What do you do?

What do you do the last 2 weeks of June?

Swim Lessons!!!

Connor and Kadee have been in swim lessons for a week now and have had a blast. They are both little fish and love to be in the water. Connor is in level 3 and has an awesome teacher. He can now dive in at the five foot mark and swim back to the three foot area. He can also do a front flip into the water. Kadee is in level 2 and loves diving and playing "Here, fishy, fishy." The picture is of her and her friend Shalyce, she has quite a few friends in her class.

Rory has been at a Drug Court Training at the University of Utah all week. We have missed him. Connor and Kadee stayed busy though. Connor had a late night with his friend Gavin, Kadee had a girl's night at grandma Debbie's and they both had Pee Wee all week. Thursday we came up to vist grandma and grandpa Curtis and went to visit dad at his hotel. The kids LOVED swimming in the pool and cried when we had to leave. They really missed their dad and I am not looking forward to hunting season!




What do you do when the canyon is closed for 2 hours?

Find a new adventure!

There was a terrible accident in the canyon on Thursday. We were on our way to Salt Lake and were right behind it. We didn't see the actual accident but we saw life flight and incident management. It was right around the corner from us and an eye opener for me. It scared me, a lot. It was one of those moments you realize how precious life is. I just kept praying and thanking Heavenly Father for my beautiful babies and for protecting us. We saw the vehicle involved in the wreck and it wasn't good, I later found out 2 people died.

While waiting we looked around and saw a little campground down the road aways. I maneuvered my way out of traffic, back tracked a bit, and pulled down into the camp area. It is called the Spanish Fork River Campground and is absolutely beautiful. It had super clean bathrooms, a pavilion, a playground, a bridge that went over the river, and some really fun trails. We had a blast and didn't mind being stuck there at all. We were there for about 2 hours before traffic had cleared out enough for us to head up to Salt Lake. Connor loved throwing rocks over the bridge and Kadee was fascinated with the people we met. She is shy, but she is a people watcher. I have to laugh at my kids though, they were totally fascinated with the dog poop. Sorry, I know that probably isn't blog appropriate but it was too funny. They could not figure out why people would let their dogs poop in the middle of the trails, I have to admit, I agree with them on this!




Finally, what do you do when mom isn't looking?

Steal her camera!

Connor got a hold of my camera and these are two of the pictures he took. I think he may have a future in photography. When I told him this he said, "No, I am going to be a professional basketball player." Atleast he knows what he wants to do with his life!

Sprinklers and a Baldy

It has been HOT!!! We have been babysitting Avery again this summer and we love having her here. The kids put their allowance money together and bought a slip n slide and have been having a hay day. Avery, Connor, and Kadee spend everyday lounging in the sun, running through the sprinklers, and eating popsicles. What a life. I am so glad I have a job that I not only get to take my kids with me, but I get to have the summers off.



I asked Rory to cut Connor's hair (I am NOT talented with the scissors or the clippers) and this is what I got. Holy cow, can you say bald!? I can't believe he cut it so short, but Connor loves it because he says he looks just like his dad. I think we will be wearing a lot of hats this summer to avoid some serious bald head burns.

This is what I drank this morning:




As always I had to gag it down, wait an hour, then have my blood drawn. Good times. I actually took the test a week late, so hopefully the results will still be accurate.

Grass and baseball

About a month and a half ago we planted sod!!!!! I kept waiting to post pics because we are going to do some curbing and other things, but I was too excited to wait any longer. It looks so good and makes our house look complete. The kids love having grass to run on and can't wait to play in the sprinklers. Rory got me some beautiful flowers for my birthday and we hung them from the shepard's hooks in my front yard. He is awesome.



We started Pee Wee baseball. Connor and Kadee are on the red team this year. One of the perks of being in charge is letting the kids choose their team color. The kids love it and Connor has become quite the ball player. He can really throw the ball and hits it off the coach pitch every time. Kadee loves it, but she isn't as into it as Connor is. Rory has been working with her on batting (I love that man, he spends so much time with our kids) and she played first base last night. She is really funny though. Whenever grandma Debbie is there she takes several "breaks" to go have a drink and candy from grandma.


Kadee Jo, I couldn't get a good picture of her sweet face.



Connor Von, hardcore ball player.

Yum....

I love lazy Sundays. Yesterday Kadee helped me make homemade strawberry jam, it was so relaxing.




The rainbow in my backyard. This is why Spring is my favorite season.

Preschool graduation and a baby bump

Today we had our preschool graduations. Kadee's was at 10 and Connor's was at noon. The kids all did such a great job and behaved so well. Rory and Jamie helped me make them adorable graduation caps and they memorized their parts so well. They started by saying their name and what they like about preschool.

Kadee: "My name is Kadee Bradley and what I like about preschool is my mom"
Connor: " My name is Connor Bradley and what I like about preschool is my teacher"

Awww, they are so sweet!

Next they sang: Baby Bumblebee, I love Trees (a song in sign), Mister Sun, Yellow, Blue, Green, Pink, and Red. They then told the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Connor and Kadee's parts were the same: "The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf and after that he felt much better."

I was so proud of them and all of my preschool students. They have grown so much and I have enjoyed working with all of them. It all went very well except at the end of the afternoon graduation I had a mom yell at me. They were in Mexico last week and she was mad that I hadn't let her know about the change of time for the graduation (it was originally scheduled for tonight). In my defense, I put a sign on my door, a note on each of the kids time cards, and had the kids make invitations for their parents. I understand that she was upset, I just wish she would have waited to talk to me about it after the other parents had left.



Kadee and daddy



Kadee and mommy


Dad, mom, and Connor

The mischievous four

All in all it was a great day and I finally got a picture of my baby bump.

My baby bump

Happy May!

Wow, May has been busy, busy, busy. We started off the month with a field trip to a real Kindergarten class. I think the kids really enjoyed it. The teacher, Miss Melissa at Castle Heights was super nice and told them what to expect when they go to kindergarten. We then got to play on all the cool playground equipment (it was so cold that day though) and then check out the bathrooms and the drinking fountain (the kids favorite part).


Mother's Day we went to grandma and grandpa Branch's house for a bbq. The food was delicious (as always) and I ate way too much (as always). Rory's little cousin Axel was there and Kadee and I got a kick out of making him laugh. I think it made Kadee very excited for the new baby, but also very territorial. She kept telling me to put the baby down and hold her, it is going to be interesting here at our house in a couple months.



This last Thursday we took another preschool field trip. This time it was to the Dino Mine Park and the kids had a blast. I was a little worried because it had rained tow days prior, but it ended up being a beautiful day. It was a great way to end the school year and I am so excited for my first preschool graduation on Tuesday.

Chet, Gavin, Connor, and Cole
These boys are VERY mischievious when they get together, but it has been so fun having them in my afternoon class.


Kadee and Austin, very good friends. She will miss him next year







Finally Friday night we went to Kadee's first dance recital. I think I was more excited than she was. We weren't allowed to take pictures during the actual performance, but I got some cute pics of her before and after and of course we recorded it. She got a rose from Nana Kelli and Grandma Debbie and LOVED all the attention. Yes folks, I think I have a dancer on my hands. I signed her up for Pee Wee Baseball and she doesn't act the least bit excited. She just wants to know when cheer camp is and when she starts dance again. Connor on the other hand, can't wait. He has been practicing every chance he gets and is still absolutely obsessed with basketball. Debbie gave him her old Playstation and that has been an adventure itself. We have limited his time on it, but he probably asks Rory 100 times a day to play it with him.

Kadee before her Bunny Jumps performance




Kella and Kadee at intermission


Connor and dad playing the Playstation



Well I guess that is all for now, more to come next week after my preschool graduation, wish me luck!!!!