April & May

4/13 Bowling. We went bowling as a family, probably just because Carter's spoiled & wanted to go. It was Tenley's first time actually bowling & getting into it.

4/21 Christina & Jake invited us up to Wyoming for a little shin dig for Christinas birthday! I was kind of hesitant about taking the kids with us (kind of a long drive) but Justin made it so fun for them with lots of stops along the way. First we went to the Ice Cave in Grace. Sooo cool. I had never even stopped to them before, but Carter was really into it & asked so many questions. Next was the Soda Geyser-shouldn't have parked so close, we had just washed my car & it had salt water all over it the rest of the trip! then we got a subway & let the kids play at the Soda park. It was perfect timing because right after lunch both kids zonked out for the rest of the ride! Tenley is still a little hard to get to sleep anywhere besides her bed, but she did pretty good & they had fun with Christina's kids! (I of course forgot my camera, so you get cell phone pics) The ride home the kids slept the whole way because they were so exhausted. Fun little get away for sure!

4/23 sprinklers- the kids have been playing in the water & sprinklers constantly this year. Tenley is one little brave girl & has no fear with the water, unlike Carter at her age. The neighbor kids will squirt her, & she just loves it. Carter is getting braver this year too & actually likes it & to be splashed & have water gun wars (last year he would just cry) Carter thinks its hilarious to tell Tenley there is a lady bug on the sprinkler, so she will run right up to it, little innocent her, & then he turns it on full blast in her face. -and of course she just runs away & laughs!

5/2 Park with oak- we met up with Kaci at the Ryan's Park. We hadn't seen them or played with Oakley in a long time, so it was good to get together & let the kiddos play! We sure miss them & wish they lived closer so we could play more often!!

5/9- Carter rode his bike for the first time without training wheels!! He sees all the neighbor kids on their bikes & wanted to try it. He did okay, he isn't so sure about dad letting go of him & having to steer. (not quite sure cause he's great on 4-wheelers though) But he did pretty good & Justin was able to let go of him after a few minutes of trying. He is kind of a scardey cat , not the typical out of control 3 year old. He doesn't like to be in confined spaces, he likes to be out in the open where he has more room to GO! He of course wanted his cowboy boots on, so he was safer :) He kept telling us "it's not me, its the bike that keeps leaning"

 5/12 Health days parade- Any parade-we are there. Our kids love the parade, & the parade atmosphere-this parade is always nice because it hasn't quite hit the super hot times of the summer! Then we went to Oakley's 2nd birthday party over at Willow park, she's getting so big & her & Tenley are starting to interact & play, its really cute.,After the party of couse the kids HAD to walk over to see the animals at willow park. Every time we are in Logan that is their favorite thing to do, they could feed the fish & ducks for hours!

5/13 Mother's day was spent relaxing, I couldn't have asked for anything more!  Later that day after nap time we met my family at Sizzler for a late lunch! I love spending as much time with my mom as I can, she's amazing! Both our mom's do a lot for us, We're very thankful!!! Carter made me this cute card at preschool, on the inside her drew a picture of me pushing him on the swings because that is his favorite thing to do right now. He also painted the cute pot- He's too dang cute!!

5/17 This was our first fishing outing for the year & pretty much the last time Tenley will be invited :) She was sliding down the hill in the dirt, throwing rocks in the water. She can't sit still long enough to even try & fish! Carter really gets into it though, so i'm sure we will be going lots this year!! Maybe just the boys!

5/19 Brandon got married to Tracy, the kids were both in the wedding. Tenley was a flower girl with Taycee & Carter was the ring bearer. They both behaved, for the most part :) So cute! Congrats to them!!

5/20 We packed a picnic & headed up to Franklin Basin on a rhino ride, there were shaded parts of the mountains where there were still snow piles. So we headed back down & went on a hike. It was really pretty, lots of bugs & butterflies!! The kids threw rocks off the bridge, caught bugs, snakes & butterflies. Anything that includes the rhino & being outside, getting dirty. The kids are all about it!

 5/23 Cub graduated from his first year of preschool at Groll's! He loved Miss Lu & i'm glad she was so caring & worked well with him. She thought he was going to kindergarten this year, & felt really bad for pushing him so hard. His class had a swim party, so dad was finally able to come & see what the swimming time was all about. Carter went down the slide with dad & Tenley was even brave enough to go down by herself & with mom! He loved his preschool & loved being able to swim & tumble for one of the hours! He is going to miss his little school friends until he sees them at kindergarten!!

 

 5/28 Carter caught his very first fish all by himself!! Sitting right by him pole & seen he was getting a bite!! This little man is a fishing machine. He asks to go fishing every night. He loves to help dad get his pole ready, worm- bate on & all. Every time we catch something he gets so excited. "ohhh buddy, its a big one"

And Tenley was even still invited fishing :)!!

We had lots of fun in April & May. I just realized its almost July, we've had lots of happenings in June as well! So stayed tuned for June fun :) hopefully it doesn't take me til September!!

Easter with Perry's

For Easter dinner we went over to Ricky &\ Nicole's. The kids played on the playset & rode around in Dylan's truck. Nicole did a "Easter bunny" egg hunt for them across the road & the kids got really into that. Dinner was awesome, ham & potatoes. We love having both our families so close so we're able to do holidays & let the kids grow up together! Thanks for dinner & a great Easter Perry's!!!

Easter Morning

The night before Easter, Carter had hung a note on the window, so the Easter bunny would know where to come :) He wrote "easter" on it & put some bunny stickers on it as well! We left a trail of Easter eggs all through out the house, the kids were so excited when they woke up. Tenley ran around saying "egg" & "treats". Our kids are such a blessing to us & we love them more than anything!

Rock Chuck Huntin'

This was always my little break when I was either making dinner or needed to get something done-Justin would take the kids to get a treat at the gas station on a rhino ride & then go rock chuck hunting only a few miles from our house! The kids loved it. They accidentally shot a baby one & the kids of course thought that was even cooler. Justin lets Carter pull the trigger. This little guy is going to be one avid hunter by the time he is old enough to actually hunt & I think we'll even be able to get Tenley into hunting too :) I have a feeling she is going to be just a tad bit of a tom boy- especially with this big brother of hers!!!

Easter Egg Hunt!

Oh my! The kids were so cute at the hunt this year! Carter had to wear his "fast Jordans" :) Corbin {Carter's best little bud} met up with us, so he was pumped & getting a plan set up, he ran out into the middle first..It was crazy to me how Tenley knew exactly what to do, she didn't hesitate for a second. She ran right out there & got surprisingly quite a few eggs all by herself! Carter came back with an overflowing basket, he had SO many! He got about 8 raffle tickets, 20 free ice creams & they both got tons of candy!

 Then the boys took advantage of the jump houses while we listened to raffle drawing numbers. Carter won a stuffed Winnie the Pooh, some sidewalk chalk & a baby outfit we gave to the neighbors!

Dying Easter Eggs!

This year dying Easter eggs was intense! Carter was so excited, he got all the cups out & mixed all the tablets in. He of course wanted sports & Tenley chose puppies & kitties. Tenley was a handful. She always wants to help & be as involved as Carter but she wanted to drink the dyed water, crack & eat all the eggs & stick her hands in to grab the eggs out! :) Carters favorite part was blow drying the sports balls onto the eggs, & burming dad's hand he thought that was hilarious. Cub gets really into holidays now & making his stuff "perfect" By the time we were done Carter had his carton full of perfect eggs,a certain egg for each of us & Tenley had eaten all but 2 of hers :)

Still trying to figure out this new blogger layout, I obviously haven't blogged in quite sometime :)

Feeding & Milking Cows

"Uncle Jake" invited us out to their farm (4-4-12) to feed the baby calves & learn how to milk the cows with Christina & her kids...First Carter fed the baby calf with the bottle, which he loved!!! Next was milking the cow, he was not a fan of this at all. He was very timid at first, but then gave it a try! ...He'd rather watch Tayson & Taylee, & look at the big cows than actually milk them!
Tenley wanted to be held at all times until it was time to go then she walked right up to the pen & wanted to see their food & pet them...Feeding the baby calf was Carters "favoritest thing ever" so i'm sure we will be going back to do it again soon! Thanks Uncle Jake!

Willow Park

Christina & her kids came up for their spring break, so we met them at Willow Park since they had never been! Packed a lunch, & went to the park after. Her kids are so cute & get along great with ours. We're still trying to talk her into moving here :) HAHA!My kids would sit & feed the ducks all day. That's their favorite thing there! Thanks for the fun play day, we look forward to many more with you guys this summer!!

Sleep Over

Since Carter's spring break was the week before everyone elses, we didn't do much for Carter's spring break besides go to parks & play. But the next week it was Dac & Tays spring break so they came up for a slumber party! (4-3-12) The boys went fishing while us girls went to the softball game. Carter thinks he is hilarious with whatever he says while they are here because they laugh at him no matter what! Its always a nightmare trying to get them to fall asleep but they only sleep over so often so it makes it fun! :)Tenley absolutely loves Taycee, she follows her everywhere, & asks for her days after she has left! Taycee even hid some eggs so they could find them before we left to the park! Even though Dac & Tay are older we love having them over to play as often as possible!!

Saturday Fun

We went out to my parents to enjoy some nice weather, & just to hang out a few Saturday's ago (3-31-12) All 4 grand kids were there all day. They played pig, jumped on the tramp, swung, went on bike rides/walks, rhino rides. Carter drove my dads little 4-wheeler all by himself for the first time! He did awesome & listened how to drive great! He catches onto everything so fast!Tenley did NOT want to get out of the swing, she loves swinging & says "dog" (for an underdog) & "high" & wants you to sit there & push her 24-7! :)We attempted to take some pictures of all 4 grand kids together, because we don't have any with Tenley in them! Wow, was it a task. My dad came along to try & get the kids to all look & pay attention. I don't know how families with more than 1 kid get any cute pictures, I guess that's why they have photo shop! These are the best 2 we got. Tenley wouldn't sit or smile, Carter was saying cheese while not looking at the camera & Dac & Tayc were sick of pictures :-P! We love going out to nama & papa's to play!!!

My big 2-5!

I turned 25 on 3-21. We went out to dinner at Mis Amores, then the kids made me a strawberry cake & we watched a movie as a family... Although 25 does sound a little older, I don't feel any different.

Wrestling 2012

Carter went to 4 matches this year in wrestling. Grace, Marsh Valley, West Side & Preston. He ended up winning 2 of his matches. Pretty good for his first year. He got tougher & tougher each match, & even tried to kick & punch he would get so mad! (even pulled hair once haha) He got his first win in Marsh Valley, we were all so proud! Especially daddy!He had quite a fan club of family coming to watch him each match. My mom & dad got him this cute wrestler trophy that has his name & the year on it... He was pretty proud and showed us where he wanted it in his room! Super proud of you "muscle man". We're looking forward to some t-ball this summer!

Lorax

Shayna & I planned a night out, well not really, but a night out with the little hooligan boys.(3/13/12) We took them to Lorax in 3D, such a cute movie, with meaning for kids, its for sure a buyer. Carter really got into the movie & the whole story line, he only took his glasses off once or twice & i'd just tell him he was going to miss a "cool part" & he'd put them right back on. The best picture I could get of the boys cooperating, Corbin did NOT want his picture taken :)Then we went to eat at Chik-fil-a, so the boys could play & be rowdy! Neither of us had ate there before but I thought it was pretty good! Then we were off to Hobby Lobby for some crafting :) we let the boys play a little too long & didn't know they closed at 8 so we were rushed! But still found a few things that we needed. *Carter did knock the whole cart over, with Corbin & him in/on it* good thing no one was hurt. By the end of the night I think Shayna & I both agreed to boys night out with their dads next time :) -No, what can you expect! We had a fun time & love spending time with these crazy 3 year olds!

Toy Story 3 On Ice

Justin & I decided to take Carter to Toy Story 3 on Ice last minute (3/10/12). We took him to Mickey Mouse on Ice last year but sat up high, so it wasn't too exciting & hard to keep him entertained at age 2. But this year, Justin's boss was kind enough to buy our tickets, so we got front row!! It was fun being so close, it definitely makes a huge difference...Carter got all dressed up in his Buzz outfit, he was so anxious for the show to get started! We stopped in Bountiful on the way down for Justin to try & win the "solo cup stack off" for a trip to Tennessee (since he won Toby Keith tickets for us in June) But he didn't end up winning the trip, dang it! My mom babysat Tenley since she is a little too a.d.d. :) she can't sit still for longer than 2 minutes, literally, she is a handful to take anywhere! It was so cute because when the barbies came out, Carter told me to take lots of pictures- so he could show Tenley :)! What a sweetheart. The show was really cute & its fun to have some alone time with just Cub, he deserves it!!!
memo: (we usually just carry Carter into events so we don't have to buy him his own ticket because half the time he sits on the stairs or wants to sit on our laps anyways, well we forgot to carry him in & the guy at the door told us we needed to buy another ticket, 1st how would we get him a ticket by us the day of the show & 2nd the guy didn't even know if it was 2 & under or 3, so we just went out & went threw a different door-sorry our kid looks like a 5 year old, he really is just 3!)