Haircut, anyone?

On Sunday, during a Relief Society meeting, I sent Connor to go potty.
He was gone for quite some time, so I went to check on him.
Whenever your kids are unusually quiet, it usually means they are up to something.
This is what I found...


followed by,
"look Mamma, my cut my hair for preschool, all by myself!"
Then he turns around and shows me this...

After much deliberation,
we concluded to not buzz his head and just wait for his hair to grow.

Preschool, here he comes...

Connor loved his first day of preschool!

He went right in, no hesitation, and started playing.
His name in his class is Connor B.
He can't wait to go back.

His favorite part of the day ~ the slides


{he looks so old and a little nervous, I think}

Connor has 4 friends in his class, including his cousin, Brooklyn!
Thanks for being such a good friend to Connor Brooke!

More fun

Three cheers for Heidi! 2 days in a row!

After writing to Spence this morning I remembered a few more things
that we did this summer that were some of Connor's favorites...

shot squirt guns
jumped off the diving board for the first time {Connor}
made forts
roasted marshmallows
slept in a tent
went plasma-car-ing
swung on swings
read books
stayed up late
made sand castles

Aren't we the funnest!

Summer Fun

Soooo, apparently I'm not the greatest blogger...I like to follow them, I'm just not that great at doing one myself. Oh well, what can you do? Now I feel like I have to learn how to post something all over again...yeah.

Enough about that, I do want to be better so I can remember all the fun things that we do!

{For example} this summer we have:

gone swimming
had piggie-tails for the first time {Mabel, sorry Connor!}
gone golfing
spent a weekend in Bear Lake
gone boating
visited hot Mesquite and grandparents down south
gone on hikes
had picnics
played soccer
went to 2 parades
rode bikes
watched the Bellagio fountains
had swimming lessons
ate birthday cake
watched lots of fireworks
set off fireworks
rode a zip-line {Cory, Heidi, AND Connor}
played baseball
gone to a baseball game
gone canoeing
had 2 bdays
had lots of bbq's
picked fresh veggies from our garden
gone to the zoo
watched a home-run derby
played with friends and cousins
blew bubbles
played with grandmas & grandpas
mowed the lawn
weeded the flowers and garden
played tennis
ate lots of popsicles
just to name a few...


{It's been a pretty good summer...}

more pics of the summer fun to come...I promise!

Easter in Mesquite

Last week for Easter we enjoyed a fun week in Mesquite, NV. We golfed, colored eggs, flew a kite, went on walks in search of stray golf balls, ate lots of yummy food, ate Grandma Shirley’s birthday cake, played in St. George with Grandma & Grandpa Clark and Nate, Becky & Bennett, hunted for Easter baskets, played games, ate Easter candy, and even slept a little.

It was also the first year that Connor has understood a little more about why we celebrate Easter. It was fun to talk to him about Jesus and what He did for us. Connor was very happy to know that “Jesus died and then him not died.” We’re working on the word resurrection. He was also concerned with the people who didn’t like Jesus. He wanted to get them with his sword.

It was a great time and blessing to celebrate Easter with our family. And yes, I am one of those moms who coordinates their kids clothing...I'm not ashamed!

We stopped by Grandma & Grandpa Packer's on the way home
and showed them Mabel's cute Easter dress


Connor's not much of a morning person...especially when church in Mesquite is at 8am!

Cute Easter baskets made by my mother-in-law and Kayla