Kevin

I have so much to blog about! Obviously I am about 20 posts behind, but I really want to make a post about Kevin today. I have felt like I should make a post about him for a while now, and my sister finally did it today, so I thought I would just copy and paste what she said on hers...

"He has four months left on his mission and he is very, very sick. He wants more than anything to be able to stay and finish his mission, but there is talk of sending him home. The medical attention he is receiving is extremely sub-par, but he is supposed to be getting some tests from a more reliable doctor today. He has served so faithfully and we are all very proud of him. We are praying that things go well with the tests, that he receives the medical attention that he so badly needs and that he is able to finish out his mission (which is what he wants more than anything). Just a note, he has been sick for about 7 months with a parasite that he can't shake. He is currently battling a fever too and apparently they think he is malnourished. He was given permission from his mission president to call Abbie on her wedding day and he was still very optimistic and positive. He reminded us that he is in the Lord's hands and he will be okay. We love Kevin!"

So please keep him in your prayers!!!

St. George So Far...

We have been in St. George for a few weeks now, and this is what we have been up to...We found a park that we love. It has a splash park, which the kids have a blast in when they get hot from playing on the playground.

Karleigh's goal is always to meet a new friend when we go to the park. She is my little social butterfly. Both Karleigh and Grayden really miss playing with their friends in Monroe.

We found a trail that is nice to go on walks and bike rides. It became clear that Karleigh needed a bigger bike when her knees were hitting the handle bars, so she got the next size up and loves it. She can go so fast on it. We really need to work with her on getting those training wheels off.

Grayden is also finally riding his bike!! The tire on his bike needs to get fixed, so until then, he rides Karleigh's old princess bike around. They also love my grandparents driveway so they can go down this fun hill on their scooters.

One day, I found Karleigh and Gray cuddled up on the chair and Karleigh was reading to Grayden. It was too sweet to interrupt, so I took a picture from the hallway.

Me and Karleigh painted nails one night...

We were going on a walk one night, and there was a park that Karleigh and Gray stopped to play at. It looks like I am a really safety conscious parent who makes her kids where helmets while they play at the park. I promise that wasn't the case.

There is nothing better than the snow cones in St. George, especially when it is SO HOT!!!

St. George is great so far!! There is lots to do, and it is so beautiful!!!

Grayden and Savannah

As I mentioned before, Katie let Gray come and stay in Logan while we packed up in Monroe. Karleigh had her dance recital that week, so she got to stay home with me. It was really so nice of Katie to take Gray. It helped me out so much. For some reason, when Grayden and Savannah are together, they get some crazy ideas. This time, they got into Katie's puffy paint, which was in her closet on the top shelf, and they painted the walls with it. Let me add that Katie's house is brand new. If you want to read the entire story, go to this link....http://ktandstevestacey.blogspot.com/2011/05/trouble.html

I feel really bad for Katie! I would have been so mad!!! Savannah and Grayden both denied that they did it, and Grayden said that he thinks the play rocking horse got batteries and did it. He also told Katie that his dad was going to "kick his butt." Luckily, Katie got all the paint out of the carpet, but she is going to have to repaint the wall...Sorry, Katie!!!

Grayden had lots of fun while he was there ... while he wasn't getting into trouble.

Logan Trip

At the end of May, me and the kids headed to Logan. Grayden was already in Logan, because Katie took him home for the week. Grayden got himself into a little bit of trouble while he was at Katie's, which will be in my next post. Anyways, the reason we came to Logan was for Abbie's bridal shower. It turned out super fun.

Aren't her wedding colors super cute?? I can't wait to see all of her decorations on the big wedding day, which is coming so soon!!!!!!!

My Aunt Wendee made these cute favors for everyone to take.


Some of the guests at the shower...

Some pictures after the shower...

I love these women! They are all absolutely amazing!!!

Grandpa and Steve took the kids to McDonalds twice (once for food and once for ice cream) and to the park while the shower was going on.

We made lots of time for fun while we were in Logan too...

Abbie got her bridals taken while we were there. They turned out beautifully! Karleigh wanted to get in on the photo action...She is my Future Aggie!!!

There was also a lot of crafting that went on to get things done for the wedding. It was a lot of fun. Some funny things happened around this table, but I don't think Abbie would appreciate me sharing...

And as always, the kids are always getting into trouble. Karleigh takes on the role as the rule master. She came down with her hands full of French bread that Grayden smuggled upstairs.

Abbie spent hours making this "Love is Sweet" sign. The picture doesn't do it justice. It is super cute! Also, notice the sweet lingerie and informational books in the picture. Me and Katie tend to think that we are way funnier than we really are. Abbie HATES the DI and Katie has a strange love for the DI. Nearly every time I am with Katie, we have to take a trip to the local DI. It's really starting to grow on me. Anyways...we found this lingerie at the DI and thought it would be funny to give it to Abbie along with some books that our mom gave us before we got married. Abbie didn't find it funny. She wouldn't even touch it. I don't blame her. Who gives their lingerie to the DI?????? Kinda gross...
Thanks for letting us invade your house, Katie and Steve. We had lots of fun!!!!!!

Dance Recitals

I still have so many posts to catch up on. We are going to go back a few weeks to Karleigh's dance recitals. She took a ballet and jazz class this year, as well as a waltz class. She did so great at both performances. First she had her waltz recital. Katie, Steve, Savannah, Sophie, Abbie, and Christian all came to support her, which was so nice of them!!! They actually came down for the entire weekend, which was a blast. They even helped us pack up some of our stuff, which was wonderful. She took the waltz very seriously and kept a very serious look on her face throughout the entire thing. I was a little nervous that she was going to get upset with her partner, who was a year younger than her. During practice, she would yell at him when he missed the steps, but luckily she was very nice!!!

Such a pretty girl! I don't know where she comes from.
She also loved her jazz and ballet class!! She got so into these dances, and it was so fun to watch. I was surprised by how much she had improved since last year. She was so cute! Grandma and Grandpa Wheeler came to support her, which she loved!

This is her little friend, Laken. They were in preschool together too, and had a really fun year together.

Here she is on stage waiting for her ballet dance to start.

Here she is waiting for her Jazz dance to start. She did it to Justin Bieber. It was so cute. All of the little girls were singing the song while they danced.

Here she is with her little gift from her dance teachers that she got after the recital. It was a joy for me to watch her perform.

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Today my awesome mom turns 50!!!! Happy birthday!!! I really wish I was there to party with her, but I will be there in 2 days....I'm so excited!!! (And did I mention that I am going with no kids, which makes the entire event even more exciting.)

My mom is such a fun person. She is so full of life and so creative. She is always helping someone out!!! She loves her family so much and is the BEST mom.

Today is definitely a day to celebrate! She has touched the lives of so many people in the last 50 years! I hope you have the best birthday today, mom! I love you!!!