Mothers Day!

Earlier in the week I let Christy go shopping for new clothes for Mothers Day. Then on Satuday, while Christy was at lunch with all the girls, I took the kids shopping for Mothers Day. They were so excited to go and buy presents for Christy. They picked out some pink roses, her favorite mint chocolates, a new cd, and a few other little things.Cambree picked out a Mother's Day card that had tinkerbell on it and it plays music. They were so proud of themselves for everything they picked out. They had fun surprising Christy with their presents Sunday morning. I love Christy so much and am grateful that she is the Mother of my children. She is such a good mom and loves our kids so much and takes such good care of them. Here are a few pics I took on Mothers Day.

Cinco de Mayo!

Last night we were invited to a really fun Cinco de Mayo party at Bellas Restaraunt. It was fun to see so many friends and the food was awesome. Our kids had fun playing with all the other kids and taking turns hitting the piniatas. There were also fun sombreros for the kids to try on and get their pictures taken in. Thanks to all those that put the party together, it was fun. Also, thanks to the Cottams and Bellas restaraunt. You guys are amazing!

kids in the hot tub

Last night Christy went shopping with a friend, and I had scouts, so our kids got to hang out at Grandma's house. One of their favorite things to do up at Grandma's house is play in the hot tub. They would stay in their for hours if we would let them. The cutest thing though, is that Calee's new little swimming suit kept slipping down because she is such a tiny, skinny, little thing. She looked like the little coppertone sun tan girl.

Flowrider

Last night after pizza and bowling, our kids got to do flowrider with their uncle Kyle. He is so patient and good with them. Eli and Carter went by themselves a few times, but most of the time each of the kids would take turns riding on Kyle's back. They were all very brave and had a lot of fun. Calee didn't have a swimming suit, so we let her run around in her diaper. Everytime they would shut flowrider down, she would walk out into the water and swim for a minute. I didn't take any boardshorts, but the more I watched them, the more I wished I would have. It was still fun just watching the kids do it.

One of Carter's wipeouts

Bowling at FatCats

Kevin, Mandy, and their kids were in town the last couple of days, and last night we were able to get together as a family down at the Junction. We ate dinner together at the Pizza Factory and then we all went bowling at FatCats. The kids had a blast being together. Shandi and Emily helped Calee bowl and it was fun to watch how excited she would get.

Eli and Carter

Cambree, Eli, Carter, and Owen

Over-nighter at Willard Bay

Friday night I took my Boy Scouts on an overnighter to Willard Bay. Carter loves to go with me whenever I go on a campout. It is nice to get away and go on little over-nighters with him once a month. After dinner, we went on a little hike along Willard Bay. Carter and the boys tried to catch frogs along the bank. Carter did manage to catch some tadpoles and of course he had to bring them home.

Pinewood Derby!

Tonight was the big Pinewood Derby. For a few weeks now, Carter and I have been working on our cars together. Carter wanted to build a army humvee, and I wanted to build a hot rod. I found a cool pattern for a army humvee for Carter, and I decided to build mine to look like ZZ Top's Eliminator 33' Ford Coupe. We had a blast working on them together. I tried to let Carter do most of the work on his car himself, so he could learn all about cutting, sanding, and painting. Our cars weren't the fastest cars on the track, but they were, by far,  the two best looking cars there. I thought Carter might be upset that he didn't finish in the top three, but he wasn't at all. He had a lot of fun just being there and racing. I am really proud of him. I enjoyed building these cars with him and watching him get so excited. I love Carter so much, and I am glad that we finally get to do Scouts stuff together.

Swimming one day, Snow the next!

I can't believe our kids were out having a water fight two days ago, and today it is snowing. That is Utah weather for you. Anyway, here is a cute picture of our girls in their matching swimming suits.