Busy day....

Today was fun but pretty busy. We had a ward potluck at 4 and reception at 6. Before that we went to the mall to visit the "Disney Land Store" and then off to play at the splash pad. We then went to target to pick out a gift and then we ran to the potluck and then ran to the reception....it was crazy! Tyler had to work so I attempted to do this alone with my 3 crazy children....I highly do NOT recommend it. Hahaha!

For as busy of a day my boys were not that bad...

My silly, silly boys!

Ryan just loved the splash pad! I will have to do that again...

Trent was commanding it to splash him...

Most of the time it worked....but when it didn't I laughed at his faces.

Davis was the first to get wet. Immediately he ripped his shoes off and had at it! He had a blast!

My boys love to get out and do things. But only one or two places....or else they get antsy and start demanding that we go home. Boys will be boys : )

Family....

We celebrated Mandy's Birthday on Monday. Mom made the BEST cake ever! It was so good that people were fighting over the last piece of cake : )

Trent always loves a good piece of cake.

I love this picture! It's makes me laugh.

It was fun just to hang out and have fun at Samantha and Joel's new house. We had a delicious dinner. Ribs, salad, watermelon, bread......need I say more? Mom did all of that too. Then a few of us did the Wii Dance game....no great grandma was not one of them. But she watched and laughed at us. I am so glad that there were no pictures taken of this because I am SO bad at that game. I have no groove...whatsoever! Haha! Then we had cake. It was fun spending time together and laughing. I love family : )

Home...

My grandmother's funeral was beautiful! There was so much family and friends that we practically filled up the chapel! Four days was far too long to be gone from my family though...Yes I had fun! I enjoyed seeing faces that I have not seen in many years. But I was missing my boys!

So I get home...and find that my children are alive and well. My husband is thrilled to see me. He was so proud of the yard that he had worked so hard on...the house was destroyed, but the yard was beautiful! It made me laugh inside. Here is a little teaser of what I had to face on Monday....

It was so bad...

and so destroyed...

that is was actually quite comical!

So I had a lot of cleaning to do on Monday. But I have much more to do today. I accomplished this room and the kitchen and living room...but there are still a few more rooms that I have to tackle...not to mention...the laundry! Hahaha! Wish me luck!

Okay...

Well tomorrow evening I am on my way to Utah for my grandmother's funeral. I am going alone and will be gone for three plus days. I have never been away from any of my children for more than a day. I am very anxious and a tad bit worried about how things are going to go on Tyler's end. He begged me to leave the boys...I don't really think he knows what he has gotten himself into. Oh and did I mention...it is finals week too?! I wish him the best of luck! I on the other hand I will be missing them like crazy! I really don't know if I can do this...wait...oh yes I can! 3 plus days without kids?! Ooh la la...

Well anyway...the other day I took my boys and their cousin Nate to the park. We had so much fun. This is the only picture that I could get of him...somewhat smirking. The kid does not smile that often. He cracks me up! Oh and he was the happiest throwing handful after handful of tire pieces up the slide...

Ryan kept making me laugh. "Mama Mama" he kept yelling as loud as he could through the bars. So funny!

And of course we had to swing. What child doesn't love to swing? Are you done? No. At least he doesn't like to swing for more than 3 minutes. That is rather pleasant...

Trent is a monkey as usual. He has to climb on and up everything! He amazes me constantly! I don't think that I could do half of the things that he does on a daily basis...

Davis loves to climb the rock wall and always poses for me when he has accomplished such a hard task...

Remember how I said he is a monkey? No...he really is hahaha!

Davis just loves the swing. Though I had to leave him and Nate all alone for a few minutes while I ran and grabbed Ryan before he could reach the parking lot! This park is huge and has a lot of grass and sidewalks so it took him a little while to get there. I tried to call him back but when that failed...I had no other choice than to ditch the swinging children...

There's the stinker that refused to listen to me. Hiding under the choo choo train. Naughty thing!

Precious...well sometimes that is...

Trent wanted to snuggle with Davis...and Ryan just had to join the snuggle party...

I really think that Trent did not approve. But after a few minutes

I think that we had Trent convinced that it really wasn't all that bad to let Ryan in on the fun...

Love my boys....

My boys make me laugh...

I know that kids are just funny. I thought that Davis was just being silly as usual but laughed all the more when he said to me, "Look mommy! I have red hair now." I couldn't help but take a picture!

Kids...

Ryan made me laugh the other day by putting on my sunglasses and wanting to look in the mirror. Of course I grew tired of this really fast...but he found himself quite fascinating...so I got him a chair so that he could continue to look at himself. That's not so bad...right? Hahaha! Love my little guy!

My boys...

Okay...boys are gross! Davis and Trent find this slug out in the backyard. They can't just look at it and observe. They have to touch the slug and pick it up. They bring it in to show mommy and daddy. This is Tyler's reaction. The thing was HUGE!!!

Tren't just had to shoot it and Davis just loved it. He is such a boy and carried it around for most of the day...no I am not kidding. He found a special box to keep it in...until it died from too much Davis interaction. Davis moved on rather quickly to other things...

Love getting dirty!

Yes...Davis is in his underwear....that's how he likes it at home. This kid loves getting dirty! From rubbing mud all over his body to soaking in mud puddles. Getting two baths a day...just doesn't seem to cut it sometimes!

Okay let me explain why Trent fell asleep with those on. Davis would not stop crying...sometimes bedtime isn't as smooth as I plan....and so Trent was so annoyed at Davis with his dramatic sobs. "Mommy!" Trent calls. I come into the room and he says to me, "There is just no way to sleep around here." So I hand him these hearing protectors that sit in their costume box. He puts them on and says, "I think these will work." I reply, "Good." Then he says back, "Um I can't hear you anymore....goodnight." He cracks me up!

Ryan will almost never be caught dead without something with wheels...or a "Vroom." he likes to call them. He is such a spunky character! My boys constantly want their pictures taken...regardless what they look like...hahaha!

There's a first for everything!

Well I am getting a hang of this. I thought that I knew a few things about computers...haha! Well there is a lot to learn! Glad to finally get a family blog started. Welcome to a house full of boys. I plan to share my feelings on life and how it is being a mom with boys and the crazy everyday at my house! Haha! Enjoy : )