New Pool

First beautiful summer day.  Kids wanted a pool, so we went and got this little one.  Dillon asked if I thought he weighed too much to go down the slide.  Really Dillon?  I don't think weight is the issue here.

This is the neighbor's dog Sammy.  She is really sweet and Elleree loves her.  She just cruises around.

Why aren't muffin tops cute on me, like they are on little kids?

All in all it was a good start to summer, in this new house!

The Traveling Stye and Other Adventures

Okay so it has been so long since I last blogged that I didn't want to blog because it would take too long. It would take too long so I didn't blog, and more time passed and it was a victious cycle. You get it. So.......I decided to aproach it speed dating fashion. Only we will call it speed blogging you get the idea.

Truman Spring Soccer.

He had some mad kicking skills.  Only one meltdown, that might have been because he thought I left him.

Dillon, playing his very best.  Not real impressed with Twins soccer program.  Lets just say the skill level of his age group was not much better than Truman's and leave it at that.

Then there was Easter and the usual dieing of the eggs.

No Easter would be complete without it.

Beckett even had to get in on the action.  He is becoming quite the grabby trixy boy.

Elleree is a master dier.

The finished product, complete with heart stickers.  Don't ask.

Easter morning, looking for hidden baskets.

Where could they be, I mean we only have like one place to hide them.

Grandma came and helped with the festivities.  She spoiled the kids.

The Easter bunny left one happy little girl.

Fast forward to our trip to Colorado.  Grandma treated all of us to pedicure, including all the little girls.  I loved the panda chair.  The trip was a success aside from a few things.  I had a stye that kept traveling from one lid of my eye to the other lid.  And...

Beckett and Elleree both got really sick, and I almost had to take Beckett into the hospital. Almost didn't get to go to Abby's baptism.  These are the only pictures I got of the trip because it was so crazy. 

Came back I got sick.  Moved from one rental house to the another.

Out with the old in with the new.  This house is like three times the size and has a yard.  So far I am loving it.

Dillon had is eighth birthday party.

One with the family.

He got lots of presents, and still "didn't get everything he wanted".  What do you do?

One with friends too.

The theme was Thor, they went to the movie.  Loveing the back yard.

Had some pizza and had a good time I think.  As always Beckett needed to get in on the action.

Now you are officially up to date.  Give or take a few things.  Hopefully I will be able to get settled and get things back to normal.  If things are ever normal around here.

Just Kidding

You know how a couple of posts ago I said nothing turns out the way we plan.  Yeah it happened again.  I went to the rental house for the first time during the day, without the owner, to measure the windows for curtains and guess what.  It smells like cigarette smoke, or should I say it still smells like cigarette smoke.  The landlord assured us that he could get the smell out.  No he did not.  So long story short we are not moving, into that house.  So starts the search for a new rental.  I will not cry, because I am convinced something else will come along... right?

On a better note, I got Elleree's three year old pictures taken and Beckett's four month (should have been three) pictures taken today.  Here are some of the ones I picked.

 The lady who was taking the pictures kept calling her pretty, pretty, princess.  It really got on my nerve.

Notice I said nerve, because I only have one left now.

 She was really good, cheesy but good. Sure I had to bribe her with bubble gum, but I'm not above bribery!

 This one reminds me of Truman at that age.

 He discovered his tongue this weekend and has been playing with it ever since.

My serious little handsome man.  This picture reminds me of Jason's mom he looks alot like her is this picture.  

Good news

I am so excited.  We just got the keys to our new rental house.  This one (hopefully) is not going to get foreclosed on!  It is bigger, and get this Beckett is going to have his own room.  I know, you are excited for me too. 

Last Thursday we had parent teacher conferences.  Both Dillon and Truman are doing very well, bless their little harts.

This weekend I took another trip to the old Mackay.  Cut out a few craft projects (stay tuned) and finished one:

How my mom could have first thought this penguin is not cute is beyond me.  I got this kit from http://wmcraftgoodies.blogspot.com she has some of the cutest stuff.  I bought the chick one too.  I can't wait to do that one with my friend.

Now for what I have been so excited for, for months. 

Just when you thought I couldn't get any cooler I go and surprise you by making a hula-hoop.  Yes, that is right.  I watched a thing on PBS about how to make them awhile ago (did you know there is a national hula-hoop day) and ever since I have wanted to do it.  So finally I did.  I have had fun doing it, and so have the kids.  It's a little big for them, but that is okay.

Back by popular demand is Beckett

My mister man is getting good at sitting up all by himself.  Love him!

Longest Post Ever

This post is going to be really long, and all over the place so stay with me.

 A couple weeks ago was Peyton's birthday.  He is now 1 year old

 Emily and Heath invited us to his party at the Outer Limits.  The kids had a good time and got to see their cousins.  We don't see them near enough.

Mr. man Peyton is the sweetest kid ever.  He is the first kid I have ever seen who actually started gaging when they fed him his cake.  It was hilarious.

 

 Next up, spring break.  We had big plans for spring break, big plans!  But like most things these days they got smaller and smaller.  We ended up going to Salt Lake City.  We rented a room at the Holiday Inn Express where they have an indoor water park thing. 

The first day we went to the Gateway and went to the planetarium, there.  It was pretty cool and it was free.  They had a lot of hands on things for the kids to do.  As you can see Dillon and Truman both went to the moon.  Separate trips

They did go to Mars together, it being further away and all.

 

The kids and I took some quizzes about the solar system, turns out I suck at questions about the solar system.  Beckette is sitting in my new stroller, because we forgot pack one.  I got a double umbrella one, and I totally dig it. 

Next we went to the Discovery Center.  I wish we had one of these near us.  Elleree was cracking me up every time she opened this tube it would blow her away.

The kids didn't even see everything because they would spend so much time at just one station.  We had to make them move to something else.

All the kids spent hours at this construction site.

Dillon, even at his "mature" age found some things to have fun doing.

After that we headed back to the hotel for endless swimming fun.

Next day was more swimming, going to the movie Rango "I personally was not a fan", and shopping at IKEA "no one else were fans".

 

We headed home the next day.  Stopping at The Golden Spike National Park on the way.  Don't throw rocks at me if I say it was lame!  Now it was the off season so they didn't have the trains out doing the reenactment, so that is might have made it cooler.  But really they don't even have the original ties, or the spike (would someone please explain why Stanford University has that).  Whatever, the history is important, but I feel alot has been lost at this particular national site.

 Next

 Don't laugh!  This green spider, cricket looking thing is Elleree's Frog birthday cake.

I know just when you thought I couldn't get any cooler I produce something like this.

 

Elleree turned three and made out like a bandit.  My mom took work off and they came over for the day.  She finally got the dress up clothes I bought her when she was three months old.  Hey she is my only girl and she is.....

S-p-o-i-l-e-d

Other big things happened on Elleree's birthday too.  Beckette had his first rice cereal and our house was officially sold.  Sigh.

Now this post is finally done.  Yeah it put Beckett to sleep too.