Summer Haircuts

Today I gave the boys their Summer haircuts. Pretty easy really, buzz, buzz, buzz and done. I couldn't get them to hold still for a picture, I am glad-they turned out pretty cute.

No Training Wheels!

Palmer learned that his friends Jake and Cade could ride their bikes without training wheels and he decided that he also needed to ride his bike without training wheels. He was determined to do it. Cade was cute to let Palmer borrow his bike.

Am I supposed to lean this way?

"Wait for me!"

Josh staring to let go.

He took his share of spills.

the starting and stopping was really tough.

Finally he was confident and didn't need any help.

And he got it. The whole process took about 1 hour. If Palmer decides to do something, he usually will.

Palmer insisted that we go home and take the training wheels off his bike. When it was done he said "Mom will you take a picture of my bike without the training wheels?"

Jon and Kim

Today we went and hung out with our friends Jon and Kim. We love them so much and we are so excited for them! They have adopted 2 of the cutest boys and just found out they are getting a GIRL! Although we will miss them in the boy club we are so excited for them. Kim was showing me all of the cute clothes and the room she has ready for baby Lia. They get her in 5 weeks and I feel like it is us! The countdown is on!

Kim is seriously the best mom!

Our kids love the scooters. I think we know what to do for birthdays and Christmas.

Hunter loved this cute trike. I love the helmet he chose.

Collision!

Hunter thought it was a pretty good deal to get the ride without the pedaling.

"I love ice cream!"

Cute Jake.

Palmer's Last Game

Today was Palmer's last game. We had no idea this was the last one...surprise! He has loved playing on this team. We have been so proud of him and all the effort he has put into soccer this season.

We only had one big chair and like a gentleman he gave it to me and he sat in the kids' Buzz Lighyear chair.

Palmer was so good to hustle the entire season. Every time the coach asked who wanted to go in his hand would shoot up. One time he got so tired that he just sat down on the field, he didn't want to go out.

Hunter has loved watching Palmer play soccer.

"Go White Lighting!"

Barnes and Noble Story Time

Did you know that the Sugarhouse Barnes and Noble has a free story time every Tuesday and Friday? Well they do. It is at 11:00 am and so great! First we got our wiggles out with a great book, then she read a story all about Vikings, they got a Viking craft, treat and coloring page. the best part is that it was all free!

Way excited to make a craft.

The snack was Danish cookies.

The craft they made was a "troll knot." I guess these are big in Denmark. The storyteller thinks they really were to keep trolls away. One of the boys broke theirs and Palmer said "oh no the trolls can get you now!"

They each got to color a Viking ship.

Barnes and Noble has a Thomas train table that they boys loved and played on for about 30 minutes! Ours is in storage so Hunter hasn't ever played with a train table. He especially loved it.

We found these great books in the bargain book section. Each one has great pictures and teaches about a specific thing. There were airplanes, sea animals, safari animals, dinosaurs and our personal favorite, puppies. They are $6-7 which i think is a bargain! We decided that we will get one each week and learn about something different. They boys loved reading about puppies and learned a lot.

I also found these cute books that I used to love when I was young. I was reading it and I realized how much each of the things "Miss Bossy" said sounded like me. I don't think of it as bossy, I think of it as being a mom.

Serious "Family Fun"

The credit for this post goes to the boys. We get Family Fun magazine and this add came in it. It has a huge hand that you can put your fingers through. The boys have been obsessed with it and begging to each have their own. We photocopied it today and cut out all of the finger holes. Pretty funny huh?

Hunter's little fingers barley made it in the holes. It looks like he has a huge hand on his little body. 

Even turned the other way it works.

Lincoln didn't quite get the concept, but it was still funny!

Movie at the Park

I found out that South Jordan City was showing a movie at the park. It was "High School Musical 3," which we haven't seen yet (I know that is a shocker huh?) I decided to take all of the older kids since I knew the younger kids would go crazy.

I think we overdid it on the candy.

Wow Lincoln....

Fun just spending time with the oldest kids. Josh took the younger ones home and put them to bed.

The kids were pretty good sports even though it was cold.

Palmer was bouncing around one minutes and completely out the next.

Even after we had taken all of the blankets off him and folded them he wouldn't wake up.

Temple Square Trip

Josh was asked to take his family to temple square sometime this week and then give a report in Stake Conference this Sunday. I really wonder what he will report because it was a little CRAZY!

People went nuts over our little "family" tonight. We got some of the craziest looks.. I guess nobody has ever seen a family with 6 kids 6 and under. I think I said the phrase "they aren't all ours," about 30 times. We turned around to see what people did when they passed us and saw some pretty funny things.

Why can't kids just look at a fountain? Why must we always come away DRENCHED! I have to sit right with them and say "don't touch the water" over and over, do you think they just like the sound of my voice? That must be it.

Josh was so cute to teach the kids about all of the statues around the gardens.

Josh is the most patient person that I know. I did however catch a little flash of annoyance on his face. I don't see it often.

Everyone sitting still, a miracle.

Our poor stroller really proved its worth to us.

Big, strong Josh. He had one kid on his shoulders the entire night and usually was holding another one.

Lincoln rode like this for a while. The strange thing is that it fits him! He really likes hanging out in there.