Jackson's 3rd Birthday

My little boys is 3 now! In the morning we went to got see Over The Hedge.  We decided to call my cute niece...Jovi......to come to the movie with us.  We meet Marilyn & Andrew there also.  It was fun, a dollar for a movie is not bad at all.  The kids really liked it.  

  When Kevin got home that night we headed off to Fat Cats for some bowling & dinner.  

 I think this is the first time the boys have been bowling....they had the bumpers up & the little rail stand.  

They had fun playing.  

 It was a great time......until about 4 fames until the end of the game I noticed that my little 3 year old was going to beat me.....I guess I need to step up my game.......well here is the results of me stepping up my game....

 ......The little turkey beat me!! I got beat by a 3 year old!! Wow.....never thought that would happen. 

 I guess that put me in my place.  Rematch time!! :)  Nice job Jackson! 

 After a humiliating game......for me at least........we went to the Pizza Factory for some yummy Pizza and Bread sticks.  I love their sticks....they are YUMMY!!

 When we got home we decorated Jackson's cupcakes.  I asked him what he wanted for his birthday dessert & he said little cupcakes.  I thought it would be better if they decorated them instead of me.  

They really had fun decorating them.

 Here is our cute birthday boy!!

 & the handsome brother.  

 It was a great day.  I am so happy to have my 2 boys! They make every day an adventure.  

Jackson~ We love you very much & are glad you came to our family 3 years ago.  Even though it was a roller coaster ride with you getting here.....it was well worth it!  You are a very happy & talkative boy!

We are excited to share many more birthday's with you.

Love You Forever!!

Pool time

It has been nice this year, we have been able to go swimming many times.  My parents own my Grandparents condo since they passed away a few years back.  They have access to a pool there.  When they lived there, we never sent swimming because my grandparents felt like they needed to be there with us & I felt bad dragging them down there for hours while we swim....so we never did it.  This sounds horrible but now that they have passed away......we have been swimming TONZ! 

 I would just take the boys....strap on their life jackets & away they went.  It was nice they just swam around on their own.  It is a decent size pool & not a lot of people there....since it's somewhat of a retirement community.  Usually it is just me & the boys but.....on the 24th of July we went as a family.  

 It was SO much fun to have Kevin with us!  

Then a little while later my mom and sister showed up for some fun.

 I love being in the water...I could stay forever!  There is my handsome Kevin.  The horrible thing is that Kevin came away with a HORRIBLE sunburn....I have never seen him in so much pain.  OUCH!

 The boys had fun jumping into the water & being thrown into the air.  

 It was an awesome time.  Hopefully next year we will get lots of swim time in....but most likely someone will renting the condo by then :(

Temple night

We have a group of us that go to the temple together each month.  Then each one of the couples take turns taking care of all the kids while the other couples go.  

I LOVE having a set night to go to the temple each month & someone to take my kids.  

 This time was our turn in July to take care of the kids.  We only had 3 other kids to take care of this time.  I thought it would be fun to set up a water slide & let them entertain themselves.  It was SO much fun.  We have fun getting to know the kids better.  

It was GREAT! The kids love it.  It was starting to get cold so we all decided to get warm but one of the kids, Ryan, decided he wanted to stay out.  He was amazing.....that water was....FREEZING.....& he said he was not cold at all.  He was letting Jackson spray water in his face and everything.  It was a great night.  

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

I LOVE this time of year......this is my favorite holiday. I can't pinpoint it to one thing.....maybe it's the colors, that fall is in the air, the smells.....I love decorating for Halloween & dressing up. I need to just slow down & enjoy this time.