mini-golf with Daddy

Monday night was Xactware's annual mini-golf tournament.  The boys look forward to this every year - they LOVE getting to "golf" with their daddy!  This was the first year that Gavin could really golf (he was sick last year) and boy was he fun to watch.  He didn't want to "golf" the way his daddy told him to - he wanted to do it his own way!  On every hole he would tell me that he got a hole in 2 or a hole in 90!  Dallin and Matthew were much more serious "golfers".

Finally - Matthew lost a tooth!

Matthew lost his first tooth of the 4th of July but didn't realize it - so are best guess is that he swallowed it.  So, we didn't get to make a big deal of it - so we did on tooth #2 last Sunday.  Matthew was so happy when he realized it was really wiggly.  Luckily, my friend Carol was over and offered to pull it out (I'm sure Ed would have).   The tooth fairy even remembered to come that night and give him 4 quarters.  Matthew was so sad that he didn't lose any teeth when he was in kindergarten - I think he thought he would never lose any teeth and never get any money from the tooth fairy.

1st Day of School

Dallin and Matthew went back to school on Thursday.  They were sad that summer was over but still happy that school was starting.  I felt the same.  I am going to miss my WONDERFUL helpers!  Dallin really loves school and Matthew will - he always has a hard time the first few days and then he loves it.  He said the first day of school was very boring - hopefully that will change - I'm sure it will.

Basketball once again!

Here are some more basketball pages for Dallin and Matthew.  These are from back in February - April.  Today is their last day of this session of basketball but I don't have many pictures.  Anyway, here are my cute boys playing basketball!

FYI - only TWO days left!!!!!!!!!

Happy 6th Birthday Matthew! (a few days early)

Matthew's birthday really isn't until this Tuesday, but I was worried I would be in the hospital having the twins (which probably won't be happening) or that I would be way to exhausted and huge to do anything for him (very likely) - so we pretended that last Thursday was Matthew's birthday.

Normally, the boys have parties with a bunch of their friends but I just couldn't do it this year.  I felt bad so he did get to have 2 of his buddies over for a mini party - pizza, cupcakes, ice cream, and to play.  Matthew had a great time.  Then that night he got his favorite dinner, opened presents and had a Yoda cake (it really looked like Yoda late at night when I was making it).  Luckily, my boys all knew the cake was Yoda and Yoda's light saber.  All and all, I think he had a fun day!

FYI - only 5 days left until the twins are here!  

So, if you haven't voted, vote.  (And for those who don't know how big my babies are normally, the smallest was 9 pounds and the biggest was just under 10 pounds).

Hopefully everyone will be well by the time the twins get here.  On Friday I had to take Brecken to the doctor.  His ear drum was ready to burst so he is getting drops in his ears (that already have tubes in them).  Then yesterday, I had to take Dallin to the doctor because his ear drum burst in the middle of the night.  So, Dallin is now on anti-biotics.  Oh, and Matthew woke-up this morning not feeling good.  We are a fun house!

Last Day of School

Friday was the last day of school for the big 2 boys.  Of course, for some reason they only go for a whole 1 1/2 hours and they didn't even start at the same time.  Very strange.  But, school is over and they both had a great year and did very well!

FYI - I only have at most TEN days left until the twins come - so make sure to vote for their combined weight!

School Dance Festival

Every year the kids school does a dance festival the last week of school.  Each grade performs one or two dances that they have practiced for the last couple of weeks.  It is a lot of fun to watch the kids dance.  Both boys did such a great job (and I took a TON of pictures - I just can't get enough of my cute boys)!  Dallin loved that his dance was to a song from the movie Cars.  Matthew thought it was fun to do something he has watched Dallin do for the last two years.  

Don't forget to vote (see poll on right side)!  12 days and counting!

Bike Ride to Eaglecrest

Last weekend, Ed took the 2 big boys on a bike ride to their elementary school, Eaglecrest.  They loved getting to go on a bike ride with their daddy (since he goes on bike rides all the time).  They had a great time!

FYI - I only have 29 days left, at most, until I have the twins.  So, even though I haven't blogged much at all these days, I haven't had them yet - just been extremely exhausted.

Sick Little Matthew

Matthew has had a rough week.  He woke-up Sunday morning with a fever of 102.5.  I gave him Motrin and after a little bit he seemed to be mostly okay.  But by the afternoon, his fever had gone back up to 103.8.  Motrin didn't help so much this time.  In the night, his fever went back up over 103, so I gave him more Motrin but an hour later it was up to 104.1.  So into the tub we went.  Finally his fever went down a little but never below 101.  His fever continued for days and he laid on the couch and slept a lot.  Finally, I took him to the doctor last night and it turned out to be an ear infection (which is strange because he never gets ear infections even though all his brother have had tubes, and he never once complained about his ears).  They gave us a prescription and this morning, my little Matthew was back (and I do mean little, I think he lost weight this week from not eating).  I am just so glad he is finally feeling better!

Matthew - how hair grows

The boys all needed their hair cut (they were starting to look like shaggy dogs) so I cut/buzzed it the other day.  I'm not great at cutting their hair but they are young so they don't care (next time 

I need to take them to Dani to get real hair cuts).   Anyway, after I cut their hair, they were all itchy so I had them go take quick showers to rinse the hair off.  When Matthew came down, Dallin asked him if he had washed his hair.  This is how Matthew answered:

"I didn't wash my hair.  I didn't want to get it wet because then it would grow.  Water makes things grow."

He is right, water makes things grow!

I added this picture of Gavin - I think that with their hair cut/buzzed, they look a lot a like - and he is just so cute!  I love that he always does "thumbs up" in pictures lately.

Rough & Crazy Couple of Days

Poor little Matthew has had a ROUGH week.  He missed 2 days of school -  he was so sick but of course it was a virus.  Luckily, he is finally doing better - he has done a lot of watching TV with mommy.  And at least it wasn't croup like we thought at first (yucky cough and hard time breathing).  I love the picture of him where you can see he sleeps with his eyes open a little (which is creepy) - he sleeps just like his Aunt GG!

And what CRAZY weather we have been having (I guess really not that crazy for Utah - but it gets old after a while) considering it is Spring!  This past week it snowed (or rained one night before turning to snow) pretty much every day and was windy (our awning is now leaning but it has been too yucky out for them to come and fix it) and cold.  Not fun Spring weather - but good for our water levels.

And finally, my little Brecken had a horrible fall off the back of the couch - I thought for sure I broke him.  He didn't nap that day - which means mommy didn't get her MUCH needed nap, so I was trying to rest on the couch.  With an 18 month old, that doesn't work too well.  He was trying to sit on my shoulder/head when he went to stand up.  I reached up to grab him but by the time I did, there was no Brecken to grab - over the back of the couch he went (our couch is pretty tall too).  Let's just say I have no idea how I got off the couch as fast as I did to make sure he was okay.  And I'm not exactly sure how he landed but he was mostly standing up when I got to him and he had a huge rug burn on his forehead - and of course he screamed for a long time.  We were really worried about him since we didn't know if he hit his head or not but he seems to be okay.

Matthew - The Snowball

In Kindergarten, they have to be able to tell a story (that has a beginning, middle, and end - which I thought all stories had), in front of their class, with visual aids, and they can't read it.  Matthew got to tell his story yesterday and I was lucky enough to be able to go and watch him.  And I must say he did a FABULOUS job!  He remembered the whole story and spoke loud enough so everyone could hear.  He didn't do a great job of holding the pictures for his class to see (as his teacher pointed out), but otherwise, he did a great job!  Way to go Matthew!

Here is the story he told.  It is called, The Snowball.

I saw a snowball on a hill.

It rolled along and picked up Bill.

It rolled along with Bill inside.

It rolled along and picked up Clyde.

What a ride!

I saw a snowball with four feet.

It rolled along and picked up Pete.

It rolled him up as quick as that.

It rolled along and picked up Pat,

and her hat!

I saw a snowball roll past Lee.

It rolled along and picked up ME!

It rolled, it bounced, it dipped, it dashed.

It rolled along until it smashed!

The end.

Matthew is in LOVE!

Matthew came home from school today all goofy (even more goofy than normal).  Finally I got him to tell my why he was being so silly and this is what he said,

"I am kind of in love with a girl!"

What does that mean to a 5 year old?  Of course I had to try to get more out of him.  This is what he told me,

"I am in love with Allie.  She has been my special friend 3 times and today she told me 'it feels like I'm in love with you'.  And I thought in my head, why am I in love with her?"

"She is my best friend now.  But I don't know where she lives."

I asked if he played with her at recess and he said, 

"No, I just play with other guys."

Wow - my little guy's first little crush (besides my cousin "Big Gavin's" wife Amanda)!  I did find his class picture so I could see what she looks like - and she looks a lot like Big Gavin's Amanda - what a shocker!  I told Matthew that she was a cutie pie and he said, "Yep!"  My Gavin was funny and said, "Aaaaaaa, I don't want her to see me (referring to her picture) cause then she will be in love with me!"  So silly!

Matthew & Dallin Play Basketball (again & no end in sight)

So, yes, I post a lot of pictures (pages) about sports and lately just basketball (the snow was finally gone until it snowed again last night - which means it is almost time for soccer).  But, that is my life and it is fun.  It is really fun just to see how much they have learned and how much they have improved.  Dallin is really liking basketball - and with as tall as he is, that is a good thing.  And Matthew is loving it too (even though there is no kicking like in soccer).  Last week was the end of the last 7 week session for them at The Factory.  Luckily (for me), we had this week off before the next session starts next week.  But the chairs at basketball aren't too bad and I have a babysitter that watches Gavin & Brecken for me so I can just sit and not worry about the little ones - and get to enjoy watching Dallin & Matthew play ball!

Draper Temple Open House

Last Saturday, we had tickets to the Draper Temple Open House.  We had all planned on going but I decided it wasn't a good idea for me to go - I get exhausted, tired, & have braxton hicks contractions after standing for just a few minutes, so walking through the new Temple didn't sound like a good idea.

Ed was so good and took Dallin and Matthew.  Even though it was a busy day there - lots of people, waiting in lines, and walking - they were glad they got to go and see the Temple (especially Dallin).  It didn't hurt that they got water bottles & cookies at the end.  I'm so glad they got to go and see the Temple - I just wish I could have gone with them.

Soccer - according to Matthew

The other day I was asking Matthew (& Dallin) if they wanted to play basketball again since soccer starts about 2 weeks after basketball.  Here is what Matthew told me:

"I want to play soccer.  You get to run a lot in soccer and you get to kick.  It is kind of like fighting.  I love soccer!"

Should I be worried?  At least he likes to run!

More Snow Fun (from January)

Sledding Best Buddies

Matthew LOVES his best little buddy Josh (who luckily lives next door).  If they could, they would play all day every day - and never fight or have any problems.  We LOVE when Josh comes over - they play for hours and hours without needing anything.  A few weeks ago, Josh came over when Ed was pulling the kids behind the Taylor's 4-wheeler.  Boy did Matthew & Josh have a GREAT time!

I LOVE this picture by Matthew!

A few weeks ago, Matthew colored this cute picture for me (since then it has been on my frig and will remain for a long time).  He told me it is a picture of me in the hospital with the twins laying on the bed next to me and that there is food and a drink on the table next to me.  What a cute little guy he is.  I just love this picture and thought I would share it!

Family Pictures (way back in August 2008)

Okay - so now that things have calmed down (holidays are over), I am trying to go back and finish up the pages I never got around to doing last year so I can get my first digital scrapbook printed!  Then I have to go back and do 2007 and the end of 2006 (I am so embarrassed to be so far behind - but I was really sick when I was pregnant with Brecken & we had a rough time the first 6 months of his life - and back then, I was doing traditional scrapbooking).  

So, here are a lot of the fabulous pictures my adorable cousin (okay, my cousin's wife) Amanda took for us last August.  She does a fabulous job so if you are in AZ, look her up (click here for her photography site).  Or, if we can get enough people up here in UT, she will come up and take pictures.  Anyway, she really does a great job.  I had a hard time picking which ones to scrapbook - hence the 7 pages!  Thanks again Amanda (and Angela - she was here then too and helped with the kids)!