Happy Mothers Day and Bonding with the kids

Happy Mother's Day! My best Mother's Day present this year was getting to see R go sing with the Primary kids during Sacrament Meeting(Scott and the boys spoiled me too)! I started getting teary while he walked up (luckily Sean was playing and didn't notice R slip out - otherwise the experience would have been different...ie: little S screaming because he wants to follow big brother). They started singing...but nothing came out of R's mouth. New experience I guess. He looked around, smiled, and waved. He was standing on something so you could see him really good. I didn't even care that he didn't sing. I've always wanted to have my very own kid up there to watch and it happened! Yea for Mother's Day! I was also really excited about Mothers Day because I got to work on one of my inspirations! Remember the aprons I fell in love with? This is what I came up with for our moms.



Last weekend was fun. S and R got to go to their first "Father and Son Campout" with our ward. S's been excited to do this for years. They had a blast. Meanwhile, back at the ranch (S wishes we lived on a ranch with some cows and horses), S and I had some fun of our own.
S and R's Highlights: IBC rootbeers and potato chips. R was in heaven having his own soda and free range of the chips (They were living it up-he doesn't usually get sodas or chips). R also was the most popular kid in camp as he had the bag of chips and was willingly sharing with anyone who wanted some...and plenty of kids wanted some.
BBQ hotdogs on the campfire. S asked R how many hotdogs he wanted and R says, "Two, because my mouth is this big." Then he opened his mouth as big as he possibly could. Unfortunately, R asked (I think he was having a sudden growth thing going on or something as he was excessively tired for 3 days or so)to go to bed just before 8 -- so he missed the program the Aaronic Priesthood prepared and S had brought stuff to make Banana Boats...but we made those for FHE last night...it was a big hit:)
In the morning, as S was helping R get ready, R says, "Dad, my teeth are cold!"
Taking a walk around the lake...wishing they had a canoe.
R got soot on his forehead and the kids called him a warrior indian.



C and S's highlights: Applebee's dessert...he didn't want the kids icecream cup...he wanted the fancy molten lava cake and ice cream. "THAT ONE! THAT ONE!"
So he got it. Then to the park until 8pm. I won some much needed mommy points! Don't get me wrong...he loves me...but lately he's been a daddy's boy and I didn't want him to think he got a bum deal by staying home with mom.

Yesterday the boys and I had fun with the sprinkler in the back yard. Sorry, strike that...R had fun in the sprinkler. S wasn't a big fan. Not hot enough yet.
There is major construction going on behind our house. There was a huge bulldozer working meticulously RIGHT outside our fence while we were playing. He waves occasionally. The noise was not so fun.

I haven't sent videos to my family for a long time...so we took a few to share:
S's is funny. He does this all the time now. He's yell so loud and with such passion..."Mommy, where are you?" or "R, where are you?" He didn't do it very good in the video...they NEVER DO! Drives me nuts! Not good show off, but it's hilarious. The funniest is when he does this after we've put him to bed...he'll open the door, and yell, "Mommy, where are you?"

This is our outside play: