A little tricky

I want to get caught up on my blog to this point but I also want to keep Michael's announcement on the top and keep things in somewhat of an order. I am going to start back with May's happenings and set the post time to previous to now until I get caught up. So even though Michael is on top, scroll down to see what I have posted- if I post :)

Michael Grey

If you have not heard from any other source which I really can not imagine, Michael Grey is here! 8 lbs 3 oz 20 in easy peasy entry into our world. I was induced 8 days early to keep from having a giant baby and he ends up being our smallest. There is not much of a story. I decided I did not want to feel anything this time around and I didn't. Such a huge difference than any other labor and delivery I have had but this time I just really did not want to feel anything. Everything went as smooth as can be and the healing is going really well.




Just Simeon and Rory were in town to visit him in the hospital. Josh and Levi are up in Idaho with Grandma and Grandpa.



Chad was a major stud in the whole process. He watched my kids so we could go to the 5am induction and watched them all day. Let me tell you, Levi is a handful and I don't just mean his multiple poopy diapers.


Next week school starts, Rory is getting baptised and Michael is being blessed. I need to go lay down.

Dragons!!

Sew SewSew SewSew SewSew SewSew SewSew SewSew SewSew Sew

That's what I did for the rest of our stay at Lena's. We came home and I sewed for hours until Rory's birthday party. Actually, I was still hand sewing heads on up until the kids came to the last event. My kid's were SUPER helpful and helped with the dragons, Levi, and the house.

When our Dragon hunters arrived we had a feast.
We then chased Dragon tails (aka- bandannas in the back pocket of the last person in line)
They then swung from a rope to try to knock down the bucket of water balloons. Crazy loud fun!
The Dragon hunters dug for Dragon eggs.
I really don't like pinatas. Instead they threw fireballs (bean bags made out of a fire fabric that Rory helped make) at a box with holes hidden under the paper.
Sadly, there is no pic with the dragon showing on box but here he is.
After not finding the dragon on the hunt, the hunters came back to the tables and called for the dragon.
What showed up? Baby dragons to adopt. Lots of them in lots of colors. Sadly, I was one short in the making so Rory did not get to make one. She understood how much time they took and that it was time for the party.
They gave them hearts (that Lena made), eyes, and stuffing. It took a long time to stuff!

We then ate cake. This was my first time using fondant. This guy looks a little spooky but much cooler than if I tried to just use frosting right?



This party was very simple except for the VERY not simple dragons that took sooooo many hours and the cake. I don't think anyone could have talked me out of them anyway :)

Scary 4th

We were at Roger's sister Lena's house for the 4th of July and Roger, Chad and Blane were invited to work on the fireworks show. We all showed up for a picnic dinner and set up and it was soooooo hot hot hot.

I was intrigued with how the set up was done as I had always wondered. I bet most people all ready know but they set the explosives in tubes and they run and set them off in succession.

Because of the wind that day, they set up the tubes to point away from the crowd so the wind could blow them to the best place for people to see.

While they set up, the older kids were able to jump!

JT

Ben

The girls

Rory

Then we had to wait for it to get dark enough to light them off. I think it was close to 945pm by then.

They also had to wear fire clothes to be able to set them off

The families of the people setting off the fireworks were able to exclusively sit closer to the fireworks and supposedly have the best seat. The wind changed and as soon as they started going off we found ourselves in a dangerous situation. The grounds around us were being lit on fire and people were having to stomp them out. We had 3 adult females and 8 kids in our group and the kids were getting scared and and the women were anxiously watching every firework coming our way. At one point, I was watching the sky to make sure nothing fell on my head when Lena was stomping on fire inches away from my back. We took off for our vehicles to watch the rest of the show which was fantastic from farther away. They guys REALLY enjoyed themselves being so close and setting them off but I am sure we gals and kids will never get that close again.

Lame June

You wanna see how many pics I had of June?

My first dragon

Simeon Graduating from preschool co op

Then I went on Facebook and found some more.

I gave myself a hickey with a suction cup I was sticking to
my forehead to make Levi laugh. So not worth it!

Good times with family. This is Roger's bro Chad and his other bro's baby Piper

Chillin with Roger

Playin with Piper

See, Facebook is not as evil as some people seem to think :) I found A LOT more pictures there to supplement July too

It's been so long since I have posted I forget I have to go in reverse order with the pics. All these pics are in reverse but I don't think it matters:)

At the end of May, we traveled to St George for my sister Caitlin's wedding. Somehow we did not take pictures of that but do have these fabulous pictures of playing on these rocks with my Jenny girl's family. My kids absolutely LOVED playing on the rocks and I only freaked a few times about them tripping over their own feet at the edge of a tall rock.

My Jenny girl and I are both prego at the time









Good Fun!

Summer Boutique this Saturday!!

I am participating in my 1st Boutique this Saturday so if you are local enough come stop by. I choose my crafts that are easy enough for me to do with out getting stressed and are very applicable to this month. I am selling the Father's Day shirts I did last year and magnets that can be given to teachers for an easy end of year gift





I made some of the bottle caps and scrabble tiles into pendants. I also handstamped initials onto sterling silver blanks for another sweet necklace.

Here is the flyer and also head on over to FunkyPolkadotGiraffe to see pictures of the other vendors. Last I heard there will be 23 of us. Come stop by!