Wahoo!!!!

On Monday we started painting the house (finally). It looks so good. I am excited to get it finished. We also got a driveway (finally) on Monday. It was a very productive day. We were all so excited. As Peyton says "doesn't it look pretty!" The Lincoln County fair is going on this week and we were able to spend the afternoon there today. The boys had their faces painted like Spiderman so I had to include a picture of them. Aren't they cute?

Toothless!!

Brayden lost his first tooth today!! He was so excited. His teeth started to get loose a few days ago and he couldn't wait. Today he came running outside and said look, with his tooth in his hand. I couldn't belive it. I had let him have a brownie and then went outside to work. Brayden decided he wanted another brownie and so he tried to help himself, but he couldn't get the conatiner open so he decided to use his teeth and out popped the tooth!! He was so excited!!!
When I asked him how much money he thought the toothfairy would bring he said probably not as much as she would have becuase I was getting into the brownies when I shouldn't have! So cute!

No More Training Wheels!!!!

 

 

 

Tonight was the night. We took off the training wheels and convinced Peyton to try to ride without training wheels. He tried twice and was ready to give up. I bribed him with any treat he wanted to try again and it worked. He took off! Once he realized that he really did it by himslef he wanted to ride again and again. Way to go Peyton!!!

4th of July

 

 

 

 

We have had such a fun July!! We started off the month with my sister and her kids coming to visit. We went to Lava Hot Springs where my parents and brother and his family met us and spent the day swimming. Then everyone came to our house for the weekend. On the morning of the 4th the boys went to play mud volleyball, my boys and Abby were in a float in the Thayne parade. Then we had a Gardner family reunion. We finished the day roasting marshmallows by the fire watching the fireworks. It was a great day. Then we headed to Utah and spent the week with my family. We had so much fun boating, golfing, swimming and just hanging out with everyone.
The girls are now 11 months old and they are at the beginning stages of walking. They are getting very brave and it is so cute!! Caylin now has 2 teeth and Cara has one. Brayden and Peyton are doing great and just started soccer. They miss thier cousins a lot. They had so much fun being with the big boys. Summer time is great!!!

First Stitches!

Tonight it was picture day for T-Ball we were waiting for Brayden's turn and he was climbing up a chain link fence, when I told him to get down he jumped down but caught his arm on the fence and got a good gash. So we taped it up took the pictures and headed to get stitches. Brayden was so brave. He didn't even cry at all. He was a little worried about what was going to happen but he was such a trooper. We just started swimming lessons yesterday, so Brayden was a little upset that he couldn't finish swimming lessons. We will have to try another session. Now Brayden is pretty proud of his stitches!

Cute kids!!

 

 

 

 

Caylin and Cara are now 10 months old!!! They are getting so cute and into everything! They found the stairs the other day and want to go up the stairs all the time. Caylin pulls the funniest faces she has such a fun personality. Cara got into my plants and got caught. She looked so cute with dirt all over her face. We have had a lot of rain latley. Brayden and Peyton have made the best of it and decided to dance in the rain.

Graduation Day!!!

 

 

 

Today Brayden graduated from kindergarten. They put on a really cute program for the parents. This is what Brayden said about himself. Brayden is six years old. His Favorite thing to do at school is receess because we get to play. His favorite thing to do at home is to play superheros, like Spiderman, with his brother. In 20 years Brayden will be 26 years old, he is looking forward to skateboarding at that time. Brayden will marry Joey and have some kids. He will work on building and puttting out fires because he likes to help people. He will live in Star Valley and with his free time he will rest and play with his kids. Brayden got the Extra Gum award because he loves to go the extra mile, especially with his art projects! Congratulations Brayden!!!! We love you lots!!

Camping

 

 

 

 

We went camping over Memorial Weekend for the first time in 2 years! We were all really excited to go. We had a great time. The girls did really well and loved being outside. Brayden and Peyton loved the mud, water and dirt. They were able to go on some nature hikes and shoot guns. We got a little wet (the trailor leaked) but it was a great weekend!

Double Trouble!

 

 

 

 

Aren't they cute!!! They are starting to explore the house and finding lots of new things to play with. The first and second picture is of Caylin, the third and fourth picture Cara is on the left, Calyin on the right, and the last picture is of Cara. They are now 9 months old!

Happy Birthday Peyton!!!

 

 

 

 

Today Peyton turned 4 years old!!! I can't believe how fast time flies. He had a great birthday. On Sunday we celebrated with the grandparents. Today we had a birthday party with 6 of Peyton's friends. We had a great time playing games and eating cake and ice cream. Happy Birthday Peyton we love you lots!!!

Little Red Riding Hood

 

 

Brayden tried out for a play that they put on at the school and he was chosen to be a Raccoon! He was so excited to be in the play. He was such a trooper, play practice every day after school and most of the day Saturday. But he loved it. The play was so cute. The Raccoons danced and sang songs and stole Red Riding Hood's basket! In the second picture Brayden is the 4th from the left on the top row.

Cara and Caylin 8 months old

From 2009-04 (Apr)

Brayden and Peyton put batman capes on the girls. They looked so cute! They are getting so big and they are starting to get into everything!!

Happy 50th

 

Today is my parents 50th wedding anniversary! What a great accomplishment,4 kids and 17 grandchildren. I am so lucky to have such great parents who have set a wonderful example to me and my family. They have shown us what a great marrige is. My mom and dad have always been there for us, no matter what. They are always willing to help and they give us all the support and love that we could ask for. Thank you so much for all that you have done for me and my family. We love you so much!!

Happy Easter!

 

We had a fun Easter morning at our house. The kids were so excited and had lots of fun finding the easter eggs that the Easter Bunny hid! The boys got a new Easter shirt and the grils got a new Easter dress. They all looked so cute. We had a fun Easter Egg hunt with Grandma and Grandpa Andrews and dinner with our great friends the Hewards.

Disneyland

Over spring break we headed off on a road trip to Disneyland! My wonderful sister in law and brother kept the girls for us. We had so much fun at Disneyland and California Adventure. The boys loved the rides, meeting all of the characters and watching the great shows. We were able to spend an afternoon on the beach and one day at Sea World. We had a great vacation. It was so nice to be the in warm sunshine and to pull out the shorts. I was ready to get home and see my babies but I sure do miss the warm weather!