This little boy had a birthday

My little blond hair, blue eyed boy is growing up. As much as I want him to stay sweet and little he is getting bigger and there is nothing I can do to stop it. He turned four this month and was so excited for his Birthday. Just this month he has shown us how big he thinks he really is by cutting his own hair, riding Makenzie's bike, and plays angry birds like nobody else. He can also be very sweet one minute and then be very mad the next. With the girls there is a lot of building up to the mad/sad stage but not with Spencer. I say all the time how very different he has been compared to the girls and I guess he should be because he is a boy. I love when he is very sweet and cuddly and we are all trying very hard  to tame the mad/sad little boy. He loves his sisters very much and has to do everything they do no matter what it is. He loves to wrestle with his dad and if it doesn't happen daily then he tries to wrestle his sisters, mostly Kaitlyn. He still loves every thing about motorcycles and being outside. He definitely makes all of our lives more interesting but for the better.

Here he is just days before his haircut. Look at all that hair.

Then I gave him a trim and then he decided to take a chunk out all by himself.  He is hiding his face because he didn't want anyone to see it.  Not like we could have missed it.  

After he cut his own hair there was no choice but to shave the rest off. When we cut the rest off the first thing he said was "now I am bald like Uncle Troy." For days people would ask what happen to his hair and he would give them the same response "I'm bald like my Uncle Troy." He was so funny about it my brother Troy would ask him every time he saw him if he wanted his hair cut like his and Spencer would say no way. So it was only fitting when we saw my brother to get their picture together. He ran right up to him and said "Uncle Troy now I am bald like you." So funny.

He also showed us that with some one helping him get on the big pink bike he can ride it. When he wants off he just jumps off to the side.

For his birthday this year it was only fitting to do a motorcycle birthday cake. I saw this cake on family fun.com and out of all the cakes I have made for the kids this one was probably the easiest. Maybe because Josh was there to help me this time but I thought it was pretty easy. The most important part was that he loved it.

Love this picture of him while everyone is singing to him. Look how happy he is. What more can I say we love this little boy.

Bee stings...

While we were visiting my parents Kaitlyn was stung by something right on her lip. Poor girl it got so swollen so fast. She has been stung before and she has never reacted this way to a sting. Of course being away I had no medicine on me only Tylenol so I ran to the store and picked up some Ibuprofen and some Benadryl. Her lip was swollen for a couple of days but by the end of the night it had gone down quit a bit. She was so good about the whole thing. Who needs botox when you can get a bee sting.

School has started...

I know I am not the normal mom that gets sad when my kids go back to school. I am counting down the days as much as they are for a couple reasons one I don't have to constantly have something planned to entertain them, two I can get stuff done now, and three I don't hear fighting all day long. The last couple of weeks before school starts seems like they are so hard. We have already done most things and the school shopping is finished so it seemed like all my kids did was either play with each other for five minutes or fight. So for my kids to go back to school and for us to get into a normal routine with a specific bed time will be heaven for me.

Makenzie and Hannah

Makenzie at her desk.

Hannah in her class room.

Kaitlyn and Spencer. Kaitlyn is in the afternoon kindergarten class and she thought it was never going to come. All day Monday she kept saying she wanted to go in the morning but she is not a morning person so afternoon it is for her and the last two days she has been fine with waiting until after lunch. Spencer is lost with out his sisters home in the afternoon to play with. He asks almost every ten minutes after Kaitlyn leaves if it is time to pick up the girls yet.

Kaitlyn sitting at her desk.

We did a Back to School dinner and had a theme this year. The kids loved it and I think I will do it every year.

I am excited for this year the girls all got great teachers and they all have at least one friend in their class. Makenzie has 21 girls in her class and only 8 boys. Hannah has a teacher that she has worked with before so she knows her and is really excited to have her. Kaitlyn has the same kindergarten teacher Hannah had so her teacher knows her as well. It should be a fun year for them.

What do you do when someone turns 90?

You throw them a party!!! My grandma turned 90 last weekend and we decided to have a little party for her. We met at the park and had good food and yummy cake. My grandpa turned 90 last February its pretty amazing at how well my grandma still gets around. My grandpa has Alzheimer's and has for a couple of years now so he thinks anyone and anything is strange. It was good to see them and some cousins I haven't seen for awhile.

My dad also shares the same Birthday as his mom, so after her party we went back to my parents house and had a little party for my dad.

The kids like to dress up and put on little shows for us. Nyah, Makenzie, and Brody(this picture will be shown to his dates later in life).

We had a fun weekend with everyone even though it was a really quick trip.

Ward camp out.

Our ward had a camp out this year. We had a fun time we went up Friday night had dinner and a short talent show. We went outside and sat around the camp fire and told jokes while the kids played games. Woke up the next morning ate breakfast cleaned up the cabin and headed home. It was fun to get to know people from the ward.

The kids went up this trail many of times.

Hannah, Kaitlyn, Makenzie, and Spencer. They were all looking at me amazing.

The kids mostly played in this tree.

I remember going to swing in a tire swing when I was little but when I went to swing on it I found a snake inside. Ever since then I avoid the tire swings but the kids had so much fun on it.

When ever we couldn't see the kids we would go look in the tree or around the tree and we would usually find all the kids. I am glad we went my kids loved it and we enjoyed getting to know everyone better.

Fun visit with a pretty lady.

A couple of weeks ago we got to visit with this pretty little lady (Josh's grandma). We took her down to the river to feed the ducks and walk around for a little bit. She had just had surgery two weeks before she came and she was doing really well. Her and Spencer shared a special bond. He loved going over and talking with her and making sure she had everything she needed.

Hannah, Kaitlyn, Spencer, and Grandma Owens

My kids love feeding the ducks and this time they let them eat right out of their hands.

After we enjoyed snow cones. Favorite summer time treat.

Spencer, Kaitlyn, Hannah, Grandma, and Bestamama. Makenzie missed out on the fun because she was at a friends. Sadly I didn't get any other pictures throughout the week. We loved having her visit she always has a smile on her face and a good story to tell.

July part 3

On our way back from the cabin we decided last minute to stop and explore Craters of the Moon. I am so glad we stopped but wished we would have been a little more prepared. We were glad to get out of the car for a while and hike around and explore some of their caves.

Next time we go we will take flashlights and everyone will be wearing tennis shoes. Also on our journey back we saw there was an Atomic Museum and Josh said this trip could not get any better. Sadly they were closed by the time we drove through but Josh wants to go someday. These are the highlights of our month, now, onto August.