Sunriver

We went to Sunriver with the May's the second week in June. It was lots of fun. It was kinda chilly but still a good time. The James' didn't make it this year, but hopefully next year!

This year the house we stayed at had a hot tub right outside the living room windows so us adults could keep an eye on them all while sitting on the couches hanging out and watching tv. It was awesome! The kids were in and out of that thing all weekend.

Hanging out outside of Goodies.

Everyone loves going to 'Goodies' the Candy/Ice Cream shop.
We do a couple stops there a day.

MaryLeigh brought her 500 piece puzzle her aunt gave her to work on... but us Moms kinda took over... then Callie went and bought another one!

Caldera Springs Resort does a kids fishing day. They do lots of little activities and put fish in their pond for the kids to catch. Last year we didn't catch anything but this year Logan and Baylor caught 2 fish!

On the second day Logan and Baylor went hiking to the 'Lava Casts' while Wesley and I stayed at the house and took a nap.
Logan said it was an awesome hike.

The new 'Sharc' park opened. It has an indoor/outdoor pool, park and dry tubing slides. The water was really cold since it was cold outside but of course the boys still wanted to swim so I went in with them. Once we got used to the water it wasn't too bad!

 Climbing at the park.

These are the 'dry tubing' slides. On Baylor's first ride down he screamed his head off. (Because he was having fun.) I heard the girl working there ask another person, 'Did you hear that little boy screaming?!' It was pretty loud! Wesley wasn't big enough to go down but he was a good sport... he had fun playing in the extra tubes!

Everyone got a chance to do the bumper.... saucers?

On the first night we were there Baylor was sleeping in between us in our bed. It was dark in the room and I just heard his little voice ask, 'Mom, who's house is this?' It was pretty funny. He loved the 'Sunriver House' as he calls it.
The May's already have a house booked for next year...
we are looking forward to it!

Baylor's 4th Birthday!

 Baylor turned four on June 4th! This was the first year that he was SO excited for his Birthday. He has been talking about his 'Ninja Turtle/McQueen Birthday party' since December. I made him choose one theme and he chose Ninja Turtles. He doesn't have any of the movies, but he loves to look at Logan's old photo albums and Logan had a Ninja Turtle party when he was little, so Baylor wanted to follow in his footsteps :)

 We made these mini pizza box invitations. I saw the idea on the internet and couldn't resist!

This turned out to be a fun theme to do. Of course we had to do a 'Pizza Party' since Ninja Turtles love pizza! We had Slime-aid (lime-aid) and I did the four ninja turtle colors in the cake.

One of Baylor's very favorite things to play is camping, so I found this cute idea to make a felt camping kit! I asked Lori (Grandma May) for some advice when I first started the project and she got excited and helped me do a lot of it... that was awesome! We also made little felt Graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate bars for the Smore's. 

And just for fun......

These are some pictures from Logan's Ninja Turtle Party:

Since I will have 3 boys I'm thinking this probably won't be the last Ninja Turtle party at our house!
Happy Birthday Baylor, I LOVE YOU!

Sunny Springtime

We have gotten a head start to our Summer this year because this Spring has been AMAZING! Of course we've had some rainy days but a lot of hot sunny days mixed in. So much better then last year! We have been eating way too many popsicles, playing in the dirt, chasing around the chickens and working in the yard.

 Baylor's favorite chicken is Ruby. Whenever she is out he wants to hold her and carry her around. The poor chicken would probably rather we walking but she lets him do what he wants.

 Baylor is constantly collecting leaves, grass and dirt and making 'Chicken food' that is his favorite thing to do outside.

Baylor found a little tree frog on our porch and he loved it. I used to love catching those when I was little.

Fathers and Sons Camp Out

 Logan and Baylor attended the ward 'Fathers and Sons' Camp out. Even though he has only gone a couple times Baylor LOVES camping. He pretends to camp almost every day in his playroom. While they were packing for this trip Baylor was skipping around saying 'I'm so excited! I'm so excited!'

Kyle and Oliver came

 Baylor was lucky to have lots of uncles and cousins on the camp out too. Next year Wesley will get to go for his first time!

Grandma Chapman

 My Grandma Chapman passed away in April. It is so hard to believe that she is gone. I miss her so much. Her home was in Moses Lake where I was born. It was at her house where I experienced some of my very best childhood memories. I have so much to thank her for.

 

 

I probably could have left my kids home but I wanted to bring them to Moses Lake so that they could see my Grandparent's home. I'm so glad I brought them, and sadly regret not bringing them many times before. The boys loved the lake and to this day Baylor is still talking about 'Moses Lake'  almost daily.

 The funeral service was wonderful. Of course funeral's are sad, but this one came with quite a few laughs as well. My Grandma was a hilarious lady, and everyone who knew her loved her. It really was a celebration of the life she lived.

 Me and my Grandpa Chapman.

 My Grandparent's home was on Moses Lake. We would come visit a couple times a year. I still remember sleeping in the car but always waking up to the sound of the tires pulling onto the gravel driveway. It would always be late but we'd say hi anyways and then I would sneak into the fridge and get some homemade potato salad, or candy. As kids we had the best time every Summer rolling down the hill, playing in the sprinklers, climbing the waterfall (even though we weren't suppose to), swimming in the lake and riding around on the paddle boat. My Grandma loved treats and she ALWAYS had her kitchen stocked with huge jars filled with gummy worms, tootsie pops, juicy fruit and big red gum and Jelly Belly's. The freezer in the garage had an unlimited supply of Schwan push pops and ice cream sandwiches. My Grandma had a LOVE for garage sales, shopping and antiques. She loved everything girly and sparkly. She always had about a dozen sparkly rings on her fingers. Her home was filled with pink things, frills and porcelain dolls. As a little girl I was in heaven in her house and I wanted all that stuff! She would give me dolls for Christmas and I always loved that. My Grandma had a strong testimony and love for the Gospel and she talked about it nonstop. When I was 17 she took my family on a trip to the East Coast for a church history tour. It was an amazing experience that I am so grateful for. 

As I look back on her life I realize how many things I have in common with my Grandma. I too love shopping, antiques, sparkly things, candy, the gospel and I too am a Mother of lots of BOYS! (She had four sons and then one daughter)

A few months before she passed I was able to go visit with my parents and Casey. She wasn't feeling well but was still fun to talk to and hang out with. We just hung out in her room and talked and laughed for hours. That was my last memory with my Grandma and it was a good one. I'm grateful that she is comfortable now and she is with her many loved ones that passed too soon. 
I miss her so much but know I will see her again someday!

These are a few pictures from my Grandparent's home in Moses Lake-