The Zoo

The Zoo on Memorial Day? Are we crazy? Why yes, YES WE ARE! Seriously though, although the parking lots were all packed and the line to get in was nuts...inside, it really wasn't that bad! The kids had a good time, and we did the whole zoo in like 3 hours or so. It was great!

Easton's 3rd Birthday

Sunday was Easton's 3rd birthday! His tricycle we got him last year is struggling to keep up with him (he's quite the speed demon)...so this year, we got him...

a BIKE! (a Spiderman Bike!)

He loves it! (and yes, we are smart parents, and he got a helmet too.)

It had been raining all weekend and I was bummed, because I planned to have his birthday party as a BBQ at the park...Someone up there must love me, cause the weather broke and the sun came out! Yea! We headed to the park, where family met us to have a BBQ.

Above: My sister in law Shantel, sampling the incredible watermelon (which she brought!)

Below: Cole using his masterful BBQ skills to cook some Burgers and Hot Dogs.

Well, my good fortune was short lived. About an hour into the party, the black clouds started rolling in, and the wind picked up. We scrambled around gathering everything up and got in our cars just as the rain began to fall again. We finished the party up at our house.

Below, you can see my masterful cake decorating skills. haha. It worked, you all know who it is, right?

And here are my cutie nephews...Clip is 8, and he's holding Timotayo. And I managed to catch a smile! Timmy is quite serious, so catching him smiling so big is quite a feat! :)

My BIG little girl...

So, Shyler has hit a milestone...she's graduated from preschool...She soon begins her journey in elementary education....Time goes way too fast! She loved her teacher Miss Brenda...so much in fact, that I found myself that evening, holding her in my arms while she sobbed and said she already missed Miss Brenda. It broke my heart. Shyler lately has really shown how fragile her little heart is. And I've found as a mother that when her heart is broke...I feel it also....

Photos Photos Photos

For Mother's Day, Cole's mom wanted new pics of the grandkids...so I borrowed my mom's camera and my 3 sister in laws and their kids headed to the park.
Here's the collage I put together for my mother in law of all the grandkids. (starting bottom left and up and over: Shyler, Easton, Destri, Jadee, Hayden, Briley and Korbin)

I thought I'd make one for my mom as well.

And just a fun one I made for Easton and Destri...they'll be embarrassed for this later in life...but for now...it's just too cute :)

We took Cole's deer to our friend Shane who is an incredible taxidermist. Here it is at this weekend's taxidermist's show at Cabelas. Shane entered it into the Master's Division and won first place! Shane also won best Mule deer for it. He did an amazing job. Cole is SOO proud to have it.

Kelli's Bday

My lil' sis turned 19 yesterday. We celebrated by going to Outback with her for dinner...

My neices Tayla and Lili
Arianne (Kel's best friend), Kelli and Tomasi (my nephew)

Shyler and Georgia (one of the kids Kelli lives with)

Mom and Tomasi

Happy Birthday Kelli! Love ya!

Another Change...

Ok...I went in, had some darker colors put back into my hair...my roots were OUT of CONTROL! And so now I'm a dirty blonde and I got a much shorter cut. I really like it. It's fun and perfect for the summer!

Running...

I just ran 8 miles and I'm so excited! I have a huge adrenaline rush and I'm feeling so good! I love watching the Biggest Loser, and I like to run on my treadmill while I watch it. Tonight I went 8 miles! It's so motivating to watch what they accomplish, and know that I can set goals and accomplish them too!

I'm going to organize a half marathon for my family for August and tonight I just got SOO excited for it!