A quick update!

The kids sure are growing up fast. I honestly feel like it is happening over night sometimes. Cambree and Brinlee will be finishing kindergarten and 1st grade next week...We are all very excited for summer vacation. Aidan says a few cute words and it is fun. He is obsessed with putting on shoes so the he can "go"! He finds shoes and says "go" all the time. I am not sure if he knows that the word go means to go, or if that is what we call shoes? Basically, he wants to get out of the house as much as possible! He loves to be outside and his new favorite thing is to play in water. He loves playing with the hose, playing in puddles and playing in the swimming pool. He is a water lover! Here he is reaching into the pool. We kept thinking he would fall in, but he never did--until today when I was draining it. He didn't care. He just splashed around and when I tried to get him he would run to the other end laughing.

He has also developed a lovely habit of putting his hands down the back of his diaper and pulling it down...This is the result...

A wedding, a recital and a new middle name...

On Saturday Mike's mom got married. It was really nice and we are excited for them. Between the two of them, they have 21 kids and 28 grandkids. It will be quite the family gatherings from here on out!




Cambree had her ballroom dance recital last night. It was AMAZING! It was so fun to watch all the different schools perform their numbers and I was amazed at how well they did for only practicing for the past 8 weeks or so. They had costumes for all the groups that were beautiful and Cambree loved the blue skirt that they had her group wear. She wants to do it again next year and hopefully Brin will want to do it too.

Speaking of little Brinlee...she is at it again... Yesterday I told her that she couldn't let Aidan have a hard candy and she replied to me: "CAN'T HAVE IT is my middle name"! So, I guess I must tell her that she can't have things a little too often or something. Honestly, I don't know where she comes from!!

Running a MILE in 1st Grade?!?!

The past two days the elementary school kids have been running a mile with their PE class. Today was Cambree's turn. The PE teacher sent home a note that says if you would like to come and support and cheer on your student, that would be great. So, we bundled up and braved the hurricane winds that we are having and went to watch.

It was a great lesson to be there for. The teacher said that life was like running a mile. Sometimes things will get hard in life and rather than giving up, you just grit your teeth and push on through. (She gave ideas of ways to make running more bearable...) After watching Cambree run four times around the track and losing a little steam at the end, Brinlee ran with her and I at one point also jogged along side her. (Scary thought right?)


All in all, it was a lesson that made me think and even though I didn't think they would REALLY make 1st graders run the ENTIRE mile, I am glad that they did it and I hope they learned something today too!

Living here is LAME!!

This is what my 5 year old screamed at me this morning...I don't know where in the world she comes up with such things and sayings, but after having spent the morning with her crying and screaming at me, I am realizing that things are going to be changing around here...I just don't know where to begin.

Last night was Brinlee's Kindergarten program. The school does this in place of "graduation". They sing cute songs and they do a little dance and it is over in 30 minutes. Could you ask for anything better?
Brinlee was hilarious to watch. She was a little behind with the actions and most times she was looking off into space, or at something interesting behind her. All in all though, we were pretty proud of our little kindergartner Brin!!

Dance pictures

These are the pictures that were taken of the girls for dance this year. I think they turned out great!!

Dance Recital and Crib Escapes!

Cambree and Brinlee had their final dance recital last Wednesday and it was a smashing success. They did very well and looked so cute in their shirts and costumes. Brinlee's costume was itchy and uncomfortable for her and she let me know it time and again, but she still performed and did a great job. They are excited for next year already! They LOVE dance!! *Side note: I was helping with the music and unable to take pics or video and Mike was in charge. These are the ONLY pics we got of the whole night...But, he did video the performance so that counts for something right???

Today I thought to myself that Aidan had been sleeping an awful long time for his nap. So, I decided to go wake the little fella. Well, when I opened the door to his room, he wasn't in his crib and his blankets were in front of the door. His closet was open and I called his name (because it is a strange feeling walking into a baby's room and not seeing them where they should be) and he peeked at me from around the closet door with a huge smile on his face as he was pulling out every diaper in there. My heart sank as I realized that he can now climb out of the crib. I placed him back in the crib to see how exactly he did such a thing. Yes, he is very tall...yes, the crib mattress is on the lowest setting and yes the rail is at the highest setting. Now what?!?!

San Diego is the place for me!

I have to say that I LOVED San Diego! It was a very fun trip with my family and a very nice wedding in the San Diego temple. Thanks to McKenzie and Justin for choosing to be married there, we were able to make a nice little vacation out of it! These are a few pics that I took while I was there. We all had a great time and I was glad I got to go. Here are a few of the highlights:

**The ocean/beach. Need I say more? (Only thing missing was my dad!)
**The San Diego temple. It is so beautiful!
**Trying out the many good places to eat. (There are SO many!)
**McKenzie's PINK shoes. (She was the bride.)
**Coronado
**The harbor excursion
**Touring the USS Midway with my grandpa and grandma! (I am truly blessed to have spent this time with them.)
**My mom getting pooped on by a bird right on the bum!
**My mom and her tangle with the "rogue" wave.
**Walking the pier with Andy, Jaxon and my mom and learning about fishing in the ocean.
**Sharing meals with Jordan.
**The milk wagon.
**Sharing my a drink with my flight companion...
**Being with my extended family! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!