Memorial Day weekend.....

Finally on Saturday I felt better. We were invited to our friends for a BBQ on Saturday night. Bill and Charise had an awesome spread they are some of the funnest people I know. Whenever we hang out with them there is tons of fun and great memories!
The food....it was so yummy! (thanks Lanay for being the photographer and letting me steal your pics.)

ME, Charise, Ryder and Jonas.....

Jeff and Craig....eating YUMMY grilled corn.

The movie... they watched Kung Fu Panda on a big projector on the driveway.


I hope that there are many many summer BBQ's to come!!! Thanks Bill and Charise!!


On Monday we headed to Temecula to break in the new water slide! The boys had so much fun and we hardly saw them at all the whole day.


I don't even have a picture of Noah on the water slide. That is how much fun he had.

Briar wanted to take baby Amelia on the slide..... it took three people to get her in her suit. Next time I think they will wait for Mommy. Maybe I am glad I have all boys that looked complicated!


Trampoline Fort!!! My Grandparents have the BEST back yard!!

Amelia going down the slide with Briar!


Dinner was RIBS....I have never been a big rib lover. But they were so GOOOD. Ryder had a blast with them too!

We had a great weekend!
This is what we have been doing this week...potty training....Sawyer lasted all day yesterday in big boy underwear...and as long as I make him go every half hour or so then he is good. It is definitely a lot of work but I know it will be worth it!

Bed, Birds and potty training......

We finally joined the ranks of a bed for a king! Our Cal king bed was delivered on Wednesday! We love it!!! Now I need to find a new comforter that I actually like. It has been so fun to snuggle in the morning and we ALL fit!



On Saturday we were heading out to grab some lunch when we noticed that two little birds had been hatched plus fell out of the nest. The first picture is one of the egg shells in the bush.

There were two sitting on the walkway. I wanted to pick them up and take care of them. But Jeff said that was a no no and so we went to lunch hoping that we wouldn't have to come home to dead baby birds or even worst suffering baby birds.


Thankfully this is what we came home to both birds safely back in their nest with mama. I am not sure if they flew or if the mom picked them up either way it was a great sight. Noah is loving the birds he asks about them and checks on them whenever he can. I think he is almost ready for a pet! This morning while I was cleaning up the dishes our neighbors STUPID cat tried to jump in the tree and attack the birds. I got so ticked pounded on the window. I felt very protective and was very mad that the cat was trying to attack the nest.


Ryder is the happiest thing these days...I am loving this age!

Last night we went to a BBQ and Ryder was so tired when we got home he zonked out on the floor.


I thought it would be a good idea to potty train Sawyer...I know crazy he is only 2 but it didn't last long. He had fun for a moment though. We will see I guess we have all summer.

WRETCHED.....

That's what I think about boys and potty training. Really I hate potty training more than anything. I think I will just let the other ones wear diapers until five. Yesterday I went to clean the bathroom. Mind you I never enter this bathroom I will tidy it up for visitors and other than the deep clean once a week I DO NOT ENTER. Upon cleaning yesterday I was reminded why. Boys are disgusting. Don't mind me....this may be graphic. My son has lost all toilet paper privileges. (this happened weeks ago) So when I entered the bathroom imagine my surprise when I found the towel and yes the shower curtain were used as toilet paper. LIke I said wretched.

In my defense he is only left alone while I am feeding the baby if I can't get to him he is supposed to wait for me. Yah right. Boys are gross. They should all wear diapers especially if I am cleaning it either way. GROSS GROSS!! Remind me to never buy a shower curtain with the background is white. Maybe I should just send them out like dogs.