Monday, July 22, 2013

Christmas in July!

That is what happens when you have two kids who are 2 years and 9 days apart, both born in July!  I can't believe my July babies are getting so old.  Xander is 5 and Wesley is 3.  It was very exhausting, but over the last two Saturdays we managed to pull off two parties.  I wanted to have a big combined party for the both of them, but then I thought it would be special for Xander to have a friend party, so it ended up being two parties again.  
 
Xander's birthday fell on a Saturday this year, so we celebrated his friend party on that day at a park in Kaysville that has a splash pad.  He had a few friends and some family show up for him.  His current obsession is ninja turtles so we had to have ninja turtle toys and pizza at the party.




The second party was this last Saturday.  It ended up being mostly a party for Wesley but Xander still got a couple gifts.  My talented sister in law also shared her talents and made an awesome cake for each of them.  






I'm so happy that family and friends could come to honor my children for their birthdays.  July is a special month, since it's the time when we were blessed with two wonderful kids.  They challenge us a keep us busy nonstop but I know what a blessing they are and what a true blessing it is to be a family.  Xander will be moving on to Kindergarten this fall.  He has come a long way, especially with the speech delays and hearing issues that he has had to deal with.  He is very outgoing and has a very strong personality.  This is a good thing and a bad thing depending on his mood.  Wesley is just my sweet little boy.  He has this calm sweet personality.  He can be very loving.  He almost always has a hug and a kiss for me, sometimes when I really need it.  I'm glad they are a part of our eternal family and I will do my best to raise them to be good men someday and always want to do what is right.  Happy Birthday to my crazy monsters!!!

  

Monday, July 8, 2013

Summer summer summertime!

We are well into summer now and I have definitely been slacking.  We haven't done anything too exciting.  We are just enjoying the outdoors and the time we get to spend as a family.
 Xander graduated from preschool in May.  I can't believe he is going to be in kindergarten this fall.  
 Pictures from his last day in preschool.  
 Xander and Wesley with their cute cousins Caitlyn and Cheyenne at the zoo
 Xander and Wesley at the zoo
 A little boy's dream:  Wesley playing with mud on the beach at bear lake. 
 The kids loved tubing behind the boat at Bear Lake
 Wesley driving the boat with grandpa.
 Xander on the tube!

 Eating popsicles after playing in the sun

 The kids playing at our local splash pad
We have Lagoon season passes and have already gone quite a few times.