Grandpa got Married!

Today Grandpa got remarried to Sega!  We are excited to have her in the family.  Congratulations you two!!

Cousins

Makai pushed Sam the entire afternoon.  He loved it!!  

So excited the kids got to see the Salt Lake Temple.  Kyle liked the conference Center.  All of them loved being on temple square.

Gotta love Cousins!!

It was a quick trip.  We left about midnight Friday night to be there in time for the Wedding Saturday morning.  We walked about temple square with cousins and Aunties for a few hours.  Slept at the hotel and left early Sunday to drive back.  Not my favorite type of trip, but we were happy to be there for the wedding and the cousins loved seeing each other!!

Bubble bath

Because Tyler had such bad eczema when he was little I couldn't give him bubble baths, so I never got into the habit of buying it. The other day at the store Makai said, "Mom, can I have a bubble bath?"  It dawned on me the poor kid had never had had one.  So, per his request:

Makai loved making his arms look like he had huge muscles.  

Trey got in on the action too:

Now they can't say they never got to take a bubble bath--it just took a while.  It was fun to watch them play.  Being a kid is awesome.   

Kyle's shirt

Kyle was asked by his teacher to draw the design for the Coyote Crawl t-shirt this year.  The school is trying to earn enough money to buy a rock wall for the school.  He did a great job.  A nice farewell for his last year of elementary school!

Trey's Bike

Last week I noticed that Trey has become excellent at riding his scooter.  He can balance well, maneuver through small spaces and has gained confidence.  Friday I told him that Saturday we were going to put him on a bike because he was ready!  He was pretty excited.  Saturday morning after breakfast we went outside and began the task.  For the first two seconds Trey was excited.  Then he said it was scary and different from his scooter.  Every move he made was filled with why he would never be able to ride a bike and it was harder than he thought it was going to be.  WE(I) decided we needed to take a break and he could ride his scooter for a while.  After riding his scooter for a while he came back to me excited to try his bike again.  Once on his bike he would again begin to cry and whine!  This happened several times.  I finally told him maybe he wasn't as ready as I thought he was and he should just go back to his scooter.  He did, but again he came and asked if we could try his bike again.  I explained everything to him and then I explained that it was okay to learn!  After I had time to cool off and think about things I told him the truth--that I knew he could do it, but HE needed to believe he could do it.  I told him if he continued to tell himself he couldn't do it, he was right!  But, if he started telling himself he could do it, he was Right!!  Trey struggles when things are hard.  However, he is a master rider!  It took about an hour total(not including breaks) for him to learn.  Now, he wants to ride every moment he can!  He loves it more than he loves his scooter and is enjoying his new found freedom.  A great lesson in never giving up and in the importance of believing in yourself!! Great job TREY!!!

Important!!

Trey came home from school and brought with his these 'originals'.  When I saw them I didn't think much of them and was about to send them right to the trash.  However, then I decided to ask him what they were.  There is also a 4th one that looks like a Christmas tree.  He then said, as if I should have known, "Mom, they are things that are important to me.  The tree is for Christmas because that's Christ Birthday.  Then I made the scriptures(the green one), the church(the one in the middle) and the Holy Ghost(the colorful little person)."  Suddenly they were the sweetest little 'original' creations.  Unfortunately I didn't get a change to tell Monty what they were until it was too late, but I still have the Christmas Tree which I think I'll put with our Christmas stuff.  Thankfully, I got a picture though!  Trey, I am glad you know how important these things are!!  

Tyler's Dragon

Tyler turned 13 this month!  Can't believe we have a teenager!  I joked with Monty that now we are officially parents because we have a teenager.  He is the best teenager anyone could ask for.  Such a good natured kid.  And let me tell you he can clean a kitchen!!  It takes him a while, but when he's done it looks so nice!!(To his future wife:  You're welcome!)  So, he spent his birthday on a scout camp out.  They went to Wyoming and went sledding.  He had a blast.  Then he came home and we had a crab boil and pie.  Tyler is not that big of a cake guy, but loves pie.  For his birthday we decided get him a bearded dragon.  He has wanted one for quite some time now.  When he opened the note that said, 'Lets go get a bearded dragon' I cried because he was so surprised and happy.  Tyler is a pretty even tempered and sometimes doesn't show a lot of emotion.  If he is happy sometimes you don't know.  If he is mad sometimes you don't know.  However, the moment he opened that letter I KNEW he was happy!!  It was priceless.  So, we went to the store and when he saw his dragon he KNEW!  He said, "That's it!!"  It was the smallest one and rather cute.  He has enjoyed having 'it'.  However, he won't name it till we know if it's a boy or a girl.

The new Pet

Love this boy!!

FAT!

Makai is such a fun kid.  The past few days he has done some things that have made me laugh.  First, take note that the boy loves MARIO from Super Mario Bros.  Monday we were attending a class at the hospital that we signed up for that encourages a healthier lifestyle. Makai is too young so he attends a daycare type class.  The lady in the class made him a paper airplane and asked him to spell his name so she could put it one the plane.  He told her, "M-a-r-i-o". I laughed when I saw the plane and he just said, "Mom, I like to be Mario!"  I was impressed he could spell it.  

Makai has known his letters and their sounds since he was two.  However, making that next big jump to putting them into words is not coming easily.  It is painful as he sits by the word PIG for example and sounds it out perfectly, but can't quiet get the word.  Well tonight we were trying again and after about 5minutes working on the word FAT he actually got it!  We were so excited for him and he was pretty happy.  Later I even asked him to spell FAT and he did.  Anyway, there is hope.  

Monty then decided to test him on his shapes.  He didn't know many, but when Monty drew a rectangle Makai screamed, "a TV shape!"  He couldn't figure out why we were all laughing, after all he was right.  

Funny kid!  Love him so much!