A Couple of Weeks Ago . . .

A couple of weeks ago Sydney, aka one of our favorite babysitters ever aka member of one our favorite Winchester families ever aka fiance of Logan (who is currently living with us!) came back to Utah to start her year at BYU.  I went down to Provo to help her get moved in and it took FOREVER to get her keys, because the office totally messed things up!  Anna was such a trooper and with the help of my phone and the bowl of suckers in the apartment office, she stayed pretty happy!  I was a little stressed about getting back to Herriman to pick the boys up for early out day, but it all worked out.


  
I love seeing Anna and Chase play together!  Anna really, really wanted to take a little walk with Chase and her baby dolls.  Luckily, he obliged :)







After our walk, I took them to the splash pad.




Our ward had a fun summer picnic at the park.  They made a GIANT slip n slide that the kids loved!
 
Again, I'm so thankful for the good friends we have all made!

After the ward party, Jackson rounded up a bunch of boys to come over for a "late over"  We supplied candy, popcorn, and a movie in the basement and let them just do whatever they wanted down there while Erik and I watched our own movie upstairs :)



Erin gave me a box of peaches that were delicious.  And it was so fun to figure out things to eat with them!  I was craving southern style peach cobbler, and it did not disappoint!

Wyatt added to his frame and placed it in our family room where we could all enjoy it :)


Sunday walk fun.


And back to the splash pad


Mornings that Anna doesn't have preschool we try and walk the boys to the school and then I walk for another mile or two-- always stopping at a park to play!







Jackson started horseback riding lessons, which he really enjoys!  He is definitely more calm on a horse than I am!!


Wyatt and Anna had fun playing with all of the other "ranch animals"  That is, until two huge German Shepherds came bounding (well running actually!) up to us.  It terrified me too, but they just lost it!  Good thing Erik met us there-- I just drove them home early.












Anna and I had a fun morning at the aquarium.  It feels a little odd to be at places like that without the boys, but it was fun to just do what she wanted to do.






Anna wanted me to take some pictures of some of her drawings.



Oh man, facebook is killing me with some of these "on this day" look backs.  I can't believe how fast the kids are growing!





I actually think Anna took this picture on my phone, but since this represents what the boys love to do so much I guess it should go on the blog!  They love their minecraft!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

One Weekend, Three Living Arraignments

Image
So I don't have too much time to blog, but thought I would do a quick update of our moving weekend.  First of all I wanted to post this pic of Wyatt trying to drink the rain that came last week.  It was the first time it's really rained here since we came to Arizona, and it was so weird.  Hot, muggy, rain.  All packed up and ready to go.  Friday was our last night in the apt (hallelujah!) One last goodbye To avoid having to pay into the new month, Saturday and Sunday night we stayed in a hotel (it was a lot cheaper surprisingly).  Wyatt was having lots of fun jumping on the bed. So Monday morning, as I was showering, I felt like the conditioner was making my hair feel really weird.  Well, that's because I dumped a bottle of lotion on my hair . . . FYI, that doesn't work well. Monday we finally moved in!  I took these pictures after a full day of unpacking and cleaning if you can believe it.  They look really bad, but they give you a tas...
Read more

21 Weeks

Image
OK, so I guess the consensus of the man giving me the flowers is creepy to everyone.  I think it's one of those times you had to have been there, because he really didn't seem creepy.  In any event the flowers still look pretty in the kitchen :) Wyatt just cracks me up these days.  I think this is just the funnest age when their personality really shows its true colors.  While we were playing in the backyard I tried to get a video of him using his "worker man voice"  It is the most hilarious thing.  He loves to do things to get me (and especially Erik) to laugh. While I was taking pictures of the boys, I decided I might as well get a shot of the baby tucked away (well not so tucked apparently) at 21 weeks.  I really am feeling so good these days, as long as I get some sleep.  Now that we are back on a normal schedule that's a lot easier to do! Jackson has reached to a new stage as well of keeping himself entertained (without the TV)...
Read more

Pictures, Pictures

Image
Anna loves being by the fire.  It's actually the only time she doesn't fuss if she's set down.  This girl likes to be held! Our little Sumo wrestler A little dream smile :) We finally found some good bunk beds on Craig's List.  Jackson LOVES sleeping on the top.  I'm still keeping Wyatt in his crib, because he does so well in it.  I see no point in rocking the boat when I have a newborn to give me sleep troubles already.  We'll put Wyatt in bunk bed sometime this summer. Sweet girl.  This is one of my favorite outfits that I ordered for her, because it has my favorite color: yellow :) Jackson always wants to hold her.  Last night we had this sweet conversation: Jackson: "Mom, when are you going to wake up tomorrow morning?" (I've been able to sleep in while my parents have been here) Me: "I don't know Jackson it depends on how much Anna gets up during the night." Jackson: "Oh, I hope she doesn't need to nurse tonight...
Read more