Landon's Been Busy

Landon is one busy boy, but he still has time to fit piano into his schedule. He goes early in the morning before school and loves his piano teacher Brooke. He doesn't love to practice... but seems to get it done. Sometimes he tells me he hates to practice and wants to quit, but I know if he just sticks with it he will be glad someday.

He did a great job at his recital. I was so proud, and so was his fan club! Brooke makes piano fun for him. He always wants to go to his lesson. I think he likes to go to her house and tell her everything that is going on at ours. He seems to be quite the chatter when he gets with Brooke! She is great.

Landon also had his Blue and Gold banquet. I saw a this cake on this blog. I showed it to Landon and we decided that it was the cake we wanted to make. It was fun and easy, after we finished Landon gave me a chest bump... I guess he liked it! :) The dry ice was a hit!

At the banquet "Marlin" came and did tricks for everyone. He was great, it was a fun night.

Another Baseball Weekend

Baseball is life around here these days, and life is pretty good! :)

Basketball

Basketball season came and went. Landon played on two teams The Future and the Sixers. He had fun and played well. I love watching him dribble, it made me smile when he pulled off one of his behind the back moves. Great season!

Preston was on the Jazz and had a fun season too. Some games was like "Jimmer" and some games he was like well.... let say the real Jazz! ;) By the end of the season he was playing more aggressive and dribbling the ball well.

Preston's team won their division and came home with trophy's! Another great season!

5 Months

Oh Carlee, Carlee Carlee. how much do I love you? SO Much! You are such a bright spot in all our lives. You smile at everyone that talks to you. You eat applesauce, squash, sweet potatoes and cereal. You are having a little hiccup in sleeping through the night, but I know you will be getting right back on track. You now sleep in your crib, Addie moved to a big bed and you share a room. I hope you will be best friends someday. Your feet sweat and are stinky sometimes. You love holding your feet and roll from side to side but not all the way over. You hate laying on your belly. Still love your thumb and nursing, I actually love it too. Can't believe I  love you to nurse, but I do.  You love the bumbo, until your neck gets tired, then you get mad and want out quick. I still bath you in my bathroom sink, I am not ready for you to be big enough to take real baths. Your nails are like razors, you claw me all the time. Please stay little, I love you so much.

Presidents Day Tournament

My kids love baseball tournaments! Not only does Landon get to have fun playing the game, Preston and Addie get to have fun too! They find their friends and play and play and play. Most of the time they come home dirty and tired. Which translates into a good day!

This was at the Presidents Day Tournament. Funny thing is I don't even have a picture of Landon! The Sliderzz played the first day and won both games looking good going into day 2. Well, day 2 never happened it rained and rained and rained. They ended up canceling the tournament, which was a bummer, at least everyone had fun the first day! 

Valentines

Grandma Gai started our Valentines a day early with a Fondue Party at her house on Sunday night. There may or may not have been some double dipping going on...I guess we are all family right?  :) After dinner we went around and chose someone to tell what we loved about them. Addie of course chose Grandpa and it made his night! She loves him so much.

Our Valentine breakfast included heart shaped pancakes with a "squeeze and a kiss" (Squeeze It drinks and Hershey Kisses.) After the boys went to school I packed a lunch and we (us girls) met Gavin at the park for lunch. It was so fun to spread a blanket out on the lawn and eat lunch with my sweethearts. Gavin even brought us a yummy sugar cookie from one of his customers. Carlee laid in the sun while Gavin pushed Addie on the swing. It was great. 

I don't know what it is about Valentines Day but I always get disappointed. I tell Gavin I don't want anything, then deep down I really do want something but he doesn't think I do. Then I get mad, because he didn't get me anything, when I told him not to... see where I am going with this, the viscous cycle of Valentines Day! This year I  decided I was going to change it.  A week before we (mostly I) decided we would only spend $10 on our gifts for each other. My reasoning behind the $10 was for Mother's Day last year Preston gave me a spatula from Lin's and it was under $10. That spatula has been the best gift, I think I use it daily. So, the limit was $10 and the shopping began!  

I decided to make my gift and it is pictured above. The kids loved helping me make it and keeping the secret from Gav.  I loved watching him read it. I love him for so many reasons.

Gav gave me Invisashield for my new iPhone. (The iPhone I stayed up until 2 am to order from Verizon just to make sure I got one. I am crazy, I know.  I belong to the Apple cult and I like it! ;)) Great gift! I loved it!

We both spent a little more than $10.00 but didn't pass $30.00 and with my budgeting skills I call that success! 

After the fun red and white pasta dinner I made, we went and delivered Valentine's. My kids LOVE this! A day you can doorbell ditch and not get in trouble for it! Score!! Why doesn't anyone do this anymore? Next year I am calling for a Valentine movement... don't worry about taking fancy treats or homemade Valentines, just knock on someones door leave a Hershey Kiss and run like the wind. There is just nothing quite like it! The looks on my kids faces were priceless. Good Times!!

All in all Valentines this year was a success! I loved love day! :)

Happy Birthday Preston!

Preston had a great birthday! It started with his choice of breakfast in bed, eggs and bacon (he could eat a whole lbs of it if I let him!) Then he opened his present, a DS just what he wanted! Since it was a Saturday, both boys had basketball games, so we headed to those, then came home and got ready for his party. This year we just had a family party so to spice it up we played a little limbo! It was fun!

Then it was finally time to blow out the candles. It is a running joke in our family with Preston and the candles... he always seems to be the one to blow everyone's candles out at their parties. So, it was finally time to blow his own out, and boy was he stoked!

It was a great day filled with 7 year old fun! Thanks to everyone who came to his party.

There were lots of favorites about Preston's birthday, mine was probably the flip book I made for him.

Landon's was probably the new DS that he will get to play.
Grandma Bowler's was probably this cute candy cake she made.

But, I am sure this would be Preston's favorite...

Crepe Paper Streamers.

And that is why it isn't hard to love this boy so much!! Happy Birthday Preston! You make my life and all those around you so much brighter and better. Here is to another great year!  Love you.