Labor Day 2009

September 7, 2009

For Labor Day we decided to go to Cherry Hill Water Park! I thought we were crazy to go there on a holiday, but it was not to busy. Dave won 4 passes on the radio, he was the 20th caller!! Yea Dave! So we only had to pay for 2 tickets. We have never been their before. We stayed for about 4 hours, and by then Daxton was begging to go home. He is finally a teenager, and can not stand to be away from his friends for to long. We had a great time!

There was a big pirate ship that kids could play on, and Dawson loved it!! The whole water park is a pirate theme. It is so weird to have older kids, because Dax and Brayden were hardly with us the whole time. They just kept going off and doing their own thing.

Dave, Jada, Dawson and I really enjoyed the Lazy River. It was very relaxing :) I would get on the tube, and Dawson would lay down on top of me. We would go around, and around for a long time. Dave and Jada had a lot of fun together. We also went down the tube water slides, and Dawson decided he did not want to do that again. So Dawson and I sat and watched Dave and Jada. Jada loved having Dave all to herself. So they went down the slides together a lot.

There was a couple of pools to play in, and Dawson loved being in them. He wore his arm floaties, and feels so big to be able to swim without help. Dax and Jada were having handstand contest, so I decide to do it with them. When I came back up, Dave was quick to inform me that I was embarrassing him...oops :(. So I did not do any more of them. Sorry Dave!

Just before we left, Dawson decided he did not need floaties any more.
Good thing he stayed right by the stairs :)

We had a great time together. It was a fun day! We even got back in time for Daxton to have some quality time with some good friends.

*** Brayden's Real 9th Birthday ***

August 26, 2009

Yesterday was Brayden's 9th birthday, my how time flies. We already celebrated early before school started, but we saved some of his presents for his real birthday. So he kind of got 2 parties. Last night we invited my Mom, Becky (sister), Elora (niece), Taylor (Elora's Fiance), & James (nephew) to come have a BBQ and celebrate Brayden's birthday. Brayden was so excited to have everyone come. He said he kept thinking about his birthday all day at school. He just could not stop thinking about it, and could not wait for everyone to get here.

First James and Taylor took Brayden and Daxton to the skate park in Eagle Mountain. They had so much fun. Then we had a very yummy BBQ. I must brag on Dave a bit. He is such a great cook, and excellent at BBQing. He made very yummy chicken & steak, and very very good potatoes. We also had delicious corn and watermelon from the Harward Corn stand (it doesn't get much better than Harward corn). After dinner we opened Brayden's presents, and had cake....well cupcakes! Brayden requested cupcakes. Then to finish the night, we made smores over our fire pit! We really had a lot of fun!!

Dave, Brayden, Elora, Taylor, Grandma (my mom), & Aunt Becky

Dawson & Jada
He looks like he is break dancing!

This was Brayden's favorite gift from Becky's family. They gave him a guitar case!

My cute Brayden.... I just love him so much! He is such a great kid. He is so funny, just like his dad. He is always making me laugh. He loves to be by me, and I love that he does. He is very good at sharing, and an incredible artist. I am so blessed to have Brayden in my life! I love you so much Brayden. Happy Birthday!!

*** Pockets ??? ***

August 25, 2009

So I was just sorting the laundry while talking to my sister, when I came across a pair of Brayden's pants. I started pulling things from his pockets, and telling my sister about everything I was finding. It never ceases to amaze me what kids can fit in their little pockets.

Well I thought I need to post a blog about this, because it is so funny to me. Brayden is the biggest pocket loader in our family. It is always an adventure to check his pockets. He has so many wonderful treasures!! Here is a picture of the treasures that I found today!!

It was a great laundry day! I found the Swedish Fish stuck to the bum of the storm trooper...Ha...Ha... Ya gotta luv kids!!

*** My Early Birthday Present :) ***

August 23, 2009

Ever since we built our deck, I have been wanting a fire pit to put on it. Well, Dave and the kids got me an early birthday present! They got me a gas fire pit. It is so awesome. I wanted one that you don't have to build a fire every time you use it, and you don't walk away smelling like smoke. It is perfect, and very cute I might add. I am so very excited! They got the perfect present. They gave it to me early so we could actually get some use out of it this year.

We put the fire pit to good use last night..... we made smores :)! It was so much fun. I think this present will bring many fun memories! I am just loving our deck and all the fun things we have got for it!!

My cute Family!

Dawson is so funny, he loves roasting marshmallows!

He is constantly saying, "us use tirepit?"
(No that is not a misspelled word, that is how he says firepit!)

I discovered the timer button on my camera, so I can be in a few pictures!

Dax

Dave & Jada

My cuties keeping warm!

Evidence that Dawson really enjoyed his smore!!

The whole time we were roasting marshmallows, Brayden kept talking about the who had roasted the most perfect marshmallow. Well, it was definitely Brayden. He worked very hard to get it perfect! Behold..... the next 3 images are the most Perfectly Roasted Marshmallow Ever!!

Here it is in all it's perfection :)
Good Job Brayden!!!

After it was pulled of the roasting stick... notice just how melted the inside is!

Jada was the lucky recipient of the perfect mallow!

We had a great evening!! Thanks for my present guys, it's the best. I luv ya guys!!!

Brayden's 9th Birthday Party!

August 17, 2009

Once again I am behind on my posts. On Monday, we celebrated Braydens 9th birthday early. His birthday is not till August 26, but he wanted to celebrate before school started. He choose to go to Classic Family Fun Center, and he brought his friend Tyler with us.


What a day! We spent 6 hours at Classic. There was so much to do there, the kids did not want to leave.

First we went skating! Some skated or rollerbladed, and others used scooters:

The Birthday Boy!

Brayden got really good at skating, he was even jumping on his skates. Even I skated :/. It was quite a sight to behold! It has been a long time, and it really hurt my shins. Plus I ran over Dawson on his scooter and fell :(. I was just trying to be a fun mom, and participate instead of just watching. I guess I learned my lesson!

Next the kids played on the Jungle Gym & Bounce Houses:

Jada and Dawson

The whole group making the climb!

I guess they can all say they made it to the top of Everest!

Dawson kept up with all the older kids. He wasn't scared of anything :)

Then it was on to spending tokens on games, getting tickets & redeeming tickets:

The beloved tickets!

Redeeming tickets....this was my most dreaded time of the day!
I can not believe how long it can take kids to pick out prizes :/

Finally lunch time:

Dawson looks so tired, but he kept going for another 31/2 hours!

I finally got the kids to slow down long enough to eat some lunch. We got pizza from their snack bar. Word to the wise if you are ever at Classic, THEIR PIZZA IS NASTY! I put that all in caps, I really want to emphasis just how nasty it is. I guess we were all starving, because most of it was eaten. This surprised me, because even the kids commented on how yuck it was.

Next it was on to the Waterslides & Kiddy Pool:

Everyone really enjoyed being in the water, even though the weather was not that warm. I even braved the waterslides holding Dawson. It went way faster than I thought it would, so Dawson and I only did the slides once.

Finally they roller skated for a bit longer, and then we headed for home. Dave made us dinner. Brayden requested Garlic Chicken and yummy Red Potatoes. After dinner, we opened presents! We only gave Brayden half of his presents, and saved the rest for his real birthday.

Brayden got an awesome pair of Vans, a guitar strap, 2 sets of the Chunky Galactic Star Wars Guys, a stuffed animal Zebra, a tech deck skate board and a tech deck dude. He was very excited!
After we opened his gifts, we watched a movie and had lots of treats. We watched Inkheart!

I think Brayden had a great day. It was a nonstop day of fun!! I want Brayden to know how much I love him! Happy Early Birthday Brayden!