Jam Packed July 2015

We have been having a lot of fun this summer so far. The kids love playing together and it has been really great! July was jam packed for us and we loved every minute of it.

 Okay maybe I shouldn't say that we loved EVERY minute of it. My dad fell at the beginning of July and broke a few ribs, hurt his back and basically was out of commission for a while. He was a good sport and has joked about it a lot. I was able to visit with him while he was in the hospital and helped him wrap a turban to keep his head warm. Yes, this is where I get it from, my dad is a goober.

Kids continue to grow and change. I can't believe how big the two of them are getting!

We had some family over for the 4th of July and lit some fireworks in the area behind our house. We weren't able to do our HUGE firework event this year but we had a lot of fun anyway! (yes the picture is upside down, I can't figure out how to correct it)

 Monet discovered the joys of unrolling the toilet paper roll. We now have to make sure the bathroom door is ALWAYS closed.

Abe and I went on a date! Just the two of us went to see Inside Out in the movie theater and we LOVED it. So much fun to go out with my little man!

Of course, we enjoyed the sunshine and spent more time at the park.

 We had the chance to take care of our nieces and nephews for 10 days. I went from being a mom of 2 to being a mom of 7 overnight and it was a wild ride! We had so much fun while they were with us and my kids were in heaven!

We spent time at different parks.

We went to a splashpad and met up with other friends there! This is Monet and her friend Kora, they do love each other, I promise.

Abe loves splash pads, but I think he loves them even more when his cousins are there with him!

Monet, well..... she doesn't love them......

 We watched fireworks for the 24th at the flight park up by Tyson's parents house.

We had a birthday party for Lincoln!

We even had a Crown family dinner where we had picnics, outdoor games, fireworks and s'mores!

 All in all it was an amazing month. We filled all our time with family and fun and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Summer Sun - June 2015

June was a super fun month for us. We had a lot of family time together and we really enjoyed ourselves! Started out the month with my birthday. The only photo I got was of Monet enjoying her doughnut :)

 

We continued to enjoy Tyson's Fridays off and went to the Museum of Curiosity. It was our first time there and the kids really loved it!

I think both the kids especially loved the water fun. This is where we spent the bulk of our time!

Tyson took me out to dinner for my birthday and his sister, Emily, watched our kids for us. When we got back to pick up the kids they surprised me with birth-day drinks and s'mores! It was a lovely summer night!

Kids are still growing like weeds!

Abe has been cracking us up with how often he will wear his Hulk gloves! He doesn't care that it is hard to get anything done with them on. He wants to wear them all the time!

Monet fell down and hit the corner of a coffee table on the way down. She cut her chin open and needed 3 stitches. She was not a happy camper about it.

I thought I could be a brave momma and take her on my own to get the stitches. As I was holding her down on the table (and the Dr was opening and closing the wound to show me how deep it was) I ended up passing out on top of Monet...... Turns out I probably shouldn't be the one to take the kids when they need stitches. I sat down and the nurses held down my little lady while the Dr did what he needed to do.

Monet had her toes painted for the first time

We spent a lot of time at the park.

Our niece, Ellie, had a birthday!

Monet got her stitches out, and daddy was the one to hold her this time.

We took a road trip to Wyoming! Tyson and Ben had a High School Reunion and we decided to make the trek up there and go! The kids did really well!

This is the house the Ellis family lived in when they were living in this part of Wyoming.

We were able to stay with Tyson's "second family" while we were there. The house he probably spent MOST of his teenage years at.

We were able to play at the park with cousins

We visited Tyson's high school and shoved Abe in Tyson's old locker.

The kids got to go to their very first Rodeo! Well the first rodeo for Monet and Abe at least.

We also had fun visiting different restaurants and shops in Meeteetse. We even hit up the local museum and learned all about the area. The kids loved exploring and we really had a great time!

Sunshine in May 2015

We had some more adventures this month with Tyson having this new work schedule. Spent a lot of time up in the mountains enjoying the fresh air. The kids love exploring new places!

 

We were able to meet up with some friends and Monet might have started a little crush on our friend Sebi. They were really cute playing together.

 

Abe got brave and wanted to explore in the water a little bit.

He did end up falling in shortly after this. Lucky for us we had some spare clothes in the car and we were able to get him changed. 

 

Sometimes church is hard with two little ones. We spend a lot of our time in the hall talking about being reverent. Occasionally though, these two hold hands and help calm each other down. I love these kids, even if they are hard sometimes.

Monet is learning the joys of reading.

 

Abe has been potty training but has been having a hard time with #2. He seemed scared about things so we decided he would get a big prize if he could pull it off consistently. He was able to  get things down and we took him to the store to pick out his prize. Of course he chose the huge HULK mask and gloves! He even told the cashier "I get these because I went poop in the potty!" She was very nice even if she thought we were weird.

 

At Crown family dinner this month we were able to get a few pictures of Grami and Grandpa with all 5 of their grandkids!

 

Abe has been discovering his artistic side. He really loves "sculpting" with play doh and there have been many times where he has requested to sculpt with daddy. They sit out in the art studio for hours and sculpt together. I love catching these moments!

Unfortunately, along with Abe's creativity blooming he also decided to experiment with silly putty in the hair..... Turns out, hand sanitizer dissolves silly putty, so we were able to get it all out. But it was not fun....

We spent a lot of time at the park behind our house this month as well. We really are so lucky to live where we do!