Last Day of Tee Ball

Davin had such a fun season of tee ball! His last game was June 21st. I'm so glad that Dav got to try something new and he really enjoyed it. He loved having his buddies, Cole and Ella, on his team. His next favorite thing was probably getting a snack after the game. At the end of the last game his cute coach game each player a medal and a bat filled with baseball gumballs! That treat was a home run! I'm so proud of Davin for trying hard and doing his best! 

Dino Museum

Friday after we go back from our little trip I had a lot of laundry and catch up to do, but the kids were so good while I got some stuff done that I decided to take them to play at the dino museum for a little bit. We hadn't been in awhile so it was all kind of new and fun. Even though it was the middle of the day it wasn't super crowded. Probably because of the new children's museum being open. 

I was nice and let them do a little time at both sand areas (usually they have to choose one). Beckett doesn't really like the wet sand though and he kept trying to run away. He eventually made friends with this big tall stranger in the hall. It was so funny. He stood all close to the guy (who had to be at least 6'10") and stared up at him. The guy was super nice and said hi to him. Beckett kept following him for a few seconds and then lifted up him arms to the guy. He asked if he could pick him up and I told him it was fine, so he held Beckett and talked to him for a few minutes until his family was ready to move on. It was so funny.

I know I have a million pictures of my kids at the dino museum, but they were being so cute I had to take more. I think Weston started this walking on hands and knees thing and everyone followed suit. They all pretty much think Weston is the coolest. Good thing he is usually such a good example for them to follow.

They also wanted to play outside on the rocks on our way out. Beckett even managed to climb up there and was pretty proud of himself.

Lava Hot Springs

Right after Weston got home from Cub Scout Day Camp on Wednesday we packed up the car and headed off on a little adventure to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. My neighbor, Emily, had a time share condo up there for a few days and had taken her two kids up with her. She wanted company, so I decided to be brave and take my kids up and hang with her for a little overnighter. It ended up being really fun!

Like I mentioned in the last post we were having crazy random cold weather that week, but the forecast called for sunny skies on Thursday, which was the day we planned on going to the Lava Hot Springs pool. On the drive up it was raining and only in the 40's! When we got there the rain had finally stopped but it was still pretty cold. The kids played outside anyway and had fun together. I brought up pizza for dinner that night. We vegged a little, played with glow sticks, and checked out the game room of the complex. The boys had fun gathering rocks outside and rolling down the big hill.

The little condo was perfect. It had a little kitchen/living room with a bathroom. Plus a separate bedroom with it's own bathroom. When it was time for bed we pulled out the couch bed for the boys, set up a little bed for Talia from the couch cushions and blankets, Beckett had the pack and play, and I slept on a roll away bed. Emily and her kids took the bed in the bedroom. It took about half an hour for my kids to all settle in and go to sleep. Poor Emily had a harder time. Her kids don't sleep well and usually stay up late, so they were up for a long while, but she tried to keep them quiet and it was fine. I am a light sleeper so I did not sleep well. It was kind of a long night.

Beckett woke up at about 5:30am. He was not content to just watch a show so he woke up all of his siblings. Luckily the big boys were fine hanging out in bed and playing on the ipad. I ended up taking Beckett and Talia outside for a little walk since they were being really loud and fussy. It was cold though so we hung out in the car until 7am. Then we went back in, got some cereal, put away the beds, etc. We ventured out to the little playground and basketball court in the complex and played until the game room opened. It was a fun morning. Once Emily and her kids were up we had second breakfast and got ready to go to the pool.

The day warmed up nicely and it was a fun day at the pool! There was something for everyone. Davin, Talia, and Beckett all loved the warm kiddie pool. It had tons of fun things to play with and it was like a bathtub, so they didn't get cold. The outside pool wasn't super cold, but just regular heated pool temperature. Weston liked playing out there. Luckily Emily was super helpful at the pool and I managed with four non-swimmers. They also had four big water slides and Weston was big enough to go on all of them, so I went on the twisty ones with him while Emily held down the fort. He went on one of the big speed slides all by himself and had a blast. He loves water and being big enough for the slides!

It was a really fun day. We stayed until the afternoon then headed back to the condo when Beckett couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. We got changed, ate a little lunch, packed up and then drove home. Emily stayed a little longer. It was so nice of her to let us crash their place for a bit. We had a really fun time! It was good for me too. It really boosted my confidence that I could do something like that all by myself. Sometimes I feel a lot of fear about doing things with all of my kids, but I handled it.

We made it home just in time for Ian to take Davin to his tee ball game. I stayed home and bathed little ones, unpacked, started laundry, etc. I was SO exhausted that I went straight to bed after getting everyone settled in bed. Nothing like a good night's sleep in your own bed after a rough night's sleep on a roll away bed. :)

Cub Scout Day Camp

Weston got to participate in his first year of Cub Scout Day Camp this year. He had such a blast! I felt like such a slacker mom since I forgot to set my alarm on the first day. Luckily Weston is super responsible and was up, dressed, had already eaten breakfast, and was brushing his teeth when I scrambled out of bed to get him out the door. He had to be at camp at 7am, so it was pretty early. Unfortunately the weather took a nose dive that week and it was chilly and rainy. Fortunately the rain held off (for the most part) until the later afternoons so Weston only got sprinkled on a little bit. 

He had so much fun doing all of the activities. His favorite things were archery, bb gun shooting, holding a golden eagle, and making the crafts. The first day he came home with this PVC pipe sword and a shield.

That afternoon the kids all played dress up. Talia even asked to wear her princess dress! I bought her the dress over a year and a half ago. It's a size 2T. She would never let me put her in it. She always chose to dress up in her brothers' Thor or Spiderman costumes instead. I almost gave the dress to DI a couple of weeks ago, but I was so glad I hadn't when she asked me to put it on her. She only wore it for about 20 minutes before complaining it was itchy and taking it off. It barely fit. She also said she was "the bad princess." Sigh. I still loved that she wore it. Crazy girl. Her brother, Weston, is so sweet to her and they had a fun afternoon.

Father's Day 2014

The day after Mel and Brad's shower was Father's Day! Talia, Beckett, and I took Mom to the airport in the morning while Ian slept in. I told the big boys they were in charge of making sure Dad had a quiet house. They did awesome and spent their morning building this adorable Lego creation for their dad (it's our whole family in front. I'm in the white hat. Apparently there wasn't any girl hair). It was on the kitchen table when I got home from the airport.

Ian slept in and then when he woke up I made some french toast for everyone. Ian loved his Lego creation. He also got to open his other presents. The kids got him a super cool Back to the Future Delorian Lego set. I got him a satin pillowcase that matches our new bedding and a thing for his car that can hold his phone on the dash. I also gave him a new bike, but I let him pick it out the next weekend. It was a fun morning.

Church was good. The dads all got yummy, gooey cinnamon rolls. After church we let Dad pick what we watched on TV and tried to be extra nice to him. I made chicken Parmesan for dinner and baked fresh chocolate chip cookies. I hope Ian was able to see how much we all love him. He's such a fantastic father and husband. We are so lucky!

This pic is just for fun. Beckett "helping" Daddy play Zelda.

BaBy-Q!

Mel and Brad wanted a low key family style baby shower, so we went with a BaBy Q! I found some fun ideas on Pinterest and then went with what I thought would work best with my yard and the group we would have. I had a vision of what I wanted it to look like and (thanks to Mom being here to help out) it all came together beautifully! 

I think the whole thing ended up being based around this no sew fabric bunting that I made. It was so hard choosing the fabrics by myself but I was really happy with how it looked. We hung the bunting all around the fence. In the center of the fence Mom brought cute baby clothes to hang from clothespins. I ended up having enough fabric left over from the bunting to make squares for the tables, which really helped tie the whole yard together. I  had bought the flowers and ribbon and stuff for the centerpieces but I ended up putting Mom in charge of them and she totally made them cuter than I would have made them. Loved it!

I was able to borrow tables, chairs, and a canopy from my neighbors. It worked out that we had plenty of seating for everyone and the food was shaded (for most of the party anyway). There was a main food table on the patio under the canopy. There was a table for drinks. I did two large beverage dispensers with ice water and lemonade. Then one more table for chips. Ian moved our grill over to the side of the house out of the way, which was perfect. He was the grill master and did an awesome job cooking up about 60 burgers, a dozen hot dogs and a few portobello mushrooms. People were so helpful to contribute! The Wright's provided all of the meat and some delicious and cute sugar cookies. Other friends and family brought watermelon, chips, potato salad, pasta salad, and frog eye salad.

My neighbor, Mindy Thompson, made the cake. It was so yummy! Rich chocolate cake with buttercream frosting and an oreo filling. It turned out so cute too. We used it as the centerpiece of the table inside the house.

People gathered and visited and ate for the first hour or so. Mom passed out raffle tickets while everyone was eating. We did four raffle drawings throughout the shower. The prizes were In N Out gift cards. So fun (thanks Mom)!! It seemed a little fishy that Davin and Ian both won raffle prizes. I swear it wasn't rigged! We also did a fun Bottle Chug a Lug game. We did one round for the men and one round for the kids. Whoever drank the 2oz. of apple juice in their bottle first was the winner! Mel's friend, Aaron, won the men's contest, and our cousin, Abby, won the kids' round. The man prize was a Home Depot gift card and the kids' prize was a pail full of fun dollar store things like bubbles, glow sticks, etc. It was a super fun game!

We also passed out cards for people to write advice on for the parents to be. Then we put all the advice together in a book for Brad and Mel. After games Brad and Mel opened presents while the cake was served. They got a lot of cute things including Winnie the Pooh crib bedding, a baby carrier, cute clothes, a bath and some bath accessories, and more. I think they are getting excited for baby to get here!

After presents and cake people started to head out. It was such a beautiful day. Sunny, but not hot (high of 72) and breezy. I was worried about the wind but it ended up being just fine. I am so glad it was a success and Brad and Mel and baby felt loved and celebrated!