Shots

The boys and I got our flu shots the other day. Kade knew about his shots (he needed two others as well) a few days in advance...he heard me make the appointment on the phone. ANYWAY, I got mine, then we had Kade go next so he could be a tough example for Luke. Kade was sooooooooooo scared. Once on the table he cried and was so nervous....through the tears after the first shot he mumbled out..."oh, well, that didn't hurt so bad...then the next shot and...--ya, that didn't hurt much either. Apparently the flu shot was the worst and he didn't mention it being easy. AT ANY RATE....
After all that craziness, Luke from on the chair to the side shouted out, "MY TURN NEXT!" with so much excitement. He hoped right up, winced and was done. It made me laugh at my little masochistic son! :)

TWILIGHT!
YAY! The group of us!---ha ha, it's funny cause A#1: we're trying to wear these fangs that just kept falling out but were AWESOME-thanks Linds, and B#2: it's funny to look at the group of 12 or so and try to see who stayed up for the show and who "woke up" for the show....poor Shari was so sick and so so pregnant (sorry Shar).


This was soooooooooo fun! We all went to the midnight showing of Twilight on Thursday night and amidst the cracking up due to Lindsey, Shantelle and Jessica, we really liked it. It was exactly what I expected. (we really did laugh a lot because of the awesome music and well, it was a little lower budget..) We loved it and despite the lameness at which I was a mom the next day, it was worth it (and the boys LOVED watching Kung Fu Panda while I rested!) Good idea Jessica! I loved it!

rock climbing

One of the last things we did before we left Utah was go rock climbing with Scott. Kade loved it and was really good at it (and he didn't get a chance to get bored because about an hour in another little girl came and they had more fun running around, it worked out great) It was sooooooooo fun. Now, Scott is into Bouldering, which is rock climbing without the rope, and not too high, just hard. It was sooo great! The climbs are measured in V's--starting at V-0, V-1 and up to V-10 or something at the quarry that he goes-ANYWAY, I totally rocked the V-0's and then tried the V-1's....then went back to V-0's. I so so so so so wish there was some sort of rock climbing place within 100 miles of us. So here is some of Kade and at the end of the video is an awesome new jump thing Scott learned while we were there.

Last week we went to Las Vegas with Jess family and he met us there. It WAS AWESOME. Jess' parents are so incredibly generous and paid for our stay (in a hotel that was huge and so pretty) gas, food and fun. It was Jess' grandpa's 90th birthday and we all gathered for that. It was fun to play the "who is that again" game.


The boys saw the M&M factory (which, by the time we walked to it, we only had 15 minutes...but they had time to fill up their bags with whichever m&m color they wanted. I didn't think Luke would care too much when we saw the giant m&m guys, but he loved them! I didn't get a very good shot because of how many people were around him but he was just a-waving and shouting hi.
That night we went to the birthday party, which was fun. I think Jess' grandpa is just so nice and there were lots and lots of people there to celebrate! Afterwards Jess and me, Aubrey, Melodie,Justin, Emily and Riley went out on the town to see the sights (which, in Vegas, is the grossest time for sure!!! Yuck) but we went through some of the prettiest hotels and by 12:05 got to the Bilagio to see the water show. We waited and laughed and waited and laughed (Melodie's got the moves!)...until a nice homeless man told us the water shows end at midnight. So, we walked back. (I was glad I was wearing flip-flops). Anyway--it was tons of fun to just hang out with everyone!
Sunday we went to church and after said goodbye to Melodie, Justin and Riley who had to get back for work. That night Jess and I went to visit our way super awesome friends, Tom and Tiffeny Kutz! YAY! I just love them! I so wish we had more time to play, but as it was we had just dropped off Jess' family at grandpa's at it was getting late. I can't wait till next time! (we're crossing our fingers that we'll win some money so we can come on your cruise with ya'll---SO FUN)



Monday, we went to Circus Circus--and it was so fun! Especially the Acrobat act with the guys from Kenya--AMAZING! we were cheering so so loud! Then we went to see the AWESOMENESS of the Mirage. Who knew (well, tons of people--just not me) that they had dolphins and tigers and lions....there? We lucked out with a few free tickets and it truly was amazing. The animals were all up and walking around and playing and so so so close. Not to mention the dolphins were so cute! Anyway, the boys loved it! Lastly we wanted the boys to see the Treasure Island show...but turns out after a day of walking and so much fun...the three boys (Brody) were all asleep in our arms. So we went home instead. Jess and I and Aubrey took the boys to Madagascar that night and THEY LOVED IT!!! We were all laughing so much. What a good show! We loved it and Kade and Luke were laughing lots. We totally recommend it! They were out like a light that night!
Jess flew home Tuesday morning and we drove back to Utah. The trip home was awesome too, Jess' mom had gone to the dollar store and LOADED up on toys and cramed them into a black bag for the three boys and they really did love that (thanks) and the Suburban they rented had a DVD player and everything..and really, except Kaden needing to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes everything was pretty easy breezy!. It was a great trip and we loved it!

I don't have many pics from Vegas cause my camera's battery ran out, so sorry it's kinda boring...Aubrey's going to send me her pics!

Also, Scott found all his old pokemon collection and has been giving some to Kaden. HE's IN HEAVEN! He had one card that he got from Mathew Johnson, asked Scott if he knew about it, Scott found his stuff, and now he won't let it out of his sight. Kade carries all his cards around in his Superman wallet. It makes me laugh.

Kade's Jump

Pieces of our Utah Trip

Utah has been soooooo much fun! And the weather has been so nice and warm and AWESOME. The boys are loving it and have been so so so busy with all the activities we've been packing in. Yesterday we raked up all the leaves and the pile was huge.....so....we talked Kade into jumping from the tree house into the leaves. HE LOVED IT.



We were so so lucky to be here on Brody's birthday. YAY--Emily had it at Kangaroo Zoo and we ALL had so so much fun! HAPPY 3RD B-DAY BRODY!!! WE LOVE YOU.



I've never played Rock Band before...TURNS OUT IT ROCKS! he he...I loved it and totally want it now. The boys liked playing it too and Kade did a great job with B.J. on the guitar. Anyway--so fun!



Pumpkin carving was funny because...turns out...Kade and Luke both think it's pretty gross. We all tried to show them how COOL it was to mash the pumpkin innards...didn't work. but...by the end they were at least used to it.



We went to a childrens museum at the gateway mall and it was so so so fun. It had so much fun stuff for toddlers and Kade's age. It had a house that was to scale for the boys, a working construction site with cranes and building blocks...a grocery store with fake food and isles and cash registers and oh so much cute stuff. Anyway, Kade and Gavin were dressed up the whole time as Police Chief Kade and Firechief Gavin and patroled the area. They LOVED it. It was super cool!




This is a picture in mom's back yard. Kade has just climbed acrossed the monkey bars for the first time (he was so so brave) and we called Dad to share the good news. We miss you JESS!!! And seriously CAN'T wait to see you this weekend!!! YAY!!! We love you baby!

Oh, and in case you didn't notice...there's Pac Man on the bottom of this blog and I LOVE IT. I first started playing it on Hannah's blog...then it stopped working and I had to take matters into my own hands. At any rate, I'm totally addicted and LOVE Pac Man. Just a little heads up!