1st Day of Preschool

So a few weeks ago Ryan started preschool. Lets just say he LOVES it. He is going with his cousin Macy to the BYU preschool. Everyday he wakes up and asks if it is preschool day. Days that he does not have it he is so sad. It makes me happy that he is so happy. It makes it worth how much it cost just to see him loving it. It is also wonderful because he goes 4 days a week and is in the afternoon just like Preston with Kindergarten. So on the way home Parker falls asleep and I have about 2 hours before they start coming home from school. You would think that this time would be used for actually doing something productive, but yet most days it is used to take a nap and I so do not feel guilty about it.

Boating

About a week ago my brother got a hold of a boat and invited the boys and I out on the lake. So we jumped at the chance. Sadly Korey could not get out of work and I had to take the boys by myself. I was a little nervous but I am so glad we went. The boys had a blast. At first Ryan was a little nervous and just wanted to go back to the shore to feed the ducks. But not my McKay & Preston, they are rock stars and went out on the tube with no fear. They first went out together and then they each wanted to try it alone. It was a small tube and defiantly worked better alone. When Preston was out there he is so little and was just holding on and flying every where it was so funny to watch, he would just keep doing thumbs up to go faster and faster. We were laughing so hard because he is such a nut and a dare devil. McKay was a little more on the safer side at first but once he got a hang of it he was a champ too. I tried to take Parker on it and the dang thing is just not meant for two people and we kept almost tipping so are ride lasted about 10 seconds, then he was done. Ryan did not want to even touch the tube. But after awhile he did warm up and started jumping into the "big pool" as he would like to call it. We had a great time the only thing that could have made it better was if Korey was there. Thanks Jason for taking us out the boys loved it!
The boys enjoying a ride!





Jason and his girls! Not sure if Alice is loving it or not?




Taking our turns on the tube!






Swimming in the crystal clear waters of Utah Lake:)




Parker gave in and let the rocking boat put him to sleep!

Movie at the Park

The other night we took the boys to see Iron Man at the Scera Shell. McKay invited his buddy Evan, then we packed the van with blankets and pillows and made a big bag a popcorn and headed to the show. We thought that with the movie not starting until 9pm that the little boys would just fall asleep shortly after it started. That was not the case. They were way to into the movie to fall asleep. It is sad that my little boys will sit more still for an action movie than a cartoon movie. What have I done to these sweet little boys? It was a good night and surprisingly they were not even that grumpy the next day at church.

Swimming

This year has been so much fun at the pool. We got some punches for the Scera Pool & then got season passes to 7 Peaks. It is amazing how these things are so much easier now that Parker is two. The boys all love the water and we would go a couple times a week between the two places. But I always would take the camera and then we would get bust playing and I would forget to take pictures. But I got some the other day of McKay, Preston, & Korey jumping off the diving board. We are hoping the weather will be good Monday and that we can go to 7 Peaks one last time before they close so I will have to try and get some more pictures of the boys then.




Look at the skill of my 5 year old!!!



These are Ryan showing me how brave he is by going under the water!

1st Day of Kindergarten

So I now have 2 out of my 4 boys in school. Preston started Kindergarten about a week ago & he is loving every minute of it. He thinks it is so cool that he gets to go to the same school that his big brother goes too. He thinks it is even greater that he gets to walk home with all the big boys. He is learning so much and loves to come home and tell me all about it. He has already made some great friends and is so glad that he knows some of the kids in his class from our old ward. I cannot believe how fast time goes. I swear he should still be this little boy. I hope he is this excited about school for the next 12 years.

1st Day of 5th Grade

I cannot believe that I am old enough to have a kid in 5th grade it is a crazy thought. He is such a good kid and was excited for school to start. I thought I was going to kill myself when we went back to school shopping, I was thinking the whole time if it is this bad I could never imagine how it would be if he were a girl. GOSH I never knew the kid had such an opinion about things. But we made it through it and he was set for school. He has an awesome teacher & tons of friends in his class. It should be a great year for him.

Bridal Viel Falls

My brother & his family came to visit the week before school started, so the day before they left my SIL & I took the kids up to Bridal Veil Falls for a picnic and then to play in the water for awhile. It was a lot of fun. My SIL is from around here and had never been there so neither had her kids they thought it was really neat that you could walk in the water and up the rocks of the falls. I was surprised how long they stayed in the water it was so cold. At one point Ryan came up to me and said "Mom my feet got sunburned." He thought since they were so red that he had got a sunburn. It was so cute. After that we went and got snow cones. Oh how I am going to miss the summer snow cones I am so sad that there is only 2 weeks and they all closs until next summer. It was a fun adventure before the boys all start school.

McCall

Back at the first of August the boys and I went to Twin Falls Idaho to go to the blessing of my Great Nephew Seth. We got a hotel after the blessing and BBQ and spent the night playing at the pool. Then the next morning we were suppose to go home but we decided that we were already this close we might as well just keep going and go up to McCall and spend a few days at my brothers house and hang out at the lake with all my family up there. So that is what we did!!! On the way up we stopped at a fish hatchery and saw some cool fish. Then we stopped in Boise and got some dinner with my BFF Stephanie. Before we headed up the canyon we had to stop and buy some mice for my brothers python & then get some clothes for the boys and a charger for my phone. We were so not prepared to be staying a few days. But we made it work and we finally made up the canyon and my sweet SIL had made up there trailer for us to stay in. It was nice to have a place of our own to crash. The next day we hung out at the beach all day and just played. The kids love spending time with there cousins & they have a canoe and kyake. Then we went to dinner at little pizza place in town. The day after that we drove around saw some sights and visited with family. Then later that day drove back to Boise to spend the evening with my Niece and her family. Oh how sweet her baby is I could have spent a few days there just holding that kid. So the next morning we woke up and started the long drive home. I was so proud of myself for doing this I never go places without Korey let alone drive this far by myself. I always say if it is not in my 5 mile radios I do not need to go there. It was a lot of fun and the boys were great. McKay was such a huge help in and out of the car & it was fun to just hang out with them. I only took a few pictures because we were so busy having fun. These are from the lake, it is so pretty there. I hope we next time we go Korey can come with us!!! Thanks for letting us go Babe we missed you a lot!

Stake Activity

A few hours after we got back from our camping trip our ward had a stake activity. I guess we are the oldest stake in Orem. So for the 80th year anniversary they had a party. My kids had a lot of fun. They had dinner and mutton riding a huge slip-n-slide, snow cones, popcorn, and lots of fun little games for kids to play, and some great entertainment. Over all it was a fun night. I thought it was so brave of my boys to do the mutton riding that I had to post pictures. Good Job Boys!!!! Next year they will be winning the Strawberry Day's Rodeo in PG.

Preston staying on with such SKILL!!!


Ryan did not last long enough to get a picture, but look at him fall with style!!!


Even my Niece Macy braved the big Mutton, but she too did not last long enough for the camera!!!


Here are some pictures from the big slip-n-slide & bounce house! The boys thought they were so cool doing flips down the slide!!!


I could not get this dang picture to flip:(

Camping With The Larsen's

We got a fun chance to go camping with Korey's family up to Wasatch State Park. We drove up the weekend before and staked out a great camp site. Then the next Thursday we left to go up to hang out for a few days. We had a great spot with lots of shade and fun places for the kids to chase each other and play. The morning after we got there we went for a really neat hike up to what they called a rock wash. To me it looked like a river should have been there, but instead it was a lot of rocks and they were huge rocks. The boys had a lot of fun climbing all over them. Then later that night we went fishing over at the pond. We did not catch anything but the boys had a lot of fun trying. It is so much more fun to go camping this year than last. The boys all sleep through the night and just have fun hanging out with each other and getting really dirty. I hope that we at least get one more chance to go this year before it gets to cold. Thanks everyone for coming up with us it makes it a lot more fun when you have family there to hang out with.

This is on our hike up to the wash we stopped at a stream to cool off for a while.





The boys having fun on the rocks.




We decided it was a great back ground for some fun group pictures!!!
Our Little Family:)

Korey's Brother & His Family:)

The 7 Grandkids With Grandma Kathy:)

The Kids With The Favorite Aunt Angie:)

The Kids Being Goofy:)

I think Ryan did not get the memo that this was a nice smile picture:)


The boys fishing at the pond.