Fireman's water fight 2012

Here are some of the pictures from the fireman's water fight in Hyrum.  

 Emery

 Max

 Maggie, Ty, Nayvie, Adi, & Libby

 Mike spraying some kids

 Ty and Max

 Mary on baby duty

 Max

 Adi

 Em

 Me- and yes I got soaked again, what's a water fight without getting drenched?

 Ty & Grandpa in the background

 Grace

The 3 amigos.  

This is one of my most favorite things to do all year long :)

Black Eyes & Birthdays

 Just because he is so stinkin cute....


One fine day, Grace and Max were playing.  You know that saying it's all fun and games until someone gets hurt?  Well Max was being Captain America, and he wacked Grace with his shield.  She wouldn't let me post the pictures, and it took a long time for her to let me take a picture of her.

 By the next day her nose was swollen and her other eye was black too, now almost two months later you can still see the remnants of the black eye.  

 This is how Grace sleeps, spread out, feet sideways.  She is impossible to sleep with!

 We also made another trip to Lagoon for my birthday, we went with my brother Patch and sister Cassie this time. We let the kids play in the splash pad area, which is not something I've ever done before, but I brought them a change of clothes.  Grace was done after a few minutes, but Max loved it.  He played for almost an hour, we were all so bored by the time he was done, but it was well over 100 degrees that day so I'm sure it felt so nice.

 I have almost 20 pictures and 3 video's of Max playing he was so cute.

A couple funnies.... the day before Mike had commented that Bennett had never had a blow out...wouldn't you know it, his first blow out was at Lagoon!  Glad I always have a change of clothes for him.

We rode Wicked while Cassie watched the kids, I'm not kidding when I say I was not in the seat right.  I have been on it before and this time I almost fell out, my bar wasn't tight enough and I couldn't get it tighter.  I felt money coming out of my pocket, but when we finished my brother said I could thank him anytime.  He reached his hand out to catch the money when he saw it and instead caught my keys!  I hadn't even realized I lost them, and actually I had two sets in my pockets, and the other ones fell to the depths of Wicked.  Lagoon actually found them and we got them back, but that's a ride I'm glad to walk away alive from!

Lagoon

 We are loving our Lagoon season passes this year.  It's nice living so close, we go for a few hours in the morning, then home during the hot part of the day and then go back for a few more hours.    I have no idea who the little girl in back of Max is, she just climbed on in.  

 This picture doesn't do the outfit justice.  They are snake skin, tight fitting, polyester pants my friends.  It was such a hot day, I don't know how this woman was walking around in a coat, not just a little jacket, it was that furry lined stuff.

And yes, that is Max hanging his leg out of the ride.  This kid is going to be the death of me.

Bennett's Newborn Photo Shoot

My friend Brittney at Stolen Moments Photography took these pictures of Bennett at 2 1/2 weeks old, I love them!  I've never had anyone other than Kiddie Kandids take their newborn pictures and these turned out so cute.  She took over 2 hours and was so patient.  Bennett needed to eat when we got there and as I mentioned before he was so slow!  I just love the little smile she captured!

I have a hard time picking a favorite, I love them all!  Thank you Brittney!  

(On a totally unrelated note, but one that I need to document... Brittney lives about 15 minutes past Park City, the kids played with her kids and the kids next door. they were out playing on the tramp and all the sudden I hear all the girls scream and then Grace's feet coming to tattle tale. I could tell they were determined stomps and when she came inside she said Max pulled down his pants, sure enough.  Oh my goodness. This was the first time, and super unfortunately not the last time, he has done this in public.  I'm either raising an exabitionist, a nudest or a flasher.  Can I beat this out of him?)

Matching Game

Is this the saddest face you've ever seen?  I can't remember who gave us the little yellow bathrobe, but it was a shower gift when I had Grace. I have pictures of Grace wearing it, Max wearing it and now Bennett.  He doesn't look too pleased, at all.  He does make the cutest sad face!

 Grace is really into matching Bennett, she gets mad when Max matches him, even if I didn't do it on purpose.

 My friend Amanda made my kids these fun shirts, they all have dinosaurs on them, that say Dino-mite big brother, sister and Dino-mite little brother.  So cute and fun!

 Max and Bennett in their matching super hero shirts.  Love my little super hero's!

 The kids love to play in the sprinkler, they giggle sit on it, and have a fun time.

 It's all fun and games until the sprinkler gets picked up.....

1st Bath

Bennett wasn't too sure about his first bath in the big tub, he pretty mach just sat there stone faced the whole time.  But he didn't cry like his little sponge sink baths so that was a major plus!

 Grace loves to help with Bennett, she says she doesn't love him but she loves to get his towel and wash cloth, pick out his clothes and lotion him when he gets out of the bath.  She wants to hold him on the couch and help feed him.

 Yep, she's pretty much smitten!

 At 16 days old we braved a trip to Lagoon.  We were only there for a few hours and I didn't get Bennett out of his stroller once.  I didn't want people breathing on my new baby.  The kids had fun!

 Daddy feeding time, and getting a little nap in too.  These "long" nights are so hard on him.  Hahaha.  Really I don't mind getting up at night with Bennett, he pretty much eats around 10, gets up at 2 and 6 and then sleeps for a few more hours.  (That was his 2 week sleep schedule.)  I love the time in the night when it's just me and him.  Until Bennett was about 6 weeks old he would take almost an hour to eat 2-3 ounces, sometimes longer.  He is the slowest eater I've ever seen!

I have missed having a little one in the house, I didn't realize how much until Bennett was born, I love everything about him.  Bathing him, talking to him, making faces, cuddling. 

What's wrong with my mom?

Can you believe my mom hasn't blogged on over 2 months!!!!  It's a crying shame!  I'm so stinking cute, we've been up to so much this summer, I've got huge and she hasn't written down a single thing since I was a couple weeks old.  Dang her!