Stacey's Wedding!!

We had SO much fun in Canada for Stacey's wedding! I flew up early with the boys so we could hang out with family and be there when Stacey went through the temple for the first time. My Aunt DeeAnne picked us up at the airport and we stayed with them for a day. The boys LOVED playing with Braxton (he has so many cool lego's). Then Aunt DeeAnne had them make their own pizza:

It was so much fun and now Landon insists on "throwing" his dough whenever we have pizza night :). Parker loved Uncle Craig (especially when he did 'Itsy Bitsy Spider')

And Rhys was spoiled like crazy!!

After staying with the cousins, we all drove down to Cardston to meet up with Stacey and then stayed with Granny and Grandpa for a few days before the wedding. I took the boys over to the temple. So beautiful:

We walked to a park down the street with Stacey and Scott. This is classic Stacey:

Rhys was spoiled here too:

Meeting his namesake (Edward is Rhys' middle name)

The boys thought Granny's jet tub was way too much fun!

Stacey and Scott are just the cutest :)

Then we had Stacey's bridal shower - pedicures!

Stacey has the littlest toes ever:

Presents!

And wrapped up with some Cheesecake...yum!

Then it was wedding day! We spent the morning doing Stacey's hair and makeup - she looked gorgeous!

The whole fam:

My parents with Stace and Scott:

The carriage ride:

Bryson was so good with the boys - Landon loved the horses!

Parker loved my flowers :)

LOVE my sister!

Bryson looked very dapper!

Me and my two beautiful sisters!!

My handsome boys!!

We had such a lovely day - crazy, but wonderful! It was so fun to see Stacey so happy. Can't wait to see them again and get to know her Scott better!

Berry Pickin', Airplane Watchin' and Frog Catchin'

We went out to our favorite farm to pick berries a few weeks ago. Unfortunately there weren't many raspberries out yet, but tons of strawberries! The boys loved it and were actually quite good at picking this year:

Parker collected a lot of sticks...

Turkey lurkey:

Chasing the ducks:

This is out of focus, but just wanted to prove that Rhys and I were there!

We took the boys to their first air show at our little town airport. It was really fun! They got to climb in a cockpit and watch some really cool stunts. This little plane would go straight up in the air, then free fall!

The best ear plugs we could come up with:

Some friends of ours invited a bunch of people up to their lake house for a party a few weeks ago. The weather was perfect! The boys swam, played in the sand, ate delicious food and best of all:

Caught tons of toads!

Little boy heaven!

Back to School

It's official: I have a kindergartner!! I can't believe it!

And I have officially been through some back to school drama - self made, I might add. As some of you know, we have had Landon enrolled in a bilingual school (Spanish immersion) for the last year - that's where he did preschool. I was SO excited about this school and I honestly still have a bit of a crush on it.....it's a pretty awesome school as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately, Landon's subconscious didn't agree with me. I say subconscious because he actually loved being there (loved the teachers, loved the activities), but he was just NEVER excited to go! Last year he did great in preschool, but even at the end of the year he was saying "Ugh. Time to go to school". I figured it was just a transition thing, but when it started up again this year, I felt like we needed to make a change. I talked to him about it and it seemed like it was mainly two things making it hard for him: 1. He didn't like being gone full day - that was the only kindergarten option at that school and 2. He thought he wasn't good at school because he didn't understand all the Spanish. Now, this is the kid that's already reading at a grade 2 level (probably higher, but they don't test past that) and can READ IN SPANISH. What!? Not good at school? What I realized, though, was that all that really mattered was how HE felt about himself and he didn't feel good. He was really quiet in his class because he "felt dumb" when he tried to speak Spanish.

Yeah....that's about when we decided to pull him out. I prayed about it like crazy and it was a really hard decision for me, but definitely the right one. It was a great experience and we're still working on Spanish at home (I'm currently in a class and learning tons!) but I realized that right now, the most important thing was for him to feel good about himself and to really like school. As soon as we switched him to our local, neighborhood school he's been SO happy and excited. One of his friends from church is in his class and it's half day....and in English :). He loves it! At first I felt like he was going to be so bored, but he's not! He loves helping the other kids in his class and loves feeling like he knows it all....surprise surprise. Mom and Dad, it's not like he's MY kid or anything! Anyway, if any of you are going through something similar, here's my two cents: it is SO awesome to have your kid enjoy school and I would always make the choice to get that outcome even if it's illogical! Can't wait to seem him enjoy the rest of the year!

Amusement Park

Every summer our library gives out amusement park tickets as part of their summer reading program prizes...so every year we go! This particular amusement park is perfect for kids - a little run down, yes, but perfect! Landon and Parker can jump on as many rides as they want, sans adults. Kind of a date night for me and Scott :). Here they are on some of their favorites:

Parker's first time on a real rollercoaster...he was brave, but decided he didn't want to do it again.

The Rhys-man. Such a little bug! Thanks Liz and Steve for the cute little outfit :)

It was a perfect back to school celebration!

Lots To Catch Up On!!!

Ok, first of all, is he not the cutest thing ever!?!? So in love with this little man:

Bath time is SO much fun - Rhys loves to splash around with his brothers (and they love it even more):

He also loves to eat his towel:

Besides loving this little guy, we've been up to a whole lot the last month or so. More posts to come!