Moment's Notice

This summer has had a lot of "Moment's Notice" adventures. In fact we just got back from one this weekend. If I was caught up on this beautiful blog I would be telling you about it, but I'm not, so you will just have to wait. :) Luckily you get to hear about our first "Spur of the Moment" trip to the Manti Pageant.

On June 16th Landon received an invitation to play with the Marshall's the next day in a tournament. We decided to take him up for the day to play. What else do we have to do on a Friday? Right?! :) It was fun day hanging out with friends and being at the ball field. The Marshall's won the first and lost the second so we were done earlier than we had planned. We were on the road heading home and as we were passing through Nephi on a "Moment's Notice" we took the exit and that headed to Manti. We decided to go watch the Manti Pageant. I had never been and Gavin knew I had always wanted to see it, so we were on our way! Dennis and Jake were in Richfield at a ball tournament so they met us there. It was a great production. I left with a feeling of gratitude for those who came before and a stronger testimony of Jesus Christ my Savior. I am really glad we went. Preston loved the 2,000 Stripling Warriors and Addie loved seeing Christ with the children. She even stayed awake through the whole thing. Landon on the other hand asleep on Jake's lap right at the beginning. Baseball must have worn him out! :) When we pulled into our garage at 2:30 am Gavin and I felt like we had been run over by a truck, but it was worth it! We decided if we go again, we will for sure find a hotel and bring some bug spray!

Manti = Mosquito's! If you know what I mean... :)

Rec Center

 June 16, 2011

I think swimming should have been apart of our our bucket list, it would have been checked off a lot this summer! We spent the afternoon at the Rec Center pool with Bradi and the Girl's Day bunch. It's such a fun pool with plenty to do for everyone! I think Addie would have loved the slide, except her first experience she and Grandma Katie got drenched by the big bucket... that ended that! Carlee loved it, she splashed and splashed. She also kept trying to dunk her head, she is such a funny girl! It has been nice this year knowing Preston and Landon can swim good. I think if I put a life jacket on Addie, I could take all the kids swimming by myself. That is a big relief for me, because I am miss paranoia when it comes to the pool. All in all, it was a fun time at the pool, hopefully we can go back soon.

Backyard Camp Out

This year we made a Summer Bucket List...

Do you see the first item on it?

6/15/2011         

Check! Sleep in a Tent...done! 

I have never had a backyard camp out before, but I will be doing it again for sure! We BBQ'd and ate dinner outside (then I took the dishes and washed them inside!)  We roasted marshmallows  and made perfect (with the microwave inside) smores!  Gavin told a Ghost story (while Carlee was inside sleeping in her crib!) that even made me jump. Then we (Gavin took one for the team and went inside to listen for Carlee ;)) all went to sleep. Next year I will be the one inside and Gavin will be in the tent listening to the neighbor's A/C unit! The next morning, I ran inside and got the milk and cereal. No cooler's with melting ice needed! :) 

See, backyard camp out's are fantastic!

The kids even found a frog. A perfect find, for our nature night! They caught him and with that we were able to not only check off, sleep in a tent, but catch frogs and make smores! 

The bucket list is going to be great this summer, I can feel it!

Nature Camp

Preston and Zac went to Nature Camp the first week in June. He loved it! He is all about making things and learning about nature. Their team even won the challenge that took place all week. Way to go Preston!!

Addie's Pink Bike

When you are the third child and want a bike, your parent's aren't going to buy you a new bike you get a hand-me down. The only problem is when your siblings ahead of you are boys, the bike is going to be green! Addie wasn't really diggin' the green, but thankfully she has an uncle that can paint! Check out her new pink bike!

She was a happy girl, after she saw it was pink! In fact, the next morning when she woke up she asked "Mom, will you take me to the garage, so we can make sure my bike is still pink?"

Thanks Uncle Lex!

Kanab Heat Stroker

Kanab Heat Stroker in Pictures...

Great games! Great weather!

Snail anyone? Preston must have collected 80+...Yuck!

Good Times!

New Babysitter

Just have to give a shout out to my Dad. He has become my babysitter lately and I really appreciate him. When I was at Girls Camp and Gavin was at ball practice he (with the help of Addie) even changed Carlee's messy diaper! Then he walked them down to Grandma's, where my Mom was tending her because of shoulder surgery. I was impressed, to say the least!

Thanks Dad, don't know what I would do without you.