Wednesday, January 13, 2016

visit to utah

most of june was spent up in utah.
this was the first time i had to pack for all 3 kids.
and i felt like we were basically bringing the whole house.

emi slept a majority of the way.
we went swimming when we got to our hotel.
and then when we went to dinner emi she refused to eat.
she claimed she was tired.

the next morning before we left we went down to the diner again.
we ordered her her favorite, fruit and orange juice.
she said she was fine but we knew otherwise
 and hoped our next 2 hours didn't involve throw up.

once we arrived in utah we hit up the splash pad.

makai loved it.

back to not eating.
we headed to costco to stock up on food.
so we didn't eat all of ashley's food.
this is when we decided we needed to have her seen.
she claimed she felt fine.

turns out she had strep (first time ever) and the start of pink eye.
which then makai got pink eye later in the week.
ugh. i felt so bad we brought our nasty germs.

after we went to instacare we headed to the zoo
where we almost melted it was so hot.
and emi still didn't feel good.
so the stroller we brought for the baby was used by her.

spreading her germs to call the other kids that will sit on that.
putting on a brave face.
she wouldn't walk or eat but she was willing to ride.

ashley and crew!

they had real life, moving dinosaurs around the zoo.
makai loved it!

makai was mad about something crew was doing.
had to get a picture with the elephant.

after the zoo we stopped for dinner.
back to sleeping and not eating.
i felt so bad for her.

crew and makai in the sink bath.
they had so much fun together.

and makai loved all of crew's toys.
i was making breakfast one morning.
i turn to see this. is was pretty hilarious.

makai went to see ashley everyday for speech.
one time after we stopped at the store.
he was so happy to sit in a cool car cart.

everett found out he loved the kick mat
and rolled for the first time.

he hit up the amazing museum.
wish ours was this cool.

poor eddie. got stuck with the heavy weight.

sweet baby was so good despite hating his car seat.

like a new girl. she still looks sick.
but after 24 hours on meds she felt so much better.

eddie and david went golfing.
makai came out to say bye and pretend to drive.

we hit up quilted bear and found all sorts of treasures.

we stopped to play at a park one afternoon.
makai had fallen and scratched his nose earlier in the week.
but he was running super fast with his head down.
he looked up right as he ran into the table we were sitting at.

over all we had a great visit.
it was so nice to see jessica and brian.
jessica and i met and went to pedicures and lunch.
eddie took the kids to see a movie, as to not spread our germs to jessica's family.
and it was so nice makai got some one on one therapy with ashley.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

June 2015

makai is taking survival swim lessons and is doing so well.

chunky monkey watching the kids swim.

makai fake sleeping during a sleep over.
i wish you could hear his fake snores.

we loves to visit fairytale town and the zoo.

emi's most favorite dinner.

this baby! not only is he a terrible sleeper. 
has terrible skin but spits up so much.
and he always spits up all over me or all down my back.

the kids love to paint.

playing with gak.

makai picked our only home grown strawberry.

emi wanted to carry her baby with my carrier.

everett's first time in the pool
and emi is a swimmer this year.

emi's teacher jodee always has a treasure box.
emi picked out his glasses and nose. so funny.

his skin is so bad and itchy!
i've cut out all sorts of stuff and nothing is helping.

short order cook...makai wanted a nutella sandwich
and emi wanted left over spaghetti.

emi's outfit!! she said it matched.

happy boy during makai's swim lessons.

emi loves fruit!!

happy boy! love his smiles.

enjoying her first smore of the summer season.

he hates his car seat and the stroller. fun times.

we love coming to the zoo and exploring.

one day we were out running errands and i noticed the boys were alseep.
so we headed straight to chick-fil-a for some ice cream. 

i got a pool on super clearance. 
and our grass is dead anyways from the drought.

we went up to the casino for the buffet for father's day.
it was a super long wait but worth it.

everett enjoying being under our trees in the backyard 
while the kids swim in the pool.

this giraffe has been a favorite for all 3 kids.

i made a crown for emi out of a cardboard box.
she decorated it and wore it all around the house for days.

enjoying the shade under the trees.

we only buy nutella from costco.
i had to take a picture when she yelled:
look mom!! a baby nutella. so funny.

i love when makai gets a haircut.
he looks older but so handsome.

oh brother. never a dull moment with him.
i already feel sorry for his wife.

i love walking by the bathroom and seeing this. 
makes me laugh for some reason.