Babysitting

 Rachelle told me they had a dance recital tonight for Millie, so I offered to watch Eli.  She said Blake was already planning on babysitting, so I told her to bring them both up then.  I worked today, but after work, they came over and we took Joey to a park to play and we had dinner.  I was shocked when both boys said they would go with us, it is Saturday night after all.  I was flattered and I'll take a night with all my kids any chance I get.  

They pick on him just like a little sibling. 

Joey is better than me at flying a kite. 

Owen was trying to "bench press" Davis, but he was a little too long and awkward. 

A graduation party

 Congratulations Lulu!!  She is a graduate of the University of Utah.  One day I will be graduating, it feels forever away, but I will.  

I was spoiled

 Today was Mother's Day and my kids spoiled me.  They each made me feel special and appreciated and I am grateful I get to be their mom.  Owen and Kylee went to Milford yesterday, but they were back in time for dinner.  Davis made me breakfast this morning, and Gator waited up until after midnight last night to be able to be the first one to wish me Happy Mother's Day. We went to Layton to my mom's grave.  It has almost been 6 years since she passed away and that is just crazy to me.   I know she loves it when we are all gathered together, that was her favorite place to be, with her family.  After we went to Krissy and PJ's for dinner.  The food was very tasty and the company was awesome.  It was a good Mother's Day.  

I love hummingbirds and Davis thought I needed a prettier feeder than just the cheap plastic one that is hanging up on the porch, he also knows my favorite flower is a Daisy

Gator and I love to play games and she is always wanting a new game to try out.  The card is seriously the sweetest.  

This gift was from the Yeti man himself.  Owen is obsessed with Yeti's and has suggested that I get a Yeti for a couple years now.  Well, he got sick of waiting for me and got one for me.  

We took pictures last year in front of the same pink tree at Krissy's house.  It is so pretty in the springtime, I'll probably do a picture here every year on Mother's Day. 

Yesterday Owen was in Milford and Gator was with some friends so I asked Davis if he wanted to run errands with me.  We don't get to hang out just the two of us very often anymore, and I am so happy that he accepted my offer.  We spent the whole afternoon together picking out flowers for my sisters, going to lunch, getting a drink, and running Gator and her friends to the pool and back. 

Owen and Kylee took Dave and Sheila to a rodeo.  I love that he sent me a picture.  I did have to ask, but he didn't argue.  

New Looks

As I said last week, Davis and Gator inherited my bad eyesight.  Davis has had his new glasses for a couple months, but Gator's just came and I bought a few new pairs of glasses too.  I figured if I can't ever wear contacts again, I wanted to have some cute glasses.  I have a new addiction though because I found a website where they are very inexpensive.  I may or may not have ordered 6 pairs of glasses.  But 2 of them are sunglasses.  

Gator has made her own Instagram page for her business and she is very busy.  It's so fun to see what she makes, and she thinks she is so grown up because we got her her own checking account and Venmo.  She is very responsible with her money and always remembers to pay her tithing first.  

I never had a collection of anything, well besides all my thousands of pictures.  When my mom passed away, we divided up her Willow Tree figures.  My collection has grown quite a bit over the last few years.  Gator gets me one for Christmas every year (the butterfly one was from this last Christmas).  And the boys each just randomly have gotten me a new one as well.  I love my collection, and I display them proudly on the shelf in the kitchen.  I will have to find a new home for them when I move in June, but I will for sure display them and look at them daily.  

Senior Pictures

In a couple of weeks, Davis will graduate high school.  It has been a very different senior year, but he said it's been a good one.  Most of the time, I actually forget Davis is still in high school.  He only has 2 classes that he goes on campus for, the rest is work release.  Still, I know he is ready to say he's graduated and move on to the next phase of his life.  He just needs to figure out what that is.  I don't get much time with Davis, so it was fun to go out the other night just him and me and take some pictures for his graduation announcement.  The serious ones are good pictures, but that smile/dimple though.  

New Toy

 Owen brought home a new toy.  It is an Oculus.  It is a virtual reality video game.  I never have played video games much, but this is fun.  We have a game called Beat Saber and I think that one is great fun.  I haven't been caught playing it when the kids aren't home yet, but if I figure out how to work it on my own, I just might play when they are all out on the weekend.  

Tulip Festival and Hogle Zoo

 This weekend was so much fun.  I spent the whole weekend with my kids and I'm sad that it is Sunday evening and I should be doing homework, but instead, I am looking at pictures and thinking about the last couple of days.  I've always wanted to go to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point, and I was going to go last spring, but then Covid canceled it.  So this year, I wasn't going to miss it.  I love pretty gardens and yards, I just am not a fan of gardening.  But I could look at pretty gardens all day long.  The tulips were beautiful.  Thanksgiving Point is an awesome place to go visit, I loved the lights at Christmas time, and now the tulips, I'm thinking someday I want to volunteer at Thanksgiving Point.  If I volunteer, I get in free to all the cool stuff.  

We also went to the zoo this weekend.  It is Owens spring break and I pinned him down for some fun.  He is actually home for a few weeks.  He will take his finals at home, and then he has to be back on June 7th for football.  But if he and Kylee find an apartment before that, he will go ahead and move back to Pocatello and find a part-time job.  I wanted to go to the zoo because they got a new polar bear and a baby gorilla, plus I just really like the zoo, and ultimately because I just really love spending time with my family no matter what we are doing.  

I also planned a family dinner for tonight.  I don't know why, but every single time I plan one it is cold and windy.  It was the same tonight as a storm is moving in for tomorrow.  The kids still had fun playing though and I love visiting.  It was just really cold, so we didn't stay too long.  Long enough to plan a camping trip for next month.  Summer break is coming!