July fun

So, whenever I empty my camera, I pick out a few pictures to put on my desktop to add to the blog. Well, now that SO many have collected on my desktop I guess it is time to actually get them on here!

For as slow as the first week of August was, July seemed to go by pretty quickly. It was full of hot days and fun in the sun for the kids.

The got to play in the pool a lot!

Andrew really took to it and loved being in the water.

Addison just liked to splash it with her hands. She was cute anyways.

We got the bounce house out during the 4th of July weekend, and as you can see, we really did play hard that weekend. Brayden fell asleep in it. He said he was just drying off, but he was totally out. So cute.

We also got lucky and found two cars on craigslist for the babies!! They were even being sold by the same lady so I didn't even have to run around finding two separate places!

They really think they are great!

I love how Addison made it all the way to the garage. She looks like she is waiting for it to open so she can go and park her car. Silly girl.

Evan and Brayden like to find interesting bugs. They came in the house one day with this little beauty. It turns out it's really a common moth caterpillar that we should see a lot, but really no one does from what we could tell. Evan did a whole discovery sheet on this little guys. He's pretty weird looking.

This was on our way to church one day, it's just a plain cute picture.

Addison and Andrew like to wrestle together a little. They get a little crazy and then someone usually ends up crying, but it's cute up until that happens.

These were the best shots I could get of them "wrestling".

Some friends came and visited who used to live here, and we all met at a park to play. The kids love going to parks!

Brayden still loves to say a cheesy cheese while taking photos.

Addison and Evan play pretty well together at times. He is a big helper with the babies and they really love him.

He even let Addison be in the front a couple of times.

Addison likes getting into things by herself. She was having fun with this one because it was just her size.

Evan likes posing for pictures and getting good shots. He's the only one I could ever get to do this. At this point anyway.

Josh and the two older boys then went on a hike up the falls. The playground was at the bottom area of the falls, and they decided it would be a nice hike up. I drove to the top with the twins and met them there. The boys seemed to do well. Evan really enjoyed the hike, but Brayden was getting worn out by the end.

As you can tell, again Evan is posing for a picture. He likes getting all dressed up and taking an action photo. He's a lot of fun. Brayden has really enjoyed playing with him and vice versa. They both have a hard time playing if the other one is doing something else, or not around for the time being.

Well, let's hope that I keep up better with the blog so we don't have anymore of these kind of blogs where it's all rushed and nothing gets said well. Have a great rest of the summer!!

4th of July weekend

So, better late than never!! We had a fun family weekend for the 4th of July this year.

Josh took off Friday and went with us to the school playground. He helped Evan try to ride his bike with no training wheels, and Brayden got to cruze around on his bike. Everyone had fun!

They climbed the web.

We swung, and slid down slides.

Pretty Fun!!

We had a campfire outside and roasted hotdogs and marshmallows and had s'mores.

Addison loved the chips we got.

Andrew did too, but he also really LOVES watermelon.

Evan is enjoying his summer break.

Brayden is enjoying Evan's summer break too! They really do a good job playing together.

This is their 2nd annual "sleep outside with Dad in the tent" event. They really had a great time and slept pretty well. . . After Brayden's go to the bathroom twice in an hour episode where it was the most dramatic thing ever, according to him. Funny kid.

These are their glow sticks for the night of the campout. Must have glowsticks since we don't get fireworks!

Happy 4th Everyone!!!!

Evan is SEVEN!!

I can't believe my little Evan is now seven!! He's been so excited to rhyme now for so many weeks!! It's finally a reality!

For Evan's birthday I decided he could travel to Maine with his Father for a graveside service for his Grandma Cobb. Wasn't that nice of me?? Anyway, it really was! He got spoiled by everyone and really loved getting to see his grandparents again.

Him and Josh left on Thursday the 9th. We got the to the airport at like 5:30am. Another note to self. . . if ever possible, don't wake the kids up just for a drive to the airport, it really makes for cranky kids the rest of the day!!

Evan had fun at Grandma Moxcey's house.

This is in the backyard.

I don't know where this is at, but I thought it was a cute picture. They went to an Alpaca farm and got to see some baby Alpaca's.

This was one of the favorite pictures of Evan's from that trip. He thought it was funny.

They had a party at her house that night. He got lots of fun things to play with! He even got cupcakes.

The next day they went to Grandpa Cobb's house. He also had lots of gifts and things for Evan for his birthday. They went to lunch at Great-Grandpa Cobb's and then he took Evan and Josh to Walmart and Evan got a new bike!!! I should have taken a picture of it, but didn't think of it until this very moment! It's orange, and Evan is excited to take the training wheels, that they bought to put on the bike, off. He doesn't need them anyway. I'm glad he finally got a new bike. The one he got when he was three. . . well, he's outgrown that one.

I told Josh I wanted a picture of Evan on his last night as a six year old. . .

and one the morning of his birthday, as a new 7 year old. I can tell a difference, can't you??

They went to the graveside service that day, and then drove to Albany. They got a room and ate pizza and stayed up watching movies until late. They had to do something extra special on the actual day of his birth!

The next morning they drove the rest of the way home. They got here about 9am. I was just finishing Evan's cake. It was nice to see them.

After church, the first thing we did was open presents!!

He was excited.

The first present he opened were some clothes from his Grandma and Grandpa Dance. He put them on right away!

The second gift was also from his Grandma and Grandpa Dance. Twister!! He said, I know this game! He was pretty excited.

Then he started in on the presents his parents got him. I can't tell you what the first one is, because I don't really know. I just knew he wanted it, so I got it for him. It's some kind of Bakugan thing. . . hexoid dragonoid something or other. He seems to know.

The second one I knew!! It was a star wars lego ship. He has started building it, but it'll take a little time.

These are scanopedia smart animals. He got the starter kit for Christmas, so I wanted to make sure he got more animals. It's pretty cool. It teaches him about the animals and where on the map they live and what not. He likes it. Now with more animals it's even cooler!!

For dinner Evan requested Crepes. We eat them for dinner with chicken, ranch, stir-fry like vegetables, and apples all inside. We wrap them up and eat them like tacos. They really are yummy!! He really likes them, and he likes having left over crepes. For FHE tonight he has treats, and we will use the crepes as the desert with ice cream inside and strawberries and chocolate sauce on the top! He's excited for that too!

Just a better shot. Sorry, no shots of the inside!!

Evan wanted a T-rex cake this year. So that is what he got. If you can't tell by the picture, that is a T-rex. He's just a little nervous to get his picture taken!!

Evan and him became fast friends.

We had friends over to help us eat this cake, so we didn't have to do it all ourselves!! It was a fun ending to the night in which WE actually celebrated his birth!

Though it did continue into this morning. I took these to school for Evan's class.

He had wanted t-rex cake pops, but how I had planned on doing that didn't really work. So because I ran out of time, he got little monster/alien cake pops. Some actually look like people though.

These are the ones I made for the rest of our family.

And what a great carrying container I found!!

Overall, he had a great birthday. It did last for like five days. . . so I hope he did!

Happy Birthday my seven year old Evan!! We love you and hope you have a great year!!!

Memorial Day 2011

So, Josh was gone for memorial day this year. We however had some fun! We went to our ward Chicken BBQ. It was actually one of the warmer days this year, so the kids were all hot and worn out from playing. So after the BBQ we went to McDonalds and got ice cream cones. Note to self: next time order two kiddy cones and two extra extra extra small kiddy cones. I made the mistake of ordering two regular cones for the older boys and two regular kiddy cones for the babies. If you know what they all look like then you know it's a VERY GOOD THING that I didn't order myself anything. I was quite the champion licker.

They were cute eating the cones, and it helped cool them off.

So, since they were complaining so much about being too hot, we got out the pool and filled it with hose water. Lucky for them our well water is nice and cool!!

Addison wasn't so sure about wanting to get in. She never did, but loved running around touching it with her hands!

She sure is a cutie!!!

Andrew did get a little wet, but I believe that came from splashing or playing with the hose. He never got in either. He really LOVES to drink out of Brayden's water bottle. I think it makes him feel older.

He's so cute!

So, that was our day. Mostly just running around playing and enjoying the one day of sun that we actually got here in Ithaca!!

Evan's 1st grade choir concert (and some misc. picts.)

So, when I was getting ready to update the blog I ran across a few cute photos that I forgot to share!! Imagine my disappointment!!

Here is Andrew. . .

Oh how they love to dump all the powder out! His hair was slightly lighter the rest of the day.

Addison really likes to "trap" herself in the chairs. She's so funny.

Andrew just decided it was easier to play with the toys if he was to become one with the toys.

Now for the real part of this post. . . Evan's 1st grade concert.

He did really good waiting his turn. This year they decided to hold the concert in the middle of the day which turned out ok since Josh was gone anyway, but had he not been gone. . . well, it would have just been a really bad idea. Oh well.

This year they got to play instruments during one of the songs.

This is Evan on the guitar. He is second in line. They switch half way through the song, and as you can see, the hand off needed a little work, but he did good and it was fun watching him.

Can't wait until next years concert!! :)