4th of July...Part 1

Our 4th of July festivities started with our ward breakfast and bike parade. The night before we decorated the kids bikes together as a family and it was pretty fun! Matt gets really into this kind of thing so its kind of funny:) So we walked over to the breakfast all decked out. We ate and then got ready for the race/parade. All of the kids were so cute!

Lining up for the race...

And their off!

Kash in action

Action shot of Ella

Posing with their bikes:

Happy 4th of July!

Camp Out

Matt was going to set up the tent for the kids to sleep in but then he asked them if they would rather sleep on the trampoline. Of course they were thrilled! They had never done that before and thought it was the coolest thing. I think Matt ended up sleeping out there with them about half the night, and the rest on the couch nearby! They did really well out there and much to my surprise they even slept in!

Photo Time

Most of the time when Evie wakes up from a nap she plays happily in her crib for a while. A lot of times the kids like to go in her room and tell her good morning and play with her for a bit. This time they had the camera and were trying to take pictures of her. I got her out of her crib and put her on the floor and they continued their photo session, taking turns with the camera.

I tried to be sneaky when I realized Matt went in there to play with her. I crouched in the hallway with the camera, but Evie noticed me right away.

The Little Mermaid

Girls Night Out! I took Ella to see The Little Mermaid at Tuacahn. It was really fun because we went with a bunch of her friends and their cute moms. It was a really late night and really hot, but well worth it. I couldn't believe some of the special effects, it was amazing. I recommend seeing it, and now I want to see Grease!

Mya, Raimee, Kennady, Lexie, Halle, Lily, Ella

These two cuties wanted a picture together!

First time swimming

Evie is usually napping while we are at the pool or I just sit on the edge and get her feet in. So this was her first real time in the pool and she loved it. She kicked those chunky legs of hers and splashed around like crazy. We are going to have to get her in more often because she had so much fun!

Daddy's Girl

Evie is such a daddy's girl. She absolutely lights up around Matt. As soon as she hears his voice she is all smiles and is looking around for him. No one can get her to laugh like he can. They are pretty cute.

Ella's doll

I think Ella is going to have a lot of fun dressing up Evie when she is a little bit older. But for now, she has Kash.

Bath Time= Crazy Time

I'm still amazed at these moms that tell their children, " Ok go jump in the shower, and don't forget to wash your hair." What? Excuse me, your child can bathe them self? Am I ever going to be at that point in my life? I can't imagine it. Right now I have three kids that need complete assistance and supervision in the bath tub. Luckily my dear husband bathes the kids 95% of the time, so I can have a break in the evening. Sometimes he puts all three of them in there together and its craziness! They are so funny washing Evie and playing together. I guess one day I'll look back and miss bath time.

Bikes Bikes Bikes

Ella got a bike for her birthday and I was planning on getting Kash one for his birthday in September. After 1 day of Ella having her own bike I decided I couldn't wait that long! They were constantly fighting over it! Kash wanted to ride it and Ella didn't want to share...it was awful. So a few days later we took Kash to pick out a bike. I convinced Matt that it just wasn't worth waiting. I would rather have them be able to enjoy their bikes all summer, and play together, then wait 3 months. So happy early birthday present Kash!

Its funny because I think he would actually rather ride Ella's sometimes because his is a little bit too big for him. The next size down was almost too small so we went with the bigger one to last longer. He just can't ride it quite as fast as he can on Ella's smaller one. But he is getting the hang of it. The training wheels look kind of funny on such a big bike so we will have to teach him to ride without them soon!

But he is so cute on it and they are even cuter when they are riding together.

And while we were out watching the kids I caught a picture of Matt torturing Evie!

My little fish

Ella and Kash had two weeks of swimming lessons this year. Ella had lessons last year but this year I put them both in the same class. They did so great! Ella is a lot more timid than Kash, who really has no fear whatsoever. This boy will do flips off of the side, jump off anything, and attempt to swim across the pool like its not a big deal. We have been swimming a few times since they finished their lessons and they are both pretty much swimming! They really can swim across the pool now. Now I am on even more of a high alert than I was before! Its scary because they really think they can swim so now I have to watch their every move! Its funny to see the difference between them. When Ella is swimming she looks frantic, her eyes are big and she paddles really fast. But when Kash is swimming he is all smiles, and almost lazy, as he floats around, does spins under the water, and rarely comes up for a breath!
Here they are at their lessons: