Sprinklers!!

One of these days some of my fellow talented blogging buddies will teach me how to make a collage of my photo's (hint, hint) but until then you will just have to scroll through them all!

 Gavin was so excited when we got to G&G B's and they had their sprinklers on. He was so timid at first, but then he really got into it!

 Madisen was playing right along, but wasn't sure about getting wet

 Sinus rinse anyone?

 Soaking Wet!

 A few minutes later he discovered the sprinkler in the back yard!

Madisen again wanting to join in the fun, but only wanting to get partially wet!

Gavin was shivering by the time he was done. We stripped him down to his undies on the back patio and made a big puddle when we rung (?) his clothes out. We gave him a warm bath, got some dry clothes on and then he snuggled in my lap in a blanket.  My lap is going to be overflowing once Mason and Chloe get old enough to join in the fun.

The Zoo is Open!

Gavin has been asking almost everyday when the zoo is going to be open and I finally got to tell him that it was!! We went on Saturday with my sister and her girls.

 Megan, Chloe, Madisen, Gavin and Mason in front of the vulture cage

 We get a Tiger picture every time we go to the zoo

 Feeding the Pelicans

 Gavin loved the peacocks. I think because he likes Kung Fu Panda 2 and it has a peacock in it, Shen the Evil Peacock to be exact

 More peacocks. I was hoping they would fan out their feathers at least, but no such luck

 Gavin and Madisen were holding hands a lot while walking through the zoo, it was so cute!

 The lion stood up and looked right at us while we were there. It was a little bit creepy

Chloe and Mason

Chloe kept taking her shoes off so I finally ended up taking her shoes and socks off and she was barefoot.

I was feeding the kids animal crackers for a snack in the zoo and then realized how weird that was.

 Here kids, look at the animals, OK now eat one!!

I asked Gavin what his favorite animal was this trip and I thought for sure he was going to say the peacock, but he didn't. He told me it was the flamingo's, snake, monkey's and the vulture. Some of our favorites (kookaburra, alligator, parrots) weren't there yet so we will just have to see them next time.

Mohawks!

Bath time Mohawks are beginning to be a tradition at our house so I figured I'd better capture it for future reference!

 My Favorite Little Blessings!

 G-Man

 Masonator

 My Beautiful Baby Girl!!

Finger-in-a-light-socket-hair!!


Getting a little more creative the next night!

 This is post-goose-egg

Party! Party!

We partied our butts off on Friday! My nephews Kessler and Isaiah had a combined birthday party Friday afternoon complete with a jump house! All of the kids (me included) had a blast playing in it. I almost had my father-in-law convinced to get in and go down the slide, just once, but he chickened out at the last minute.

 Chloe was gathering up all the suckers from the goody bags that the kids were leaving around

 You can never have to many suckers!

 The jump house was so much fun

 Gavin doing flips down the slide

 Savannah!!

 Glad they decided to dog pile on her and not me!

The second party we went to was my Uncle Keith's surprise 60th!  He thought he had to help the Bishop interview someone, but when he got to the church and walked past the gym doors they turned the lights on and yelled surprise! He had no idea, it was awesome! We ate yummy treats, watched a slide show and let him open his gifts. We got him a gag gift which was a bag filled with things an old man may need. Prune juice, Milk of Magnesia, Gas Relief, magnifying glass, Depends, denture cream and denture cleanser and a pair of fingernail clippers with an attached magnifying glass. He laughed pretty hard. 

I don't know how I managed to not get a picture of any of the birthday boys, shame on me!

Happy 3rd  Birthday Kessler!

Happy 6th Birthday Isaiah!

Happy 60th Uncle Keith!

Randomness

 No they have not been to Mardi Gras, but yes they do love the beads!!

 Future Plumber!

 I don't know how she managed to get her shirt this way but she did

This picture does not do this justice at all, but Gavin had a BIG goose egg in the middle of his forehead. He was banging on the pine tree out front with a stick and the stick got him back!

Why I Am So Tired!!

When Gavin was little I don't ever remember him getting into so much mischief. Maybe it was because I only had one little critter to keep an eye on and not three!! These three definitely keep me on my toes!

I had fed the kids breakfast and then about an hour later they wanted to eat...again...all 3 of them! I guess oatmeal and bananas didn't fill them up! Gavin wanted Fruit Loops so I gave him some and put some on the trays for Mason and Chloe and figured I would be safe to jump in the shower real quick. I really should know better by now! Gavin was being a nice big brother and gave Mason more AND unbuckled him so this is what I found!

I'm so glad he didn't fall off his high chair!

 The brand new box of Fruit Loops was practically all gone when they got done

 Chloe got a hold of the plant and scattered it all over the table. She was so proud!

 I actually did this on my own the other day and Gavin wanted to take a picture. I told him no, but then he said, but you always take pictures when we make messes. I guess I can't argue with that one. He even had me get by the mess for the picture!

Gavin had a total of 6 band-aids on! He put all the Captain America ones on and then decided he wanted Wolverine so he took all of the first ones off and put on the new ones. He had Captain America band-aids stuck to his bum! I always wondered why my parents would put the band-aids in a super secret spot, now I know.

KiTe TiMe!!

Look at this HAPPY FACE!!

He has been waiting soooooo long to fly his kite!!

It was actually a fishing trip that turned into a kite flying trip after the wind picked up.

Gav's and Daddy

My Luv-A and me!!

When the kite would come crashing down Cody had his entourage to help him out!

Disc golf with multiple uses, containing runaways!!

Ahh! Much better ; )