Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's! Our family is so grateful for Shane and the hard worker he is. He is such a good daddy. This Father's day is extra special cause it also lands on his 30th Birthday!! So Happy Birthday Shane! Love you!

Busy!

Bricker, Madelyn, & Allie @ Bar J. We went camping up to Jackson Hole last weekend and went to the Bar J Wranglers along with the Olsen family. The kids had a blast with all the cousins, a total of 9 these days! For me it was a little crazy watching all the kids!! But we still had fun!Bricker started T-ball last week and is loving it. The first game was a little confusing for him. He would bat and run to 1st base, but then when the next kid on his team hit the ball and Bricker was supposed to run to 2nd base, he kept running after the ball to get it, helping the other team!!Madelyn started her 1st swimming lessons last week too! She has been waiting a long time to finally be old enough to do things like Bricker. Poor girl!! We are always telling her you aren't old enough yet, but if they would let her try she would do just fine. So we finally found something she could sign-up to do! Besides riding the horses, she loves to swim too!I took Tate to get his 6 month pictures done, and I love the expression on his face here. It cracks me up! He is so much fun. He is a pretty big boy for his age, in the 95th percentile! He weighs 19#!!

Preschool Grad!!

We are sure proud of Bricker! He graduated from preschool today and is on his way to kindergarten in the fall! I really can't believe it. He learned so much in preschool this year we are so proud of him and how smart he is. He has learned the pledge of allegiance, which he recited for us today and so much more. I was trying to hold in my emotions all morning as we got ready to leave for the graduation program, telling myself it's only preschool Rachelle!! But I still couldn't help feeling overwhelmed at how fast he has grown up and how proud I am of the little person he is.Sunshine Preschool class of 2010!

3's Not Enough!

Shane decided 3 kids isn't enough, so he brought home this kid goat! At first I thought it was a crazy idea, but I've grown quite fond of the little guy now. Kids named him "Flower" since he looks like the skunk on Bambi. We have to bottle feed him twice a day. The kids & I take the morning feeding and are responsible for taking him for a walk once a day. Yep, we have a leash for our goat and walk him like a dog! Our neighbors get a kick out of it, especially the day Bricker decided to bring the scooter and ride it while Madelyn had the goat on the leash. Well I'm not sure how many of you know much about goats, but they like to follow people. So naturally the goat took off in a run after Bricker on the scooter, dragging Madelyn down the street screaming! It was a sight to see!Our little Tate isn't really so "little" anymore! He is growing like a weed! This kid doesn't know when to stop eating. He LOVES food! Tate has been so much fun, the kids still love having their little brother around. Madelyn's going through a fun stage right now too. The other day she asked, "Do you want to play hide in the sink?". I replied, "You mean hide & seek?" She said, "NO! Hide in the sink!" I got a kick out of it. Bricker is just finishing up preschool. He is so smart! He will start kindergarten in the fall. He also has tee-ball coming up, which he is pretty excited about.

Tonsillectomy

Bricker ended up needing to get his tonsils out yesterday. Shane took the day off work and we took him to the hospital. He did very well, and is recovering great. I have to keep reminding him to take it easy. He woke up from the anesthesia pretty mad, the nurse told us that is normal for kids. They just don't know how to handle it. He was trying to rip out his IV. It took him a good 15 minutes to return to his normal self. As for the nasty surprises, I think we have finally conquered them!! Thanks to all the advice from family & friends! We took in everyones advice and tired it, and it took a little bit of everything to get the point across to him that he had to stop! We have been giving him a little more TLC and I think that was what was needed most. Tate has been growing like a weed! He is such a good baby. He rolled over for his first time this week, tried cereal, & tried out the jumper (which he loved, see above picture). It's been a big week for him!Madelyn is such a daddy's girl. She always wants to do everything with daddy, not mommy! Kind of hurts my feelings, but Bricker is a mommy's boy so I guess that makes up for it. She calls herself daddy's Maddie. I am not allowed to call her Maddie, only daddy. This is one of her new 3 year old pictures. She is going through the stage that she loves anything disney princess. She has a Princess & the Frog shirt that she insists on wearing everyday, I'm sure it won't be long until she realizes we need to buy the movie!!

Nasty Suprises!

I debated on whether or not to post this, but I am desparate for help!! The title says it all, and I'm sure none of you want to see a picture of what I am going through! Bricker is 4 1/2 years old, and has started peeing his pants. He was completely potty trained for over a year, but suddenly the last 4 or so months has decided it is too hard to use the toilet. It was mostly happening when he was playing with friends and just got too excited and didn't want to miss anything by taking a potty brake. We've tried everything we can think of to try to help him. And I am getting sick of washing his clothes everyday cause they smell awful and if I don't wash them daily then the laundry room stinks! Well just this last week it has gotten even worse, he has been peeing on his toys! Gross! I came to find this out from a neighbor that comes over to play. How embarassing!! Yesterday I found poop on one toy, went to clean it and found poop in the bathroom sink! I was so mad and frustrated I had to tell Bricker to leave the room. I just don't know how to get it into his head HE HAS TO USE THE TOILET!!! So if anyone has ideas to help us, it would be much apprieciated! Needless to say all of our toys have had a Clorox bath and are nice a clean.

Not only have we been dealing with nasty surprises from Bricker, but the poor guy got strep throat again this week. That's his third time in three months. His doctor had me make an appt with the Ear, Nose, & Throat doctor, and we are now looking at getting his tonsils out :( We will find out for sure whether or not it will happen this coming week. Luckily no one else in the family has caught it!

So needless to say last week was a week I am glad to have over! At the end of the day though, I'm sure greatful for my little mess makers! Life would be pretty boring without them.

For Sale!!

So we are going to try to sell our house. If anyone knows of someone looking for a home in Logan, tell them to come look at our house. We decided it is time to make the move to Young Ward, were Shane grew up. It's a 4 bedroom 2.5 bath home built in 2005 by Kartchner Homes. For more info & pictures view it on KSL ad#9704943.Madelyn is now 3!! We took her ice skating on her birthday and she loved it. She wanted to take the skates home! She actually did really well for her first time too. Bricker was another story, he spent more time on his bum than his skates, but he still had fun too. Here is picture of the cake she wanted me to make her for her birthday. It is supposed to be a castle.