Adios Training Wheels!

Brooklyn has been waiting and waiting for the weather to get warm so she could take her training wheels off her bike. This little girl does NOT quit. It's her theme in life. She's always on task and she's always doing her best. It took about 3 days of training, then boom....it clicked. She's been riding like a pro ever since and she's PUMPED about it. Little Miss Kendyl is also having fun following her sisters around on her bike :) Camryn is very different than Brooklyn. She loves to play, have fun and be silly, but she's not quite as driven to wander out of her comfort zone. Brooklyn convinced her how much better bike riding is without training wheels and we pushed her a little bit. She panicked a bit the first day or two, but just like Brooklyn, it finally clicked today :) She was THRILLED and even passed on eating a sugar cookie so she could stay outside and ride.

The Chinchilla

It all started in 2007 when Bryce left "the plate" on our mantle while we were gone. Since then, there have been lawn ornaments left in our yard, strange gold statues left in our windows, and innapropriate viewing material set to record on our TIVO. Our favorite, however, was our own prank we left in Tammy's backyard the night of her birthday a couple years ago. It was a loud, obnoxious rooster. It started "cock-a-doodle-dooing" at 4am and didn't quit. We still laugh about it. We were on vacation with the Clark family last week (Nic is making a video of the cruise that will be done as soon as he can organize the 1,500 pictures & videos), and upon returning home and walking up to our bedroom, we were welcomed with a decorated bedroom door. "Welcome Home Charlie!"....pictures and cards taped all over. We opened the door and found a GIANT Chinchilla cage on a table beside our bed. HAHA!! The Chinchilla was immediately taken downstairs so it wouldn't bark at us all night and so the zoo smell could filter out of my room! The girls were pumped to show us the Chinchilla the next morning, and strangely enough, they were ok with me giving the creature away a few hours later (KSL FREE PETS section). I probably could have made some cash, but whatever :) Props to Matt & Kate for teaming up with Tammy & Britten on this one and getting their hands dirty. And our apologies for getting rid of the animal before our kids became completely attached so we'd have to keep him.....you sly dogs. You'd better keep your doors locked next time you go out of town!!

Pedicures

I needed a pedicure before my trip. I brought the girls with me. They LOVED IT!! $5 to have your kids' nails painted at #1 Nails. Not bad ladies...not bad.

FIELD TRIP!!

Have you ever taken your kids to Discovery (Children's Museum) and found out upon arrival that a FIELD TRIP was going on and you were going to have to dodge a hundred CRAZY little kids all day?? Well we've been through that a lot, and I'm proud to say that MY KIDS were the field trip kids 2 weeks ago! I was the crazy mom who not only chaperoned, but also brought her baby and toddler. All in all, it was a blast and the kids had such a good time. Their favorite part was riding the school bus. It was their first time and they were in heaven.

Dog days of summer

Seriously? We wait for months and months for the sun to come out and when it finally does, it busts out an 80+ degree day. It was a bit much for this little girl :) But I thoroughly enjoyed my hot, sweaty day :)

ZUMBA BIRTHDAY CHICKEN

Monday night Zumba class was AWESOME! Don't get me wrong, it's always awesome, but Monday was EXTRA awesome! Tammy and Shanna took off outside with about 2 songs left and came back in a couple minutes later with cupcakes, a GIANT monkey balloon, and SHANNA as the CHICKEN!!! Everyone was stoked. She even did a toe touch for us. I'm so lucky to have such a thoughtful sister! She not only comes to EVERY one of my classes, but she went out of her way to make my birthday one that I'll remember. And what better way to end a vigorous workout than with a giant cupcake!?

29 and holding.

That's what my mom used to tell people when they wanted to know how old she was. I remember thinking, "29!!?? But that's so old!! Why wouldn't you pick a younger age!!!??" And now, I'M 29....and holding ;) I don't feel old, I have my sisters to thank for that. Yep, they'll always be 8 & 6 years older than me!! We went to Ashley & Ryan's for my birthday & Tanner's birthday, his is the 23rd. We had fajita's and lots of other yummies. We started the evening with Ashley doing my hair and giving Nixon ANOTHER haircut (he's now had 3). It was a fun evening and I feel blessed to have such a great family to spend my birthday with.