Sunday Fun

You know it's going to be a good day when you see these cute little happy babies playing (sort of) with each other.

 

We headed over to Grandma Pam's to see the whole family before everyone started their travels home.

 

Hazel and Bryn hanging out together while Nick kept the older kids entertained with bubbles out front. 

 

 

After a couple of hours it was back over to Hunter's to say our last goodbyes and then back to Jana's for dinner with Grandpa Braden.

  

There was Grandpa, cousins, eating, playing with balls, slides, and swings to keep Bails more than busy.

 

 

This is how I spent probably a good twenty minutes: 

-Bailey or Will climbing up the slide (they did a pretty good job taking turns)

-Getting the life shocked out of me by one of their chubby little fingers

-Getting laughed at hysterically for letting out a little shriek and jumping back

-Sending them down the slide 

-repeat

 

 

If that didn't give me a good enough arm workout this little fiasco definitely did...

 

 

I was unsuccessful. Grandpa Braden had to step in and help me out since Sam just stood there taking pictures and laughing at me.

 

Apparently my sub-conscious was a little more angry then I even thought. I was pushing these little guys on the swings.

 

 

I pushed Will a little too hard and I literally almost pushed the entire swing set over. If I hadn't grabbed the ropes and pulled it back the entire thing would have toppled over and I am pretty sure all 3 of the kids would have been terrified of the swings for the rest of their lives.

 

Luckily Clyde and Will hardly noticed, but Bailey was not a fan; she wanted off after that. And then she ventured over to a new extreme sport. Fitting three children inside this swing. Pretty sure it bottomed out so there was very little swinging, but there were plenty of giggles.

 

We ended the evening with a little photo shoot by the American flag.

 

Bailey watched for a few of the pictures and then she decided to join them.

 

Of course after a few pictures she got a little bored and noticed the flagging dangling right above her.

 

So of course she had to pull it and try to hang on it.

 

And what does Sam do? He just watches like a curious bystander wondering what is going to happen next. Yep, that sounds about right.

 

Luckily Grandpa Braden stepped in so she could give him a little hug goodbye.

 

Then, instead of going in for jammies and bed time the sneaky girl ran over and hopped on the bike. She managed to weasel a few more minutes riding the bike and then getting Sam to take her on a real bike ride.

 

And of course what says bed time better than a sword fight.

Andrea's Wedding Day

What says Saturday morning better than a big sword fight...

 

 trying your hardest to hold hands with your little cousin...

 

and riding bikes out front.

 

Of course when it is sunny you have to wear sun glasses so you don't accidentally crash.

 

Unless of course you want to play chicken. And then crashing into each other is the funniest way to end the game.

 

Sam also took these two on a bike ride. By the end of it they both looked ready to fall asleep whilst holding hands and leaning against each other.

 

After catching the last few minutes of Clyde Monster's soccer game we headed down to Boise to meet up with the Seattle Hunter clan. Luckily I forgot my camera so our only memories of the events are in my head. We had a fun time browsing the candy store with Kym, Dave, Felix and Rio. Bailey picked a candy necklace which she sucked on and ate the whole time we walked down by the river. She had fun throwing rocks into the river with Felix until Sam accidentally broke her necklace and all the candy fell into the dirt. Then the two of them had fun throwing little candy pieces into the river. Lucky fish. Rio was a champion sleeper and Hazel loved actually being held and looking at the world. After our walk we headed over to a pizza joint where we met up the Bryn, Nick, Uncle David and Aunt Sage. After lunch it was back to Grandma Pam's house for naps and then over to the wedding reception.

 

When we got there the cute happy couple was taking the last of their pictures with all of the nieces and nephews. Bailey saw all of the kids and kept fighting to try to get down to all of them.

 

The rest of the reception she spent giving Grandma Pam and Clyde a run for their money. She was in heaven being chased around by Clyde...

 

 

And I am positive Grandma Pam deserves an award for chasing after both of them.

 

There was also a playground right outside the reception hall that distracted all the kiddos perfectly. Bailey is a monkey see monkey do type of girl. She watched Felix climb up the ladder fearlessly so she had to do it; cowboy boots and all. Her first couple attempts we were the crazy hovering parents.

 

 

 

But eventually we loosened up a bit. Hazel, however, did not loosen up much. She decided this was the weekend to begin the separation anxiety thing and would not let anyone else hold her for longer than a few minutes.

 

Silly girl. Your timing is quite impeccable.

 

It was such a fun wedding. The whole extended family was present except for Queden and Cody who we missed a lot. Thanks so much for getting married Andrea and Toby. We had so much fun celebrating your day. Congratulations guys. And I happened to not get a single picture of you both the entire evening.

 

We also sadly missed the pinata adventure, but we heard it was a good time.

 

Happy Wedding Day!

Pre-Wedding Dinner

We headed up to Boise for the beautiful Andrea's wedding. The little girls were almost perfect on the drive up. We just stopped once at a 'in the middle of no where' rest stop to feed the wee one and stretch our legs. Before we knew it we had arrived in Nampa and reunited Bailey with her little cousins. It didn't take her long before she was running around like a crazy lady shooting guns and sword fighting with the boys. Then it was time to head over to the Hunter's for a little pre-wedding dinner to hang out with all the family. Luckily we left right during rush hour so it only took us about an hour to get there in stop and go traffic. 

We had such a good time catching up with everyone that we hadn't seen in forever. Well, that is until our kids started notifying us of their lack of naps by having loud melt downs.

Big Girl Room

I am sure Sam has been so happy to be done with his first year of school; especially since he has spent the better part of his first week off dealing with me being a slave driver as we finally whip our messy house into shape. We finally moved Bailey out of her crib and into a big girl bed. She was downstairs playing with Uncle Robby (to help him celebrate his birthday) while we moved things around, vacuumed, and then put it all back together. When we finally brought her back up to her new room she was so amazed. She walked in and let out this huge gasp and then she got the biggest smile on her face.

 

She walked around just touching everything and smiling.

 

And then of course she did what anyone should do when they are overcome with happiness. She jumped for joy. Ha Ha.

 

Besides having to force her to get back into bed and not play with toys during her first nap it has been an easy transition.

 

And now it is official and I can't believe it; my cute, chubby, little baby is growing up.

Best Sisters

You know you love your sister when...

 

you can clean out her belly button

 

and then give her a hug and kiss right after.