Toilet Paper Ninjas

Yep, you read it right.  The kids were playing that they were ninjas and one of them got the idea to use toilet paper for their belts.  It was super funny!  They are so creative!  

Happy Birthday Babe!!!

We took the family out to Texas Roadhouse for Blakes Birthday this year.  He was just dying to pose on that Saddle....I wish I'd had a video camera because he totally played it up....what a goofball  :)  Happy 36th Babe!  Hope it was a good one, we love you.

These Pets Rock!

The kids all painted pet rocks today.  They did a great job and it was fun seeing how creative they got with them.  They made Bunnies, Bees, Ladybugs, Frogs, Spiders and even a Pig.  We also painted the girls jewelry boxes while we had the mess out.  They had been begging me to paint them for weeks so they were super excited and it was nice to get them done. 

 

 

Story time

 First off that hair!  Oh Bryn....Love you silly girl!
Brynlie decided to bring her dolls out in the back yard for story time this afternoon.  A few minutes later Brecken came out with her dolls and animals as well.  They took turns reading the books and helping the dolls to take turns reading the books.  Kaysn and I just sat back and watched, it was cute :)

Look Mom...No Training Wheels!

Brynlie let Blake take her training Wheels off today. She has never been really interested in riding her bike so we haven't pushed her to take them off. But today she pulled out her Bike and when Blake suggested they try taking them off she agreed. She did great! Didn't even fall down once! The kids all loved helping her and following her up and down the street. She is having a bit of a hard time getting started but once she gets moving there is no stopping her! Go Brynlie!

101 Bits of Summer Fun

Let the Summer Fun begin!!!I scored when I found this cute free printable on Laura Winslows photography Blog! I did a little editing on photoshop to add in a few of my own ideas. Jenn made one to and had this super cute Key Lime Spray paint that we used on a $5.00 Walmart Frame. I love how they turned out. My picture stinks cause I took it at about 2am and natural lighting is hard to come by in the middle of the night...... You can read the image below a little better. I'd love to do everything on the list by the end of Summer Vacation.....and we are crossing items off the list as we go with dry erase markers. We also put together these cute journals so the kids could document all of the fun things we do this Summer. Once again I edited a free printable, this time from The Crafting Chicks. I had the covers laminated and the book bound and added a little ribbon to the binding just for fun. Can't wait for the kids to get started! Then I used The Crafting Chicks printable as background paper for this Favorite things Summer questionier that I created for the first page of the Journals. I would love to do a similar questionier for Winter as well. I loved thier answers but Kaysn and Kenzie insisted that it is a journal and it's private..... so I can't share!

Our little Garden

We got our Garden planted today.....yes, Kenzie and I worked very hard.  Blake tilled it for me last week and Brynlie, Brecken and Kaysn lasted about 15 minutes helping us, but Kenzie stayed with it the whole time and helped me until all of the planting was done.  I can't wait until we start seeing our seeds sprout!

A week after we planted we had a really heavy rain storm that completely flooded our poor little Garden.  I am holding out hope that our little seedlings will survive....time will tell.  Check out all this standing water!

........so much for my drains, they work great until we get totally dumped on!

Memorial Day Letters

We sat down with the kids.....yes on my messy bed.....and we each wrote letters to those we love who have passed away.  We shared our letters and talked about Jacob, Baby Jake, Grandpa, Grandma, Great Grandma, Carolyn and Emily.  We shared a few hugs and tears and then tied the letters to the balloons and let then drift into the heavens.  We made sure the kids understood that they would not actually receive the letters but knew we were thinking of them.  We don't live near the semitary and this was a really sweet experience and a good opportunity to discuss life and death...... and why we miss and love those we have lost. 

Kaysns Program

Kaysn did a great job at his 4th grade program.  It was all about Pioneers and Utahs Heritage.  They sang a lot of fun songs, took turns reading parts and afterwards showed their parents the Power Point Presentation they made for their county report.....yes my son is more computer savvy than I am (I know, big surprise...not.)  He did his report on Cache Valley which we were both excited about.  Good Job Kaysn!!!

My Sleeping Beauties

I have missed this...... for years I would put the girlies into their beds and then come to check on them only to find all three had snuggled up in the same bed. They quit doing it for the most part when Brynlie and Brecken started Kindergarten.... but tonight I walked in to see it once again. I am such a softie and got a little teary thinking of how much they have grown and changed and how sweet it is that though things change they are still so close. It wont be long until they can't even cram into that little bed anymore.