No more training wheels!!

So last summer Maddie didn't want her training wheels and at first she was a real wussy but after a couple of days she was on her way with out any help. I was so proud of her and a little bent at the same time...She just started doing it on her own when I wasn't looking..after I fought her to just do it and I would try and help, then she would just give up. So hooray for her.

This summer Bubba broke one of his training wheels and Daddy replaced it with one of Maddie's Barbie ones ( they were more sturdy than his..crappy $70.00 bike ) he didn't care. then later his other one kept bending up so he eventually was just balancing his bike with the one training wheel. So we went for it and just bent up both of them and he was well on his way..no more training wheels, I am so proud of him and he even said that he was proud of himself too and couldn't wait to ride again and show his friends and cousins. Oh all of this before his 4th birthday.

This is blurry because he is going so fast. We are still working on hitting the brakes especially since we almost ran into my car. We have done lots of high 5's.

Fathers Day

Father's Day is a little rough for me, I have a Father waiting for me in Heaven, Actually he better be up there building a beautiful kingdom for his Family...well if he can from any down time from missionary work that he may be doing. Any way, since I helped Jason become a Daddy it has gotten easier with each passing year. I love helping the kids make surprises for him and keep secrets..I love how the kids can give away with their giggles.

I know I am a little behind on posting this. I was in a panic..I had mis-placed the Father's Day paper that Jason had made for his Dad. ( The same as mine..I think his is better than what mine was...I mean funnier ) I am so glad that I found it. I hope all of you can read what it says?

This what we think of our Daddy. He really is a Super Hero to us. How he manages all that he does is beyond me. He does so much for his Family. His Family is everything to him.

I know I posted these pictures already but these are my favorites. We really love our Daddy!

Besides a big breakfast this is what we got for Daddy. This is a lazy tool, I call it any way..It has a button on the side that winds the clamping area in and out so you don't have to wind it with your thumb. For Christmas I had gotten this tool for my Grandpa and Jason said ooohh I want that, don't know what I would use it for, I just want it. It stayed in the package until just the other night when he needed to change a flat tire on Maddie's bike. I wonder how long it will sit around for until he uses it again? He loves his tools!

And yes I did give him the pictures of me with the kids and he loved them ( the man teared up just a little )

I hope that Jason had a good Father's Day..I hope he knows just how much I love and appreciate him..His greatest accomplishment is his kids!

Bubba's 4

Punching Justin & Daddy in the face!!

My Bubba turned 4 ( the 13th..friday the 13th ) I can't believe my little guy is this old! We celebrated it the Sunday after over at Jeremy and Larkyn's during Father's Day dinner ( Thanks again guys for letting us make the mess at your place and not mine ) He is so funny. He makes me laugh all the time.

He was worried that we weren't going to celebrate it and he also was worried that Daddy was going to put poop on his cake because that is all that we talked about for the week before his Birthday because we were making in fun of him for not telling us what presents he wanted or what type of cake. He did ask when Daddy wasn't around if Daddy was just joking. I told him yes. I love celebrating Birthday's. I want my kids to know that this is such a special day to me, it's when the Lord and my Dad handed them over to me. I love him, I love him, oh do I love him.

Temple Square

Couple of weeks ago we spent FHE with the South Family at Temple square. What a beautiful evening. We walked around, went to my favorite area..the Christus and then saw the short film about Joseph Smith. It was wonderful, The feeling of the Spirit was over whelming. I thought to myself...How could you not believe that this church is not true? This Man..Joseph Smith went thru so much to restore this true church and the trials that he and his family went thru and he still didn't falter. The film made my testimony grow stronger. I recommend going down to see it.

Bouncing Buddies

This was our first Saturday or Sunday that we got to be home from not doing the Salt Lake house so we went out and enjoyed as much of the day as possible.

It was such a beautiful day and I am looking forward to more of them.

We do love our back yard.

Dance Recital

My Mom, Aunt Karen, My Cousin Kylie, My Niece Paiton and My Maddie all go to the same dance studio. The pictures aren't the best of them dancing but they sure were cute and besides the 1 and 1/2 hour production and very hot auditorium we survived another dance season.

This is proud Daddy.

My Mother is the one with the bone in her hair

My Mom is the second to last to the right and my Aunt Karen is the one to her left. Tapping away.

Maddie is the 3rd in from the left.

This is Daddy, He did wake up for the important parts.

This is Bubba..I actually was glad that he fell asleep. He was driving every one nuts.

**The BIG 30**

So when my Birthday starts getting close I always get a little depressed and it's not because it's another year older..It just seems that it's never important. There is never enough money or never enough time. Jason always says it's just another day...Not just about mine but about his too. This year I was way caught off guard. Jason and my Mom planned a surprised Birthday Party and every one brought things for a yummy BBQ. I was spoiled!!! Thanks again to every one who made me feel great and made the BBQ such a wonderful treat.

Oh and did I mention that I was glad that I changed from my jammies into going out of the house clothes? Oh and I touched up my make up? I really had no idea...I only accept this type of deception and lies..so no more =)

My Little Graduate!!

Maddie Graduated from Kindergarten on Wednesday. It was a cute program. It was 1 1/2 hour long program.... They sang songs and had a special slide show. The slide show for Maddie's class was themed " Oh how we've grown ". It showed the kids as babies and how they look now. It was really cute. Her teacher's even included their own Baby picture.

This is her Teacher Mrs. Porter and the Teacher's Assistant Ms. Brandy

This was their song on Success and her close friend Kya

She makes me so proud! She was beaming, Her Nana got her some flowers. It was such a special day. Oh and we don't have to repeat Kindergarten..she did great on her year end test and gets to go to First Grade..I wish that her Teacher's would move up to the next grade with her.

Maddie's School Carnival

The Kids were upset with Mommy and Daddy because we didn't want to stay long. It was so crowded that we did one bouncing maze and two games each. The line went on for a mile for food that we went ahead and let the kids eat cotton candy for dinner. There were several bouncing zones and lots of yummy treats and good smells but didn't want to spend all the time in line and besides we could go to Classic for more bouncing. It was just so crowded, it was like every one was coming out of nooks and cranny's.

I was even more disappointed in her carnival when I saw how awesome Kylie's was. I guess every school has it's positives and negatives. They did have fun while we were there. Thanks Daddy for enduring it so we could stay a little bit longer..He did take us out to dinner after which made up for it....Oh and atleast it was a beautiful day!