Thursday, May 17, 2018

May!

Came home from work to these three snuggle bugs...


 Hahaha, this is a good place for my leg...
On May 2nd we went to my grandpa's grave to celebrate him-he's been gone for three years which seems crazy to me.  I thought this was a funny action shot my niece took of my sisters and I, love all our facial expressions.  Lindsay was playing with the balloon, I was chastising her, and Dana was laughing...
So glad my sisters, cousins, uncle, and grandma could all be together and thinking of our sweet grandpa who we miss so much...

I always get so into the games I forget to take pictures or videos but I managed to snap one at his last game...
 Cindo de Mayo!  I, of course, had no fun plans for the day but Grandma and Grandpa Morrill came out and brought a PINATA!  Hitting something as hard as you want with a baseball bat and then getting tons of candy??  What more could my boys want?!  After that we met Christine and all went out to MEXICAN for dinner!  It was a fun afternoon/evening and I love when Morrills are in town!






 Tyce used his own money to buy some fins for swimming, he was SO excited when they were delivered. 
 Josh hard at work on the playroom!  They're doing half Oregon Duck theme and half BYU Cougars theme which will be fun. 

 Making beds with Luna and Chester around is NEVER easy!
What mom?  Just hanging out under the sheets... 
 Took Josh summer clothes shopping!  It's his second favorite day of the year, his favorite being SCHOOL clothes shopping because he loves jackets and sweatshirts, haha. 



He couldn't decide between two pairs of shoes, they were $60 each so I told him I'd only pay for one.  He used his own money for the other pair!  This kid loves fashion! 
Speaking of fashion...apparently when it's really bright and you're too short for the sun shade to help you wear TWO pair of sunglasses...
The other day I told Tyce it was time to come in for bedtime and he was kinda snotty about it.  Later that night, when I thought he was asleep, he brought this in to me...
New clothes!!!
 Hahaha, Tyce empties the dishwasher every morning usually before everyone else gets up or I get back from the gym.  We came out the other morning and Tyce had found a spoon with a tiny spot of rust so he stuck this note on it, hahaha...
 Rainy day=games with friends!
 Again, I've been so bad at taking pictures during their games but here's halftime...
Pre Mother's Day dinner with my sisters, mom, and grandma!!! 
 My parents dressed matching so we HAD to mock them and take a picture for future mocking...
 Mother's Day!  Love when my boys try so hard to make me feel special...


 Tyce wrote me a poem...
 Then it was Jack's turn for summer clothes shopping! 
We had a HILARIOUS time together and had to document this one particular incident.  Jack needed a a size 12 and they only had 16s out BUT the mannequin was wearing a 12!  So I'm like, I'll just pull them off him.  Well...easier said than done.  I accidentally pulled his arm off, knocked him over, and STILL couldn't get the dang shorts off.  We ended up having to ask for help but Jack was laughing so hard it was hilarious. 
 His loot...
 It was cute, we were walking by dress stores and jewelry stores and I mentioned how I won't be going into THOSE stores since I don't have any daughters!  Jack ran over to this display thing and said, "now you do!"  Haha, love this kid...
 More loot...
 And he chose Smashburger for dinner!  Mostly because he loves their vanilla milkshakes. 
While I don't really enjoy shopping or spending money I so look forward to these times with my boys.  It's become a tradition every summer and fall, go shopping with mommy by yourself then you get to pick where we go get dinner.  I remember very well my shopping trips with my mom growing up and, despite how much we fought in high school, I ALWAYS enjoyed our shopping trips and remember her and I having so much fun together.  Hopefully my boys will feel the same. 

End of May is busy with all the end of school year stuff so stay tuned!!! 

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

April Part 2

It's rare that Parker sleeps in-but when he does, Brody loves it!  

Tyce and his neighbor friend Dylan playing Connect Four in the garage...
 All my boys are obsessed with balls but Jackson SLEEPS with them!
And then when he makes his bed he puts them on there like throw pillows, hahaha...
 It SNOWED!

 The other night I was making dinner and Jackson runs in and says "can I get some bread to feed the ducks on our driveway?"  I'm like...umm...ducks?  On our driveway??  Sure enough!  Two super cute ducks chilling on our driveway!  One of them ate out of Jack's hand!

This poor kid and his poor head.  We're pretty sure he got a concussion at football practice so he stayed home the next day and rested.  He has hit his head more times in his 11 years of life than most people do in a lifetime! 
And speaking of poor kids, poor Tyce had a 103 fever for three days! 
Parker finished painting the ceiling in the basement.  We are hoping to have it all done by June but we'll see! 
 Sunday the twins were in a hilarious play together have fun mood (which I LOVE) and they were picking out silly outfits for each other to dress up in...




 Getting ready for a bike ride...
Sweet Emma helping me make tacos...
 My parents came in town and invited everyone to their hotel (still so weird to me that they don't have a house here anymore).  Everyone had SO much fun!  The pool and courtyard were attached and the weather was SO nice so the kids just went back and forth for five hours.








 That night the boys got to stay up late and watch the Jazz game with daddy.  Jack and Tyce were arguing over who got the long couch (this pic was taken when it was playful) and Jack got REALLY mad and stormed into his room, said a bad word, and banged his door shut.  Not two seconds later he comes back out absolutely HYSTERICAL crying apologizing for saying a bad word.  I don't think I've ever seen him so upset, he felt so bad.  I told him to go to his room for ten minutes and think about what he did and calm himself down. 
When I went in to check on him he has saying a prayer, melted my heart that that is what he chose to do in that moment...
Meanwhile, Tyce gave up his spot on the long couch and decided to snuggle daddy on his chair...
My parents came in town for a quick trip and were able to cheer on the twins to a victory in their flag football game!  It's been a fun season, only one loss so far and Parker is having fun coaching them!
After the twins basketball game (yes they're doing both) we stopped at Iggy's for a yummy family dinner...well...for them to all watch basketball on TV and for me to talk to myself...
Haha, love how they sit in my bathroom window and meow at the birds...
Sunday nights we play family games and after playing Uno Attack I decided to each take a turn playing "spin the bottle/Uno Attack thing."  It was hilarious because Parker and I both got each other and the TWINS both got each other.  Needless to say, they were NOT excited.  Jack was fine with kissing on the cheek but Josh was NOT.  Like he absolutely would NOT let Jack kiss him, it was hilarious but also kinda sad.  I miss the days where they would snuggle, sleep side by side, hold hands, put their arms around each other, etc.  I know it's perfectly normal for almost 12 year old brothers to not want to do those things but it still makes me sad, they are growing up!