Memorial in Mesquite

We thought we were supposed to be moving Memorial Day weekend but sadly our buyers backed out at the last minute.  Since we weren't moving and pretty bummed Mark and I decided we needed a weekend away.  Luckily, no one was using the house in Mesquite so we decided to head down.  

The first day there was a blast.  The weather was hot so we hit the pool and swam all day.  Everything was looking good until later that night.  First, poor Brody tripped on Daddy's foot and crashed into the coffee table leaving him with an ugly black eye.  Next, Lukers started to get a fever and complain that his tummy hurt.  I got Tylenol and Motrin in him and he thought was healed but then the second he would start playing too much he would start to cry about how tired he was.  He couldn't understand why we weren't going swimming at the pool.  We finally compromised and decided to head to St. George and the dinosaur museum.  Luke was so excited.  He napped on the way and was ready to go when we got there.  The dinosaur museum put a smile on his little face! 

I thought that maybe our weekend had been saved but then Brody came down with the same little bug and now he was on a steady diet of Tylenol and Motrin too.  The next day we admitted defeat and decided to just stay home.  It was the right decision because the boys were both feeling much better the next day.  Sadly, it was our last day so we decided to stop in St. George on the way home and play for a minute.  The boys had a blast at the new splash pad and could have stayed all day.  I think that one stop made up for the crappy weekend.  We hit Swig and got some dirty Cokes and sugar cookies for the ride home.  It wasn't the weekend we had anticipated but at least it ended on a good note!

Preschool Graduation

I can't believe my Lukers has already finished one year of preschool.  I am so sad that my little guy is growing up.  This year of preschool has been so great for Luke and he has really grown and learned so much.  He is going to miss his teacher Miss Darcy and all of his friends.  

For the program each student was asked to recite one of the poems they had memorized during the school year.  Luke's poem was Tree House by Shel Silverstein.  He wasn't happy about it because he wanted the poem Brave but Colleen Howard got that poem and now Luke is not a fan of Colleen.  I promised him that if he memorized his poem and did a good job I would make cinnamon rolls for graduation.  This totally motivated him and he did an amazing job.  Not very many kids were able to do their poems and Luke did an amazing job!  I am so proud of him!

A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure and wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all--
Let's go live in a tree house.

When graduation was over Miss Darcy had a fun potluck and let the kids play outside together.  Luke had a blast and enjoyed every minute of it.  One mother told me that her daughter Kira is planning on marrying Luke and tells her about it constantly.  Luke overheard this and can't stop talking about it!  I am so proud of my little Luke and how much has accomplished.  Love you Luke!!!  

Birthday Pictures

We finally got around to doing the boys birthday pictures.  It was hard to find a time when the weather was good and Mark could help us.  I wanted to do them in an orchard and luckily I found a great orchard just a few minutes from our house.  Luke did a great job that night and Brody wanted nothing to do with pictures.  I am glad we got a good one of him with his birthday poster.  It was time consuming to make and I wanted a cute pic to make it worth it.  

Words cannot express how much I love these two little boys!  I am sad to see how much they grow and change but I also love to see their personalities change!  Love you boys!

Treehouse Museum

It had been way too long since our last visit to the Treehouse Museum so we asked cousin Liam to join us and we paid a visit.  Brody was hard this time since he could walk and was all over the place.  It was hard for me to keep track of both boys that wanted to see different exhibits.  Luke did a pretty good job sitting down and staying at an exhibit for a little bit.  Usually, he likes to run through the entire museum and then come back and go through it slowly.  I loved it when he was teaching Liam and Brody in the schoolhouse.  He was showing them how to write their letters.  Little did he know that his students were trying to eat their work!    

Jessica and I thought it was hilarious how determined Brody and Liam were to get the sword out of the stone.  Brody went nuts in the music room and loved making noise.  Luke's favorite lately is the knight room and can stay and play there for hours.  Luckily, Brody and Liam found plenty to do while Luke played!  I love that these three boys have fun together!  

Baby Animal Days

We have never been to the Kaysville Baby Animal days before.  It only takes place one weekend a year and always seem to miss it.  This year we made sure to not forget.  It's a good thing too because the boys loved it!  Brody couldn't control himself and wanted to hold every animal we saw.  He would grunt and point at them.  When Luke was able to hold the animals he took it very serious and tried to do his best.  

Our favorite part of the day was when Brods stuck his finger up the pigs nose.  He was reaching in their pen and trying so hard to get them.  Right as he stuck out his finger and reached in as far as he could the pig ran his nose straight into Brody's finger.  His little finger was completely black to say the least.  We definitely went through a lot of wipes and hand sanitizer.  

Luke and Kash thought they were pretty cool with their lizard face painting!  I love it when Luke does his tough guy look and talk.  The kids were sure they wanted to go on the little train ride even though the line was a mile long.  I bought a ticket for both boys and then found out I had to ride with Brody since he was so little.  Not the highlight of my day riding on the bouncy train.  The kids had fun though and we will have to come back next year for sure!

A Perfect Seat!

Lately Brods love to get as close as he can to the TV.  I'll always start him out on the couch and within no time he'll be right up front!  Sometimes he'll even stand in front of the TV and is slapping the TV and yelling at the characters.  Brody isn't too picky when it comes to which cartoons to watch.  He'll watch anything on Disney or whatever Lukers is watching.  His favorite, however, is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  When Mickey comes on the screen he gets so excited and starts screaming!   

This little guy cracks us up lately and we can't get enough of him.  He is becoming such a little boy and I love to see his personality come out.  His new words are hilarious because they don't help us at all but he loves to say them.   They are...outside, all done, car (caw), and on guard (for sword fighting of course)!  Like Luke always says, "We just love our sweet baby!"  

Soccer Star

I thought Luke's soccer season could go one of two ways.  When we play in the backyard he gets easily frustrated and doesn't seem to happy but I thought maybe if he is wearing a uniform and out on the field with other kids he'll be inspired.  Luckily, he fell in love with soccer and decided to really play!  We were all amazed with how well he did and how much natural talent he had.  The first game of the season was a near downpour and Lukers still went out there and attacked it.  He scored three goals and did ask to come out of the game once.  

One thing that was very apparent from the first game was how aggressive Luke can be.  He is not afraid to get in there and do what it takes to get the ball.  One time he plowed over his own team mate, knocking the poor kid's cleats off, grabbed the ball and kept going.  When I told him he wasn't allowed to do that he said, "But why...I got the ball."  I love this picture of him and Iz trying to steal the ball from each other even though they are on the same team.  Luke loved having a good friend on the team and it was fun to watch him and Iz play together.

Luke's team had a lot of little girls that weren't that into the game and always asking to come out.  However, Luke was always begging to play and would play the entire game without stopping or slowing.  At one game a little boy decided to just lay down in the middle of the field and pick the grass.  While Luke was dribbling the ball down the field the boy was in the way.  This didn't stop Luke though, he jumped right over the kid and kept on running.  

Words cannot express my love for this little soccer player!  He loved every minute of his first soccer season.  Luke had quite the cheering section at each game.  When he would score a goal he would look over at us and throw his arms in the air with the biggest smile on his face.  Sometimes he would even run past us and take in all the cheers!  His coach Ashley and the other parents were always thoroughly entertained by Luke.  One dad even joked that he was going to bring his own yellow cards to handout to Luke at the next game.  We are so proud of our Lukers and love our soccer player!