Daddy Daughter Night

The girls love it when Daddy Daughter night comes around.  And this year Noelle got to go, too.  They were supposed to dress 50's, but I had no poodle skirts, so we made do.  They sure are cute anyway.  They were so excited to go!

A picture with their Daddy!  They ran around and wore dad out and had tons of fun.  What a great time!

Raingutter Regatta

Ethan is seriously loving Cub Scouts!  He loved getting ready for the Raingutter Regatta. He had so much fun making his boat with Dad and Uncle Devin.  They sure made it look fancy and Ethan's boat was dubbed Green Lightning by the leaders.

Here he is, concentrating so hard on blowing that boat down the canal.  His second run he blew super hard, so hard that he capsized.  He's like the wind....  He did a really good job and had tons of fun. 

Ethan with his spoils: his award and ice cream!  Great job Ethan!

Birthday Brunch

For my birthday I got to go to brunch with some of my girlfriends from highschool.  These two girls were some of the very first people I met when I moved to Arizona, because they were in my ward.  16 years ago!  It was so fun to get together again. 

I'm so thankful for good friends!  And reasons to celebrate and get together!

Happy Birthday Avery!

Miss Avery Snoot is 5!!  This has been a big week for her!  Turning 5 and starting kindergarten!  We are so proud of her and she is really growing up.  She is turning into such a sweet and funny girl.

Avery made out like a bandit on her birthday.  Lalaloopsies and Ponies and Barbies, Oh My!  And she also got a scooter that she is super excited about.  Now, if only it was cool enough to go outside!

Avery's lung capacity isn't very good.  I'm thinking it's related to her asthma.  So, it took a good ten tries to get these candles out, but she was persistent.  I LOVE this great girl!  She is so smart and fun!  I'm really missing her while she's at school. 

Happy Birthday Avery!  We Love You!

Back to School

It's that time again! 

I'm always happy...
and sad...
and excited...
and stressed out.

BACK TO SCHOOL!!

This year Ethan is in 3rd grade!  Ack!  Really?!  Dang, I'm old.  He has Mrs. Barber and a ton of friends in his class.  It looks like he's going to have a fun year!

Caitlin's in 1st grade and has Mrs. McKeon.  She is super excited to go back to school!

And little Miss Avery is our brand new Kindergartener!  She is definitely ready to go to school with the big kids.  She'll have so much fun.  She was so happy to get Mrs. Marquez, who was Caitlin's teacher last year.  They are already good friends.  Her 5th birthday is the second day of school, so she'll have a fun week!

This morning they let the kindergarteners go straight to their classrooms.  Here is Avery with her first ever school work.

Unfortunately they made the older kids wait in line outside.  It was crazy hot, even at 9am.  Gag.  Poor kids!

Well, we're back to school and I only have two kids at home with me now.  One is watching cartoons and one is asleep.  I think I might be able to handle this...

But I sure miss those sweeties when they're gone.

Happy Birthday Preston!

Happy Birthday my little baby boy!  I now have a house full of kids.  No babies here anymore.  What a great little boy Preston is.  We're so glad to have him in our family and to celebrate his birthday! 

We had an easy, relaxing day.  Hanging out and playing together.  Preston loved his new birthday bouncy ball.  I mean LOVED!  I forgot about boys and throwing balls.  The girls didn't do that as much.

He is a sweet and handsome boy.  He is always getting into something, but we love him anyway.  He is trying to say things, but I'm not sure what they are yet.  He loves to bang on things. And lately his favorite activity is going up and down the stairs, and up and down, and up and down....

Preston is eating most things with the family and was quite ready to dig into his own birthday cake. 

He even ate half of the candle....

Happy Birthday Prestomonious!  We love you!

Swimming With Cousins

We were so excited to be invited over to Aunt Bethany's house for swimming!  I don't usually venture out with 5 non-swimmers, but we had lots of flotation devices and super Aunt helpers!  Thanks Bethany and Becky!

This makes me laugh!  I love cousin Tyce in the background.  They had an awesome time and would have stayed in ALL DAY!

Me and baby Preston, who took quite a while to warm up to the pool.

I was so thankful for all the floaties.  I really need to get my kids swimming.  Geesh!

This is how Preston ended his day.  He wore himself out.  Tired tired baby.

We're hoping to be invited again soon.  It was so much fun.  I'm thankful for my sisters-in-law!  Thanks Bethany for providing the pool and otter pops, and Becky for the watermelon and pictures!
Yay!