Jonah's Primary Talk

Jonah gave a talk in primary last Sunday, and of course Matt's phone wouldn't work just for that one minute to record it, so we recorded it at home. I added subtitles so you can understand what he is saying (it was my first time adding subtitles so it is a little skippy at parts).

Family Visit Part 2

We were all excited to have Grandpa fly in a couple days after Grandma and Rachel got in!

(had to take a 'hat' picture)

We used to live in Littleton before Castle Rock, and I LOVE Castle Rock, but there are lots of things I miss about Littleton, and Cornerstone Park is one of them. There is a big splash pad and huge sandbox there. The kids loved going there, I don't think they remembered it from when we lived there and Tyrel had never even been there.

Tyrel got the wettest, he loved it!

I got the picture right when he fell, poor little guy

Feeding the ducks (at Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch)

Rachel, my Dad, and the kids

At O'Brien Park in Parker (we went to the park a lot)

'Discussing' who should have the happy meal toy they found in the grass

Don't worry, they still love each other

Tyrel loved looking at the birds with Grandpa

At McDonalds, Tyrel is sad because they couldn't play in the play place. It smelled REALLY bad, so I climbed in it just to make sure everything was okay and my kids weren't sliding down in throw up or something, and I found a puddle of pee at the top (I'm positive it was), and who knows what else could have been in there because it really did smell horrible, so we didn't let them up.

Rachel and Mikelle

After the park and McDonalds, we wore them out.

Paper chef's hats

reading books

Of course she has to start everyday off with make-up and jewelry

I liked this picture of Rachel on the computer and Tyrel next to her with his book

Masking Tape Race Track made by Grandma (she got the idea from HERE)

Slumber Party - they look so comfortable (not)

My Manly Man

Stopped at Goodwill in Parker (a really good one actually if you're around there) and picked up some books. Everything in the store was 50% off that day; so we came back and had story time with Grandma

I wanted a wall mounted book shelf for the kids by their beds because they have been really into reading themselves to sleep lately.....so I waited till my dad got here and asked him to do it for me. Here he is, so busy. (he did SO much better than I could have done on my own!)

Anxiously waiting for new shelves

Finished Product

(Some people refer to it as a pallet shelf, I love the rustic look of it)

Dora and Diego Fiesta

The library had a Dora and Diego Fiesta and happened to be while my Mom and Rachel were here so we went. Mikelle and Jonah had fun, Tyrel is still not ready for story time at the library. He was quite bored and also managed to get his diaper turned so when he peed, it went soaked his pants and got my shirt all wet (fortunately I was holding him, I would hate to have to explain to the library staff that my son peed on the carpet.) Advise: Keep extra clothes for all your kids in the car. We still had fun though!

Eating a fruit and yogurt snack at the party

Holding Boots the Monkey