Firetruck Museum, etc.

Last Saturday we went to the Hall of Flame Firetruck Museum in Tempe. We were a little worried it might not be that fun for the kids, but they loved it!

Look what Cory spotted! Provo.

 They had an area full of kid stuff so they could play.

After the museum, we headed home and had a visit with Cathy, Amber & Warren, Carissa, and Tarah. It was so good to see them!

Caden had his first day of nursery a few weeks ago. He did really great the first couple of weeks. But now, he's not. He screams if either I or Cory are not in there. He's been SUPER attached lately. He's also been waking up in the middle of the night as mad as can be. He's been waking up super early. Like before 6 and I can't get him back to sleep. So his life hasn't been too wonderful. He's gradually starting to learn more words. He said purple this week for the first time. He still won't say too many other colors though. He loves to do everything that Carson does. He won't sit in his high chair any more. He LOVES trucks. Especially firetrucks. He's happy in the car. So we've been doing lots of unnecessary trips to Target. He tripped and fell on the tile this past week and cut the inside of his lip for the first time. Blood was everywhere! Poor thing. He's still teething.

On Monday we had a surprise visit from Troy. That was really fun to catch up with him.

Carson is getting better at doing puzzles. I also printed off a behavior chart which has been so great! I put a clothespin either on Amazing, Great Job, Warning, or Consequence. He loves it when he gets to the top blue. He says, "Yay, I'm Amazing!" That is really cute. I also got him a pom pom jar to use when he does extra nice things. Life has gotten a lot better. I'm going to start doing a Preschool with him this week which I'm really excited about. 

I have been bored lately and decided to organize the pantry. I'll have to take some pictures when it's complete. A couple weeks ago, I made a magazine holder. I found some cute wrapping paper at Target on clearance and Mod Podged it. 

   

As much as I hate that Carson and Caden fight almost constantly, they actually do get along sometimes. I try to capture those moments because they do not last too long.

Selfie Sunday

 

July 4th, 2015

We went to Utah for the 4th and had a lot of fun! Darin and Rachel were so kind to let us stay with them. We miss them! It was so great to catch up and meet sweet baby Wesley.

We got to meet up with lots of friends. All of whom we miss dearly. I got to spend lots of time with my family. Carson LOVES Grandma Alice. We went to the parade, J Dawgs, BYU, SLC and Temple Square. I got to go to the Stadium of Fire with my family. We got to see Jimett and her kids. We got to meet my niece Chloe. Cory got to golf with Dave. It was so great. 

We got stopped for 20 minutes on the way there for construction. So we took some selfies, of course.

We tried to get one of the 4 of us with the temple in the background. Apparently, we need a selfie stick.

Maddison had us over for a BBQ. She's the best.

Dave. Oh Dave.

Baby Chloe! She's 10 months and walking everywhere! She's the tiniest thing and has a BIG attitude. Super funny!

So my Mom is that crazy embarrassing lady at the parade. She waves and yells at everyone. She made a good pal with a young guy sitting near her. They teamed up and sang the entire Cougar Fight Song--long after the band had gone. They were both on their feet clapping and singing away--facing the crowd as the parade was taking place. I tried to bury my face. That's my Mom. I bet Jimett would have stood and joined in if she could have. She's holding up a 4 cause it's the 4th.

Eden gets the best seating.

The boys were so good for the car ride. Like so good. We had to stop a lot for Carson to pee on the side of the road. He loved "making mud" with this urine. We had a great trip!

Dogs!

Cory has been signed up on a website as a dog-sitter. Now that it's Summer, he's been getting lots of requests. On Wednesday we got a black lab mix to dog-sit. Yesterday we got 2 other dogs to dog-sit. The black dog left today so for a whole day, we had 4 dogs here. And they didn't get along very well. It was kind of nuts. We had ottomans and stools stacked on top of each other and baby gates to keep the dog away from each other. Now that the black dog is gone, it is a lot better and they are all friends. The other 2 dogs will be here for a week. I'm going to be doing lots of vacuuming. I've been using my diffuser lots too to help with the dog smell. I'm actually really surprised by how well it works. It works better than my scentsy.
Let me tell you--I really appreciate Teddy a lot more after watching these dogs. He is so calming and just goes with the flow. I love having Teddy around. He is seriously the best dog. 

I started painting my mirror this week. I'm not quite done with it. The boys were super whiny one day and I couldn't handle it anymore. So I turned the tv on and started painting. Then of course the boys wanted to paint too. I held Carson back for as long as I could--then I broke out the finger paint. Mostly so he would leave me alone.

We went to visited the Gordon's for a few minutes this week. Long enough to get Caden in Aven's dress-ups. He was REALLY proud. Apparently the visit was too long for Carson because he had a ginormous meltdown on the way out. 

Every year since Carson was a baby I have taken "DAD" pictures for Father's Day. Last year I attempted it, but it really didn't go well. This year was a little better, but not great either. Lots of fail pictures. 

We went to the Children's Museum yesterday. The boys had a lot of fun.

Caden had this very serious face pretty much the whole time we were there. That place is serious business!

Caden managed to get that purple pain all over his orange shorts and shoes. A lady working there told me it would come out in the wash. We'll see how that goes.

I really do love my kids. Caden does the cutest pouty face. And he pretends to be bashful.  Carson says the sweetest things to me. After I mostly finished painting my mirror, we were sitting down eating lunch. Carson says, "Mama, I really like your mirror." This morning after I had did my hair, Carson touches a piece and says, "Mama, I like your hair." He gives me compliments a lot! It is very sweet and makes my day.