Will - 3

We had intentions for a big birthday party with lots of family for Will. But we got some news on friday that was hard to handle and I knew with how hard things have been lately plus that I couldn't do a huge 30+ dinner. 

So we did have plans of just doing a pizza party and opening gifts on his actual birthday with just our family. So we did that and invited the Roberts' to come join us. The kids all had a blast and Will thought it was fantastic so thats all that matters.

Will got lots more trains to add to the ones from Christmas, hockey stick, birthday money, books & some pirates to go with their ship. I know he loved them all because he woke up at 5am the next day to play with them.

Im sad and excited he's three. Sad he's getting so big but happy that he now gets to do lots of things he's been wanting to do! He's now potty trained and registered for preschool! He can now go into the ikea play place and play soccer this year. Three year old dreams.

Your our little ball of fun energy, your hilarious and sensitive.  Will we just love you so much! 

Sunday.

I found some dollar kites & the wind was finally not too crazy to use them. 

Lucy loved it outside. I found these little chairs at the thrift store a while ago and she just looks so cute sitting in it. 

Watching the kites fly.

Levi finally LOST A TOOTH! He's so excited about this. 

Dave teaching the boys to fly a kite.

Dave and I are now teaching sunbeams and its actually so stressful. We have 10 sunbeams and a few with extra needs plus Lucy with us. SO exhausted! So it was nice to just relax this afternoon!

Lucy 7 Months

 If you give a goose a mum mum...

(finally coordinated enough to self feed)

16lbs 15oz

25" long

sitting up

double ear infections ( 3rd time )

no longer takes a soother

occasionally sleeps through the night

jibber jabbers like crazy

LOVES food 

her bottom 2 teeth are so close to coming through

hair is growing tons

think her eyes might turn green

Oh goose you are such a delight and the most bashful baby. we sure love you.

the kids.

 trying to get all three looking at the same time, ha! I think I took about 20 and didn't actually manage to get one.

 Goose woke up so happy from her nap. Like ridiculously happy!

I bet you can't look at that picture without smiling.

 i. can't. even.

I've been trying to use the real camera more to get pictures of the kids.

 I found some really fun magnet books that the boys have really loved!

Family getaway!

Dave surprised me with tickets to go see Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in Cardston, sadly I saw the transaction on our credit card and found out. So we decided to make a weekend out of it. My parents are doing reno's on there house so we really didn't have anywhere to stay so we decided to splurge and do a hotel. We found a good deal on expedia, and got one with a water slide.

It was just a quick trip but lots of fun! We all went swimming soon as we got there! Mom, Justin, grandma Campbell and Melissa met us there. We swam for about 2 hours and had pizza delivered to our room. 

Lucy just sat with grandma and ended up falling asleep on her lap. Once she woke up, uncle Justin sipped her toes in the hot tub but that was about it. There were some tween aged girls screaming so loud it was making Lucy cry, so I thought it was a good time to head back to our room. 

Sadly I have no pictures of us actually swimming just videos. Mom and I braved the water slide, and oh my goodness it's fast! I had my hands and legs out trying to slow myself down and it still just whips ya down it! Dave would jump in and chuck himself down the slide! Right when we were getting ready to leave Levi decided to try the slide and ended up going a couple of times. We were so proud, he's getting so much braver and trying with new things. 

Dave would go down the slide so fast he would create some waves when he came out and even got grandma wet sitting on the side! 

Apparently pants are optional in your hotel room. Ha!

Justin and Melissa babysat while Dave and I went to the play. A huge thank you to them! It's the first time we've left Lucy and I don't think she made it to easy on them! 

The play was pretty good. It wasn't the best we saw, Dave and I both noticed the main characters voice was a little flat and half a note off most times. But the dancing was good and we enjoyed ourselves. They shot popcorn out in one scene and it was so funny. I was pulling popcorn from out of my shirt on the way home. And there was a lady sitting in front of us who had tons of back combing in her hair and it was full of popcorn. We also ran into a few old friends from ysa, it was good to catch up. We rushed back pretty fast since I knew Lucy wasn't taking a bottle. 

That night was pretty rough. Will was up TONS and it woke up Lucy several times. Levi always sleeps good so he slept through most of it but woke up at 5am for the day. Dave and I were so exhausted. We didn't get to bed till midnight and then up so much. So we took the morning pretty slow. Dave brought breakfast back to our room which was really nice. Let Lucy sleep in and not have to haul the kids down there. 

We had plans of going to Waterton that day but we were so tired and it was SO windy. Ugh we forgot about that awful wind! The kids fell asleep pretty fast on the way home. 

 Plus Dave had to get up at 3:30am for work so we wanted to be home early to get to bed early. 

It's was fun and a perfect little getaway. The boys keep asking to sleep at another hotel with a waterslide already. Sometimes the smallest trips make he best memories. Don't have to spend a fortune and go somewhere far, the kids don't care they thought this was just as fun. Good reminder to Dave and I to do more small trips. 

Playing.

Will has become such the big brother lately. Anytime he hears lucy crying he finds her all her toys and tries to make her happy.

Look at that face, she's totally in love with him.

Let's pretend they were outside playing together nicely, ha! 

Roasting marshmallows together.

Lucy slowly sliding under the couch, ha! Will force feeding her, her sippy cup.

Allll her toys. Will sets them all around her. 

Like c'mon, she is just loving him.