Let the Summer Begin!!

I love weekends, spending time with the family, the kids, going shopping, and getting a tan. I use to have Diet Coke in there as well, but as of 3 months ago I gave it up. I thought that maybe I needed one yesterday, so I purchased a Diet Coke before church, and to tell you the truth I hated it! It was not satisfying at all, trust me I can't actually believe I'm saying this. I now enjoy peach green tea ( I make it at home, I know I'm cool), sparkling water with a little flavor, and lots of water with fruit in it. Just in case you were wondering what I drink now that I kicked that Diet Coke habit to the curve. 

This last weekend we went shopping, had a date night, ate a lot of food, pet some birds at a pet store, went to the pool, and enjoyed lots of time with the kiddos and the hubby. I know we did a lot, trust me it's not always like that, we just got into some sort of kick to get out. I know what you are thinking...no we did not go to the beach, we will hit it up this summer a lot. 

It has been so hot here and it seems like its going to stay for a while. We have been in the upper 90's for a while, and let's not mention the humidity, don't get me started! We needed to find a way to get out of the house to burn energy and stay cool at the same time. This last weekend we got season passes to one of the water parks close to our house, it's nice to have this park only 15 minutes away. The kids loved the water, and we for sure be regulars at this park this summer. It was so cute to see Bryson splashing in the pool, he enjoy it so much, and I loved getting a tan. 

Brandon with a bird that eventually walked to his neck, and would not go back, it was pretty funny.

Maddie with a bird, she is way more brave than I'm, NO I did not want a bird on me. Yuck!

See how white my shoulders are? I will be taking care of that situation this summer!

I sure pray these two will be best friends!

Don't you just love Bryson's hat? He such an old man. ;)

Here is that big hat again, but you have to do what you have to do. I have a blonde haired little boy that will burn if he is not wearing that. I did the best I could with the hat, that's the only decent one I found. Boys just don't have cute clothes.

We found a lil' gem

Usually on Sundays we hang around the house and relax after church, well this Sunday was an exception. We had been laying around and I decided we needed to get active, I had hear of this place about 7 minutes away from us called Turkey Creek Trail. I decided to try it, Maddie complained the entire time, she wanted to stay and watch "Soul Surfer" for the 40th time! I told her she would not be disappointed but kids are funny and she kept on complaining. This mommy does not do well with complaining...so off we went to the trail.
As soon as we got there, it already was amazing! There are trees everywhere and a wood bridge sorta trail if that makes sense, along the walk you can see turtles in the creek and lots of beavers. The coolest thing is you walk to the top and you bring your own tube and ride it down the creek. It was so cool, Maddie of course felt bad for complaining and she enjoyed every minute of it. "Next time we need our bathing suits" she reminded me. I was nice to get out and get active, when you feel like laying around.

Mother's Day and Field Day

Things have been a little CRAZY around this house lately, we are counting down the days till Mr. B gets back home. Mean while we have been keeping busy, and can I tell you I can not wait for summer, it's gonna be a busy one for sure.
I was planning on going to church on Sunday morning with the kids like we do every other Sunday, but it was storming pretty bad, and this Colorado is not really used to the lighting and thunder followed by massive amounts of rain. If that wasn't enough the tornado siren went off, it was nothing short of chaos in this house, a little girl who is really scared of tornados, thanks to my little sister, Lizzie who introduced her to the movie "Twister" a big shout out to her, NOT! and to top all of this our little dog, Oscar thought that the louder he barked the better. Do you get the picture yet? Needless to say we missed church.
Around noon the weather cleared up and was actually kinda pretty we decided to get lunch at one of my favorite places to eat, Zaxby's, I know not healthy at all but it's so good! The kids and hubby got me a ring, mason jars (I know what you are thinking how "country") but everything tastes better when you drink out of a mason jar, and I also got new make up. They were so nice! Really, I'm the blessed one to have such amazing children and well of course a husband. Sometimes they drive crazy, but I would not have it any other way.

The next day Maddie had Field day at school, and Bryson and I went to support her, she is after all doing a sack race, and a relay. She loved hearing us scream her name while she was running, I should have made signs, well that might have been a little much. Yes, I'm that mom!! It was wet and it rained the entire time, but it was fun.

Having iced coffee in my mason jar, and YES it does taste better.

Maddie after her sack race, they came in 2nd.

Maddie's sweet friend

Cheering on the sidelines

Just had to put this up, he is getting so big.

Our Baby Turns 1

We celebrated our little guys first birthday on Cinco de Mayo, how fitting. I just can't begin to explain the joy and sadness it brings to my life, first of all we will no longer have a baby, and since this is our last one we are savoring every moment. He is such a blessing to this family, and is full of joy!

 I can't believe that just one short year ago we were at the hospital 6 weeks early waiting for this lil'guy to make his entrance into this world. God is so GOOD! he really has shown just how much we need him and with out him we would be lost. Bryson had a tough first 8 months, from being in the NICU for 25 days to having open hear surgery to correct a problem he had, God was with him through it all. I keep telling him that God has a very special  purpose for him. We are so grateful for him, and can't wait to see him grow up to be the man God wants him to be. 

Right now Bryson is not interested in table food or a sippy cup. He can hold his bottle, but refuses to do it, but he makes up for it by being a good sleeper ;). His favorite toy is a phone or the ipad, loves to watch Oscar, his sister can make him laugh anytime, and he HAS to have a ton of blankets around him to be able to fall asleep. He is now 18lbs, and is super tall. His hair does not stay down no matter how hard I try to gel it down, it sticks right up like Alfafa from the Little Rascals. He finally had 2 bottom teeth, and does not like to use them to chew. Here are a few pics of the big man.