Splash Park

Fun at the Splash Park

HAPPY CHILDREN ARE THE BEST!

This is classic Dallin!
 

Dallin and Cami showing off their St. Patrick's Day shirts......thanks Aunt Ruth!

Cami in her new dress.....thanks Aunt Maryann!

Cami on a usual day.....pretty happy!

The kids after the ice cream truck came.....we have to do this at least once a year!

Cami with her favorite easter treat.....she ate hers and Dallin's and Mia's too.

 

These two goofballs had to dress up for silly dooferdoodle day.....something like that.

Love when these two are getting along so well......it happens more often than not!

 

Another cute one!
 

Soccer Spring 2012

All of the kids played Soccer, some more than others.

 Dallin in one of his rare moments touching the ball

Mia helping out the team

Cami getting ready for her game

They all had a fun time!

DALLIN DID IT......HE TURNED 6!

Oh man, blogging just is not my forte anymore.  Wait?  Was it ever my forte?  Moving on.....Dallin turned 6.  Yep he did.....like waaaaaay back at the end of November.  I'm ashamed.  Ashamed that I am just now blogging about it.  But, what's a blog without Dallin turning 6?  This is Dallin right before his birthday at a dairy farm he and I went to on a school field trip.  It was fun.  Dallin liked it.....a lot.

This is Dallin at the Children's Museum in Atlanta.  The last time we went before our pass expired.  He loved it too!

These are Dallin's requested angry bird cupcakes that I made for his birthday.  Dallin is in love with angry birds.  Well, actually...... obsessed with angry birds might be more accurate.  I'm okay with it.  He loved these too.

Here's the birthday boy with his crown he got at school....and the rather large bandage he got after falling on grandma's treadmill and getting his skinned rubbed right off.  His neck wasn't even the worst injury.  You can thank me later for not taking pictures with the bandages off.  He loved the crown but did not love the burn.

Dallin got a flying pig ship and some cars.  He loved those too.  At least for a little while.....I'm not sure he plays with them much anymore.  YES, it has been that long since I've blogged.

Dallin is a pretty sweet boy.....well, except for when he's being not sweet.  Those moments are growing to be  less frequent.  I LOVE this boy of mine!

Have I ever mentioned that Dallin is pretty funny too.  he keeps us laughing....only, he hates when we laugh at what he says/does.  He doesn't get that it is a good thing, yet.  He was tired of taking pictures so he decided to show me and not pose.  Looks like I showed him!

Dallin also loves to draw.  What does he love to draw?  Yep, you guessed it, angry birds.  And stick people too.  Only, they look like stick aliens.  Maybe I'll post a scanned picture of some of his people soon.  No promises.  Dallin loves to eat anything that is high in carbs.  It's sick, but I can't let the boy starve.    He loves to ride his new bike and be first to get anywhere (into the car, into the house, into the tub, but not into the bed).  Dallin is definitely a keeper.

OCTOBER HAPPENINGS

My oldest, Mia, turned 8 at the beginning of the month.  Mia is at a really great age where she loves to read, go to school and church, is helpful at home and loves playing with her friends.

Mia requested a purple cake .....again......and she loved it.

Mia was especially excited about her Rapunzel doll

Later in the week Mia had a party with some of her girly friends

We ate, played, and did this fun craft

All the party girls with their frames

Then, the next day Mia got baptized.  It was a lovely day and I am so grateful so many family and friends were able to come and support her.  Now I wish I would have gotten a picture with everyone that came  

Ben did a great job with Mia's baptism and confirmation

We were all so happy for Mia

Mia's baptism dress was made by one of my friends.  All I had to do was make her dinner.....what a great trade!  It turned out so pretty!

Mia with her Grandpas.....who were the witnesses

Mia with her Grandmas.....Grandma M. played the piano and Grandma E. lead the music

Cousin Emma gave the talk on the Holy Ghost and Aunt Ruth gave the talk on Baptism

Sweetest bunch of siblings ever! Here you can see her after baptism "fancy" dress

The middle of the month was pretty boring in comparison but by the end, things were lookin' up again.  Halloween can do that, ya know?  Dallin as a night warrior

Mia as a purple witch

Cami as a butterfly

All 3 really enjoyed trick-or-treating.....good news, they didn't get any tricks.....bad news, they got way too much candy

Then..........does anyone notice anything different about Mia?

Here's a clue

STACHE PARTY!

During the summer, Dallin, Cami and I saw Cars 2 with some of the cousins.  Dallin quickly became fascinated with Professor Z.  If you have seen the movie you will recall that Professor Z has a mustache and a monocle.  Since the movie Dallin found a suitable toy (I think a little toy dog collar) for his monocle but he has  frequently asked me to make him a mustache.  So usually I will go get my brown felt and cut something that resembles a mustache.  He's not too hard to please.  So wouldn't you know that while I was standing in a mile-long line at Old Navy a few weeks ago, I spotted a package of 5 mustaches for 2 bucks in one of their bins by the registers.  Usually it's all just crap in those bins but occasionally you hit the jackpot.

My kids had a great time trying them on and when they were done we made sure to put the paper back on the sticky part so we could enjoy the mustaches for weeks to come.

Yep, I have some CRAZIES!

My absolute FAVORITE!  Cracks me up.

Dallin decided he needed to dress up to match his mustache??????

No clue what's going on in this one but it looks like they are having fun.