RedRock Saturday

Thomas has been asking to go to RedRock for a few weeks so today after baseball practice we headed up!  

Thomas laid on the rock being like a lizard

 I made the boys take some pictures together

 we found lizards...

 and climbed lots of rocks

 and had a fun time!

 we even got to see donkeys!

First day of school!

We started to get ready for school with all three boys getting haircuts.  They all needed one but Thomas was the most drastic! He decided a few months ago he wanted to grow his hair long, up until he sat in the chair to get his haircut he was only going to get his hair cleaned up...then he changed his mind for a buzz!

David is at Brown Jr High in 8th grade this year! He is in the IB program and his first class starts at 640am...it comes really early but at least he will be ready for seminary next year!

Thomas is at Morrow ES this year in 2nd grade. He has a friend in his class that he went to school the last two years at the charter school with so he is adapting really well to his new school.  He lives having all the specials like music, art and pe! He's gotten to go to safe key after school a few times and thinks that is the coolest thing ever!

And Nathan..he is at Morrow too, back in Ms Charolette and Ms Sandy's class. It's his third and final year for early childhood preschool program. It had been so amazing to watch him grow and learn these last few years!  He loves school still, his best buddy Deagan is in his class again and he gets to ride the bus home from school so life is good! 

We celebrated making it through the first week of school with some ice cream...David was at the high school football game so he didn't celebrate with us. 

High Rollin

We got an awesome groupon deal for the high roller...so we went and played tourist at the linq for the evening. David was at wet n wild with some friends. 

Nathan & Thomas playing at Polaroid.  

Thomas makes the best faces!! He was so scared to go on the Ferris wheel!

But faced his fear and LOVED it!!

While we were on the high roller Nathan found the monorail and of course HAD to go on it!  

We had such a fun night! On the way home Nathan said thank you for taking me to the pretend disneyland, can we go to the real one in the morning!!

7

I can not believe that Thomas is 7!!!  It seems like just yesterday the doctor was telling me to get ahold of Keith because at 5:00 he was doing an emergency c-section. 

This little boy has challenged me in ways I could never have imagined since the day I found out I was pregnant with him. He still challenges and pushes and teaches me daily. Everything I thought I knew about being a mom went out the window with this kid! 

He picked his traditional Santa ice cream cake for his birthday. We had a fun day swimming at Lake Las Vegas and then having (his choice) pizza and dog pop (mug root beer) before opening presents and having cake. 

Happy Birthday T-bo!

busy summer so far

We have had a busy and fun summer so far!  It's hard to believe the summer is half way over...(yay!!) It will be nice to go back to 7:30pm bedtimes and scheduled days again but till then....

 Our babysitter Meg, got married in June.  She had an ice cream bar at her reception and the boys were in HEAVEN!  Although Thomas did tell her that "getting married was the worst thing that she could ever do and now she can't babysit him anymore, good job!" That kid kills me sometimes, but we are so happy for her and miss her already!

We've gotten to spend lots of time swimming at Grandma & Papa's house in the new pool & water slide with our cousins

David's baseball team went to Phoenix for the "All Night Woody" Tournament.  I didn't go with him to this tournament, I didn't think the little boys would make it...they started the tournament at 6pm and played their last game of the tournament at 3am!!  The boys had a great time!

After David got home from his tournament he headed up to baseball camp at BYU.  He loved it again this year and made a lot of new friends.  We stopped at the candy store in St. George on the way home and Thomas picked out these mustaches that he shared with Nathan on the way back. 

I didn't stay the week in Utah like I did last year with the little boys, but we did manage to go to Bridal Veil Falls while we were up there and fed the fish in the pond.

and sadly....my car hit 100,000 miles on the way home from baseball camp!

We spent 4th of July with Lidia's family and had a GREAT time!  They made a huge slippery soapy slip and slide in the back yard that the kids had a great time playing on.

The kids had fun watching the neighbors light off the good/illegal fireworks

and playing with sparklers

We've also spent a lot of time this summer so far at the lake with cousins.  

Thomas & Nathan have both discovered how fun the tube is and love to "toilet bowl" and tell Papa to "hit it"

David has mastered wakeboarding this summer and earned his wakeboard merit badge. 

 Thomas and Nathan both tried the horse shoe water ski.  Nathan is not quite ready for it but Thomas did pretty good, and is willing to try it again! 

 I love this picture of Nathan...he was playing with the girl cousins and the girls were playing dress up.  Nathan came downstairs in a princess dress and a raccoon skin hat!  Such a good cousin!!  He was SO happy when Jake got to Grandma's and he had a boy cousin to play with!

 And finally....Nathan earned his orange stripe belt at karate!  

Whew....I won't wait another 6 weeks to post!  David is at scout camp this week and Thomas is in California at the beach and Disneyland with cousins and grandparents and Nathan is LOVING being an only child getting, doing and watching whatever he wants!  

Happy Birthday David!

I know....I'm a week late posting this!  But...

I can't believe I have a teenager!!!  It seems like just yesterday he was a baby. 

 We did presents and cake at home Sunday after his tournament.  He got a new pair of cleats that he got to open Saturday night so he could wear them Sunday in his games, he also got some movie tickets, clothes and video games. 

Happy Birthday David!