A little of this, a little of that....

Doesn't the summer just funk up our schedules? I haven't blogged much because who has the time? But I promise in the next few weeks there will be posts! We took a trip to Seattle with Matt which was AMAZING! I went to Forks!!!! I had a pretty sweet spiritual experience thanks to my friend Em. The kids start SCHOOL tomorrow~~!!! So peeps, chill for a few and then check out our new posts!! Love ya all!!

Flowers are a girls best friend!

This is why I love Matt!! Flowers and chocolate frogs for me, chocolate rice krispy treats for the kids.

Tooth Fairy

A few weeks ago Parker lost a tooth. Matt and I totally dropped the ball. I went to go open the doggie door, looked at Parker asleep on the couch and thought "AHHHH! Tooth Fairy!!" I ran in our room, grabbed a dollar, told Matt we had failed at parenting, and ran back to the T.V. room. There sat Parker awake. "Parker, here's a dollar. Can I have your tooth? Oh ya, Dad and I are the tooth fairy." He didn't look too surprised, took the dollar and turned on the T.V.

I didn't feel too bad. The kid is almost 10.

Fast forward to Monday night of this week. Parker looses a tooth that has a bracket from his braces on it. Looks pretty weird. Oakley starts jiggling her first loose tooth. Then she eats a apple, jiggles it for hours, and accidentally hits her mouth on the metal post from her bunk bed. Out comes that tooth.

Oakley is ecstatic! I give Parker the "Don't you dare spill any info" look and get the teeth ready for the night. Our neighbors were doing fireworks late, the girls were talking and giggling listening to them. Matt had left out of town that morning, so I am on my own to get this done. I wait a hour and a half. Kids asleep. I have nothing in my wallet but a debit card. Oakley would LOVE that!!

I go to the change jar and grab as many quarters as I can find. $1.00 for Parker, $1.50 for Oakley since it's her first tooth. Girls are asleep, I make the first drop. Parker is up listening to his new IPOD Touch, BUSTED!! "Go to bed. Shut it off. Here's you money, hand over the tooth:)"

Next morning-Oakley "Mommy! There is Tongan money in my bag!" Shut the door, window, and anything else!! Matt put some of his money from Tonga in our change jar, and it looks JUST LIKE A QUARTER!!! Busted!! Me- "The tooth fairy must have been doing Utah and Tonga!"

On my way to work I call Parker to remind him not to blow it to the girls. "Mom, they know it was you. They were fake sleeping."

Busted again!

Crafty girls

Life has been crazy busy and I am SO behind on my blog!! I need to get back to it, hopefully I will find the time soon.

One evening I was in a crafty mood, so the girls and I decided to make them new flower clips. One small batch turned into 40 flowers!! The girls did such a great job on matching up different flower petals. Later that night I made a new watch band too. I love getting to do projects with the girls!!

School's out for summer!!!!

School's out and the little's couldn't be any happier:) We had a great year, with amazing teachers!!

Oakley was able to go with the big kids this year for 1/2 a day and loved it! She had an amazing teacher who she loved! Oakley loved painting and coloring in her class. She is really excited to go to 1st grade all day next year, and be able to eat school lunch.

Taylor enjoyed daily journal writing and mastering the monkey bars:) She loved her teacher Mrs. Lawrence and looks forward to 3rd grade!

Parker had a great time in Mrs. Bell's class. He went on SO many awesome field trips this year. He is looking forward to his summer time with his friends. He will be in 5th grade next year!! AHHH!! One year away from 6th!!! (I didn't get any pics of him on the last day because he was all over the place:)

We love Hannah Holbrook!! Yay for summer and preparing for a new school year!

Oakley turns 6

See this little? She has been partying it up for a week. She had a friend birthday party a week before Memorial Day because her birthday was on the last week of school and Matt was going to Tonga. Oakley was worried about people getting their feelings hurt, so she invited her WHOLE class!! AHHHH!!! Luckily her party/luau was at a park and not at our house:)

She had a blast and the kids seemed to have fun. We had pin the tail on the donkey, fishing for toys, water balloon towel toss, and lots of playing on the playground.

On Oakley's real birthday, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Pecks. Oakley again was spoiled with presents.

Then last Sunday, we celebrated at Grandma and Grandpa Sovic's. Really? Could we all get to celebrate as long as this little has????

We have such great family and friends that have made her day so special! Here are my favorite 6 things about Oakley.

1. She was my surprise baby,and she still surprises me everyday.
2. She is HILARIOUS! The stuff that comes out of her mouth is priceless!!
3. She loves to give hugs and kisses still.
4. She is willing to share anything and everything with her brother and sister.
5. She has a very tender heart,and just wants to be loved.
6. She is crazy athletic!!

Love you Oakley! Remember, no getting any bigger!!!

My Tay

Isn't she awesome?! Her picture with her softball buddy reminds me of my friend Cher and I. We played together for a few years and then she moved. Even though we didn't live by each other, we still kept playing even through High School:)We LOVE softball! Good times. I love that Tay loves softball! She has a great swing, and loves to play with Cher's daughter Madison. I am so glad they are able to play on the same team each season. Tay just finished up spring ball and I am so proud of her! She is a great teammate who loves to sing the cheer songs with her team. I can often hear her getting the team started on a new song! She cracks me up with some of the cheers! Love ya Tay!!