Bear Lake

A week and a half before school started, we decided to do one last fun thing as a family, we went to Bear Lake.  I love how beautiful the water is there.  It is so blue, the air was smokey because of the fires, but it was still so beautiful. 

Our family, Summer of 2016.  Yes, that is KT tape on my runners knees.

Drake didn't particularly like the sand, it was dirty and sticky. We had to convince him to sit down on the ground.

You can finally see her baby bump, although she hides it every chance she gets.

 The girls sitting in the warm water.

They made an amazing castle.

I used the fitted sheet idea, I saw on Pinterest, where you put coolers around a fitted sheet.  It was great to have somewhere to sit during lunch. 

He is such a great dad, getting into the sand and playing.

The Butt's and Addy

Summer Soccer 2016 Week 2

Drake played again tonight. He had fun, and if we kept score, we would have blown it out of the water. It was windy and cold, so the other 2 kids kept close to cuddle with us adults.

Primary Water Party

We went to the primary party this week, it was a little windy, what a bummer. Last week was so so hot, I blame the farmers that cut their hay, making it rainy and windy ;) haha

I didn't think to take many pictures, but the kids enjoyed themselves. I'm thinking we should make it a once a month thing. At least the pools and the people and the slip and slide. But I'm just to lazy to make it happen :) 

This was a water table, pretty simple. The kids loved dumping water into different containers...these are the 4-5 year olds and they played with it for a good hour...surprised me. 

Lex loves balls, LOVES them. This was a water balloon that wasn't very full, he called it a ball, and he bounced it around for a long while. He also loved using the chalk in the pavilion. It's all over his legs. 

Drake is shaving a water balloon. Haha, the other kids then got into a shaving cream fight, it was very messy fun. My kids weren't involved so I didn't take pictures...

It was fun to get out, I need to find some other things to do, or it may be a long summer for my kids.

Summer Soccer 2016 Week 1

Drake started soccer, Addyson is bummed that she wasn't old enough to play. I'm not sure if Drake likes it yet, but we will keep practicing to find out. He is actually one of the bigger kids in the league. When we play other teams they all look small, and he is not that tall. Trecia, my little sister is the coach, she does an excellent job! She loves the sport and played in an indoor league this year, so naturally she persuaded me to sign Drake up! :)

I hope to post a few pictures of him every week. 

running

Jake and Lex

He is so handsome

The best way to keep an eye on the kids

Coach Trecia, coaching :)

Summer Has Started - Graduation

Summer is here, that means our first year of preschool is over. I'm already missing the workout time I had 2x a week. It was nice to have a set time to get it done, no matter what, twice a week I had no excuses.  Now, it's hot and I rather not...  :( The kids are already missing school and their friends.

Drake and Addyson's preschool was amazing and worth every penny, idk if Kade would agree, but they went ALL OUT on so many things. They make me feel like a deadbeat in comparison, I'm trying my best to not compare ;) haha

They had a graduation,  it was cute, and jungle themed. They both had parts and memorized them! I was very proud. Plus, I saw a side to Drake that he doesn't show at home. Every time he had a chance at the mic, he would steal the show. He was a totally different boy in front of an audience. He told jokes and was embellishing his speaking parts with sounds. I wish I would have recorded it.

Drakes part: The ravenous rino is big, strong, and tough but his skin is all baggie and flappy. This means there is plenty of room for his lunch and that makes him oh so HAPPPEEEEEEEEEEE (happy)!

When getting his diploma, he lifted his shirt so everyone could see his belt. He said, "when I see a big snake, all I do is take my belt off and whack it on the head, until it is dead, dead, dead!" No idea where he got that, haha. 

Addyson did so good on the dancing part, she enjoyed it, and really is getting to be so grown up. She fits in with the 5 year olds! I know she will miss a lot of kids that go into kindergarten.

Addyson's part: it's great to be an elephant, all big and fat and round, wandering through the jungle stomping and playing around. 

She not only memorized her part, but Drakes too. She would insist on coaching him and correcting him. Drake absolutely LOVED that *eye roll*

This is Mrs. Rhonda they just love her so much. This is Jake, Trecia's husbands, auntie. We are all related, kind of. 

Recap of June 2015

This is a recap of my month according to the pictures on my phone. 

Speaking of phones, I got a new one this month! My awesome Iphone 5S needed an update and when I went to update it, my phone fried.  It really just bit the dust, I took it to the store thinking they could just update it and reboot it.  The apple guy said he had never seen that happen, but I lost some pictures and some money....such is life.  Now I have a better phone to show for it tho.  

9 months and 6 teeth! 4 on top 2 on bottom

Kade, Lex, and I got to go to Boise for a job training.  We stayed 2 nights in a hotel. It was nice because some awesome family members watched our 2 oldest kids!

There was a pool, and we spent a lot of tie in it.  Us in our swim gear.

ade had a class early and all day on Wednesday, so we drove up Tuesday night!  Tuesday and Wednesday were shot, and we had to drive home Thursday!  BUT, on the way home we did some shopping and visited the old state penitentiary....it was super cool!  Lots of crazy stories!  

Kade was taller then the doors and it was 4 levels high.

When all 3 kids fall asleep you take a picture because that sh*t just doesn't happen.

The kids love living by the green belt and they love exploring around it.  And yes Addyon dresses herself haha.

New swim suits.

My diet bet results....if you can remember I did a diet bet.  I ended up entering 2 at the same time ( you can enter up to 3) I paid 25$ and 35$ I got back 107.16$! 47.16 bucks that I won.  I got me a new pair of running shoes.

a walk with all 3 kids smashed in the stroller

More pictures by the green belt....apparently it was cooler in June because we stopped going as often.  

Running through the sprinklers 

2 Exciting Things

First, I registered for a fun run this week! I have been wanting to run races this year but my dang knee keeps hurting. Hopefully it will heal! Anyway, it is on Independence Day weekend. 

Second, and more exciting, we made an offer on a home this past week. Scary....and we hope it doesn't fall through. If not, in OVER a month we will own a home closer to Kade's job!!!  

See the pending?!? Pretty COOL!

Catch up June/July 2014

I had been doing so good keeping the blog up, but the last few weeks have gotten away from me.  This will be  a little catch up I guess.

It has been getting warmer here, about 93 most days.  Our house is a hot box, with flys, it gets annoying. But I have tried hard to get out more then usual.  Last week I was so excited because everyday we went on a walk, four-wheeler ride, or to the park.  Some days we did more then one thing.  Our grass isn't coming up fast enough for the kids to play on, oh well, that's what grandmas houses are for.

family walk in the dark

Dad rides to work in the summer

the kids and mom on the four wheeler

Another walk around sunset

Kids throwing rocks into the canal

Date night

This week I got my hair done, and my mom and Annie were kind enough to watch the kids.  After that, we stuck around and my mom and Annie helped me make this blanket.  

Grey and yellow, as gender neutral as I could think of.

My hair after it was all colored

The kids love when I have a doctor appointment.  They love to play in the waiting room, and most of the time we will go to a play zone and get some ice cream.

Lately, the kids like to put things up their shirts.  They like to pretend that they have things in their tummies.  Drake says he has a bike in his tummy, a lot. Addyson will put any stuffed animal up her shirt and pretend she is just like mommy. 

And the last few times we go to G&G Bingham's, Drake wants to go swimming in the tub.  For him it is a swimming pool because it is so big. 

Here is the clothing the kids have been wearing non stop the last few weeks.  Without fail they will undress themselves partway through the day.

Addyson threw a bowl and hit drake in the head.  He was pretty proud of the boo-boo that he had.  He was excited to get his picture taken, to show it off.

And one of the cute couple, just for fun.