Fun, fun, fun when there is SUN

We took our boat out for the first time on May 14, making sure it was already for Lake Mead
Lincoln loves to climb and suck on anything he can

Kite Flying with the ward, everyone there asked Kaden if his Dad got mad at him!!

Easter in St. George

We got to escape the rain and cold and head down to St. George for a beautiful warm EASTER, with most of my family. There was lots of swimming, playing at parks and mountain biking. We took Kaden biking down the Green Valley Loop. He absolutely loved it and we ended up doing it twice. To say the least the whole trip was a blast.

Mr. Avator

Day 2

Day 2

Site of accident
Day 5
Day4
Day 3

OUCHHHH

Who ever thought backyard soccer could give you such a goose egg!! JD, Kaden and Jaxson were in the backyard practicing soccer, before their soccer practice. One goal was positioned in front of our swings the other in front of the rock wall (DUH what were we thinking) Anyways JD kicked the ball and Kaden running full speed made sure that the ball did not go into the goal but then he ended up tripping over the goal and his face collided with the rock!!
We took him into the insta-care where they ended up doing a CT scan because the doctor saw some clear drainage in his noise and she told Kaden it was the best goose egg she had ever seen. He was very proud!! He was such a trooper and everything came back normal. It was nice to spend 3 hours with just him and JD with no where to go. I was reminded of how sweet my Kaden really is. He loved getting his picture taken and was excited for JD to send it to Colby and my Dad!! We love you little buddy and are glad everything turned out okay!!

The REAL Decision

To Fart or Not to Fart That is the Question
The other day I was a stress case and to apologize to my kids in a round about way I was saying, "Boys Mommy is really stressed, sometimes when you get older you have to make some hard decisions, so please be good today!!" Tyler responded with " Like to fart or not Mom?" I died laughing I love this kid he is hilarious.

FYI

I bet you didn't know that when raising baby chicks you not only have to give them food, water and make sure they are warm enough..... You also have to make sure that there is no poop stuck to their bum!!!! If there is it makes it so they can't go poop and they DIE :(

So tonight I got to stick two of my 4 chickens bums in warm water then rub the poop off with a q-tip. After that they were put under the hair dryer (which I think they actually really enjoyed) before returning them to their domain.

I am actually really proud of myself for doing it. It took me 5 minutes of staring at the chickens and a call to my sister before I would even dare pick one up. I seriously contemplated waking Kaden up to come help me. I survived and I bonded with some chickens on this snowy Friday night. (JD was gone to a movie, otherwise I would've left him in charge)

Happy April Fools

I came home from a great date with my hubby to this waiting by our door!!
Earlier that day my sister Amanda and family stopped by to tell us they were on their way down to my parents to put their bed in the living room, fill the bathtub with goldfish, etc. After they left and we were getting ready to go I thought to myself is she really going to do that or is she just trying to get us out of the house. So I called my parents to make sure they were working out in the field, then put our house on lock down. We had just gotten to walmart to buy the fish, when my sister called and said, "Abort, abort" My parents had come back and almost caught them.
After my parents saw their bed in the living room they decided that ALL 4 girls where to blame so we all got 4 chicks we get to raise!! They also decided that they needed to give our kids the opportunity to learn about taking care of animals since we won't even buy a dog.
SERIOUSLY, I didn't even get a chance to do anything. It is the story of my life my sister always got away with murder and I would get blamed somehow :) Don't let the blond hair and blue eyes fool you she looks all sweet and innocent on the outside but she is a little schemer. But that is also one of the many reasons that I love her and always have so much fun when she is around!!

Since we were at Walmart I figured I better still buy 15 fish and put them to good use. That night the Mortensen's were welcomed home with a car parked sideways in their garage and fish in every sink and some in the master bath tub :)

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS