Pirate Party

In Primary this year the kids were able to earn a "Pirate Party" by being reverent on Sundays. Hailey has been looking forward to this for a long time. She had a blast! They had games, they taught them a dance, they had a treasure hunt and made their own eye patch. I'm sure Hailey would tell you her favorite part was when she got a ring pop. :)

Getting ready to learn the pirate dance

Learning the dance, or just standing there staring?
Making eye patches
Rrrrrrr.......

My little shadow

Silver Lake

For our weekly neighborhood outing we took a drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon to Silver Lake. I was so grateful I went! It was so beautiful up there, and the kids had a blast! We fed ducks, walked around the lake and had a picnic.

The ladies (Melodie, Valerie and Heather)

Helping Katelyn feed the ducks. She absolutely loved them!

Crazy group of kids :)

Feeding the ducks

Cute kids having fun

So Much For Pictures

I've been procrastinating getting the kids pictures done. I have the outfits, but finding the time has been really tricky with our busy summer. So this week I was excited that Wednesday we finally had an open day.

Tuesday night we went to Kenny and Melodie Newman's house (our neighbors) to finish up some left over fireworks. Not 5 minutes after getting there I see Hayden running down the driveway, tripping and then face-planting.

This was the end result...

Poor boy! Everyone told me I should still get his pictures done, but after seeing how he looked in the morning I decided it would be best to wait...
It even ended up looking worse once a full-on scab appeared. Now we are just worried about it scaring. Especially because he keeps picking at it. Oh well! I should just get over it. I'm sure this won't be the last facial injury Hayden has.

Big Girl in a Little Body

Katelyn has been loving the fact that she can walk...almost a little too much. She has been trying all sorts of new things that her big brother and big sister can do. The other night she even climbed onto this big rocking horse all by herself, and was rocking like crazy on it. It's the most hilarious looking thing because she's so small. I have a feeling she will have her training wheels on her future bike off before Hayden and Hailey. She's our little dare devil!

Swimming Lessons for Hailey!

Hailey started swim lessons this week. These lessons are long over due, but I'm happy we finally signed her up. She loves the water, but she's always been afraid of getting water in her eyes and jumping into water. Thanks to these lessons, she's finally overcome her fears!!! She learned how to hold her breath under water without plugging her nose, she hasn't been panicking about getting water in her eyes, and she even jumps right into the water! I'm so proud of her! She has been loving the lessons, and can't wait to go every night.I've had to bring Hayden and Katelyn with me to her lessons because Ryan's been working late. I was dreading having to take them, but luckily the lifeguards haven't minded me letting them play in the shallow end during the lesson. It definitely keeps them entertained.

Splash Park

Every Thursday during the summers we have a play date with all the moms and kids in our neighborhood. Last year when we went to the splash park it was a complete nightmare for me. Katelyn was still a newborn and cried the entire time, Hailey didn't want to get wet and I was stressed the whole time about Hayden getting trampled by all the kids running around. So when I found out we were going again this year I was a little hesitant. It ended up being one of the funnest activities we've done this summer. Hailey actually got wet, Hayden was loving waiting for the water to spray him in the face, and Katelyn had a blast just wandering around.

Hailey and Sydney Bell

All the neighborhood friends

Play Dates with Hudson and Stryder

We have been so lucky to have Hudson and Stryder as neighbors. We love having these cute boys over every week to play. Hailey and Hayden always look forward to having them, and Katelyn is in love with them! They really are some of the sweetest little boys I've ever meant.

Katelyn giving Hudson a hug...She really, really loves them!

Mila joined Hailey, Hudson and Stryder to build a nest for a caterpillar on the porch.