Our Flagstaff Trip

Patrick's brother is working in Flagstaff during the week framing houses, so we decided to get out of the heat and go visit him for a few days. His wife and their 3kids went and Patrick's mom and dad. He lives in a huge condo up there so that's where we all stayed. 5 little boys ranging from age 5-4months. You can only imagine how noisy it was 24/7. We hiking out in the mountains behind the condo, we took the kids to the park, and we also went to some historical house by NAU. Grandma wanted to go on a tour through the house, but they said it was already full and we would have to wait an hour for the next tour. I think that was just an excuse because they say 5 little boys and we sure we would tear things up. So Patrick took us on a tour outside around the house and we learned all about the history. That was good enough for the boys. It's nice to get away from reality of work and everything else for a few days.

Tyler Graduated From Kindergarten!

Yes the school year is already over. I can't believe how fast it has gone by. Tyler was a little sad when he realized that Thursday was his last day of school, and he wasn't going to see his friends in his class for a few months, and Mrs. Ence was not going to be his teacher anymore. He did make sure to give her a big hug before he left that day. She was an AWESOME teacher and he really liked her! We will miss her. They had a fun Kindergarten program where they invited the parents and sang songs for us, and had a photo slide show of the years activities. It was fun to watch. They also did a water day and the last day they had a McDonald's Happy Meal Party. Tyler had a great year and is looking forward to 1st grade. We just have to make it through summer break. It's not as fun when you're a parent and you're used to having a break for a little while during the day!

Mother's Day

Well it's been a crazy busy month for us, so it's been a while since I updated our blog. On Mother's Day Patrick fixed us pancakes for breakfast. He also got the boys ready for church. When we got home we went to my parent's house because my dad decided to have us and Patrick's mom and dad, his brother Matt and his wife and their kids, and his sister Micah and her husband Spencer over for dinner. My dad grilled steaks for us and made everything else to go with it. Patrick and My dad also cleaned everything up. We relaxed and enjoyed each other and the kids played and of course did some wrestling with dad/uncle Patrick. Tyler made me a really cute book at school for Mother's Day. Riley made me a cute handprint card at church, and Patrick got me some Roses and the book "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer. It was a good day!

Our Disneyland Adventure

Disneyland...The happiest place on earth!!!

Well I got this brilliant idea that we needed to take a family vacation, and what better place than Disneyland! My mom and I took the boys last spring break but Patrick couldn't go because he had to work, so we decided to do it again this year so he could go. We went a few weeks after spring break hoping that it wouldn't be as crowded. Since my brithday was the day we came home, this was sort of a birthday present to me and a fun trip for the boys. Disneyland was doing a special where you buy the 3 day park hopper pass and you get 5 days, so we went from Sunday-Thursday(4 days at Disneyland/California Adventure). Patrick and I pushed Tyler and Riley around in the strollers the whole time, so by the last day we were worn out from walking so much and those two were still going. We went on just about every ride in the parks and saw pretty much every show there was to see. Electrical Parade, Fantasmic, Aladdin, Brother Bear, Parade of Dreams, Pixar Parade, Jedi Training, Fireworks Spectacular, and too many others to remember. Patrick and I took turns going on California Screamin' which was by far the best ride ever. Tyler was able to go on most of the rides and he said his favorites were Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mtn. Railroad, these are mine too. Riley loved Buzz Lightyear and the tea cups. We had a fun family vacation and can't wait to go back again!

Riley sleeping

A couple nights ago I went in to check on Riley before I went to bed and this is how I found him sleeping.

4 Little boys!

Okay so last Wednesday Feb. 21st Patrick called and told me we would have two more boys staying with us for a day or two. Matt and Sara Riedlinger were at the hospital having their third baby boy and Tuff and Rowdy were coming to stay with us. Tyler and Riley were so excited to have their cousins come and spend the night and play with them. They would have stayed up playing all night if Tyler didn't have to go to school the next day. Boy was I tired after having 4 boys under the age of 5 to entertain. The hardest part was getting them in and out of the car after we went places. They were really good boys and alot of fun to have around. Tyler and Riley can't wait for them to come over again.

Look at the snow!!!

This past weekend all the young women leaders in our ward took the young women on a snow trip. We went up to Pinetop and stayed at one of the leaders cabins. It just happened to snow that night as we were driving up there. In the morning everything was covered with snow. The girls were so excited because most of them have not been in that much snow before. We went sledding and played in the snow, and froze a little!