Storytime

At our library here in town they have story time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We try to get to the Wednesday one, but usually make it about every other week. I usually forget about it or we have something else going on. The kids love going and they get so excited! The girl that does the story time is awesome! She's so animated and really does a great job with the kids. She reads them about two or three stories and then does a couple of songs and nursery rhymes. And when it's over they get a stamp on their hand and then we go check out a few books. Usually the room is packed with kids, but the day we went there weren't too many kids. Logan just sat on my lap and when they would sing he would do his little dance and move his head up and down and sometimes he would clap.

Funny Stuff!

Last Sunday at church, I subbed in Nursery. I didn't have a lesson manual so I brought the Afton and Daxon's Noah's Ark toy with me. I thought that would be fun for the kids. And they loved it! They had fun putting the animals in and out of the ark. Anyway, the reason I'm posting this is because of something Dax said. I was asking the kids who Noah was and then I pointed to the ark and asked what it was and Dax said, "Noah's Shark!" Kids say the cutest things. It was pretty funny!

I wanted to post this picture too. He fell asleep like this the other day when he was taking his nap. He looked pretty comfortable.

Totally Addicted!

So Jason got guitar hero for father's day. His mom got it for him and I have to admit I wasn't sure how I felt about it, but I'm totally addicted to it. The present was a hit! One of Jason's friends from high school, Josh (a.k.a Beav), stayed at our house the other night and we were up until midnight playing guitar hero. Once you start you just can't stop. We kept unlocking new songs and we had to keep playing. It was lots of fun!

Jason is smiling in this picture because I'm making fun of him. He kept putting up his leg like this when he was playing. It was hilarious!

Father's Day Fun

So way back on Father's day (6/15) the Daley's invited us over for some food and fun. We had some lunch and then the kids got to go swimming. It was a last minute decision to go to the Daley's so we didn't have any swimsuits but we were able to borrow some and improvise. Afton borrowed one of Dylen's and Jody had an extra one for Dax and I went in a t-shirt and some boy swim shorts. I looked way hot! I guess it fulfilled it's purpose so I guess that's what mattered. In the top left corner picture Dax is wearing his new basketball tie. G-ma Sharon sent it to him and he was so excited to wear it so he could match his daddy with a white shirt and tie. Thanks Sharon!

Dax, Afton and Dylen eating popsicles.

This picture is so hilarious. Dylen wanted to get something out of this box and got stuck trying to get it. She was yelling at us, "Help, I'm stuck!" It was so funny! She was able to get out by herself which was pretty amazing.

Swim Lessons

I signed the kids up for swim lessons this year. They were suppose to start on Monday (6/16), but they ended up starting on Tuesday. They closed the pool on Monday because someone threw up in it. Gross! Dax is in the preschool class and is the smallest one. And he's cried both times Ive put him into the water. But as soon as his teacher grabs him and holds him in the water for a little bit he's fine. Afton is in the swimmer 2 class. And she's doing so well. She's putting her head under water for longer and holding her breath better. I'm so proud of her.

Dax playing fishy in the water with his class.

This is Daxon's favorite spot. Hanging onto the side of the pool.

Afton's class getting ready to use their kick boards.

Putting her face in the water. Yay Afton!

Logan's New Thing

Logan's new thing lately is pointing to things he wants and then making a grunting noise. It's so cute! He started doing this about a week or two ago. Usually he points at some kind of food because that's all that he wants to do lately is eat. Man, this kid can pound food! He loves to eat. Anything he can get his hands on, he'll put it straight into his mouth. Here is Logan pointing for the shampoo. I'm sure he wanted to eat it.

Logan's Mohawk

Well, we attempted to do a mohawk. He still doesn't have a whole lot of hair, but it was fun to experiment with it.

Summer Swim Party

Afton's friend, Emma, invited her to a swim party for the beginning of summer. It was on Friday, June 13th. She also invited Dax and Logan so we all went to the party. They had lots of fun. They ate lunch, swam in her pool, played beach baseball, went on the slip-n-slide, played on the swing set, and made a huge mess with fudge sickles. My kids are so funny about swimming. Afton does ok, but she still doesn't like to put her head under water. She does great in the pool with a lifevest or floaties on, but without them she's straight onto the steps. I think she's just getting use to it again or so I hope. And Dax is not a fan of the water either unless someone else is holding him in the pool. I tried to get in the pool with Logan, but the water was freezing cold so he didn't like that too much. I don't know what to do about my kids and the water. I know with some people it just takes time and it's not like we have a swimming pool in our backyard. They actually start swim lessons tonight. We'll see how that goes. As for now does anyone have any advice to help me get my kids not to be afraid of the water?

Eating lunch on the play set.

Playing in the warm water on the patio and eating fudge sickles. Logan was a big fan of this water. Paris, Dax, Afton, Logan, Sophia, and Brenden

I love his smile in this picture! He was so good at the swim party. He was in his car seat for the first little while just hanging out and playing with the car keys.

Eating fudge sickles and staying very clean!

Playing beach baseball

Cutie Logan! Just hanging out in the warm water on the patio.

Silly kids!

My kids are so crazy! They are always doing the funniest things. All I have to say is that there is never a dull moment around here. Here they are with a bunch of stickers on their faces. They were coloring in the kitchen and I told Afton that she needed to start using her stickers because she had a ton of them. So what do they do? They put a whole bunch on their face and come running in my bedroom shouting, "Mommy look what we did with our stickers!" I have to admit it was a pretty creative way to use them.

Logan loves to play with all the toys in the t.v. hutch in our bedroom. He not only loves to play with them, he also likes to pull them all out and make a huge mess. He was doing this the other day and I went to the kitchen to grab something and came back and didn't see him anywhere. Then I heard some noises coming from under the tv so this is where I found him.

Graduation BBQ

On Sunday, June 8th, we went over to the Daley's for a BBQ for Adam's 8th grade graduation. I know you fellow Utahan's are probably like what!? Here in Cali they do an 8th grade graduation. There high school is 9th grade through 12th grade. So it's kind of like a graduation from Junior High. This 8th grade graduation is the real deal. They wear a cap and gown and have an actual ceremony. It's crazy! Jason did the whole 8th grade graduation thing too when he was here in Cali. I don't know but I think it's a little ridiculous. Two graduations! C'mon the one was enough. Anyway, congratulations Adam! Have fun in high school.

Here are some photos of the BBQ. The kids had lots of fun jumping on the tramp with their cousins and then they got to go swimming. Poor little Logan had to stay inside. The picture in the bottom left corner is him peeking through the window at us.

Logan's Spider Crawl

We call this Logan's spider crawl. He usually only does it when he's wearing shorts and crawling on the tile. I guess it doesn't feel so good on his knees. But we think it's the funniest thing when he's up on his hands and feet with his cute little bum in the air. Everytime he does it it makes me laugh. It actually reminds me of the way Afton use to stand up when she was about his age. She never crawled so she had her own unique way of standing up. She'd be on her hands and feet with her bum in the air and then work her hands back towards her feet and then stand up. It was so funny! I wish I had video of it. I'll have to see if I have any pictures of it.

Oh the Imagination!

Dax is into building stuff right now, although it looks nothing like what he says it is. This is a picture of a boat he built. And he's recently built a train, car, and fireworks! He made a pile of blocks and would pretend to push a button and then the fireworks would go off. I love his imagination!

Here are Afton and Dax fighting with their light sabers. Oh I mean, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. Or Dax calls him Dark Madie. He has a hard time with his "R's" and "L's". It's not all r sounds just "er" sounds. He pronounces them like an "e" sound. For example, for "soccer" he says "soccie." And he pronounces his L's like Y's. He says "hiyo" for "hello." It's so cute!

Monster Tooth!

So Logan has one top tooth that's come through. His other top tooth has just started poking through the gums along with the tooth right next to it. And he's actually hasn't been too cranky. Yay for me! But I love this picture. When he smiles you just see that one lone tooth on the top. The kids call it his monster tooth.

Water Park again

Well, we headed out to the water park for the second time this summer. We went over a week ago on Friday, June 6th. Misty invited us to tag along with her ward again. On every Friday they try to do something fun with the kids. I guess you could call us honorary members of her ward. The kids had a great time again. The weather was a little different from the last time. Really windy and a lot cooler outside. So they didn't spend too much time running through the water. They played on the playground and pretended to be superheroes. There are some really great soccer fields there, so they had lots of fun just running around. And Dax gave Misty a little jog. He took off running and just kept going. Usually he'll stop and come back, but he just kept going and poor Misty had to chase after him. I guess he did stop once and looked back at Misty and smiled really big and took off running again. That's Dax for you. Thanks Misty for catching Dax for me and thanks for inviting us again.

Afton, Hari, and Dax playing on the playground.

This is Michael, Val and Ryan's son. He's the cutest little boy. I love his long curly hair.

Eating lunch at the park. Dylen, Afton, Hari, and Dax.

Being superheroes. Misty tied their towels around their necks like capes. They loved it! They had lots of fun pretending to fly and chase off bad guys.

Daxon's Hair Cut

Dax has been getting his hair cut for awhile now and I've never taken any pictures, so I thought I would this time. He goes to this salon by our house and Marissa cuts his hair. She does such a good job and is really good with Dax. Dax is a totally different person when he gets his hair cut. He's so relaxed and quiet. He just sits there very still and hardly says a word. It's so weird! He's never like that. Marissa asked me if he's like this all the time and I was like "Never!". I guess he just loves getting his hair cut. I think it relaxes him and he kind of zones everyone out. It's so funny! But Marissa loves it. She says he's always the best kid hair cut for her.

After his haircut. Now he can actually see!

An Odd Request

Afton has been requesting tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches forever. And I haven't had any tomato soup, so I finally got some the other day. She was so happy to have this for lunch. She loves to dip her sandwich into the soup. And Dax even enjoyed it. I've made this for them in the past, but usually they'll eat the sandwiches and leave the soup untouched. Plus they both hate tomatoes. So I was quite surprised that they enjoyed this lunch so much. I made Dax take his clothes off because he loves to spill on himself! He'll do anything to be naked.

Not this already!

Today when I dropped Afton off at preschool, she was quite the center of attention. There are two boys in her class, Garrett and Jack, and when Afton got there they both ran over to her and were like "Hi Afton!, Hey Afton come play with me, Afton, Afton Afton!" And then both started pulling on one of Afton's arms. Then they started pushing and hitting each other while still hanging onto Afton. I couldn't help but laugh. It was so funny! Afton just looked at both of them with kind of a scared face. I don't think she knew what to do. Her teacher finally had to pull the boys apart and send Afton into the kitchen. I can't believe I already have boys fighting over Afton. This isn't suppose to happen until high school. Yeah, if I'm lucky!

Bedtime Story

We try to read a story with the kids before they go to sleep. Usually it's a book that they got from the library. The kids and I go to story time at the library each week and they get to pick out a couple of books and that's what they usually read before bedtime. Tonight it was Dora and Berenstain Bears. They love when Jason reads to them because he can make all kinds of crazy voices and sometimes he'll read to them in Spanish.

Jason and the kids.

Making silly faces. I love this picture!

We love the 80's!

Last time I was in Utah, my mom let me take her crimper(not sure on the spelling) home with me. She said she probably wouldn't be crimping her hair anytime soon. Although I think she'd look great with crimped hair. Afton was really excited that I got the crimper. Her friend Paris had her hair crimped once and since then Afton has been begging me to crimp her hair. So for church on Sunday, we crimped her hair. It turned out super cute and her hair is so long! I hadn't realized that it's gotten so long. She's never had it cut except for the occasional trims. The crimper was a hit. She loved it and couldn't wait to show her friends. Thanks mom for the crimper!

Boring Daddy!

The other day Jason and Dax were looking through one of our older photo albums. Jason was showing him the pictures and telling him about each one. He was about 4 or 5 photos into the album when he looked over at Dax and he was fast asleep. I guess he thought daddy was pretty boring, or it could be that he hadn't had a nap yet and was pretty tired. Jason and I thought it was pretty hilarious. He was still sitting up and just looked like he had his eyes closed for the picture.

Yes, he's really asleep! Ever since he was born he's always slept with his eyes part way open. I know it's a little creepy looking, but that's just the way he sleeps.

So comfortable!

T-ball Closing Ceremony

Now Afton is officially done with t-ball. On Thursday, the 29th of May, they had a closing ceremony for the t-ball teams. All of the teams met at the field where they played and each team was introduced by the coaches, they said some thank yous and then called each player by name and they ran from third base to home plate. Then they presented them with a trophy. So it was a little like their opening ceremony, they just got a trophy this time. And Afton was so excited to get her trophy. All of the kids were so excited to get their trophies. We also presented a little thank you for her coaches. The parents all went in together on some gift certificates for the coaches and then Afton and I made a cute candy-bar poem from all of the kids. The kids signed their names on the poster. It turned out really cute! And we had lots of fun making it. The candy bars got a little soft, but it all survived. Although I had a lot of little kids eyeing the candy.