Portland Wedding

We started our summer vacation in Portland at my cousin's wedding.

I was pretty sick that day - you can tell in my picture I look a little less stellar than my sisters. But that's pretty normal form me anyway :)

New Bikes at the Park

It is actually hot here so we took the kids to the only

park in town that has shade.

They love playgrounds and Z wanted to go on a certain part

of the playground that I said was a little too big for her.

Of course she had to try it!

It took her a few attempts but she got the hang of it

and then went down about a dozen times.

She is such a funny kid - if something scares her, she HAS

to try it. And she'll do it over and over again until she

conquers her fear.

Then they went down the slides...

Which then led to riding their new bikes.

I had no idea they made such little bikes

for Emmett. He looks so cute cruisin' around.

For their 3rd day on a bike, they did AWESOME!

Dance

My mom came down to see our little girl dance.

They have her read a million books...

of course make cookies...

and show off all their sweet moves.

Soccer Star

This is the hardest part for 4 yr olds to get. Having them try to high five EVERY kid is like asking me to have a clean floor everyday. Doesn't happen.

Having her try a game face...maybe that will work?
Then she forgets and just looks cute
This is what she understands about the game of Soccer:
If the ball is remotely close to you, run like crazy...the opposite direction.
Do NOT, by any means, touch the ball.

Leave the heavy running to someone else.

That way you can practice your dance moves, sing, or possibly catch someone

else's game from across the field.

(she's the one in the middle)

Emmett's Birthday

Emmett had a great birthday filled with family and friends!

Alex's parents drove down from Idaho. One of Emmett's favorite things

was to pull all of his Grandpa Winn's pens out of his pocket.

Even though they don't like dogs much (an understatement),

We went to the dog park. Rowdy LOVED it.

Brannen drove from SLC with his girlfriend.
It was so nice to meet her and I'm glad BJ was brave
enough to introduce her to the family.


This is a typical shot of my little princess doing her signature pose.

Emmett blowing out his candles. Good thing he didnt' know that his big

sister was actually the one to do it, or there would have been LOTS of screaming.

This is what a party looks like at our house.

Try to contain your excitement.

Will drove over from Idaho and our buddies from town came over.

The BEST present ever for kids. It's really a glorified cage.

Emmett loved his train.

The kids would have Grandma Winn read to them for

4 hours straight if she could!

Typical look

Their uncle Will leaving for a summer internship.

Easter Weekend

Easter weekend was so great! Except for the massive amounts of snow drift of course :)

The kids loved their easter baskets.

We had a little Easter party at my house with a few kids.

My kids just love to have other yappers over!

More pics to come...

Lauren and Parker Visit

My sister Lauren and her boyfriend came to visit us in Wyoming. It was so fun to see them and we went on a great hike on one of the very few days it's been nice!