The Averett Family: April 2009

I got a job!

So for the last year I have been doing school online for Medical Transcription. I have really enjoyed it and am REALLY close to graduating. Well my mom has a friend that was looking for another person to work for her transcribing and she hired me last week! So I am now working from home transcribing and loving it! I still plan on finishing school just so that I can graduate, but in the meantime I am working.

Spring Break

This year for Spring Break my whole family headed down to Springdale. My brother Dan lives in Virgin and we were doing our family service project for the year. If you remember last year my dad decided that each year instead of Christmas presents, we would do something at one of my siblings houses each year. It all began with my pergola last year. So this year we all went down to enjoy a few days in the warmth and help Dan clean up his yard.

On Friday Jesse, Garrett, Chris and Don took advantage of the nice weather and went golfing in St. George. Hunter and I went hiking in Zion National Park with my mom and dad, Spencer, Kristy, Stella, Miles and Brighton. It was a beautiful day.

Stella, Miles and Hunter after the hike. Did we tire them out or what!?!

This is what happens when you leave your camera alone with your brother when you go to the bathroom!

On Saturday we got up and went to Dan's. My mom made her yummy pancakes and we got to work. When we got to Dan's he was telling us how much longer his growing season was in Southern Utah than ours in Northern Utah so I was telling Jess that I wanted to move so that I could have more tomatoes. Well after working at Dan's I changed my mind! Everything that we picked up had snakes, lizards, cockroaches and other creepy things! Never mind! I am happy were I'm at. The funny thing was that the little girls LOVED the snakes! They carried them around all morning. I didn't get many pictures of the actual work part because I was actually working, unlike others I know! he he By the way Mom and Angie, I am still waiting for you to send me pictures!

The gang!

After we were done working Dan took us on a hike in Zion. We hiked to a waterfall and the kids loved it! They actually got in the FREEZING cold water.

Smile Angie!

On the last day, we went for one last hike before heading home.

Sleeping on the ride home!

We had such a fun Spring Break. I am so glad that we could all be together. My parents were kind enough to get us all rooms at the Desert Pearl in Springdale. It was a beautiful hotel and had a great pool, though I didn't get any pictures of the kids swimming. The rooms even came equipped with a beday, which was the topic of MANY conversations during the weekend. What a high class bunch we are! But all in all we had a great time being together! Though my family makes me crazy most days, I wouldn't trade even one of those weirdo's! Thanks mom and dad for the great memory!

Easter

We spent Easter with my family for the annual Snyder Family Easter Egg Hunt. It was VERY cold and by the time we got started it was raining! But that didn't stop us.

We started out with coloring eggs. Some holidays are getting to be a little depressing for me because my kids think they are getting too old to participate, and they are boys! They have better things to do. So while everyone else colored eggs, Garrett, Hunter and Josh went and rode the go cart. When they finally came in Garrett told us he was bored and so Spencer jumped in and helped Garrett "color" an Easter egg..... with chocolate! Yes, Spencer is still a kid at heart!

The final product! They realized after they were done that they should have taken the shell off before they frosted it so that someone could actually eat it! Well that didn't stop Chris. He took a bite, shell and all! Don't worry he didn't swallow it!

Dad and Mom

Garrett and Josh hunting for eggs. If there hadn't been candy and competition between the boys to find the most eggs, I'm pretty sure these two would have not even hunted for eggs this year.