Our little "Spittlebug" :)

Happy Father's Day!!

Luckily, Fathers Day is an easy day to celebrate in our house because Dave is the best Dad in the world. The whole day was spent doing "Daddy" things. The kids and I made him breakfast (not in bed although I gave him that option). Then, we headed off to church. After church, I packed up a picnic lunch and before we left, he opened the kids' gifts. They gave him games to play at the park...ring toss and scoop and score. Then he wasn't patient enough to wait until after the picnic for my gift, so we lead him to the garage where he found a swing for our front porch. We can't wait to put it up. I think it will look so cute. We finally left for the park. We ate our lunch and played and played. The weather was wonderful and Dave was wonderful. I am so lucky to have met a man who cares so much for our children and sets such a great example for them. I love you Dave!!

Ward Camp out!!

Friday night after Kiyas ballet recital, we dashed off to our annual ward camp out. We always have so much fun! We arrived around 8:00 pm and had dinner. The kids then had a great time playing in the dark with their friends. Soon after, the ward gathered for the talent show. Kiya performed with a group that called themselves "The Girl Scouts". The did somersaults and cartwheels and hand stands. Amazing!! Then Cooper and his friend Owen named themselves the "Sonics" and showed their talent of wrestling each other. Very entertaining!! Midnight brought about bedtime. Dave had set the ( 4 person) tent up earlier and jammed all 5 sleeping bags plus clothes and baby car seat into it. We were warm and snug throughout the night. When I woke up in the morning, I had to move a bit because my babies were crowding me. The pictures show our tight quarters. I was sleeping between McKay and Lincoln. Wow!

The next morning was welcomed with pancakes for breakfast. But it didn't take us long to move onto the activities. We had some "Silly Olympics" which included balloon stomp, a scavenger hunt, a relay race, and a Twinkie eating contest. Next came the water activities. Dave and the boys hit the canoes for a little fishing. They loved doing it for the Fathers and Sons camp out and had to do it again.

What followed next is always the favorite. A giant SLIP-N-SLIDE. The kids love this thing. We probably spent over 3 hours in the sun playing in the water and going down the huge slide. It's an activity that is talked about all year. We were so lucky to have gotten beautiful weather for this occasion and took full advantage of it (all of us went home tired and sun burnt)!

Our little ballerina!

Friday, Kiya had her first ever ballet recital. She danced beautifully. Very poise and elegant. She even had a little solo at the beginning of her classes performance (1 of only 2 solos). We were so proud.

Sleepy McKay :)

This 4th child has been a delight. The other day, I was doing laundry...again, and after putting it away, I preceded to do a couple other chores. I began to think to myself "Wow, Mckay is doing great." I went and checked on him only to find he had fallen asleep. One minute he was playing with Lincoln, the next he was out...no crying or fussing even. Amazing!!

T-Ball Fun!!

Here are a few shots of our kids during their T-Ball season. They had a great time playing with only a couple of rainy games. Saturday was their last game. They each received thier very first trophy. The 1st of many I'm sure!