First Week of May 2016

This week was busy enough to warrant a blog post all it's own.

May starts off with Peter's birthday.  He got some presents, but I think one of the things he was most excited about was the desert I surprised him with on his birthday.  When we lived in Cedar City we went to a diner that had excellent fried cheesecake.  I found a recipe for fried cheesecake on pinterest that was pretty simple, so that's what he got instead of cake.  It was very yummy. 

Peter artfully arranged his plate

Wednesday, we took Rex and Julie out for Rex's birthday, and had a lovely dinner with them at Tucano's.  No pictures, but it was nice to have one-on-one time with them, as most of the time we get together with all the Burnett siblings.

The Turek family motto is "It is what is is".  Mom got us girls keychains with this motto on them for Mother's day.  Thanks Mom!

It was just in time to add it to my backpack for my backpack's maiden voyage:  A Cub Scout trip to Tracy Aviary.  We went Saturday morning, right after the park opened, which the keepers told us was when the birds would be the most lively.  It was sort of a rainy weekend, which meant it was cool, but not too cold, and there were very few families when we first arrived.  We stayed for the bird show at 11am and left right after.  It was just the right amount of time to see all the birds but not let the Cubs get too bored.  It was also a great opportunity for me to practice some photography and making adjustments on the fly.

This parrot was talking to us some.  Saying "Hello" and "Hi" and laughing at us.

The boys were just fascinated with this peacock.
They kept coming back to look at him again and again.

Peter being an awesome leader! 

This is an Andes Condor.  He's a big bird.

This eagle was fussing at a keeper who was cleaning the enclosure.

There were several stations set up around the park with different bird-related activities.

goslings!

Another activity

The Bird Show

Later that day, we went to the Burnetts' to celebrate Mother's Day/Rex's birthday.

April 2016

So here's some fun stuff that happened in April:

Star Wars came out!

I got a new phone!

...and a super cute case for it.

I helped my SiL do a gender-reveal photo-shoot featuring my adorable nephew.  (These are a few of the pictures she didn't end up using for the actual reveal)

My sister and I also got to do a newborn photo session for a sister in my ward.

Peter and I went on a date to Cracker Barrell.

We had some Be-autiful weather

I (with Peter's help) made what might be the girliest pinewood derby car in the history of pinewood derbies: Disney's Rapunzel themed.

We went to our pinewood derby.

I bought a hat to wear at Cub Scout activities (so I'll look like a real actual leader!).

Peter and I also got to see Peter and the Starcatcher at Hale Center Theatre.  We have seen it previously at the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, and we have to say the Shakespeare festival did it better.  This play is not the best fit for a theatre-in-the-round like Hale.  It was still enjoyable, but not fall-out-of-your-seat-funny like it was at Cedar.

Costume from The Three Musketeers

I also got a haircut... 

...which I'm still trying to settle into.

Some days I love it, other days, not so much.  

But it is what it is!