We love Family! And shed part two (Warning...tons of pictures)

 Rob's family came out to visit for about a week while Andrew was in Basketball camp at BYU.  It was great having them around...and of course, Rob put them right to work!  :)  Well, a few months ago we decided that our next project would be to put up a shed so we can tear the garage down.  Rob thought it would be fun to build one with his dad while he was here, so his dad drew up some plans and got straight to work right when he got here.  On monday they did the cement pad and from then until minutes before they left he was pretty much working out in the hot hot sun all day long.  The kids would go out and play with him and "help" him.  It was fun to watch.  I hope he got some rest when he got home.  ha ha.  Anyway, here are some (tons) of pictures from when they were here.

 Grandpa with Emery.  

 Luckily on the day that the cement was going to be poured, Luke and Duncan had come down too...so they were a huge help with that!  Thanks guys!  And the kids loved having them around too!

 Rob and his dad making the last preparations for the cement to be poured.

 The cement truck.  The kids were in heaven with this huge truck in our backyard!

 Then I went to sit down so I could watch the cement be poured and this is what happened.  Ha ha.  I was holding Emery and I completely broke the chair and fell all the way down.  Luckily Emery wasn't hurt, and neither was I.  I guess I need to start going to Zumba more often!  ha ha

 Luke was a huge help...he was telling everyone how to do things because he had done this before. 

 All the boys were sweating...and we were eating otter pops!

 Yum

 It took a few hours for the job to get done...so we were inside and outside and back inside.  Then we got smart and turned on the slip and slide.

 Cute kids.

 We were having fun while the guys worked hard in the background.

 The finished product.  It turned out really good...despite the fact that we didn't order enough cement to begin with and so they had to send another truck while the guys tried to keep the cement that was already down wet so it didn't harden too much.  

 Everyone was pooped.  But they were still pleasant to be around after they had taken showers!

 Grandma with Zac and Sadie and our neighbor Sarah.  They had a blast in the pool.

 The guys wanted to watch a movie late one night and so they turned the volume down and scooted close so they could hear it.  I just thought it was funny.  

 At home depot.  They were yelling "hi grandpa" every minute.  And they loved it.

Grandma was pretty good at keeping them entertained.  And I love the shopping carts at Home Depot.  The kids do too!

Anyway, we loved having them here.  Thanks for all the hard work!  Next post will show the shed how it is today.

Our new shed part one

Well...we needed a new shed because we need to tear down our garage that is practically falling down already.  So Rob's parents were coming down so Rob decided it would be a good project for his dad and him to do together.  Of course, I was skeptical, but so far it is going well. In fact, it is almost 10pm and they are still out there nailing and hammering things all over the place.  (sorry neighbors!)


Anyway, so we needed to get a cement pad put in before we could build the shed.  We called a guy to bring us some gravel for under the pad, and he showed up in this HUGE dump truck.  The thing about our driveway is that it is very long and very narrow.  But this guy looked at it and said he was up for the challenge.  Then he got back in his truck to pick up the gravel and bring it back, but then his truck wouldn't start.  

 So he sat out there for about 45 minutes until someone came to get him.  The kids just played and played. The loved it.

 Then someone came and towed him away and he didn't come back that night.  Which I am pretty happy about because he told me I would have to help guide him in...with my three kids??  I don't think so.  So we thought he was gone for good and we would have to find someone else.  But the next morning at 7:30 am we hear the doorbell and he was there with the gravel.  Haha.  Fortunately, Rob wasn't gone for work yet and he got to do the honors of guiding him in.

 And he did a great job. 

 We were all standing on the back porch watching and Emery was still in her chair from breakfast.  I looked back to see she was watching too.  So then I scooted her chair closer so she could see better.

 The kids thought it was awesome!

 up...

 up...

 and up.  

Then for the next few days the kids had a fun thing to play on.  It was funny because Sadie put winter gloves on so her hands wouldn't get dirty.

Rob spent lots of hours leveling out that gravel so they could pour the cement on top.  It was a lot of hard work.  Good job Rob!

Swim lessons

 So Sadie started swimming lessons last week and she loves it!  She has come such a long way and will do things that she would never even try with me.  Like today I saw her float on her back by herself, float on her tummy by herself and put her face in the water and swim!  it was awesome.  I am so proud.  Now we need to go swimming as a family so Rob can see all of the stuff she learned too!

 I think this was her first day...Tomorrow is her last day of this session and I am both happy and sad.  Sad because I know she will miss is a ton, but happy because I don't like making the 15 minute drive to the pool every day and having to entertain Zac and Emery while she is in the water.  But it has been fun.

And just check out this cutie pie in her swim suit that a friend gave us!  Love those chubby legs!

Rob is 31!!

So yesterday started off great with Rob opening two of his gifts before he left for work.  He got a little blow up punching bag (Zac picked it out himself!) and Kung Fu Panda 2 the DVD.  Then he had to go to work.  So the kids and I just played at home until he got back.  Then he went to buy himself some ice cream because I had a cake but no ice cream.  He got home and we ate dinner and then I revealed to him the cake that I made really quickly during naptime that day.  ha ha.  It actually turned out a lot better than I thought.  And Sadie was helping me and told me where to put everything on top of the cake.  So he blew out candles and we ate cake and ice cream and then we went for our nightly (well almost nightly) walk.  I hope Rob enjoyed it. 

THis is the cake that I made.  Sadie told me where to put the rose that I made and she put all the raspberries on.  Then she told me what to write and where to put it.  My cake decorating skills are getting better...which isn't saying too much because they were terrible to begin with!  ha ha.

 Candles lit and ready to be blown out.

 Emery helped blow out the candles.

 The kids got out their sunglasses.  Zac cracks me up because we have like 3 pairs of boy sunglasses and he would rather wear the cheap star sunglasses that have yellow lenses.  Silly boy.

 Emery and Zac get the seats.

 And Sadie sits on top.  It is perfect.

We love Rob and we really appreciate everything he does for us!  He is the best dad in the world and husband too!  Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

I just wanted to say a quick happy birthday to my best friend.

And here is 31 reasons why I love rob...



Just kidding.  There are way more than 31, but I am not going to type them all out.  But I will do a proper birthday post tomorrow complete with pictures.  So look for that.  but for now...Happy Birthday to my awesome husband!  Love you!

Fathers day pictures

 On Father's day I decided that before church i would take some pictures of the kiddos since they looked somewhat decent.  We were going to a friend's ward to watch them bless their baby so we took some pictures and headed over there.  It was funny because we were there and Sadie was sitting with some friends and the primary kids got up to sing some father's day songs.  Sadie was coloring, but she put her markers away and walked right on up there and stood on the stairs on the side(because there wasn't anywhere else to stand.  there were a lot of kids) and she sang the songs with them.  They even did one in sign language and she just followed along. It was soooo cute!  She is so brave.  It made me proud and brought tears to my eyes!  Anyway...onto the pictures.

 Emery looking cute with a hairbow.  I never put these in...so I figured I better take a picture of it!

 A few family shots...I can never get a good one of all of them...but they make me smile anyway.

 Silly Zac.

 Brother and sister.  On a ladder.  ha ha.

 Just look how adorable he is!  Ahhh!  I love it!

 My turn with the kids.  

And this was our amazing father's day dinner:

Popcorn, pickles, meat and cheese.  Ha ha.  Maybe I will do better next year!  Love you Rob!

Sadie with the camera

 I don't know why I like this so much, but Sadie had the camera the other day which I like never allow.  I don't let the kids have the camera because I don't want to have to buy a new one!  ha ha.  Anyway, I guess I was in a good mood because I let her play with it for a while.  And I loved watching her take pictures and then giggle at them when she saw them on the camera.  Here is a sampling of her pictures.

 The laundry basket...at least they were all folded!

 Rob...

 My legs...and Zac.

 Emery's Swimsuit.  She told me to hold it like that.

 And then about 50 pictures of her boots.  I really loved all of these pictures.  It made me laugh to look at them all!

 Close up.

 She was being funny and trying to take a picture of the fireplace with the camera backwards.

And a picture of brother.  Maybe someday she will be a photographer.  ha ha