Bits and pieces

Today we had the baseball banquet.   The kids really loved this season of baseball.   Between having daddy coach and all the kids they knew on the team it was loads of fun!  

 Kayda was all giddy getting her medal!

Dillon played shy in front of everyone.

 Meet little Mr.  Weston.  I have been watching him 3 days a week and well watch him full time a little longer until his parents can find a good daycare.   Kayda,  Dillon and Carson adore him!  They are such a big help with him.    Watching them with him makes me sad to be done having children but having him here reminds me that it's nice to be done!   He can be their brother from another mother.

 Carson spent his time at the baseball games with Berkley.   She is the sister if Kayda's good friends Kennedi.  He would pack his snacks and toys and pack extra just for her!

  The weather has been so beautiful!  We are in for quite a treat of a summer.   The kiddos are in the pool every day.   Carson won't wear his life jacket anymore.  He is quite adventurous!  He is constantly asking me to get in the pool with him for his "lessons".  He swims across the pool easily but will only do it if I have my hands out under water for him to grab.  He loves to do Canon balls and jump off the ladder.

 Carson's preschool had an end of year barbeque.   Daddy was able to take the morning to be a watch dog in Kayda and Dillon's classes and then come to the barbeque.   Carson's teacher was amazing.   We're sad to go to a different preschool next year but it will be a good transition to kindergarten.

 Daddy with his great students!

The Rodeo!

Today we decided to try out the rodeo.  I've never been to one, the kids have never been to one, Daddy has a vague recollection of one.  

 The kids were so excited to see so many horses!

 Our favorite part of watching people try to ride broncos was watching the guys catch the horses afterwards!

 Kayda was so excited to watch the cowgirls do the breakaway roping!

 I think this was our favorite event. It was called Chute Cow Milking.  So the cows started in the chute, you had to pull it with a rope past a line, then hold it long enough for 1 of the 3 team members to get some milk in a bottle then run it and the harnass over to the finish line.  Only two teams managed to get milk from their cows. The rest ended up dragging people through the dirt and breaking free.  It was hilarious.

 Our second favorite event was Chariot racing!

 Kayda just loved anything that a girl was doing to barrell racing was a big hit for her.

 And of course they HAD to pet a pony!

 And on the way home, every single one of them fell asleep. 

More Baseball

Not much to say.... Our kids are awesome. 

Summit Lake Hike

We have talked and talked and talked about hiking with our kids and we finally did one with them last summer.  Well, we decided it was time to start again!  We went for Summit Lake!  It is about 5 miles round trip with about an 1100 foot elevation gain.  It was a little much for Carson, he ended up stuck riding between us and our back packs for about half of it.  The kids had a great time and tell me they want to go on another one soon!  

 On the way driving up to the hike!

 Our emergency child carriers!

 The boys had a great time collecting pinecones on the way up!

 I wish we could have stayed longer, and let the kids play in the water but it was COLD!

We've started compiling a list of supplies we need to get to take the kids on a short back packing trip.  I just have to be sure there isn't too much elevation gain so we don't end up carrying Carson again!