Catch up

After changing to his big boy bed he has had some nights where we find him asleep in random places...behind his door, on top of his toy box, on the side of his bed, and in the hallway.  He doesn't cry, he just curls up somewhere.

Loving this rainbow.

I was able to spend the weekend with these kids for youth conference.  We learned about family history and had a great time!

Temple trips

I just needed to make sure I had a picture to remember how grateful that I am that this handsome teenager is excited to get up early on a summer day, dress up, and go to the temple.  I am so proud of him.

I am so glad that these kids have a big brother they can look up to.

Rylee and her shark teeth

This cute girl little girl has something crazy....

going on behind this sweet smile.....

a hidden row of teeth!!!

The dentist says her 4 front teeth need to come out, so we are heading to the office.

She is actually excited, and I am so nervous!

Trip to the zoo!

My Mom and Dad treated us to a fun day at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

We had so much fun.  It was a beautiful day.

Petting a baby kangaroo!

One of our favorite parts is feeding the giraffes!  Porter loved it, Sidney tried and tried, but just couldn't bring herself to hold her hand out for that long giraffe tongue to slime!  Rylee took a little while to warm up to it, and Jax just laughed and said, "EWWW".

I was laughing so hard at this picture of Rachel and the giraffe that looks like it is getting Gavin :)

We love the zoo!

Randi bday

I had such a nice Birthday!  A very delicious breakfast, Birthday banner, cards, gifts, and lots of love from my favorite people :)

Thanks family!  You are the BEST!

Camp

I had the awesome opportunity to spend the week with these amazing girls at girls camp.  I am so lucky to be able to serve and spend time with them and each of our Young women leaders.  We had a great time!  We had some great experiences together.  We played, worked hard, sang songs, prayed together, ate good food, and strengthened our testimonies.  The time that I have spent serving in Young women's has included some of the most amazing spiritual experiences.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true, the Young Womens program is an inspired program, and we are Daughters of a Heavenly Father who loves and knows each of us. 

After I got home we set up the tents in the back yard to clean them up a bit.  And the kids thought it would be great to have a "camp out" and sleep in the tent in the back yard.  I fully supported the kids and Allen in their adventure. I made sure they were tucked in the tent and then went straight inside!  I was so ready to sleep in my bed :)

SUMMER!

School is out and so is the blow up pool and the water, it is officially SUMMER!

I love summer.  I love kids home from school, making up our own schedule, being outside, sun, snacks, and really getting to play with the kids.

This may not look like much, but it is the first strawberry from our garden....it's a big day!

And it was delicious!  Looking forward to many more....if we can keep the bunnies and birds away.

American Ninja Warrior

We love the tv show American Ninja Warrior.  We all watch it as a family.  The kids love it and jump all around the couch, make obstacles out of pillows, and cheer for each competitor.  So when we heard it was going to be filming in Denver, we thought it would be fun to go.  Although it is filmed during the night, starting at 11pm, so just Allen and I went :)

We tucked the kids in bed and had a good friend who is home from college for a little while come and sleep at the house.  Then we drove downtown and from 11pm-6am felt like we were in college again pulling an all-nighter and having a great time.....Then the next morning I remembered I am a mom of 4 kids, with a school schedule, and was pretty tired :)

But it was so fun and totally worth it!

It was SO cold.  They had to stop a couple times to melt the ice off of a couple obstacles!

An exciting night/early morning with this guy.  It was pretty fun to see ourselves on TV, the kids think we are so cool.  Thanks for always being ready for fun adventure, Allen!

Kids catch up!

A little morning relaxation....

Some shopping :)

Playing with cousins

I got Jax out of bed after his nap and noticed that something was a little off....

Somehow his pants ended up inside out AND backwards :)

My helper for traffic duty at school.

Rylee had fun playing soccer!

Sidney and Rylee participated in a cheer class at school, they loved it!

Always happy to be my shopping buddy!

His favorites are the icee's at Target, and the free cookies at King Soopers :)