Bike Ride and the Park

Today we went on a family bike ride to the school and let the kids play on the playground. They love to ride their bikes to their school because there is a lot of flat area for them to ride. It was fun to go and let the kids have fun playing on the playground. After we got home the kids got in the bath and Brett and I made dinner. We ate dinner outside on our patio table and the kids thought that was so fun. They want to do it every night.

Mallory and Nash got the luxury of riding in the bike trailer.

Nash was being daring and going across this bridge. It is really wiggly and harder for him to go across by himself he figured out he could hold onto the side and not fall.

Whytli was very excited to show us her tricks.

Mallory going down the slide.

Adelie and Nash going down the slide. Nash would say "wee!"

He didn't like going by himself as much.

Brett and Whytli playing tic-tac-toe. Brett won every time - he didn't even let her win.

Nash & Kenya

Nash and Kenya are going to be forced to be best friends and like each other so one day they will grow up and get married. They were so cute sitting under this tree in our backyard eating lunch together. They were sharing each other's food. They are both such cuties!

Father's Day

For Father's Day this year the girls asked me the day before if I could take them shopping to get Brett a gift with their own money. I had to go do errands and was gone for awhile. Whytli kept calling me to make sure I got home in time to take them. They had asked Brett a couple of things he wanted. He told them new socks, and Snickers or Twix candy bars. And that is just what they got - socks, candy bars, and his favorite mints. For Activity Days Whytli made a tee shirt for Brett to wear. He put it right on and wore it the rest of the day. After Brett opened his gifts we ate a snack and then the kids watched a buddy movie with Brett. Later that evening we went to my parents house for a barbecue. We all had a great day and I hope Brett had a Happy Father's Day! He is a great husband and father. We love him very much - he is a wonderful example for all of us! Also, I want my dad to know that I love him and am grateful for the wonderful example he has always been in my life.

Brett opening his gifts from the kids.

These are the cards they made in primary.

Brett sporting his new shirt that Whytli made for him.

These are the cute cards the the kids made by themselves to put with the gifts they bought with their own money.

Eating their snack after church - glazed donuts and chocolate milk.

The girls were making up a cheer to do for their dads.

Nash likes to sit with the kids - he feels so cool and big.

Playing football. You can always find Brett and Dustin playing football or some other sport with the kids at almost every family party.

It turned out to be a really nice day - it was supposed to rain. Luckily it didn't.

For my dad all of the kids got him a new pellet gun that had a scope with it. He was so excited.

Don't worry - it isn't loaded!

Checking out the scope.

My mom got him some movies, pellets and a couple of other miscellaneous things.

We also celebrated Taylor, Keanu and Samantha's birthdays that are in the month of June.

Samantha opening her gift.

Cute little Lilly! She is always smiling.

Keanu opening his gift. He is being bashful.

My mom is always so thoughtful and buys us gifts on Mother's and Father's Day. She got all the fathers new ties. She always has to give everyone a hug and kiss.

Brett, Nash and his new tie.

Nash eating an ice cream cone. Sharing one with me wasn't good enough - he had to have his own.

After we hung out at my parents for a while we went to the Rogers to give Joel his gift. All of us kids got him some after shave, new razor, and some church books. He didn't like one of them though and opted to return it - he thought it might put him to sleep (and that it was too expensive). It was the Joseph Smith Papers, the current #1 bestseller at Deseret Book.

High Heels on..... Nash?

Nash is obsessed with shoes. He puts his chubby little feet in any pair of shoes he can find. He even will have his own shoes still on and will slip into someone else's shoes if he stumbles upon some. All of my kids have gone through a stage were they are obsessed with shoes. Nash sees my closet open and can be entertained for a while just slipping into every single pair of shoes and walking around with them. I must admit - he does rather well walking in heels.

Nash and His Lawn Mower

Nash's favorite toy right now is the lawn mower that he got for his 1st birthday from Brett's family. He is always playing with this thing. I keep it in the family room for him to keep him occupied in there. Lately, when he decides he wants to go upstairs he drags his lawn mower with him. Sometimes it works out for him and other times it doesn't and it falls down the stairs. He gets frustrated and has to go back down to get it and try again. It cracks me up. When he gets up the stairs he is so excited to be up there with his lawn mower - he has more open space to push it around. He is happy as can be for a long time with his little mower. It amazes me how totally different boys and girls are. It is like they are programmed in their heads before they come what are the girl and boy toys. He loves cars or trucks too and pushes them around - he knows exactly what to do with them.

Such a cutie!

The girls and I were watching him and laughing the whole time because he was so content just pushing it around everywhere. I'm not sure he even noticed us there.

Lagoon

Today we went to Lagoon for Brett's annual summer work party. The kids look forward to Lagoon every summer. It was the perfect day - not too hot or cold. We spent most of the day there and didn't get home until 10:30. The kids all did really well - we had no whining or crying all day. I made sure to stock up on snacks and drinks so the little ones stayed happy and entertained. I stayed with Nash the entire time and didn't go on anything all day except for the train. Brett, Whytli, and Adelie went on a lot of the scary rides together. Then we went to the kids area and all of them rode almost all the rides there. Nash did really well - I expected him to cry and be scared but instead he loved them. A couple of rides Brett was unsure about him going on even though it said he could and I insisted and he did just fine. He sat with Brett or one of his sisters while riding. It was a really fun family outing and the kids can't wait until next year's summer Lagoon work party.

This is the only family shot we got.

Nash and Mallory waiting while Brett and the girls were on the roller coaster rides.

Brett and the girls are waiting in line for the Colossus. Adelie decided it looked too scary and started crying and didn't want to go on it. Brett had me get her out of line. We try to make our kids not be wussy and make them go on the scarier rides - until they start crying and then we let them choose not to go on.

Waiting for Brett and Whytli to get off the Colossus.

The dragon roller coaster is always the kids' favorite little kid ride. Even Nash liked it!

Say cheese!

The girls waiting for the train.

The cars are always another favorite!

Nash riding with James who is the son of one of Brett's buddies from work.

They provided us with dinner - hamburgers and hot dogs - then they gave away prizes. We were hoping for the 52" TV (Brett thought we would sell it if we won it - but I disagreed - I thought it would make a great playroom TV since we already have one in our family room). Instead of the TV we won a Sony Cybershot 10 megapixel camera. I guess we can't complain too much - it wasn't a bad prize.

On the train - the only ride I went on all day! I am a huge fan of scary roller coaster rides but someone had to stay behind with the little ones and take pictures so I volunteered every time. Brett offered to sit with them while I went on some but I declined. Lagoon isn't my favorite - I prefer something more like Six Flags. Now that is when I wouldn't have been sitting all day observing. I must admit - people watching is quite fun though!

It was really hard to contain Nash on the train - he wanted to touch and walk everywhere.