Zoo Day 2021

I think we have gone to the zoo every summer since Addie was a baby and it always turns out to be a fun filled day. For the last three years or so we've gone with my parents. They got a grandparents zoo pass when they first came home from their mission and have set aside days to take as many grandkids as they can to the zoo. They don't even expect the parents to tag along and I think that's so awesome and fun of them. I've chosen to come along every time so far because my kids are some of their younger grandchildren so I do provide my help, plus it's pretty fun for me as well. This year Danny took off work too and tagged along which was super great since we do bring along five kids all ages six and under. It was a great day. I had Addie, Hudson and Grant all dressed in plain white t shirts which turned out to be a very smart choice because they were so easy to find in a crowd of so many kids. Not once did we lose them, but then again they never have been lost before and maybe that's because I'm too much of a protective mama bear but it never hurts to be too prepared. Our kids are so great and I'm so proud of who they are growing up to be. Even the babies did so good! They never got fussy or whiney and were just super champs. There are plenty of times where I catch myself thinking "wow this is my family and this is my life" and today was one of those days. I love being a mom and I couldn't have dreamed up better kids to grow up with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rylee

 

Cousin Crew

 

 

Hudson's favorite animals are Rhinos and Lemurs.

Addie with Tiare

 

 

 

 

Lunch Time

Quinn

Rylee

 

Rylee

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Sweet Home

Danny's Birthday!

Happy birthday Daniel George! We all love this guy. Today was pretty chill but that's exactly how he likes it. He got a couple of books that he had been wanting but his main gift hasn't arrived yet. Danny is really trying to become less digitized and has a phone that he really wants where the only main functions it has is calling and texting. I applaud him on his desire because that would be so hard to do. Unfortunately his new phone is being delayed because of Covid by a couple months so hopefully he's able to get that sooner rather than much later. Happy Birthday babe, I hope it was a great one!

 

Addie is a huge birthday planner and is so cute when she knows a birthday is coming up for someone in the family. Currently Danny and I are watching the show "Psych" so she decided he needed to have a "Psych" birthday party even if it's just the seven of us. She made some decorations and drawings out of paper and then taped it on our walls and doors to surprise him. I love how into birthdays she gets even when it's not even hers. She doesn't care about and does this as a way to make people feel special which is so sweet of her.

Sik = Psych

 

Drawings of Shawn Spencer and Gus Burton

Daddy and Quinn

 

100 Days Old!!

The girls are 100 days old today and Danny turns 32 tomorrow, so in honor of them here's 132 of some of my favorite pictures of them together! Okay maybe not that many, but here's ten. Happy birthday eve Daniel George! For someone who thought we were done with kids three babies ago it's no secret to anyone that you're pretty smitten with your kiddos. 😘

Bonus Picture. 

Future BYU Student

Hudson was placed sixth on the BYU preschool waiting list and I was getting a little worried that he wouldn't get in because of their high demand. But today I got the sweetest news! Hudson got accepted and I'm so happy for him! He would have been so sad if he didn't get in because we didn't have a backup plan. I have searched for other local preschool possibilities but it turns out I have a hard time trusting home basement schools after Addie's year one experience and the few that I looked into were all at full capacity. I'm so excited I don't even have to worry about this anymore because BYU was our school of choice and I'm thrilled Hudson gets to experience it! He's just as happy and can't wait to start. I had to tell him the first day won't be for a couple of months. Grant on the other hand was in tears because he understood that he's too young and won't be joining his big brother this fall. It was actually pretty sad so I can only imagine what the first day of school will be like when Grant sees that both Addie and Hudson will be leaving home while he stays behind with his baby sisters. Since we won't have to deal with that until late August I'm going to continue to internally celebrate that Hudson boy got in!

Two of Them 💛🤍

 Still can't believe there's two of them, but also can't imagine life with just one of them. 💛🤍