This picture was taken a few weeks ago. We got a ton of rain and snow. Then it warmed up and melted and we were left with a pond in our backyard for a few days. The first day that it was warm-ish outside, Gavin went right out to play and within minutes he was playing in the water. It was only about 68 degrees but he thought it was great! Mackenzie and Avery and a bunch of neighbor kids joined him and they spent the WHOLE day playing in the dirty water! This past weekend, the kids stayed with their Grandma Sill for a few days so Dallas and I could go do some things for the pioneer trek we are going on next month. The kids had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa and Gavin came home with a new bike. Dallas ran over his other one so Grandma surprised him with a new one. He sure was happy!

To save the best for last.. Avery is potty trained!! Woohoo!! No more diapers! She got her potty chart all filled in and earned a trip to the toy store. I told her she could pick out anything she wanted and she chose some barbies. We tried the potty training thing about a month ago but she just didn't get it. She tried and tried but I ended up giving her a break for a few weeks then we tried again and this time, all it took was a couple days and she was done. She is even wearing panties to bed without any problems. After the trouble Gavin gave me, I think I deserved an easy one!!

SuMmErTiMe!!

Dallas has already taken the kids fishing several times this summer. The kids love it. Avery and I haven't gone with them yet but we will go next time! Gavin was pretty proud- He caught more fish than anyone else.

Last week my Grandpa turned 80 years old so we had a big birthday party. It was pretty fun. I got to se a lot of family that I haven't seen in years so we had a pretty good time! I didn't take many pictures but I did remember to snap a few!Here's the birthday boy!!