One way to beat the heat? Go to the bounce houses! It was supposed to be about 108 degrees today, so I thought it would be best if we stayed inside with the air conditioning, and we found the Bounce spot to be the perfect spot! We spent about three hours just running around having a blast all day and then got to go see Daddy at the Firestation. We endend our afternoon with a nice little nap and it turned out to be the perfect hot weather day. I think the kids would agree, don't you think? Ahhh, the joys of summertime....
Don't worry, it's still me! I was getting bored with the purple background so I thought I'd shake things up a bit! It's a little bright, but hey its's summertime and I liked it! Hope you do too! Unfortunately some of my pic's and fun little extras didn't survive the big change, so I'll be updating things over the next few days! Later!
This is my best friend Kelsey's husband, Matt. He took part in the Western States Mustang Challenge this year and we got to be a part of it. He was given 90 days to train a wild Mustang, which he name High Rock Ally, or Ally for short. He did a fantastic job, placing 5th out of over 30 other contestants! It was so much fun to watch the horse show and to get to hang out with Kelsey and her two beautiful girls, Mesa and Mylie. The kids had a great time, as seen in the picture above! Thanks Matt and Kelsey for letting us be a part of things this last week. Congratulations to you on your awesome accomplishment! (If you want to learn more about the challenge and what Mat did to train Ally, check out his blog at: www.mustanghorsetales.blogspot.com !)
Hailey finally got her big girl car seat this week! At first she was a little apprehensive, but once she realized she got to face forward like her brothers she was stoked!! Can you see the approval on her face! Now she can stretch her legs out and not hit the back of the seat, poor girl was so cramped in her infant seat! Doesn't she just get cuter and cuter everyday? I know, of course she does! I love my big girl!
This past Memorial Day Weekend I had the opportunity to travel to Cheyenne, WY with my Dad to join with the rest of our family to celebrate my grandmothers 90th birthday! It was so wonderful to see my Gram and to shower her with love and attention all weekend long. I also enjoyed catching up with other family members, some of which I hadn't seen in about 15 to 20 years! It's amazing to me that these wonderful people, whom I don't see very often can be so welcoming and loving. I guess that's what family is all about! A big, huge thank you goes out to my Aunt Muffy and Uncle Jeff for their hospitality and for her DELICIOUS cooking. She made homemade Chili Rellenos, enchaladas, tortilla chips... it was fabulous! Also thank you to my Aunt Kathy who kept my Dad and I in stiches the whole weekend, she sure can make us laugh. I also enjoyed getting to know my cousins again, who are now "all growed up"! It was a wonderful celebration of my Grams' life and the legacy she'll leave behind in all her kids, grandkids, and great grandkids! What an amazing time! Thanks, Dad for everything!
A couple of days ago, when it was really windy, Jackson came home from school and James decided that we should all go bowling for the afternoon! What a great idea! The kids love to bowl and it's a fun
thing to do on a windy day! We had a blast and I even bowled a strike!! Only one though! I love spending time with my family.
I can't believe it! She's already one year old!! We celebrated her big day with a cupcake and then packed up and moved! Yep, poor Hailey got a raw deal as moving day landed on her first birthday! I think the cupcake made up for some of it! It took her a minute to figure out what it was, but once she got some in her mouth, she was thrilled! She also got to open a few presents, with the help of her big brothers! We plan to have a big bash at the new house with all of her friends as soon as we can get things in order here. Happy Birthday, Hailey Baby!
My little baby girl is walking!!! The proof is right there in the video. She's been taking two steps here, three steps there, but now she's actually standing up by herself and just walking! It's so fun to see, but at the same time it makes me realize that she's really growing up, FAST!!! Her first year has absolutely flown by, I feel like it's a dream. I know that everybody always tells you your kids are going to be all grown up before you know it, but wow, I think I have finally realized the truth to that statement! It makes me want to slow down a little and just soak up every minute I can while they are all still young. Sometimes I get so caught up in the "instant, I want it now" attitude of life that I project it onto my children and then I miss out on all those precious moments of their lives. My best friend has a blog too, and she recently wrote about "time" and how she is going to enjoy the "time" she has to spend with her family. Well, me too! I'm going to slow down and just spend "time" with my family and enjoy the "time" that Hailey started walking, and the "time" that Jackson loves to read to me and the "time" that Ryan loves to play make believe. What a great "time" in my life it is right now!!!
Moving day is coming! We found out the other day that we got the house we wanted to rent! Yipee! I'm so excited to move and the best part is our house has a POOL!! Yahoooooo! The kids are even more excited and keep asking if we can move right now! We told them we have to pack up everything in the house first, then we'll move next week. They are so funny. I guess all my worrying about the move being traumatic for them was in my head! Isn't it funny how we Mom's worry about things that end up being no big deal to everyone else!??! Anyway, what a good day. Hope everyone else is having a great weekend too!
