of the picture.


Hannah was trying so hard to get the lambs to come to her so she could feed them some grass.




This cow walked up to the fence where Hannah was standing and after a few minutes of studying his face, Hannah looked up at him and said, "Cow, you got boogs?"

The Hogle Zoo

We have lived here for the last eight months and we have been meaning to take Hannah to the Zoo since we arrived. Most people told us not to bother because after going to the San Diego Zoo, we would be greatly disappointed. When we decided to go to the zoo for our field trip, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to take Hannah as well.
The field trip was greatly anticipated by all and the kids all seemed to have a wonderful time. The weather didn't really cooperate with us but that didn't seem to slow down over 200 first graders. (If anyone knows what would slow them down please let me know!!) I only got a few pictures before my camera died, but here you go!


Chad and Hannah enjoying the Black Bear!


The kids were so excited about our field trip, it was all they could talk about for weeks. The bus ride was one of the things they were looking forward to the most. Simple Pleasures


The kids really enjoyed looking at all of the animals, and I enjoyed following them around and taking pictures. In this picture the black bear was nice enough to cooperate for the picture.


Crazy Kids!!

What a Weekend!!

It has been quite an exciting weekend, and I am afraid that we might have overloaded ourselves. Regardless, it has been really good to just sit back and enjoy one another.
On Friday night we decided to take Hannah to her very first movie ever. I don't know why I have been a little leery of taking her, because it turned out that she was an absolute angel. We took her to see Horton Hears a Who which proved to be a great choice. Hannah was mesmerized by it all, and she hasn't stopped talking about it since. Chad and I were also very entertained. It was really well done and Jim Carrey never ceases to amaze us with all the different voices that he can do.



On Saturday, we helped Brett and Jaci move into their new apartment. It is a really nice place, and we were amazed at the amount of stuff they have accumulated over the last six months. After the move, we took Hannah in their hot tub (which was probably a bad decision since she has been asking to go back ever since).

On Sunday, we stayed at home and watched the first session of Conference which was wonderful. After that we packed our things and got ready to go to Grandma Greats for the traditional waffles and ice cream in between conference sessions. This was a tradition that was started by Rusty when he was bishop. It later turned into a Coombs tradition and we have carried it into the Broadhead side of the family. We had a great visit and again enjoyed another wonderful session of conference. I don't know how much Grandma got out of it, since she was distracted by Hannah almost the entire time. We then went over to Terrie and Bobbie's house to celebrate Grant's birthday. It has been really fun to be able to spend time with family that has always been so far away.

A-Z Tag

I wasn't actually tagged with this one, but it looked really fun, so I thought I would do it anyway. So here goes...

A- Attached or Single: Attached. Chad and I have been married for 8 ½ years now!!
B - Best Friends: Based on who I currently stay in touch with, I would definitely say, Devin, my mother-in-law Vicki, and my baby sister Jaci. I was also lucky enough to grow up with one of the greatest best friends Amber. We have been through it all together.
C - Cake or Pie: I never really liked either, until I served my mission. In England, they seem to have dessert after every meal. I would have to say that is where I became a true pie fan. My pie of choice would probably be Pumpkin. Who says you can only have Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving.
D - Day of choice: Saturday!!! Every Friday night Hannah and I get so excited that I don’t have to go to work the next day. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job, but there is nothing better than spending the day with Chad and Hannah.
E - Essential Item: Camera.
F - Favorite Color: Blue.
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: I am not really a fan of either. When I was 12 years old, my sister and I went on a trip with my parents and they bought us a 10 lb. bag of gummy bears. Needless to say, over the three day period, we ate the entire bag! Since then I haven’t really been able to eat gummy bears.
H - Hometown: Santee, CA. I lived in Santee, or East County my entire life until about 8 months ago, when we moved to Eagle Mountain.
I - Indulgence(s): Sweedish Fish and Red Vines. I could eat an entire bag of each at one sitting. Disgusting I know.
J - January or July: July. I can’t say that I have ever been a winter person, but especially now after surviving my first winter in Utah. I don’t think I was ever intended to live like that.
K - Kids: I have one beautiful daughter Hannah. We waited so long and prayed so hard to get her here, and after 6 ½ years she finally joined our family. She brings us so much joy and makes us laugh every day.
L - Life is incomplete without: Chad and Hannah (corny I know, but very true)
M - Marriage Date: September 17, 1999
N - Number of Siblings: 4; sisters Jennifer, Jami, Jeri and Jaci. I know the “J” thing is a little much, but I didn’t have any say in it.
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges. Actually, tangerines. I don’t really like peeling Oranges, but tangerines are fast and perfect for my short attention span.
P - Phobias or Fears: Alligators and Crocodiles. Don’t ask me where that came from, but I used to have a recurring nightmare about falling into the Alligator exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. One time my friend Amber actually brought me back some Gator Chowder from Gator-Land in Florida. Thanks Amber.
Q - Quotes: I don’t know the exact quote, but it was given by President Hunter. In essence, it says that in order to know Christ more than we know Him, we must love him more than we love Him, and serve Him more valiantly than we serve Him. This is good for me, because I find that it is rather easy for me to become complacent.
S - Season: SUMMER!, I am definitely a California girl.
T - Tag Three Friends:Amber, Jaci, and Devin.

U- Unknown fact about me: When I was younger and my mom asked me to go clean my room, instead of putting my clothes away, I would put them on. I would sometimes have five layers of clothes on by the time I was finished, complete with a belt around my head. It is funny, because yesterday I came home from school and Hannah had six pairs of panties on. Like Mother, Like Daughter.
V - Very favorite store: TARGET. I just love Target, it is definitely a one stop shop.
W - Worst habit: Keeping Organized. I have the hardest time with this one. I usually just start making piles, which never allows me to find what I need. One day one of my students told me that she prayed for me that I wouldn’t loose anything. You know it’s bad when a six year old thinks she needs to pray for her teacher.
X - X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound. The only ultrasounds I have ever had was when I was pregnant, but there is nothing like seeing that little life for the first time.
Y - Your favorite food: Pork salad from Café Rio. I hate to admit it, but sometimes I go several times a week. Good thing Jaci is always willing to go with me.

Z - Zodiac: Leo

Celebrity Soul Mate

Thanks Laura for something fun to put on my blog. Turn's out I would be a great match with Will Smith. Heaven knows I could do worse.


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Pink Hat

Hannah is getting all ready for Summer already. We bought her a new sun hat (which had to be pink), and she just loves wearing it around the house. I decided to get out the camera since she was just hamming it up. Anyway, enjoy!!



What a cutie!!!

Dances Around the World

After all of the hard work, it was nice to see the finished product. Today we performed for the school, tomorrow we will be performing for our parents. I was really pleased with how well everything turned out, and the kids were really cute. I just hope that by tomorrow the newness of the grass skirts will have worn off and they won't play with them so much. Maybe I will have them wear them all day tomorrow. Just Kidding, what a nightmare.