Fort, Liahona, Waterfall...

Here are a few of our latest adventures...

McKay found this pink pincushion at my in-laws and insisted on keeping it.  When I asked him what it was he told me it was a Liahona.  He carries it around and wants to sleep with it at night.  (His favorite scripture story is Nephi.)  He was sitting on the couch so cute talking to it when I told him to smile for a picture.  He smiled but wouldn't look at the camera.  Oh well.

Building forts with Daddy is a new favorite at our house.  I offered to build one with him the other day while at was at school but he told me "No, Only Daddy do it."  I guess it must be a boy thing.

 CHEESE- We had a crazy storm the other night and I was trying to take pictures of the storm while McKay was clinging to me saying "Cheese Mommy!  CHEESE!" and getting louder and louder until I took a picture of him.  None of my storm pictures really turned out but McKay's sure did!

 We hiked up to this waterfall.  McKay and Matt were in heaven- like father like son, throwing rocks.

 McKay was too busy throwing rocks to pose for pictures...

Last but not least, my project over the past months is finally done- Baby Blanket!  It took a lot longer than I anticipated but I finished it and am proud of it.  The baby won't be allowed to use it though because it took way too much work just to be spit up on :-)  just kidding.

Memorial Day & Birthday Weekend

 Matt took Memorial Day off and we spent the day together as a family.  It was great to spend a day just hanging out together!  We thought about going out for a picnic but it wasn't the greatest weather so we went for a ride instead.  The local resevoirs are literally overflowing this spring with all the rain we've had so we drove out to see one- it was an impressive sight to say the least!  Water was just rushing over the wall creating a HUGE waterfall.

Notice the jackets- I wish I would've had a coat on.  It was cold!!  Not to mention they reported wind gusts at 90 miles an hour...  You gotta love Windy Wyoming!

Well Spring finally decided to come!  It arrived for my birthday- what a great present huh?  McKay and I spent the day soaking up the sun and enjoying being outdoors.  It was a great day!  Matt even got home early and made me dinner.

My boys gave me a much needed updated photo album.

For Elise:

Thanks for the shoes guys!!  Happy Birthday to me!

McKay was being mysteriously quite yesterday (usually never a good sign) so I went to find out what he was up to.  I found him "reading all my Kay's self".  It was so sweet.  He was talking and telling the story as he turned the pages.  He is growing up too fast.

Girls Weekend

We decided we needed to start a Girls Weekend Tradition with my Mom and sisters.  Matt is swamped with school so McKay and I stayed at my Mom's for a week and everyone came over for the weekend.  Elise brought Joshua and McKay loved having a sidekick.  After they flew back home he kept asking us, "Where Josh?  'Kay need Josh!"  It was cute.  My Dad was a good sport and played with the boys and us girls went and played...  It was so nice to just be all together.  Here are a few of the hundreds of pictures from the weekend (when you have 6 girls together and they all have a camera, you end up with a lot of pictures!)

Aunt Ris and the Boys

We went to Color Me Mine and all made fun creations.  Katelyn's was the most grand- she made this big cupcake cookie jar.  They all turned out really cute!

Our next creation was Bleach Pen T-Shirts.  You take a bleach pen, draw a design on the t-shirt, let it dry, and then wash them.  It was super easy and lots of fun (as long as you don't ask Adrian...).  They turned out really cute- if you need an easy and inexpensive craft- I definately recommend these.

 It wouldn't be a Girls Weekend without matching pajama pants in our new shirts!  Don't we look good? :-)

Grandpa and his Grandsons 

 This was the view you got most of the weekend from McKay and Joshua- they wrestled and ran all weekend long.  McKay loves to wrestle and Joshua was a good sport to let him attack him.  There is almost a year between the two but Joshua is big for his age and McKay is small so they measure up about the same.  They had fun trying to play together.

 Mine and Katelyn's beautiful pedicured toes!

Making our shirts...

Happy Birthday Laura, Elise, and Adrian!

Watch out!  Did I mention McKay likes to wrestle?  You are sitting there comfortable as can be and you hear this "war cry" as he runs at you and attacks.  I got this by accident as he ran and attacked my Mom from behind.

I should send this into Yoplait for advertising.  These boys love their yogurt!!

It was a fun weekend and I am sad to see it end but it is nice to be back home and get back into a routine.  McKay is going through attention withdrawls so if anybody is in Windy Wyoming come on by!

Zoo Day

We are enjoying a week of "summer" vacation- compared to Wyoming, Utah feels like summer!  We've enjoyed playing outside, working in the yards, and just being with family.  Yesterday we took McKay to the zoo with his Wright cousins.  It was a really fun day!  The forcast said it was supposed to be hot so we were a little worried but it wasn't bad at all.  There was a light breeze, kind of overcast and even sprinkled on us a little- so it was perfect to spend the day outside.  McKay picked up every stick along the way and tried to swordfight everyone around, was extremelly impressed with any water feature or pond around, and was mildly interested in the animals...we decided we should start saving and plan a trip to Sea World- he'd jump right in the water I bet!  Here are some pictures of our Zoo adventure (and a few other random pictures).

Happy Mothers Day to me!

 McKay and Daddy out working in the yard.  McKay had fun helping Daddy and using REAL tools.

This summer Hogle Zoo is doing a special dinosaur exhibit.  All throughout the zoo are these life-size dinosaurs that move their heads, growl, and one even spits water at you.  McKay wasn't so sure of them at first but by the end of the day they were his favorite.

McKay and Daddy on the Merry-go-Round petting the Wolf.  He thought he was in a parade.  He would just smile and wave as they rode around and around.

The cousins and Grandpa with T-Rex

My little monkey

Kate, McKay, & Anna.  McKay didn't quite get the measure-up thing but he enjoyed making faces with his cousins.

CHEESE!

The Gang

 So proud of himself for doing the slide all by himself; he came out with a HUGE grin on his face saying "again!" and he did it several times more!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

We had a fun day and a nice relaxing week.  Matt has to get on with schoolwork now but McKay and I get to play a little longer before life gets back to normal again.  Yah for summer!