Good Times

May was as always a busy month for us. With all 3 of the kids having a birthday within the same week, there is always a lot to do. In addition to 3 birthday parties, Kaylee had a dance recital and Gavin had a school program. We've even managed a few fun in the sun days during the very little bit of sunshine that summer has offered us so far. Enjoy!

What's new?

Well we just wrapped up another expensive but fun holiday season. It always feels like such a lot of planning for such a short amount of time. The kids got everything that they wanted for Christmas, and then some. The "and then some" part came in all kinds of sicknesses for everyone except for me and the baby. We've had the flu, tonsilitis, and a stomach bug in our family all since the middle of December. I'm hoping that means we got it out of the way and we're done, but that hope is probably in vain.
Daxton has been busy causing all sorts of trouble in our home. He is truly inventive and has managed to destroy things that I didn't even know could be destroyed. He is lucky that he is so darn cute cuz if not we would be looking into baby boarding schools...

California Dreamin'

We just got back from our California vacation and I'm realizing that reality is highly overrated. After more than a week of not having to cook (except make peanut butter sandwiches), not having to clean, no homework supervision, no runnng errands, and a basic disregard for schedules, it's been a little hard to get back into the swing of things. The weather in California was record breaking hot and way humid, but other than flat hair and sweating out of places that really shouldn't be sweating, it was great. The beach was my favorite part and I'm already trying to plan a time to get back to it. We also went to Legoland, California Aventure, and we met up with our friends Sam, Angie, and Dakota for a little while at Disneyland.

Summer Fun

Well it has been a super busy and fun summer. My kids are on year round school, so they were only out for 6 weeks. We tried to fit in as many fun things as we could. We fed ducks at the park and had a couple of picnics. We went to the cabin a couple of times with most of the fam for some hard work and good food. Kaylee got to be in a 4th of July parade with her cheerleading team and we had a yummy BBQ at the Bowman house and a sleepover with the Simmons family all in one weekend. We went to Cowabunga Cove water park with our friends Lisa, Quinn and Jesse. Next was the first day of day of school with Gavin starting 5th grade and Kaylee starting 2nd. On August 3rd, Pam gave us a new little niece/cousin baby Kinsley. Today, we celebrated my grandpa's 90th birthday party.
Even though the kids are back in school, I'm still hoping to fit in some more fun and hopefully be able to enjoy some more good weather before the leaves start falling and we have to start thinking of Christm... Oh man I can't even go there yet.

One Year Pics

We went to Target yesterday and had Daxton's one year pics taken. I really tried to stay within a budget, and I sorta did good. They just take such cute pictures that it's hard not to buy everything. Stinking cute kids are so expensive!

Busiest month ever...

May has always been a busy time of year. There's Mothers Day, spring cleaning, flower planting, and the end of the school year. We have added three birthdays to all of that and it makes for a very fun and expensive time for us. The Bowman family birthday party was last Saturday. We had a SPY theme complete with Top Secret goodie bags and disguises and a bomb destroying race. On Thursday Kaylee had her final dance recital at the Perry Egyptian Theater in Ogden. She got a little nervous during her dance, but she shook what her mama gave her in style. Friday was Kaylee's birthday and we went to see Shrek and ate dinner at 5 Guys in Bountiful. Saturday we took all 3 kids to Build a Bear for their bday presents and then headed to Pam's house for Jason's party. On Sunday we had a birthday party with the Simmons family. The weather wasn't cooperating very well so we weren't able to shove the kids outside for very long. This coming Saturday is Daxton's first birthday, and I'm sure cake will be involved. Thankfully he is too young to expect us to do anything else for him that day, cuz I am pooped!

Easter Eggs

On Friday a group of my friends and their kids met up to dye Easter eggs at Lucy's house. We had originally planned to do eggs at a park, but it was too freaking cold. The get together was a success, except for Kaylee knocking all of Lisa's eggs on the floor. Oh, and except for Gavin throwing up twice on the way home. And Daxton crapped himself so bad that it squirted up and out of his diaper onto his clothes. Yeah, good times. The first picture is of me and my man Elvis. Cheryl had a cardboard cut out that will be used in a school auction, and I couldn't resist taking a pictures with him.