Back to PUBLIC school!

We have the same routine on the first day of school. Grandma comes down from Apple Valley early in the morning to see the kids on their first day of school. Scott gets off to work a little late to be there too! Everyone is sooo excited to see friends they haven't see all summer.
But this year it was a little harder to get back into the swing of things. After having an Amazingly fun Summer, school seemed like the pits! On top of that, I was thinking about homeschooling and so the kids we super excited to do that too. Since I chickened out, it is taking longer to get excited about school. Madison and Ethan have great teachers with some of their closest friends. So they can't complain. Someday we will have our first day of Homeschool. For now, Caleb and Landon love having Mom all to themselves!

Diaper Days are Over!!!!

I have been planning on waiting to potty train Landon. He had been slow to walk, slow to talk, slow to grow up. So I figured he would be slow to potty train. NOPE!! He told me he wanted to go in the potty and he yelled and screamed until I let him. He didn't even need training! He just started doing it. I am proud to say....He is the first among his friends to be potty trained. Way to go Landon!!

Box Seats at the Circus?!!

Yep, that's right! Me and the kids got to see the circus in style. My friend Chrissy had extra tickets and invited us to go. We had our own suite at the Staples Center. It was packed with food, soda, and even a dessert cart!! The kids had a blast watching the circus in their own suite. When they got restless, they ran around the room with their friends. I had to keep reminding them, "Don't expect this again!!"


Caleb sitting at the counter of our suite with his OWN soda.

Madison and Taylor enjoying the show.

Ethan and the boys with TOO much sugar!

Madison Meets Hannah Montana!!!

Thanks to Aunt Jaita, Maison got to meet her favorite singer- Hannah Montana. Jatia's brother is making a movie with her and invited Madison down to the set to meet her. Madison was so excited and nervous! She said she was chewing on her purse. Miley Cyrus even signed Madison's shirt. This was an exciting day for Madison!! Thanks Aunty Tia!!

Happy 4th of July

For the 4th of July we went to St. George. It was so much fun. My whole family stayed at Cara and Gary's house. Thanks to their hospitality we had a great time boating, golfing, shopping, swimming, and hanging out. It's been a long time since we have ALL been under the same roof...now there are more of us!! 10 adults and 11 kids
The girls were patriotic for the 4th.

We started the night with the LEGAL fireworks. They were nice. Then Chad lit up the sky with his exciting ILLEGAL fireworks. There is always one firework that is a dud and blows up right in front of us and scares everyone. haha
Madison and I had fun playing with sparklers. We were messing around with my camera shutter to get this neat effect. She looks like she is covered in fire.
Ethan and Madison lighting up their sparklers.

Swim Lessons

After school was out, the kids started swim lessons. They took their classes through the city. Madison and Ethan have taken swimming many times but they like to take the classes for fun. This year was Caleb's first year in swim lessons. I didn't know how he would like it since the first day he sat and screamed. But after a couple days he loved it. Every morning he would wake up and say "Do we have fimming lessons today?" In the end he even went off the diving board.
Ethan love going off the diving board! He went every chance he got.
Madison learned a lot of different strokes this year. She also loves diving.

Last of the June Birthdays

Landon turned 2 years old this year. He was the last of the June birthdays for our family. You could ask him "How old are you?" and he said 2! But if you ask him now. . . he will say that he is 3!

Landon is growing up so fast. He wants to go potty like his BIG brothers, with little success. He also likes to sleep on the BIG queen size bed in his room instead of his crib. It's amazing how much they grow up at 2 years old.