Visit to Salt Lake

We finally had a week where we could go up to visit my parents for an entire week- we had so much fun!

We got there on a Friday and that night mom, Heather and I went on a girls night out. We went to Cheesecake Factory, and shopped for new clothes- so fun! I miss my girl time. The next morning dad, mom and our little family went up the canyon to Ruth's Diner for breakfast- such a pretty morning and yummy food!

Man this kid can't make a serious face- he cracks me up

Saturday night my mom had a party for Carson's birthday (yes I do realize this kid had like 3 birthday parties-lucky). Rob and Holly and their family came to swim along with my whole family. They had pizza and chick fil a nuggets and of course a Darth Vader cake- yum!

The best part was that Darth Vader himself too the time to visit Carson at his party. Let's just say he was "speechless"!

Can you tell he was excited

Everyone had black tongues after that cake

Carson got a new cash register from Grandma and Grandpa- he loves it!

While we were there we shopped a lot, swam lots and watched lots of movies in the theatre! The boys discovered the movie Little Rascals and love it!

Haha- Cohen was meditating- he cracks me up

One day we took the trax train downtown to trolley square and city creek- of course Carson was so excited

I am sad to say that since I moved that I no longer have a Hobby Lobby near by (sniff sniff) Here is Carson at Hobby Lobby trying on the Uncle Sam hat- goober!

We had such a great week and Steve went home Sunday night and also enjoyed getting some yard work sone and taking some pictures. I am sure we will be having lots of adventures up north this summer!

Safety Town

The week after Cohen finished preschool I put him into a summer camp called Safety Town. It is for kids going into kindergarten and 1st grade. I thought it was great for him. Everyday they focused on a different type of safety. Bike safety, stranger danger, how to call 911, fire safety, and tons more.

 This is Cohen at the Safety Town graduation

 Everyday they would have a visitor who helped with the certain type of safety they were learning about. Smokey the Bear came to visit on the day they taught fire safety.

These cute group of youth volunteered the whole two weeks and were the kids leaders- they were great! Next year Cohen and Carson will be able to take the class together- yay! Did I mention that i am freaking out that Cohen will be going to kindergarten- ah!

Carson's Birthday Party

Carson had a friend party last Friday. He wanted to have a Star Wars themed party- it was so fun to plan.

 Above is a picture of the refueling station. I had cute Star Wars themed table ware, balloons and light sabers.

 We played lots of fun games but I only have pictures of on. Battle the Storm troopers. We had white balloons with storm trooper faces on them- and then a whole cooler full of water balloons- the kids had fun "battling". The kids also played hunt for Jabba's treasure- kind of along the lines of a Easter egg hunt except just candy- they even got to hunt in the sandbox! And then they played unfreeze the characters. I had purchased 8 Star Wars figurines and froze each one individually in containers. Each kid had to use different tools to "unfreeze" them! The kids loved it!

 Our party favors for the kids were a box of fruit snacks and glow sticks

 Time to battle!

 I think Steve was as excited as the kids were!

 Then it was time to refuel with pizza, strawberries and yogurts.

 Then it was present time

 Oh the anticipation......

 He got totally spoiled and loved having his friends come!

We ended with an ice cream sundae bar. Here he is blowing out his candle... one kids remarked.... "is Carson one"? Haha I only had one candle on his ice cream- can't put anything past 4 year olds.

Speaking of which I can't believe he is 4- I am loving this age. Carson loves to play with his brother, sing (although you will never hear him since he is so shy), helping me cook in the kitchen and loves to play in his sandbox. He is such a joy in our lives!

Carson's 4th Birthday

Our little Carson is 4!

 For the last several years Carson has been obsessed with trains and he still is but now he loves Star Wars. Specifically Darth Vader- Should I worry that his favorite character is the bad guy? Anyway, it's sad to see a phase pass but Cohen and Carson are so cute playing together! Above is the Darth Vader mask Cohen got him for his birthday. The best part was that he walked through Target wearing it- so funny!

 Also, Carson got to have his preschool graduation on the same day as his birthday. Even though he still has one more year of preschool left. All the kids sang songs and acted out the little Gingerbread Boy play. Carson didn't sing one word and covered his face during the play- haha (Miss Susie let us know that he really sings all the songs every time...... good to know). He has such a shy, funny personality. Maybe he will sing next year!

 Mr. Shy covering his eyes!

 This is his best little friend Sarah- we get to carpool with her a lot this past year and we love her talkative, outgoing personality. She has been really good for Carson socially!

 Afterwards Carson chose to go to Olive Garden for his birthday lunch- He cannot be serious in a picture for anything!

 Here is his sweet teacher Miss Susie- we love her!

 Okay so don't laugh, but as many of you know my mom is the cake decorator in our family but since she wasn't here I had to attempt..... I know right? So anyway this is the Death Star- at least the boys loved it, that's all that matters.

 We were so lucky to have Carson's cousin Jackman and Uncle Rob come for the weekend. Jackman and Carson have the same birthday so when they arrived we met for dinner at Texas Roadhouse- they loved sitting on the saddling and having all the waiters sing a very loud rendition of happy birthday!

 Aren't the birthday boys so cute!

 Here they are blowing out their candles- we may or may not have had to relight them like 6 times to get a picture with them both blowing out candle!

 The weekend was spent going to the splash pad, eating glaciers at Larsen's, playing outside and building lots of Legos with daddy and Uncle Rob. The boys also got to go off roading in the Jeep out to the dinosaur tracks- they had a great weekend! 

It was really cute to hear them all wake up together and laughing with each other- Carson would say Jackman come make us laugh.... yeah it took forever for them to go to bed every night because they were telling jokes and stories- they loved having sleep overs with their cousin!

Also Carson got to fly a kite for the first time- thanks Uncle Rob and Aunt Holly for the Kite- of course it's a Yoda kite- everything Star Wars!

Cohen's Done with Preschool

Cohen just finished school last week and it is kind of bittersweet for me. I am so excited that it is summer and I get to have him home and do fun things this summer, but it is sad to think that my baby is growing up and that in a couple of months he will start real school. He will do great but I am sure come August 15th I will be blubbering tears all over taking him to kindergarten..... I know- big baby!

 The last day of school his class all got together for a potluck lunch and they all got to play at the splash pad together and had a great time! Cohen loved all his little friends from his class.