I haven't posted anything for awhile. My kids are growing so fast. We were at the park the other day and there is a little "general store" Kaytlynn said we were the customers. When we all started telling her what we wanted, she wagged her little finger at us and said "One at a time." I can't believe she is going to be 4! She will be in pre-school, Connor in kindergarten, and Josh in 1st grade. Some days I will be at the school 5 different times to drop off and pick up! I've gotta find a carpool. It will be nice when they can walk to school. Adults have to drop off and pick up until 1st grade, I think. Then they can walk! We are lucky because it only takes 6 minutes to walk to the school. Josh and Connor are in gymnastics and will be starting soccer again next week. Josh will do Little Hoopsters in October. Kaytlynn hasn't been doing dance because they switched teachers and she said she doesn't like her new teacher. She is such a punk!

One of my best friends is coming to visit in 2 days and we will go to the Grand Canyon. Brad has his work river rafting trip coming up which he is excited about, and the Demolition Derby is soon! :) We also have a few Scots coming to visit, so that should be fun. Lots of working......Work hard, play hard. That's a good motto.

Connors 5th birthday BBQ

I don't know how many people actually read this, but I wanted to post that we are having a BBQ for Connor's 5th birthday on Sunday, June 27th from 5-8 p.m., and it would be great to see anybody who can make it! It will be at the Spanish Fork reservoir at the pavilion. 2931 S Spanish Oaks Dr. You get off of I-15 at the Hwy 6 Price/Manti exit. Go up highway 6 for a few miles and turn right on powerhouse road. Turn left on Spanish Oaks Dr and go all the way up the hill, past the reservoir, and there is parking by the pavilion. There is a playground and if you would like to swim, be sure to bring your water and beach gear. Call me with any questions: 801-859-5937. We're excited!

Update

Okay, here's an update on the Bradley family. Josh graduated from kindergarten yesterday. They had a program, sang, got a diploma and graduation picture, and then had a BBQ. So cute. The day before was Connors pre-school program. They sang. Also so cute! In 4 months I will have a 1st grader, a kindergartener, and a pre-schooler. Kaytlynn had her dance recital. My mom helped out. She had to carry Kaytlynn out onto the stage and then Kaytlynn wouldn't dance. She put her arm up and I thought-'Yay, she's finally going to dance', but she just put her arm up to throw her stuffed animal prop across the stage. When a little girl went and picked it up and tried to find the owner, Kaytlynn refused to take it back. Kaytlynn is finally pretty much potty trained, so we haven't had to buy diapers for weeks--yay! 6 and a half years of diapers is long enough. For awhile there were three different sizes because we had 3 under the age of 3. We won't miss those diapers! Josh finished soccer and has started T-ball and loves both of them. Connor will be starting T-ball soon and is having his gymnastics program next week, before he moves on to the Shooting Stars gymnastics class. Connor is all ready for kindergarten. Josh knows how to read and write now--crazy! And he is totally the oldest kid. He kind of bosses the other 2 around, but he is very helpful--and very observant! Kaytlynn is all kinds of trouble. When she is mad, she takes her clothes off. She was mad at Joshs kindergarten graduation, so she turned her shirt around. Makes me laugh. Despite the recital, she loves dance and told me-"Mom, I just want to dance all day." Brad is still plugging away at SEO.com, and doing his workout stuff. He and Connor went to Scotland in March and had a lot of fun. And I am trying to balance 5 peoples schedules and 5 jobs! I started working for the census, which has actually been a lot of fun. Then I am still doing nightwatch at two places, delivering mail, and working every once in awhile as the activities person at the assisted living place. Life is good and we are lucky to have such great family and friends, jobs that we love, fun healthy kids, and a house that we love in a city that we love! :)

corn dog chicken bleu

Connor asked me for some corn dog chicken bleu the other day. Chicken cordon bleu--heehee. And Kaytlynn always wants to wear her peejam-ees. We went to the zoo the other day and Connor had an Australian accent and was saying things like "That king snake is gigantic!" He's been watching too much Steve!

Gymnastics and snowboarding

Connors gymnastic teacher thought he was doing really well for his age, so she had the competitive gymnastics teacher come and take a look at him, and they gave him an invitation to join the boys competitive gymnastics class for 4 to 6 year olds. Connor is 4, so I was a proud mom! If he doesn't like it, though, we'll put him back in the class that he loves. He also did so well snowboarding last time we went! I thought I'd have to keep only one foot strapped in so I could help him up, but I ended up having to strap both my feet in because I couldn't keep up with only one foot strapped in. His teacher said that he has more muscle than most kids his age, so the gymnastics and snowboarding must be complimenting eachother well!

St. Patricks Day

St. Patricks Day is so fun when you have kids in school. Josh made a leprechaun trap for his class. He was very conscientious (sp?) about making sure the ladder leading up to the trap was small enough for the leprechaun to jump from rung to rung, then we had to make tiny little steps so he could get up to the pot of gold (Chuck E. Cheeses tokens) at the end of the rainbow, and he made sure to hide the thumb tack and string behind the wood pole so that the leprechaun couldn't see it and know it was a trap. I will have to post a picture of it. It was cute. So the kids set up their traps all over the classroom, then went on a leprechaun hunt. When they got back 4 leprechauns had been in their classroom! There were green leprechaun footprints (they got into the paint, I guess) all over the floor and the desks. And they left chocolate gold coins and jelly beans for the kids. But none of the traps caught them, they were too sneaky and fast. Josh was looking forward to this for weeks and made us take his trap to school early. Connor was in Scotland for St. Patricks Day, but his class made wands with rainbow streamers, then went on a leprechaun hunt. While they were gone, one of the teachers was throwing chairs and papers around, like the leprechaun had come in and made a huge mess. Just so cute! I would love to get into each one of the kids heads and see exactly where their imaginations are taking them. So fun!

I think all kids do it at least once.

Josh ran into our bedroom yesterday and told me that Connor and Kaytlynn were cutting their hair. So I ran to the bathroom, and found this:




Now they look like this: