Lagoon

Clint's work party was held at the one and only

The party happened to land on the same day as his marathon.  So what does he do??  Runs the marathon, takes a nap and then heads to Lagoon for the rest of the day/night.  The kids were so looking forward to it.  I was still recovering from my surgery (another post) so I decided to stay home and let my dad have my ticket and go up with them.  Cause come on who loves a theme park more than my dad???

Shane, Brooks, Benson, Cody, Wendy and Bentley all went to the big shebang too!  From what I heard, everyone had a GREAT time!

Thanks

Utah Valley Marathon

He did it again!

26.2 miles

This was Clint's 2nd marathon this year.

I am so proud of him!

This was about 1/4 of a mile away from the finish line and it looks like he could run another 5 miles.  Really babe??? Can't you make it look like it was a little hard for you???

Finish Time 3:58

Clint and Brent

So glad that it is over!

(June 9, 2012)

Last Day of School......

School is finally over.  Yay!! Yay!! Yay!!  Not sure I can say it enough.  We are so excited to be done with school and for summer to begin.  No more going to bed early and no more waking up early.  Yay! We love summer!

My little boys are growing up so fast.....

Tanner's last day of 5th grade

 Troy's last day of 2nd grade

Troy's class made these tie-dyed shirts to wear for the last day.  They were all so colorful:)  He came home with everyone's signature on it.  What a fun way to finish off the school year.

Carter's last day of 1st grade

Carter and his little fake smile:)

We have a whole list of to-dos for the summer!

camping

swimming

Lagoon

picnics at the park

zoo

sleepovers at grandma's house

movies

Trafalga

boating

sleepovers with cousins

going to the library

lemonade stands

slip-n-slides

watching daddy at his races

bike rides

bees games

blaze games

Now lets see how many we get checked off!

Blakley's Photo Shoot

My darling friend, Tori took Blakley's three year pictures for me. Like always, she did a great job.  Blakley was such a little stinker bug that day.  So I was surprised that we got as many good pictures as we did.   

Favorite Past time....

After taking a couple of seasons off from baseball to play other sports, Carter decided he wanted to start playing again.  And he has found his new favorite past time....  To say that he has loved playing this season is a bit of an understatement.  He was super excited to be able to play with his cousin Brooks and his friend Bryton.  PLUS.... he got to have his uncle Shane as his coach.  SO LUCKY!

Princess turns 3!

The princess starts her birthday off with balloons, balloons and more balloons!  And the biggest smile on her little face!

              

 Look at her CRAZY hair!

I love this little girl with all my heart!  She has brought such a sweet presence to this house full of crazy boys.  Her brothers all adore her and she can pretty much get them to do anything for her:) She is a little firecracker though.  She is one determined girl and we have yet to find something that she is afraid of.  She is very independent and thinks she can do anything all by herself.  "I do it" or "lemme do it" are her famous words we hear all the time.  She is so much fun to have around and she is always doing or saying something to crack us up.  And there is nothing like her big squeezes to make you feel better!

Her cute aunt Emily made her her own little pink cake.  She was in Heaven!!!  She didn't have to share it with anyone :) Thanks Em!


Happy 3rd Birthday Blakee-Doo!

We love you so much!


(April 28th)

Carter turns SEVEN!!!

My little man turned seven years old this year!  I  know I always say this but I cannot believe that he is that old already.  He is growing up so fast.  He has always been my little boy.  My little buddy.  But he is getting older.  He is becoming more independent.  Although it is hard to watch him grow up, I love the little man that he is growing up to be.  I love him so much!   

His morning started with a surprise from the Balloon Fairy.  She is always trying to switch it up a little and make it fun.  This year she left seven mylar balloons with boxes of candy tied to them.  He got SEVEN boxes of candy.  What a lucky duck!  I think he was more excited for the candy than the fact that it was is birthday!

I was bummed that he had to go to school, but when I picked him up he said that he had the best day ever and got to be the helper all day!

He chose Chuck-a-Rama for dinner!  To say he loves this place is a bit of an understatement.  He loves being able to pick whatever he wants to eat.  He also changes his mind a lot so here he can make a plate take some bites then go get something else.  Perfect place for him!  He was lucky enough to have Grandma Sue, Grandpa Tom and Grandma Terra all come and eat with us!

  

They rounded a bunch of the employees and sang to him.  

Check out that dessert they made for him. 

Finally it was present time!

Happy Birthday Car Car!

We love you so much!

(April 26, 2012)

Brushy Brushy

Blakley's 1st trip to the dentist.

She did great!  She wasn't scared one bit.  She climbed right up on the chair like a champ.  She thought it was pretty cool that she got to watch a movie on the ceiling during the cleaning.  Unfortunately, she has a cavity between two of her teeth and we have to go back in a month to get the cavities filled.  I want to keep her thinking that the dentist is a fun place so we decided to have her put to sleep to have them filled.  Hopefully, she will not remember a thing about it!  

She was SUPER excited to get her new toothbrush and her own toothpaste!

Good Job Blakley Doo!

April 17, 2012

Carterism

Carter: "Hey mom, S*#t is not a bad word.  It means "nothing" in smurf talk."

Me: "How do you know?"

Carter:  "Because my friend is a expert in smurf talk.  He knows all the smurf language."

(3/1/2012)

Carter: "Hey mom, did they have cars when you were born?"

Me:  "Yep."

Carter:  "Like real cars or wooden carts with wheels?"(after thinking for a few mins) "Was Abe Lincoln alive when you were born?"

Me:  "Nope."

Carter:  "What about King George?"

Really buddy???? How old do you think I am? lol

 (4/9/2012)

Carter:  "Hey Mom, if you can be the best at one thing what would you choose?"

Me:  "A mom."

Carter:  "No, mom you already are that."

Me:  "I'm the best mom?"

Carter:  "Nope, but you're a mom.  Choose something else."

Oh he sure knows how to make my day! lol

(4/28/2012)