May (the second half)

In the middle of May we got to spend a day babysitting baby Wilson! It was so fun to have him around. He's such a sweet little dude. Talia was all about being "in charge" of the babies. 

Weston had 3rd grade business day. His booth was a back scratching/back rub thing. He took white Christmas lights to make it more fancy. He said it was very successful and he earned enough money to buy a whole bunch of other stuff, like candy and treats and this ginormous lion. Beckett claimed it as soon as he saw it. Weston is a good sport but has to hide it on his top bunk so that Beckett doesn't sleep with it. :)

Weston and Davin both had their well child checkups this month. Earlier in the day at school Davin got an award for making it into the 100 mile club! He was SO excited. He worked really hard running at almost every recess to get enough miles to qualify. He got a certificate and a medal. I'm so proud of him! He set the goal to get to the 100 mile club and he got there! Also, both boys are healthy and growing and doing great. (PS-these pics were taken on the same day, but Dav got a hair cut after the doctor)

School got out on May 29th. During the last week there was the school dance festival. Both boys did awesome performing their dances with their grade. Davin was waaay in the back, so I could barely see him. Had a decent view of Weston. It was chilly and damp that morning. We had a very rainy May, but luckily the rain held off until after the performances. Tal and Beck got to high five the fox mascot on our way out.

One night, while Talia was at a birthday party we went out with the boys. We ate at JCW's then Weston and I went to Scheel's to pick up a Father's Day present for Ian and ride the ferris wheel. It was a fun little outing with my big kid. I get nervous at the top of the ferris wheel, but Weston was very nice and didn't move our seat.

I also got to take Davin to his teacher's wedding. She married another teacher from Fox Hollow. Davin really wanted to go to her wedding and they were so sweet to invite all their students. We gave Miss Johnson hugs and stayed to watch them cut the cake and have their first dance.

So much fun stuff at school! I volunteered at Field Day and had fun seeing Weston and all the neighbor kids his age and helping them play a couple of relay games. I snuck a hug with Davin at field day too but didn't get to watch him. The rain barely held off until the end. By the time I was bringing the cones and stuff back inside it was pouring. We had storms almost daily all throughout May. It was kind of crazy. The last week of school we got the biggest hail storm I have ever seen! I'm grateful though because we got enough rain that our water restrictions were partially lifted for the summer.

Finally it was the last day! They gave their cute teachers a gift and had fun saying goodbye to their friends. Happy last day of school 2015!

The last day of school is really short. The kids only go for about two hours. Ian took a half day off that Friday and we headed up to Payson canyon to go on a hike before going to the ward campout. We hiked The Grotto trail. It was a short, but really fun hike. There were log bridges to cross and a beautiful waterfall surrounded by rocks at the end. It was an awesome hike. We loved it!

The ward campout that night was also fun. We played with friends, blew bubbles, played volleyball, did a nature scavenger hunt and made smores. The kids all slept great in the tent. The next morning we had breakfast and broke camp.

We headed home just in time to unpack and get ready for Weston's last soccer game and the end of the year party, which I was in charge of. Weston had a fun year playing soccer. We had a pizza party at a park near the soccer field. The kids got medals and we gave the coach a gift. It went really well. I'm glad we did it. It ended the year on a good note. Weston is all registered to play soccer again next year with the same coach!

Finally a few cute cozy moments. Beckett came and played with me in bed one morning. He was being really cute and funny. There's a long video of it. He sure loves his blankie! This picture of Talia was one afternoon when she was playing with some leftover plastic eggs from Easter. She had put the two halves in her shirt like boobs. She came up to me and asked me if I could see what she did. She had this mischeivious look in her eyes. It was all I could do to not bust up laughing when I saw. I'm in big trouble with this girl when she's a tweenager!

May was a crazy, busy, very fun and rainy month. I'm kind of glad that it's over!

May (the first half)

I kicked off May with a hair appointment! It was kind of exciting just because I had kept having to reschedule so I hadn't had my hair done since the New Year's cut. It felt good to have fresh hair. I trimmed it up, added bangs back in, and got my color darkened and red chunks put in. 

Later that weekend the boys got to got with Ian to a ward Priesthood activity, the "Meat and Greet." They grill tons of different kinds of meats and then play soccer and stuff. This year they had a giant slip n slide set up. Weston was a fan.

Ian headed out of town to North Carolina for a few days for work. While he was gone I took the kids to the Payson Temple Open House. We went pretty early in the morning, which was great. It wasn't crowded and we got amazing parking. The kids loved seeing the temple. Beckett was a pill and wouldn't wear the shoe covers so I had to carry him through the whole thing. Lots of stairs. It was really special though to sit in a sealing room with my children and feel the spirit there, then walk through the celestial room and watch their eyes get wide as they saw the beauty and felt the happiness of being there. Made me look forward to the day they are there with me for their own temple experiences.

The next day was Cinco de Mayo. We went over to our neighbor's circle for their annual party. They had a street taco truck come and set up shop on their lawn. People brought chips and salsa. They had a pinata for the kids. It was lots of fun. I sure love our awesome neighborhood!

Wednesday Davin had track practice. It was really windy so we hung out in the car for part of it. Ian got to meet up with his Dad's cousin, "Tall Mike" and his wife Chris, while he was in North Carolina. So fun for him to get to catch up with them!

Luckily Ian was back on Thursday because that day we had to divide and conquer. Ian took Weston and the little ones to the Pinewood Derby while I took Davin to his track meet at Pleasant Grove HS. It was fun and I ran into a friend to hang out with while we waited for our kids' races. Davin did great. He ran his first longer race, the 400m, which is one lap all the way around the big track. It was his last race of the meet and he was pretty tired already. Poor kid kept stopping to walk during the race. :) He finished strong though. We grabbed dinner at Costa Vida after his races. Love my cute Davin! The Pinewood Derby went ok. Weston's car didn't win first place like last year but he had fun making it and racing his friends.

On Friday Weston's class had a Mother's Day program. It was very sweet. They sang a few songs and read poems. Weston was all dressed up for the occasion in his suit. He wrote me a sweet poem and made me some cute flowers. At the end he served me cookies and grapes. I sure love being a mom and I love my first baby, Weston!

Friday night Ian took the big boys last minute on an overnighter at one of our neighbor's cabins. A bunch of friends from the hood went. They stayed up late playing games and watching movies, then got up the next day and explored a bit before coming home. Weston ate way too much junk and threw up all over the back seat of our friends' car on the way home. So gross. They all had some down time when they got back. While the boys rested up and went out and ran a bunch of errands all by myself. :)

Sunday was Mother's Day. I had a wonderful day with my family. Ian took good care of me and the kids were mostly sweet and helpful. I'm really grateful to be a mom and for my wonderful kids. They teach me so much and help me to be a better person. I'm also beyond thankful for my own mom. She is such a good example to me and she still loves and supports me so much. Without her I would be lost at this mothering thing.

One of the sets of etched wooden spoons the kids and I made for mine and Ian's moms this year.

The next week was much less crazy. We headed towards the end of the school year with lots of themed days and end of the year fun. Ian took the boys to play at Trafalga. And we spent lots of time playing outside and eating Otter Pops. :) Also, Davin lost his front tooth! He looks SO cute.

Talia loves playing ladder ball!

Track ball at the park with Dad

Davin's puppet that looks exactly like him!

Talia had her first Spring dance recital. She looked just adorable and did a great job performing. I think she really loved her teacher Miss Tanya and loved learning the basics of dance. She is going to be taking dance with Miss Tanya again next year. We were so glad Auntie Mel and Wilson could come to her recital too!