Summer showers..

We have loved the warm, summer rain showers! Konner and Zaydee laughed so hard while running, jumping and splashing in the rain! Konner helped Zayd roll up her pant legs, after they were already SOAKED! They had a blast chasing worms down the gutter, trying to scoop them up in the plastic sand shovel. Konner was to scared to pick up the "slimy little bugger" (as he said) so Zaydee came to the rescue!

The rainbow that came along with the rain was beautiful. 

There were two rainbows but, my lens was not quite wide enough to get both.... 

Happy Birthday to you

Ugh.. I have gotten a little behind on the blogging thing. 

A quick little catch up:

My mom's birthday was August 6th and we had a fun little party. I took her to Tarzan at Tuachan and the kids got her some of her favorite treats, a book (they love to read with grandma) and a cute little willow tree figurine. 

We made her favorite cake, pineapple upside down cake.

I am sooooo blessed to live so close to my family! I loved spending the day and night with my mom on her birthday. She is AMAZING and helps me so much! Love you mom! 


My whole family (minus Mikey) went to Tarzan. I loved it! Konner really liked it too. He was constantly asking questions and laughing. I am really glad that we have such an awesome theater so close to us!

Grandma Joy, Konner and I

Happy Birthday MOM!

Konner and I waiting for the show to start!!

At the first of the summer, my grandma told me if I passed my CNA class she would take me to Vegas to see Phantom of the Opera. Well...... I passed!! While the kiddos were camping with the Eardleys my grandma got a condo and we headed to Vegas. We stopped in Mesquite and had SUPER GOOD mexican food for lunch. We got to Vegas and checked in to the Worldmark. We had just enough time to change our clothes and hop on the shuttle that took us to the strip. We picked up our tickets and went in....... HOLY COW.. our tickets were on the fourth row in the middle!! Let me just say, I LOVED IT!! The theater was awesome, the music was amazing, the sets and costumes were OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! I am super glad that I got to go before it left Vegas!  We had dinner and went back to the condo to relax a bit. The next morning we slept in and then went to the Bodies Exhibit. That was a different kind of cool, but totally cool still!
They wouldn't let us take any pictures inside Phantom or the Bodies Exhibit so we only have one picture :)

Tinkle Tinkle...

I am laying in bed Monday morning and I hear the sound of diaper Velcro. I wait for a second and hear tinkle, tinkle in the potty. I immediately sit up and say "Zaydee, what are you doing?" 

She flushes the potty and comes running into my room and says

"I don't want to wear diapers anymore. I am a big girl and i wanna wear panties."

SO.....

It has been 6 days and she is still wearing panties. She has had three accidents but I think that is pretty amazing! We have been playing, going to Cafe Rio, Wal-mart, my moms house, shopping for birthday presents and all of her accidents have been at home! 

She is such a funny girl. She has to do things on her time. But when she is ready... SHE IS READY!! 

We made a little chart so when she went potty 10 times she got to go get a treat. When I asked her what she wanted she said (in the most serious prissy voice)

"I want my very own PURPLE snow cone!"

So after 10 times we headed to the BEST snow shack in town... (parking lot of Ace) for a snow cone!

I try to get her to do a "nice smile" but I get this

OR.....

THIS!!

Head tipped back saying "CHEESE"

She is so excited to be able to go for a week without wetting at night so she can get 

PRINCESS PANTIES

to match her Belle jammies!

Proud "mommy" moment

Konner can TIE HIS SHOES!! Now, I dont when kids usually do this.... and it obviously depends on the kid, but I am so proud of him! He wanted to tell every one. He said to me, "Mom, Dad is going to be so proud of me cause he hates tying my shoes all the time! I gotta call him right now!!" I love watching my kids accomplish something they have been working for. They are so proud and get the satisfaction of knowing they have reached a goal! 

Goin' to the chapel

I have been so, extremely, lucky to work with such awesome girls. Two of the girls I work with got engaged just a couple weeks apart, they are getting married two days apart..... AND they are sisters!! Anna is moving to Cedar City so she wont be working anymore. Erika is moving to Provo and doesn't want to commute... DANG!! haha We had a bridal shower for them before they left and it was so fun. Stephanie got Cafe Rio for everyone for dinner. We played a couple games, had cheesecake for dessert, and laughed til my face literally hurt! Jessica and I did the shopping for the presents and did an awesome job! well.. I would have been happy with what we got them. We were told we had to keep it "G" rated but managed to sneak a couple little PG-13 things in there! We are also losing Jess.... (super sad about that) She is going on a mission so she is moving home (Vegas) with her family to save money.....

All the Bridal Elegance girls

good thing you cant see our faces... we could not stop laughing!! 

EVERYONE!! They boys are the fiances.... Obviously 

This is going to be a staple in bridal shower gifts from me!! There is a whole line of this brand and it cracks me up! The girls loved it too

Girls weekend

The weekend of July 24th, Konner got to go camping with the Eardley/Staheli clan. Since he was gone, it was just Zaydee and I, and I had the weekend off work... SO.. that meant lots of girly bonding time. Zaydee really missed her bubba but we had lots of fun. 

We went out for snow cones... (my favorite treat!)

Played babies

painted nails! Zaydee said.. "Look mom, now I am pretty like you!"

Went to dinner at Olive Garden

walked on the curb while we waited

had the waitress take a picture of us after (accidentally) making her feel bad. she assumed we were waiting for some one else. When i told her it was just the two of us, she said sorry a million times! ha ha

We went to the 24th of July parade in Washington. Zaydee and Scotlyn enjoying the view

Emilee and Stephanie

Trying to see what all the noise was.....

This was the culprit... 

After the parade we went to the festivities at the park and Zaydee got her face painted for the first time

Emilee and Zaydee showing off their cheeks!

That night, we went to grandmas for some fireworks and sparklers! 

LOVE THIS PICTURE! Zayd looks so homeless but so happy!

She was a little reluctant about the sparklers...

We had a super fun weekend, but we were really happy to have Konner back. He makes such a difference at our house. He had so much fun with his cousins and came home SUPER DUPER dirty!