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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Arizona Fun

Every spring we head out west to visit my parents at their Arizona house!! We all look forward to seeing Gramma and Papa and Uncle Chad and Aunt Laura the whole winter! (soon to be our official Aunt Laura!) Our trip is always busy, but so much fun!! (as you can tell by the amount of pictures!!)
First things first...head to the near by park!!
This little boy was so happy to see Gramma! (even though he calls her Papa!)
Gramma got right to playing with the boys!
After a short nap from the long day of travel, we headed to the pool!
My little fish

My mom's pool only allows potty trained kids to swim so after swimming we met up with Chase and Jeff at the sprinkler park! The boys love playing here!
Chase was not sure at first!!

But after watching his big brother, he went right in!!

That night we relaxed with a fire in the firepit! We were so excited to spend time with Uncle Chad and his new fiance, Laura!
Last year we found this great park with a train ride, a carousel, and an awesome playground! We spent the day here and had a great picnic. I have a feeling we will come to this park up every time we come to Arizona!

The boys taking in the train ride! (it made me a little nervous that there were no sides!)
Kullen was fascinated!!


Gramma and Papa with the boys!
Next up....the carousel. This was Chase's first time. I think he was nervous at first, but then of course if big brother was doing it...he was just fine!
After a quick lunch break, we were on to the playground! Papa and Kullen had some bonding time while the rest of us played!

Couldn't you just eat him up!!!!
Chase didn't waste any time running to find some adventures!!

Hang on tight Brennan! This was a favorite for the boys!
Kullen's first swing!! Based on the look on his face, I think he loved it!

After playing hard at the park we stopped at the yogurtini bar! What a great place! We for sure need one of these in Decatur!
After the boys recieved their Easter baskets from Gramma and Papa, they wanted to do an egg hunt!
Are there any eggs in there, Chase??
Brennan found one!
Chase found one!!
During our week long vist we headed to the Phoenix Children's Museum. It's a favorite of the boys!
 
 
 
How cute is the bike wash!! Love this part of the museum!




Who knew a whole bunch of pool noodles would make for such a fun maze!! Chase just giggled the whole time he went through it! 







Ice cream, ice cream!!!








After some fun at the muesum, we headed over to Uncle Chad and Laura's house. This was the first time we have gotten to see their new place. The pool was great...although freezing cold since they dont have a heater! Luckily, Daddy and Uncle Chad took one for the team and swam with the boys! They are doing some major work in the backyard so it was a little construction zone.. but we still enjoyd our visit!! 


B is just relaxing!!









I was hoping to take Kullen in for a dip but it was just WAY too cold! So he hung out with Gramma and watched the big boys!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

The Playset

For the boys birthdays this year, we invested in a backyard playset!! After we picked it out and brought it home, we were all excited for Daddy to start putting it together. Luckily with the random 80 degree weather in March, we had lots of gorgeous days to work on it. LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of days to work on it!!! The manual said 8-10 hours....huh, I dont know what kind of super Dad could do that! Jeff (and his buddy John....A BIG THANK YOU TO JOHN!!) worked on it probably for 40 hours or so! SOOO glad to have that project done! (and I'm sure Jeff is too!)
Let the fun begin!!

I thought we had made such great progress! Little did I know what we were getting in to!
I didnt get the in between pics of the guys building it. One night they were in the garage because it started storming. Another night it was 8:30 and they were out banging in nails in the dark. And quite frankly, I was too busy chasing 3 little boys while Daddy was building!

The boys enjoying the swings!!
All smiles!!

Daddy's first time in the clubhouse! What a special picture after all that hardwork! Thanks Daddy....you really are the BEST!!!!!
The boys have spent hours on the playset since it's been up!! SOOOO worth the hard work, time, and headaches it caused the family for those few weeks!!

Feb. 27th...Brennan's actual Birthday Celebrations!!

We had a day full of fun for Brennan's birthday! Special waffles with whip cream and sprinkles, a playdate with best friends, and dinner at Culvers! (Brennan's choice!) Hope your day was extra special, B!! We love you!
4 years old!!! WOW!
Brennan's very best friend Camden came over with cupcakes!!!

Diggin' into the yummy cupcakes!!! (thanks Jess!)

ice cream at Culvers!!!
the whole gang!

Love you, B!!!

Brennan's 4th Birthday!!!



We celebrated Brennan's 4th birthday at Dynamite Gymnastics! We had the place to ourselves for the kids to run around, walk on the balance beam, slide, jump on the trampolines, and the best part...jump into the pit!! The kids had a bawl.....a successful 4th birthday! Hard to believe my baby is already 4! Brennan...we love you so much!! You are such a sweet, smart, funny, and creative little boy! We are so proud of you!


Diggin' in!

The boys excited about opening gifts! Legos was the hit gift! Brennan loves to build! (and Daddy loves it too!)

Isabelle and Joss checking out the next gift!!
Time to play!!!

So happy that these boys are the best of friends!!

Jumping in the pit was a crowd favorite!!

Isabelle and Chase stopping long enough for a cute pic!
Our great friends...John, Nicole, and sweet Lola!

The whole gang!!