Hair DO!

Since I have a hair dresser for a sister, its always easy and fun to try new things. This is the boys summer do... Love it! Except Zachys personality fits the hair style a little too much :) Notice the Pk and 12

Sunscreen

In an attempt to defend my "Mother of the Year" title, i let Zachy go swimming at the neighbors pool all day without putting on sunscreen. I simply forgot and got busy, and at the end of the day i saw how red he was. Almost purple. The next morning he woke up to these blisters. He was in major pain for a week as i tried to treat his 3rd degree burns, and with the help of aloe, eucerin, and magic oil, it finally "healed". But he now has white scars on both his shoulders. I feel HORRIBLE! Ive scarred my child--on the outside, not the inside this time. But, neither one of us will ever forget sunscreen again! Hes a little afraid of the sun now. That first week he wud hang in the shade afraid to cross thru the sun to even get in the car. "Mom, the sun will get me!"

Squirrel!!

So after working so hard on our very 1st garden, imagine my dismay at discovering all my lettuce and many other plants were being eaten. I mean here one day, and munched to the ground the next. I then noticed a squirrel running thru the yard, and sometimes in my garage. Based on my knowledge of rodents and furry creatures liking and eating carrots and other garden plants (that i picked up from an entire childhood of bugs bunny cartoons) i deduced it simply must be the squirrel whos using my garden as his own personal all you can eat salad bar. The kids did some detective work and informed me that we have an entire family of squirrels living under my shed. 4 to be exact. The kids then set about catching them in a trap. Ha! I said. Theyre much to smart to fall for your trap! Well, apparently peanut butter is far too tempting for them. They caught this little one they called Little Mary. (they named the others Big Papa, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. After catching it they decided just to let it go, back to the feast of my garden.

Broken arm

Of course we were at a baseball game and Savannah was riding her scooter when she hit a bump and the scooter went one way and she went the other way. I knew her wrist hurt, and she babied it, even when we weren't looking. But i wanted to make sure it was "real" and not just attention getting pain. So, after a week i finally took her in to the doctor. Um, yes it was broken. She was pretty excited to have a cast, and had the color all picked out, but since it was a minor break we opted for the splint. Its hard like a cast, but she can take it off to bathe or swim. Thats ideal in the summer!

Baseball City Champs!

Orem Tiger teamates played eachother for the championship

Parkers Angels team went undefeated this season, 16-0 and won the city championship...again! Last year this team won the championship, and only 4 players from that original team remained on this team this year. Steve was coaching and from day 1 had expectations of winning back to back trophies. He was right. It was a great season, and Parker hit his 1st home run (over the fence) this year. The final game came down to Angels vs Nationals. Our Angels had 5 players from our Orem Tiger team, and the Nationals had 2 players from the Tigers. They're all friends, which made the game that much more fun, or competitive. In the 1st inning, Paxton hit a 3 run homer, then Kory hit a 2 run homer, and the score remained 3-2 the whole game. Then in the bottom of the 6th and last inning, we tied it up. We then got bases loaded, and Kory came up with 2 outs, full count and hit a walk off grand slam to win the game. It was AWESOME! What a great way to end a great season! Way to go Angels and Parker!!

Spenc 11th Bday...Snakes!

Shane from Scales and Tails




Watch out! It might jump out at ya!

oh its just a turtle

baby savannah monitor lizard

baby savannah monitor

Nile monitor lizard. Much bigger

"smelling or tasting" spenc

gopher snake

This snake was very "knotty" haha

took the whole gang to hold her

12 foot burmese python named Naners

yes its a constrictor :)

how wud you like to see this in your yard

For Spencers 11th birthday we had a company called Scales and Tails come to our house and bring with them several snakes and reptiles including a turtle, monitor lizards, and even a 12 foot long burmese python. It was one of the coolest parties ever! They put on a show that was funny, entertaining, and informative. Spenc got to hold all the animals in the show. Then at the end there was about 20 minutes where all the kids got to hold and touch the animals....well the nice ones anyway :) Considering how much Spenc loves reptiles, and his favorite channel is Animal Planet, and how much knowledge he has about them, this was the best birthday ever!

T-Ball

Swing away!








Sliding into home...Safe!



Who turned off the lights?

Cool! a bug!

Mom, look...the ice cream truck is here!

Watching Zachy play t-ball is very entertaining. He's watched enough of his brothers baseball games to have knowledge of the game, and to think hes an all star :)

Pk Graduates from 6th grade

Well, its happening. My kids are growing up without my permission! This was a bittersweet day for me. Graduating from 6th grade and moving on to the big bad world of jr high.

Heres all his buddies: Paxton, James, Parker, Jake

His teacher Mrs Hoyt

His favorite Mr Wyatt

Dog Whisperer...

Zachy met this yellow guy at the ballpark and they became instant friends. It was so cute to see him sitting there having a conversation with a dog. Must have been good cuz his tail never stopped wagging :)

Crazy Faces

My kids wanted to get their faces painted at the Orem Summerfest Carnival. Spenc got a snake, Savannah got a puppy, and Zachy of course got an adorable vampire :)

Bike Ride/Picnic

We all got on our bikes and rode down the bike path to the river for a picnic. I love living this close to so much beauty! Im literally at the mouth of the canyon. I take it all for granted. It was nice to appreciate it for a change, even tho my allergies got the best of me this day. Stupid nature! :)  And Parker didnt mind having to ride his sisters PINK bike :) it takes a real man to ride pink...