Hotel Park City GETAWAY!

Back in May I was helping my boss schedule his anniversary stuff for him and his wife to celebrate when I heard about this great deal Hotel Park City was doing. They were offering "buy one night, get one night free" and I thought it was too good to pass up. So after scheduling with Nana to babysit I reserved us a weekend together to get away. It just happened to be on the seven year anniversary of the weekend my parents moved to Colorado and Nate proposed to me. We spent the 2 days shopping and eating some good food. We also saw the movie "What to expect when expecting" which was perfect timing with us being 20 weeks pregnant. Its amazing how little munchkins distract you from each other so it was SO nice just getting Nate all to myself.

 

Seven years later I still LOVE kissing this boy! Happy Anniversary Nate. Very grateful for all our memories we've shared and created together over the years. I love you!

Another Colorado Trip

Back in May, Nate was gone for a work trip all week and Woodbadge all weekend so the boys and I made a quick trip to Colorado for Mother's Day and my Dad's birthday. The boys LOVE going to visit so it is always a nice get away. It has become a tradition for the boys to feed the wild horses with Grandma and Jackson's favorite, shoot Grandpa's guns. This visit was Andersen's first time getting to shoot the gun all by himself. This trip was also the mark of Andersen being completely potty trained. I told him if he kept his underwear dry all the way to Colorado we would go get his scooter he wanted. The bribery must have worked because we were at Walmart that afternoon. Jackson has always reminded me of myself and my Dad growing up. I was always his little shadow, but this weekend Jackson took over my role. My dad told Jackson he would get the guns out in the morning once the chores were done. I don't think Jacks slept very well because he tossed and turned all night long and was out of bed at 6am! After waiting an hour he was asking for my help to get him dressed and ready to help Grandpa with chores. They worked for a few hours spraying weeds and then went to McDonald's to surprise us ladies with breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. After breakfast the guns came out and he was a happy camper! Definitely another fun trip to Colorado and even better that we got to celebrate Mother's Day and my Dad's birthday with my parents. 

Love this picture of my parents and my boys!

Silverpup Graduation to Kindergarten

Seems like yesterday I was just going to Jackson's preschool orientation and now its over and he is onto Kindergarten. Back in May Riverton High did the cutest graduation program for Jackson's class. All the parents were invited to come watch the kids perform everything they learned that year. Each child had a speaking part. Jacks did awesome and remembered every word although he was a little scared to make eye contact with the audience. It was so fun to watch and listen to all their cute songs and see them with their friends and teachers. After their program, every child had the cutest cap and gown (Jacks was more a shirt!) to wear and had a chance to "walk" for their preschool diploma. Of course I shed a tear! We definitely enjoyed Riverton High School Silverpup Program and Jackson really loved Miss Sarah (his high school student teacher) and Mrs. Hicks (the actually class teacher). Still to this day he says he misses Silverpups! Must have been worth the money for all his fun memories he made.

 Only a few months later Jackson was onto Kindergarten

... A bitterweet Mommy day! He has finished 3 weeks of school already and LOVES it! He was so excited to start Kindergarten. He kept asking to go get school supplies (just like his Mommy! That was my favorite... new crayons, markers, pencils, etc!) even though he didn't need anything for class. Of course I was just as excited as he was so off to Walmart we went for a few things we could keep at home to do his homework throughout the year. As soon as we got home from the store, I asked him to do something and his response was "I can't right now mom, I have all this stuff to do! AKA... Sharpen a box of pencils!) Love this boy! 

Two days later it was his first day of Kindergarten. I think I was more nervous than he was. I got out and walked him to the Kindergarten grounds to watch with all the other moms. Luckily for Jacks he has some good buddies in his class this year. (Landon Christensen, Jackson Mather, and Deacon Smith). It was fun to watch him and all his friends play on the playground and then eventually line up to go into class when the bell rang. The hardest part was watching his teacher come out to gather her class and then they told the kids to blow a kiss to their moms... the tears were already puddling in my eyes, but that was the breaking point! Of course 3 weeks later it is no big deal to drop off and pick him up, but at that moment you realize your child will spend more time with their teachers at school from this day forward than they do with you at home playing and being your little buddy during the day. When his first day of class was over he came running out to me with the biggest grin on his face. Here he is posing with his Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Calhoun. So far she has seemed great for Jacks and a great teacher. Jackson's favorite part of school is definitely his homework folder. He is always so willing to get to work on his assignments and wants to do multiple days of work in one night. Lets just hope the excitement continues since he's got many years ahead of him.