We be Jammin' in July

Shayla sporting her visor she made in preschool for her hiking fieldtrip.


Best buds! Shayla is so lucky to have 3 2nd cousins close by that are all girls. We think there's drama now but I can't imagine what havoc they'll wreak in the future.

Gavin tired after a long day of swimming.

Eris with one of her best cousin's, Bailee.

Shayla showing off her stuff in the pool. It has been fabulous that she will actually put her face in the water on her own!

Gavin hates wearing any life preserver whatsoever but loves to splash and play on the steps (with one of us close by of course!)

Some of the 19 kids (all under 11 years old) in our family who got together at my aunt's pool. I love that they have so much family to play with!

Gavin with his daddy. Whatever happened to being a momma's boy?

Climbing on rocks at the splash park with another fav cousin, Chase.

Gavin and Cayson running around in their shorts. They love to play together!

Celebrating Pioneer Day by pretending to be pioneers crossing the planes. They loaded up their "wagon" and scooted along the floor for hours.

Gavin "helping" daddy with his homework.

Eris and her good friend, Shilo, after their last performance of "Seussical the Musical".

Shayla jumping off the diving board!

Gavin riding cowboy on the back of a noble steed yelling "yeehaw" for all to hear!

Dishing up some yummy Horton the Elephant cake at the Seussical cast party.

The girls waiting to jump off the diving board. It's amazing how they have recently graduated from fearful to fearless with this endeavor.

Gavin playing in the pond. Bound and convinced not to get wet, he still fell in seconds later!

Loves his Mr. Potato Head!

To Infinity and Beyond!

Suessical the Musical

We were so lucky to have so many family members come to Eris' play. She did a fantastic job and is discovering that she really has a knack for theater. We loved for her to participate and look forward to other productions in the future!

Sweet Start to Summer!

Wow a lot has happened this past month. Between getting settled in our new place, school ending, graduations, preschool starting, birthdays, Eris' dance concert, sissy Aubrey staying for a week, family visiting, going on walks, biking, hiking, rock climbing, lots of playtime with friends and cousins, gymnastics, swim lessons, anniversary trip, Relief Society Retreat, family reunion, play practice, parks, storytime, tuacahn's "Little Mermaid" (which unfortunately we didn't bring the camera for), sprinklers, movies in the park, bumper boats... we have kept quite busy. We are loving it here and are just soaking up all the sun and fun of summer!

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Happy 2nd Birthday Gavin!

I can't believe that my baby boy is already 2! Where has the time gone? He is in a new phase of being independent, speaking in 3+ word sentences, singing songs, learning his favorites... He has a new love for motorcycles and has been sleeping with one for several nights. He won't let go of it and if I try to take it away, it causes a major tantrum. He also has an obsession with some Thomas the Train snow boots that he wears almost constantly. He won't even take them off at night which has posed some very stinky feeties. I try to hide them, distract him, etc. And sometimes it works but other times, not so much. I just bought him some Thomas crocs today so maybe that will curb the snowboot thing for a minute. He loves riding his bike, going to the park and going for walks. He also still loves his blankie that he calls "Bebe" and his new favorite tv show is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He had a great birthday party with several family members in the area in attendance. He got some great gifts and loved his Mickey Mouse cake and his Truck Balloon. We were in the dollar store getting paper products for the party and he kept saying "truck boon" over and over, really excited. I couldn't figure it out until I finally realized he wanted a truck balloon. Happy Birthday bud!

Summer's Fresh Start

We have finally completed our move and loving it here in our new home. Life is calming down, school is over, and we are ready to have some major fun family time! I am ready to attack "my list" again which includes updating this lovely blog :) So, the past month in a nutshell will be given mostly in pictures. Here it goes:

It's nice to have daddy visit more often in the ambulance. The kids love to play with the rubber gloves and check out all the equipment. Even though it was a bit of a shock for our new neighbors to see an ambulance in front of the house, they are getting used to it.

"Pretty in Pink". The girls love playing dress-up together.

We get to watch our new little buddy, Cason, a few days a week and got to help him celebrate his 1st birthday! It was a sports theme so Eris wore a baseball cap and gymnastics jersey shirt while Shayla chose to wear a pink hat, and a dress with a ballet skirt on top because "Mom, dance is a sport!" Gavin wouldn't wear his adorable Broncos hat so he wore his swim suit with snow boots.

Eris performed in her 2nd year of "Lets Play Music" and did fantastic!

Eris and her musical theater class at school put together a 10 minute skit all on their own. She was the narrator and memorized the entire thing! Afterwards, they signed and sang the song, "Fireflys." Sarah had the opportunity to meet the guy who sings it and told him about the performance and he thought it was totally awesome! Way to go Eris! :)

Gavin loves to help daddy with anything and everything especially when he's able to "help" while riding on daddy's back!

I had an amazing Mother's Day filled with love, laughter, lots of gifts, homemade breakfast and dinner, and bunches of fun with my beautiful family! Thanks guys!

Gavin with his chocolate doughnut on the couch. He seemed to rotate between licking his fingers or spreading it on the top of Kudos back.

Beautiful Eris posed herself for a pretty pic!

Spencer was asked by a family he home taught in Mesquite if he would baptize their daughter. We all went to watch and it got Eris really excited for her own baptism coming up.

Eris posing for some pictures after her dance competition. Her tap dance won "1st place group overall" and her ballet won "Best in Show". She was amazing!

More Moving Fun!

3+ years of going strong and fishie finally said goodbye. The girls were quite devastated. We buried him in the backyard of the old house, said our goodbyes, and the girls made him a headstone out of cardboard and wooden stick. Eris even included his name, dates, the words "We'll see you in Heaven," and a picture of Jesus on it. It blew away in the wind before I got a picture of it but it was heartfelt and beautiful.

Gavin and the worm he found in the grass. He carried it around for awhile and tried to take care of it. He would move it to one area of the yard and try to give it some grass. It was so adorable watching him try to take care of the little guy.

Eris and Shayla made a diner called "Lilly Lamb's Great Petunia" complete with menus, play food, cash register, set table for guests and a kitchen area where they prepared the meals requested. So fun!

I Love Chocolate!

Gavin is extremely independent and always chooses what he will wear, how he will get out of the car, what he will eat or play with or do. This has been his outfit of choice; basketball shorts with his train snow boots. I think that he loves to wear the boots because daddy has to wear boots to work so whenever he is home, Gavin brings him his boots and wants him to wear them so they can match. He tries to copy everything Spencer does. What a cutie!

Shayla is quite the little helper and loves to carry her brother around, push him in the stroller, get him dressed... She pulled him in this wagon for over an hour and they both had a great time. I just love those moments of bliss?

Happy Easter 2011!

We had a great Easter weekend. We were able to hit 2 egg hunts in the morning, see the Easter bunny, and have an additional egg hunt, bbq, and yummy peach cobler with our closest cousins! Happy Easter all!