On the last day of April Taycie fell off the slide in the back yard and split her chin open. I thought she needed stitches because the hole was on the inside and the outside. And it was pretty bloody. I called Justin in a panic and he hurried home. By the time he got home it was looking much better. The inside was almost completely sealed and the outside under her lip had sealed up quite a bit so I super glued it back together. Sad to say she has her first little scar. I would have been more devastated but I couldn't help but think of this little girl Salenna in Ty's Kindergarten class (who he says was his girlfriend on his first day) she had just been attacked by their neighbor's dog and had to get 900 stitches in her face. Bless her heart! All the sudden Taycie's little scar didn't seen so bad.
That night we went to watch a Jazz game with our friends and the kids watched a movie outside.
These two little guys didn't last long.
At the beginning of May we went to the Cotton Days celebration. There was fireworks, a parade and booths and it was a really fun little celebration that lasted all week long. We look forward to it next year.
We made it to Jumping Jacks. A kids bouncing heaven! The kids had a blast!
I had a great Mother's day. Justin and the kids got up early to make me a yummy breakfast in bed. They made me cute cards and Ty wrote me a song. I got jewelery and I.O.U for a grill that we will be getting for Father's Day as well. Then we headed off to church where I got the best present ever! My mom walked in and I couldn't believe it! My brother had just graduated from Utah State the day before and I had talked to her on the phone that night. She was driving while I talked to her but I had no idea. When she walked in I had to do a double take, I thought I was seeing a ghost. It was so fun to have her here. She saved the burnt Roast that we had thrown in the crock pot and helped with some projects around the house I needed to finish. What a life saver she is! She stayed for four days and we had fun on walks and drives and going to the pool. She watched the kids while I went shopping for my birthday and out to dinner and to the temple with Justin. It is always a pleasure to have her here. We hope she drops in frequently!
The neighborhood had a street BB-Q. We love our neighbors, they are all so great! We especially love our neighbor and cousin Alise!
On the 20th I celebrated my 29th Birthday! Crazy to think this is my last year in the 20's. I had such a great day. Justin decorated the house and got me some CD's and treats. He brought home a rose from my dad, which is tradition. My friend Dani offered to watch the kids so we went to dinner at Benja's for some awesome Thi food that I had been craving. After Justin took me to his office and gave me a treatment and then we went to set up for the What Women want expo and we just had a really good time being together! When we got home we had some pie and ice cream with the kids (I'm not much of a cake person, so Justin bought me some pies). The next day Dani called me and said that our cousin Brooke was in town and they wanted to take me to lunch. I dropped my kids off at the neighbors and we went to the Pasta Factory, one of my favorites! Brooke, Alise and I had fun hanging out at the pool and going to the Women's Expo.It was funny because when we were at the pool, Ty kept saying, "This is the best day ever!" He was right it was a pretty great day!
This baby feels like it is going to fall out any day now but I've still got about 9 more weeks to go! It made me feel good when a lady asked if I was having my first baby. I told her it was my fourth and she she about had a heart attack. She asked how old I was when I told her I was 29, she couldn't believe it. She said I looked like I should be having my first. Thank you nice lady, that made my day!
This pictures is funny because it is Ty, and he went to school like that! A bunch of girls at the bus stop got together to do our toenails. Ty and Jake snuck into the garage and did their own. I didn't have any remover so he went to school like that. When I asked him if anyone said anything about his toes he said, "yeah my teacher took a picture!"
At the end of May Ty graduated from Kindergarten. My brother Alex graduated from highschool that same day so I was sad we didn't get to make it up to see his, but Ty was looking forward to their water party at school and graduation. They sang a bunch of songs and then they handed them their diplomas and we watched a slideshow from the year. After we asked him were he wanted to go for lunch and he said McDonald's, so McDonald's it was! We are so proud of him, he survived those two months at a new school like a champ. He even went through a few girlfriends in those few months from the love notes that I would find in his backpack from different girls professing their love. There must be something cool about the new kid in school!
The weather was so perfect the whole month of may. The pool across the street opened at the beginning of May and we have lived in the water since. If we are not at home you can find us at the pool, the splash pad or the community center.
In our exploring we have found lots of fish and duck ponds.
We are pretty sure that we found Shrek's pond. There was even a orange cat running around. The kids thought it was great, when all the sudden Puss and Boots appeared out of nowhere, they chased it around through the bushes for awhile hoping it would lead us to Shrek! Maybe next time.
Ty started baseball in May and just had his last game. He had games every Tuesday and Saturday and practice on Wed. so it kept us pretty busy.
For Memorial Day weekend our friend Dani invited us to go fishing up by Zion's to Kolob Lake. We forgot what it was like to be cold because it was 40 degrees and there was snow. We didn't catch any fish but everyone else in our group did. We were glad to get back to St. George where it was 25 degrees warmer.
Our cousin Kate, who is attending BYU, and her friends came down for the weekend. Unfortunately their car broke down on the way and broke down on them after they got here so they had to spend most of their time at our house. But we enjoyed having them here. We took Kate to catch frogs and we caught quite a few. On Sunday we asked around and their was a professor from BYU who was visiting and volunteered to drive them home if they needed a ride. They did end up riding home with them and after their car was fixed another man from our ward offered to drive it back to Provo. So everything worked out in the end!
We ended the weekend with a trip to IHop for some silly face pancakes, and that makes for a happy weekend!
Ty lost his third tooth on June 8th. It had been wiggly for a few weeks and we kept trying but it just wasn't ready. One night he walked in and said, "I think my tooth is ready, it is REALLY wiggly." I grabbed it and it fell right out. Now we are just waiting on the top wiggly one.
We have been having so much fun together! I sure love this little crew!
