Summer Adventures 2013

We sold our Tolleson house! Hallelujah! 

 Our favorite neighbors from Colorado came to visit!  Diego, Tara, Braden & Evan stayed 1 night and the kids were so elated to see them!  We've missed them so much!  Evan thought he could swim and we all realized he couldn't after Tara had to jump in the pool in her clothes to save him.  He stayed in the shallow end the rest of the day.

Pump it Up with Presley, Tatum, Brooke and Ella!  Woohoo!  

Kids can't get enough of that place!

4th of July fireworks on the black hill with this smokin hot guy!

And these sweet cuties!

Lake time with the Three Amigos.

 Maybe I'm biased, but he is so freaking cute!  

And not to mention talented on those monkey bars!

Sports village with the Ewell's, Kass and Summer.

Our fun week with Kassadi, Drew and Nash staying with us!

GO Diamondbacks!  We got there a bit early.  Maybe a little too excited?!?

Happy Birthday to our sweetest Maddy!!

So lucky to have this sweet girl!

 She has the best friends a girl could ask for!

A little Macaroni Grill for her birthday dinner.

Then an opera version of 'Happy Birthday' from our waitress.

Not too shabby!

Whoa.... it's been awhile.

So... lots of catching up from A YEAR AGO!  

I have to post a pic of my garden.  It really is amazing.  

It didn't produce any edible vegetables but it looks great.  

And for my first Arizona garden I'm not going to be too hard on myself.  

The vegetables will come eventually.

Our favorite activity last spring was going to Westgate with friends.  

Can't get enough of that place!

 Diamondbacks games are always in the mix.  Spencer won a hat!  WHAT!!  

He gave it to me cause he was already wearing one.  Generous guy he is.  

 More Westgate... still can't get enough.

 Talan and Canon 

 LOVE it when the Downey's come visit!

 Ace & Ryan

 My bestie and me by the fire.  Did we plan to do thumbs up?!?

 So cute.

 Always have to go to Makutu's Island!!  

Except it's closed now.  Glad we got it in one last time!

Ryan is 5!!!

Ryan got to enjoy our friend Madison's birthday and Spencers a week before his.  It was a fun celebration week!  Summer made a sweet carnival game that all the kiddos loved!

Cotton candy & orange fanta

Random pic.  Ryan wanted to clean his feet in the sink.  

He just happened to be wearing his Navy hat from Corey.  Such a cutie pie.

Maddy was bummed that she had to miss Ryan's party, but she loved going to Skyler's garden party!  These ladies looked lovely.

Ryan thankfully chose a water slide party!  His friends were so excited and were on that thing from 10am to 5pm.  We had to make them stop for Ryan to blow out the candles, but that was about it.

  

Axel was an animal on that thing.

Ryan and one of his favorite friends from pre-school, Beau with the belt.  

And his favorite birthday surprise, Julie and Corey came to stay for the weekend with Hans and Tara.  We missed those guys so much!

Some of our favorite things about RyRy...

1. He loves to cuddle.

2. He is aware of everyone's feelings and wants everyone to be happy.

3. He loves anything Talan loves, especially skylanders aka skylanters.

4. He LOVES soccer.
5. He has seriously amazing dance moves.
6. Always has a positive attitude.
7. Is very independent.
8. He is really good at every sport he tries.
9. His laugh is contagious.
10. He loves wrestling and doing ninja moves.
Love you Ry!

Wow, it's been awhile!

Here is a quick update of the past five months.  

Maddy with Jessica and Lacey on her 4th grade field trip.  

The twins were standing on that rock howling like wolves.  Entertaining.

Ryan & I made jello worms and scared the kids.  Talan fell for it.  It was pretty hilarious.  

Madds took them to class the next day to scare her teacher. 

I had a date with my handsome Tally.  We went to Yogurtini.  

I love date nights with my kiddos! Smiley face!

I started my garden from seeds in January and then planted them outside the beginning of March.  

They are doing alright, but could be better.  I need to take a gardening class.

The Nardini's came to visit us!  Such amazing friends! We had to take them to Makutu's Island. 

They LOVED it, just like we knew they would.

We went to a comedy club one night.  

We were lucky enough to see Steve Rannazzisi from 'The League'.  

He was amazing.

We couldn't pass up the chance to meet him and get a pic after. 

Westgate.  Pretty much our favorite place in Phoenix.  Friday and Saturday nights are the best.  There is live music, the kids run around in the splash pad and they have some of our favorite restaurants.  Parents can relax while the kiddos go crazy.  Everyone is happy.

We decided to get rid of Spencer's beloved Tacoma and get more of a family car.  The Tacoma would've been perfect had we stayed in Utah, but just wasn't working for Phoenix. :( 

We went with the pilot.  Not our dream car, but it works for now!

Kindergarten orientation. Class of 2026, WHAT?!?!  

I just cried again.  It's hard seeing them grow up so fast.  He is super excited, and I am super excited for him.  I'll be wearing my sunglasses for the first couple weeks of school so he doesn't see the tears.  Sniff sniff.

Lille got all that matted hair off so she could get cool for the AZ summer.  She looks upset here, but she really was happy.  She has sensitive eyes like me.  Can't look at the flash.

Sideways pic.  Spring break fun at 'Pump it Up'!  

One of my favorite events of the year thus far.  IMAGINE DRAGONS CONCERT!!  Yes, it was so amazing that I just wrote in all caps.  I would see them every year if I could.  Thanks Kisten for the free tix and front row seats (Even if my body was bruised the next day).

You can tell I'm trying to keep the people behind me back!  It was craZy!

I got to see most of my favorite SLC friends.  Wish I could live back to good ol' Herriman.  

Never thought I would miss that place as much as I do!

 LDS Easter Pageant.  It was amazing.  Too bad the kiddos were all asleep within the first 15 minutes.

Maddy and Binks, her science project.  She has a hard time breathing with Binks in the house but she won't let her go.  Grosses me out, but I'll be supportive.

Maddy and her 4th grade teacher, Mrs. Voigt.  She is now a member of the National Elementary Honor Society.  You have to be invited to apply but then you also have to be accepted if you decide to apply.  It's a lot of hard work, and I love that she is excited to do it.  

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