Thursday, August 30, 2012

August 13-23rd



 We have been hoping and praying to find a great babysitter. Not just good, but great. We have had a couple here, but haven't felt like we have really found what we were looking for. This month we tried a girl in another ward, and LOVE her. She is super sweet! Anyway, so we have done 2 dates this month already! It's amazing!! Here is the dessert we got on the first date night, the second date night we went and saw a movie :)
  
Kennedy had her last day of gymnastics! She has loved doing gymnastics this summer, but has decided to go back to doing ballet/tap/tumbling in the fall, because "the outfits are cuter" :)
  
 me & the kids went to the museum! We had lots of fun exploring!

They always love the "grocery store"
and we made some crafts... kennedy with a birthday hat!
  
and Jade's special picture!
  
there is this grossology exhibit that Kennedy is completely terrified of, i mean sure there is this freaky lady at the beggining, but she won't even go in, like kicking screaming, making a huge scene. Jade was pretty bummed out that we couldn't go in there. So on Saturday we went with Cam to the museum again, and Jade & Daddy got to do the Grossology exhibit :)
Getting ready for my big boy to start kindergarten!! We had a special date, just me and him :) It was so fun! We went to the dinner of his choice, Panda Express, and then went shopping for his school supplies, backpack, new shoes, and school clothes! While we were at Panda, just a couple minutes after this picture he choked on his chicken. It scared the crap out of me. We were just talking and all of a sudden his eyes get big, and panicky, and I realized he couldn't breathe. I had to run over and pick him up and start pushing up on his belly, and slamming on his back. After a couple seconds he was breathing again, and I was shaking like crazy. He immediately said, "Wow! Glad, I didn't have to go to the hospital!" :) 
trying on clothes at Gap. He was cracking me up, dancing and being silly to the music in the dressing room. I love this silly boy.
our last swimming trip of the summer! We went to the Trophy Club Pool again. The kids loved this pool this summer!! 

Lindsay gave Kennedy got her first real haircut!! She was so excited!! I have only trimmed it a couple times, and of course, I don't know what I'm doing. It is a little bit shorter, but perfectly even and cute!
we do lots of playing wii these days... well, mostly Jaden, and he loves when cam comes and plays with him!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

August 2012 Bridal Show

Booth is kinda always the same, and kinda always evolving. But here is my latest booth!

A couple more Utah days:

 After the cabin, we went back to Utah for a couple days. 

Lauren's birthday was that weekend, so we took her out to eat @ kneaders (is that where we went?) and went to see Step Up 4. We all came out feeling like we were professional dancers, and I'm pretty sure we were ;)
We also went downtown to check out the new City Creek Mall. It was awesome! And the kids loved the play place. We met up with the Ponds and the Sheffields and Gma & Gpa. Why didn't I take a picture? I don't know...

Pinedale Cabin


 We went with my entire family up to the Beasley's cabin in Pinedale, Wyoming!! It was the perfect getaway... and I'm sad to say after almost a whole week, this is all the pictures I have to show for it...

favorite memories not captured here:
-playing the wolf game & the name game up late at night every night
-brett & sissy playing sea monster and protect the fort
-feeling stranded on an island all day
-swimming out to the dock from the island
-boat rides
-eating meals on the back porch with the kids playing in the playhouse & on the slide
-playing hide and seek in the mountains trying to find tanner... not my fav memory but a memory ;) im not much of a hiker (especially in a swim suit and flip flops)
-finding tanner droppings mid trail :)
-holding the sweet babies
-great family talks & devotionals
-camp fire w/hot dogs & shmores
-justin beiber "baby" dance parties (that song will forever remind me of this trip)
-rope swinging (not me, but cam, brett, lauren, kenz, tanner & dad did)
-"CHUCK TUCKER!"
 
 
driving to Wyoming... kenz entertaining the kids in the back seat. she's so awesome.
  
the big kid cousins jaden, kennedy & brookston
 the kids with baby eve
  
grandpa reading books to the big kid grandkids. so sweet.
going into town and getting yummilicious ice cream
tanner & mom
heather & Brett

renny
 taylor and morgan
  
kidlets climbing the trees

cute uncle tanner w/sissy


fishing with bretty, the kids all fished too!
but bretty was the one to catch a fish!! It was so exciting, the kids were screaming and laughing!
 the first time we went rock jumping (while cam & lauren were still there) we forgot to bring a camera. so we went back out and did it again!
dad, kenz, me, brett, tanner & taylor
me jumping!!
  
 the first time we went, jade & sissy both jumped off that smaller rock with daddy there to catch them 
jade & grandpa sitting on the rock
 he swam out to the rock in the middle and hung out with kenz for a while
our last night we were kinda out of food at the cabin... or just sick of eating the pounds upon pounds of beef that we accidentally ended up eating every single night... so we went into town again to a yummy pizza place. the kids got tomake their own pizza, and then they took it back and baked it for them! So fun!
 

Family Pictures with the Heylands

The day we left for the cabin we woke up early and went and got our pictures taken at Wheeler Farm. Stephanie did a great job considering how many of us there were!!
love this picture of our family :)


















Idaho day 3

The plan was to go out on the boat again, but the prop broke at the end of our first day. So we went to the Riot Zone instead!

Jade did these go carts a couple times.. sis was good with once... not sure why I don't have a picture of him doing it though :)
mini golfing!!
bumper boating
 
and an awesome rocket ride!
oh and a bounce house place too.. don't have pictures of that either though!
We had so much fun in Idaho! It had been so long since we had been there, and it was so fun to see the Shields!