Our Weekend

Over the weekend, we went to Delta to celebrate the 24th. They had a little parade in Hinckley that started out the morning.

Rylee is obviously way to excited to watch the parade!

My Grandpa Jeffery has a lot of tractors that grace the parade every year. This time he took a bunch of his great-grand kids for a ride in the parade to throw some candy.

This is the best picture I could get of Tanner. He thought it was so cool that he got to throw candy! He was so busy, he wouldn't even look at me!

After the parade he "helped" Hailey drive one of the tractors.

When the parade is through, everyone goes down to the park to enjoy some entertainment. All Rylee needed was a cup and a straw.
Tanner also had a lot of fun at the park. They had a dunking booth and they let Tanner stand about two feet in front of the target so he would be sure to hit it. Well, he did and the kid went into the watter. Afterward when Tanner realized that he did it, he turned around, threw his arms in the air and yelled "Whoo Hoo!!". It was sooo funny!

We had plenty of chances to play in the yard at my sisters house. Again, here is Rylee entertaining herself with a coke can.

Tanner's cousin , Grady, had a lot of things for Tanner to play with. He ran around like this for awhile.

This is another outfit that he chose to sport. We all know how he feels about hats! And the boots were just an added bonus!

We also went to a rodeo while we where there. Tanner was loving it! We sat in the front row and every time they would play music, Tanner would jump in front of everyone and dance his little behind off. Everyone around us were just laughing and saying how cute he was. It was great!

Another fun thing that happened is Rigo getting stitched up. Somehow he got a huge sore on his side and it just got bigger and bigger. So he got it stitched and stapled and now he has to wear that fun little cone.

The poor thing just walks around like he is humiliated. It's pretty sad. On the bright side, I feel a little sorry for him so he gets to spend more time in the house. I guess there's an up-side to everything!

Messy Rylee

This is what happens when I try to get anything done at my house. I was cleaning the kitchen and pretty soon Tanner tells me that Rylee's hands are messy. I guess so! Can you believe this is from one chocolate chip cookie! Courtesy of Tanner I'm sure.

And then into the bath!
I learned from Suzy that you always take pictures before the bath. I have received many opportunities to do just that!

Silly Kids

These are just a couple pictures of my silly kids. I love watching the personality come out in them. And believe me, they both have plenty of personality!

I am working on potty training Tanner so he runs around in his undies a lot. He also is constantly wearing his pirate hat, so this outfit was destined to be. The two combined made for a great look. One of his finest I would say! What you have missed out on with this picture is when he was using his undies as a place to hold his sword. I'm sure that's what all the pirates use!

Rylee thinks she is so big and she is constantly pulling herself up onto things. I guess she couldn't get a good enough view of Baby Einstein from the floor. Not that this really put her that much closer. Don't worry, Sis, I know just how you feel!

4th Of July Celebrations

We spent the 4th in Orem with Jim's family. We always have a good time when we are up there. It just makes it better when there's more partying to do!

Tanner and Rylee in their Red, White and Blue.

Our little family.

Tanner loves spending time with all of his uncles. Steven was having fun entertaining him this weekend. As you can see, Tanner kinda likes him!

Rylee didn't really care about the fireworks. She was just happy to be outside!

Tanner thought the sparklers were pretty cool. Who doesn't?!

Tanner loved the fireworks this year. He keeps telling me that he is going to shoot some fireworks into the air. We had a lot of fun! Holidays are just so much better when you have kids! Happy 4th everyone!

Party Time!

Tanner had his Pirate Birthday Party on Saturday. He was so exited! For days and days, it's all he would talk about! It was FINALLY time!

He had a cute little treasure map cake! My friend knows a girl that likes to decorate cakes, so she did this for us. Isn't it cute?!
We had a Pirate treasure box (my friends idea!) full of all the treasure essentials!

We also had a little action on the slip-n-slide. It took a lot of coaxing to get that hat and sword away from Tanner so he could go on it.

But he finally did!

And I think it was worth it!

And whats a party without cake and ice cream?

It was a fun party! Tanner had a blast! Thanks to all who came to play!

Happy Birthday Tanner!

Today Tanner turned 3! For his birthday, Granny and Poppy Jeffery took him to Pirate Pizza. It's his favorite place in the whole world! (Anyone surprised by that one?!) The wait staff came and sang to him and he thought that was pretty cool!

On a side note, I have no idea why he wears these hats sideways! He does it every time we go, but it's pretty cute so what can ya do!

I had to throw this picture in! Rylee had a good time too! She just loves to hit the table and make a lot of noise.

This is where Tanner stands and says "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!"

He was loving this whack-a-shark. I need to get one of these. Tanner loves to hit stuff and I could let go of a little aggression! (I only have a little!)

Needless to say, Tanner had a great time! He is very excited for his Pirate birthday party on Saturday! Happy Birthday my little Pumpkin Head! I love you!

Family Fun!

Over the weekend we had a family reunion of sorts with the Jeffery's. The kids had a blast and it was fun just to sit and visit. (Although with 8 kids under the age of 6, we didn't sit for too long!)

I thought I would start out this post with Jim's new look. He's pretty proud of it. I just have to let Jim be Jim.

Riley is getting so big! She is crawling all over the place now and even has her first tooth. I'll be glad when we are done with the teething stage!

These are two of Tanner's little cousins, Thain and Grady. They have so much fun playing together.

The weekend was full of fun activities. One afternoon the kids started doing tricks and all we could hear was "Watch me! Watch me!". This is one of Tanner's tricks.

They also had a water fight. Tanner is locked and loaded and ready for action!

They all had a really good time just blowing bubbles. It was so fun to watch them all and remember what it was like when such simple things were so fascinating.

They also had a treasure hunt, and Tanner, being a pirate most of the time, was VERY excited! Just for the record, he did have his pirate hat on at one point, that's what the crazy hair is all about.

Rylee also quite enjoyed herself. She loved all the attention and also the Popsicles.

Apparently she also loves coke! Papa Gay was having some and she just attacked the can. It was hilarious!

While all the little kids were outside playing, Jim was inside teaching the older kids poker. Wasn't that nice of him?!

Tanner played so hard, by the end of everyday he could hardly keep his eyes open. He wanted to watch TV from the back of the couch. Next thing I knew, he was fast asleep. Wish I could fall asleep anywhere like that!

Taking a walk with his daddy.
Thanks for all of the hard work and planning! We had a great time with the family!