Barely Balanced and Birthday

I took the kids to see a free show at the civic center last Thursday. A group from the Renaissance fair in Kenosha WI came down and put on a free and fun little show. They are called Barely Balanced and did lots of different balancing tricks, walked on stilts, juggled knives and fire sticks and blew fire. The kids loved it and it was very entertaining for me as well. Anika and Celtin were inspired and have been trying to do their own set of balancing tricks.

I am officially 30! I had a fun birthday and my sweet husband planned a surprise BBQ at our friends house. It is so great to have good friends when all my family is far away. I kept saying "I am so old", so Anika made me a card that said "You are not old compared to a 40 year old. 30 makes you feel old but you are never to old to be loved." What a sweetie, she cracks me up. Celtin made me a card and gave me a big handful of money. I told him he did not have to give me his money, but he said "It's okay it is from your money jar." :) My kids are the greatest! My hubby is not too bad either!

Ready, Set...Almost!

Lochlan is sorta mobile and so close to crawling. I am not sure I want him to be able to zoom around...I have not even begun to baby proof. He loves to sit on the floor and scoots himself forward to his tummy. He can get on his hands and knees and rock-it is so cute. He has learned to turn a full 360 degrees while on his tummy and moves forward with a downward dog yoga move (kinda like a push-up) to knee face plant. It is so fun to hear him grunt as he uses all his strength. After a while he gets mad that he is not moving fast enough and then I sit him back up and give him the toy or item (remotes and phones) he was after...only to watch him do this all over again for something else. So far he can only go about a foot before he gets frustrated, but I know it is only a matter of time! They grow up so fast!

More Sand, Water and Sun!

Last week we went to 2 spray parks, a beach, 2 parks and the movies! What a great week! The best part is that all this fun only cost me $20. :) The weather was great all week and the kids really enjoyed being outside. We met some friends from the ward at one of the spray parks so that made it even more fun. Anika was very happy to spend time with some of her school friends at the movie and the beach. (They are really good about including Celtin) And all my kids were thrilled with all the fun time we spent with their Aunt Carli and cousin Hayden.

Bath Time!

Sitting up makes bath time so much more fun!

Summer Fun

We have been having a fun summer. Anika and Celtin have been getting along well for the most part! We spent a day over at the Clements enjoying their big blowup water slide, pizza and sun! The kids loved it. Playing in the sun always seems to tire them out...a little. :)

We found this fun spray park and giant sandbox that is free every night from 7-8 (It only costs $2 normally) The kids loved running through the water. It was like having a bunch of awesome sprinklers to play in. They were completely drenched. Lochlan enjoyed getting his feet wet in the water as it ran off the side. He stomped his feet and babbled constantly.

We have had some relaxing days and have enjoyed the cooler weather. Adam showed Anika and Celtin how to play boccee ball. They did great and scored a few good points Lochlan and I sat and watched from the sidelines. It was pretty funny when the balls began to roll down the hill and they had to run really fast so they wouldn't go in the pond. :)

Solids, Carnival and 4th

Lochlan started eating solid food about a month ago. It took about two weeks and now he is a champion eater. He has made it through all the cereals and tried squash an tonight sweet potatoes...YUM! He likes his food but still covets everything we eat. :)Shortly after we got back from Utah we went to a carnival with some friends. Everything was free except the food. The kids had fun with face painting, petting zoo, race cars, balloon animals, childrens museum display, velcro wall and more. It was to celebrate our town turning 100! I love it when there are fun free things to do.











On the 4th we headed downtown to attend the Taste of Chicago and to check out Navy Pier. Adams sister and family came with us and we had a wonderful time. The kids enjoyed taking the Metra and trolley. Anika and Celtin were such troopers as we did A LOT of walking. We tried yummy food...my favorite was Eli's frozen cheesecake on a stick covered in chocolate and toffee! YUMMY!! It was cool to be downtown and we will make many more trips because there is tons to do. The only down side was that my sister in law lost her purse and spent an hour trying to find it with no luck. I hate it when stuff like that happens-luckily it was on our way home so it didn't ruin the entire day.

Tagged Again!

How to play the game. Post these rules on your blog: List 3 Joys, 3 Fears, 3 Goals, 3 Current Obsessions/Collections, and 3 Random surprises about your self. Tag people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

3 Joys: Family, Gospel, Nature

3 Fears: Mice, becoming paralyzed, Failing...

3 Goals: Read a grown-up book, Scrapbook my digital photos, Get in shape (back to pre-pregnancy weight)

3 Current Obsessions: Finding the perfect curtains, Sour candy, Blogging

3 Random facts: I can say the alphabet backwards in 4 seconds, I can still do the splits 3 ways, I only wash my hair every other day

I tag Calley