July...I think

When you blog six months behind, you have to just hope you have any memory at all. Here is a quick July run down.

Hayden spent most of July at his moms. Keaton, Conner and I enjoyed picnics and plane watching.



Went to the visitors center at the Mesa Temple. My husband ruined every picture and my kids could not stay out of the water no matter how many times we told them.

Had our cousins over and made Fourth of July cookies.

Date Night...we highly recommend Lucille's at Tempe Market Place. Kinda pricey but super yummy. Followed by some friendly competition at Dave & Busters

See you next month!

June: The good....the bad...and the dentist.

Having all boys means we don't do "pretty" around our house much.  Often they are dirty and stinky.  So when you get them all dressed up, teeth brushed, hair combed and smiles on their face, I gotta take a picture.  We were a few minutes late to church this week and had to wait to go in.  But don't they look so sweet.

 Just a few short hours later....with a shiner on his eye.  Conner was down for a nap and the big boys were having "quiet time" in their room.   They were playing with a ball, they both dove for it at the same time and this is the damage that happens when Hayden's cheek bone collided with Keaton's hard head.  Poor kid.  We had a few minutes of tears but he took it like  a champ.

 Also in June we went to the dentist, they didn't have a time that they could get all three boys in so we started with these too.  This was Keaton's second time going but a first for Conner.

Every one got a clean bill of health.  Keaton got his first x-rays and they were all good. 

 Conner was fascinated with all the tools and did pretty well for a little guy.

 And of course best of all, they got tokens and prizes at the end.

SAY CHEESE!

Preschool Party time!

Keaton went to preschool at Great Start Preschool in Gilbert for the 2nd half of the year.  The teachers were very loving and constant and he did great there.   At the end of the year they had a "graduation field trip" to Amazing Jakes.  Luckily I was feeling a little sick that day so I got to join him. 

The kids were so excited the could hardly wait to go in.

 This was my group of kids....they had lots of fun together and they were all so stinkin cute!

 And who doesn't love to have pizza and soda when you're 4 years old!

 Thanks to Mrs. Shirley and Mrs. Carrie for taking care of my boy.

7 & 2

Hayden and Conner both have birthdays the first week of May, which makes a birthday party for the brothers lots of fun.  We had a barbecue at the park.  Hayden requested spiderman cupcakes so I did my best to fulfill that request.  I think they came out cute.

Conner got really shy as we all sang happy birthday to him.

But was ready when it came time to blow out his candle. 

At 7 years old, Hayden is an old pro at the candle thing. 

 There were presents......

 And more presents.....

And what park birthday is complete without water balloons and bubbles.

Thanks to our family and friends who came to celebrate with us.  The boys are very lucky.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNER AND HAYDEN

EASTER TIME

Trying to think of some new ways to decorate eggs I found some ideas on the Disney Family Fun site and Hayden, Keaton and I tried them out. 

First we colored our eggs with crayons while they were still hot, the wax melted and was supposed to make swirly designs.

This is what it was supposed to look like and how ours turned out.

 

 Next we used craft paint.  We crumbled some aluminum foil, put paint on them, then wrapped the foil around the eggs.

Again, how they are supposed to look, and how ours turned out.

 And though they are all less than perfect it was a good time and the boys were very proud of their work.
 Easter morning came and the Easter Bunny kept it pretty simple this year.  The kids got some snack food, a toy, some books and socks.  But the amazing thing about kids is they only know what you tell them to know, so everyone was super excited about their snacks, and didn't realize other kids get big presents or tons of candy.

 The easter bunny hid a few eggs out in our front yard, that was exciting too.  Some eggs even had quarters in them!  The big boys loved it and Conner happily traded his quarter for some jelly beans.

 And last but not least, our boys in their Sunday best.  All dressed up and ready to go to church on Easter sunday.

We are very blessed to have such good, happy and healthy kids.  Easter is such a fun family time,  but also a time for us to be thankful for our Savior, the example he showed for us in his life and the life he gives to us because of his death. 

Spring Fun

Remember all the fishing we've done lately?  Well last week I heard music coming from the garage and the door to the garage was propped open.  I went out to find this.....Keaton had on the music and he was "fishing" in the garage.  I asked what he was doing and he said he was just having some "Keaton time" he stayed out there about 1 minutes.  Nothing like listening to music, kicking up your feet, relaxing and fishing.

We spend way too much time indoors around our house, especially considering the nice weather in the spring.  So on this Saturday we bought some cheap kites when we were at Walmart and stopped at the park behind our house.

 Keaton loves to fly kites.  He's done it with grandpa lots of times, and thinks he's a bit of an expert.

Jay is also a kite flying expert so he had no problem getting the kites up in the air for us.

 Watching a kite fly is so peaceful and relaxing.

 A bit later we saw a group of kids playing football on the other side of the field.  The boys couldn't help but join in, soon other kids came and we had a decent size neighborhood pick-up game of football.  

Sometimes I wish every weekend was just like this!

One year older and wiser too!?!?!?

Took the day off for Jay's birthday on March 24th.  That morning I secretly took Jay's truck when I dropped Keaton off at school and got it washed for him on the way home.  We got to sleep in a little then headed out for lunch and pedicures....everyone needs a bit of pampering.

We also bought a new bed...upgraded from queen to king....it was a gift for me too!  Hopefully we'll get king size bedroom furniture for my birthday.

That evening we headed to Native New Yorker... it was March Madness and U of A was in the playoffs and they won!  Later that night we went to the movies and as a perfect closer to a birthday full of fun.....we came out to a flat tire!  Good thing we went with Jay's dad so we had some help at 12:30 in the morning!

We didn't have Jay's boys that week so we waited for a little family celebration until they came. As stated in a previous post, Jay was having a fishing obsession for a few month so he went out of town....but when he came back we were ready for him.

We had a nice dinner at home followed by presents and cake! 

 The boys bought him a gaming chair..which we ended up taking back because it was a little small.  The plan was to buy a bike but we didn't find one we liked for a reasonable price.  But never fear, we bought a scope for his gun that week, which cost more than both of those combined :)

This was our attempt at a family photo, I swear when I put the timer on we were all in the shot...someone must have bumped the table.

Happy 28th to my hubby...hope you enjoyed your big day!