Camping

Keeper has had one free weekend in the past few months and for the next few months also. We decided that although we should be social in the ward and invite friends over, we didn't. We went camping instead. It was so worth it too! Our lives get so busy and it seems like there are always more things to do than we actually have time for. We were able to step back and focus on the thing that really matters: our little family.
It was pretty cool out so there was no swimming this time, although Camy tried her hardest to dive in on a few occations. The weather was perfect and the quality time with the kids, no TV, no computer, just us and them, was well worth the time.
Sorry there are a lot of pictures.




Probably the furthest any of Camy's rocks went!








The only picture I was in. Not the best but oh well.

Gotta love the dirty face! She's still cute though.


Showing the muscles it takes to set up the tent. They LOVED the tent!



Mouth full, dirty face, but having a blast! She loves her daddy!

Camy was excited for the smores. I love her face!

We forgot a few things but made do with what we had. We forgot a spatula for the pancakes we were having for breakfast. We did remember some shovels for the kids so after washing it off that was our solution and it worked...very well!

Tubes

Last Wednesday came and went without a glitch. We were scheduled for Camy to get Tubes at 11:30am and she was perfect. Camy liked being with just me at the hospital and managed to be her happy self although she was starving. She liked all the attention that she got from the nurses and even got a sticker for saying thank you. She thought she was so cool.
They took her back and it was hard on me but not as hard as Carson's had been. Carson was crying and calling out for me. Camy reached for me but the nurse just said bye and walked through the door. I didn't hear her cry but she might have. I was in the waiting room for about 5 minutes when the doctor came out and got me. He said everything went as smootly as possible and that I would be able to see her in a few minutes.
When they called me back she was relieved to see me but was so limp. I was able to hold her and cuddle her which was fun. The only thing they had for her to drink out of was one of the bottles they give newborns and she was already drinking it when I got back there. She thought it was weird but once it was filled with juice she wouldn't give it up. She downed a ton of juice and was ready to go home in about an hour.
Camy was back to her normal self within the next hour and played like normal. Now it looks like she is getting her first year molars and is as cranky as can be. If it isn't one thing it's another.
I am so thankful that things went so smoothly with my baby. She is such a doll and I hate to see her in pain.
Here is the only picture I have of her because I was holding her and it was hard to manage her and the camera.

Let's Rodeo!

On Friday my brother and I took the kids to the rodeo. Having him along made things so much easier! The kids had a absolute blast! It's been a while since we have really spent the day out because of how I've been feeling but everything ran smoothly and it was a lot of fun.

Valentine's day and such

I'm really trying to get caught up and I'm getting close. Hooray!!!
Valentine's Day was really fun this year. The boys were still on the Christmas/birthday high so when I told them about another holiday they were ecstatic!
We decorated little mail boxes this year and when the kids were in bed I would put little treats or toys in them so they were able to look in their mailbox in the morning. I didn't take any pictures of this but it is something we will do again next year. It's fun to start my own traditions finally!
The kids helped me make a heart shape pizza the Friday before Valentine's Day and Camy helped me make cookies. She thought she was so important. It was fun to do something with just her.


Here are some more fun pictures from the last couple of weeks.



The kids were playing a game with masks and Camy wanted to play. Before we know it she had fallen asleep with a mask on. My sleeping baby giraffe.

What could be better than hanging out and eating popsicles.

Pizza+popsicles+outside=definate bath

Camy fell asleep standing up the other day. I was pretty impressed with my little fighter who didn't want to finally give up.

Preschool

We have been doing a rotating preschool for Parker this year and he loves it. The last two times that I did it they went really well and we all had a lot of fun. The letters were M and then Q. I knew that M would be easy but was a little worried about Q. We focused on Valentine's Day on the Q day and everything went smoothly (or as smooth as it can go with 6 preschoolers and my little monkeys).
The gang with their monkey masks

Decorating and eating valentine cookies

I talked about how Q has a best friend and he is always with him. "Q is never seen without U". A couple days after preschool I walked in the room and found this and it made me feel so good. Parker really got it and could write them too. A proud parent moment!

Carson's 3!

It's been over a month since Carson's birthday but oh well. I guess that's how things are going for me right now.
Carson is my little sweetheart! He knows he can get away with almost anything because all he has to do is look at me and say, "I love you mom", or "you are the best mommy ever" and I melt. He is so sweet! He also loves to yell. It's usually all happy yells but still, if I have a headache it is probably because of him.
Carson wanted dog cpucakes for his birthday so that's what I did. They turned out pretty good too. Because of the recent trip and me feeling sick we didn't do anything big. We had a little party for him and my dad (Carson's birthday is January 13th and my dad's is the 16th) and he had a great time.
I love my Carson boy so much! I don't know what I would do without him. He is such a special part of our family.