Canyoning, Mother's Day, Park Hopping, Crawling, Sickness, Teething, and Other Randomness

This post is dedicated to all the random photos on my phone over the past month.  Man, I love instagram but that won't stop me from blogging.  Just after my birthday Rick made a surprise visit to Utah with Anna.  Jenni has the proof of just how excited I was.  It's been too long since we've seen Ricky!

Since it was Anna's first trip to Utah, we had to show her the beauty of American Fork Canyon.  We managed to snap this darling photo of my family. Too bad Sam wasn't looking at the camera.

We had many late nights with these two, including a mui bueno cinco de mayo party.  It was just what we needed.  Hank loves when Rick comes to town and he really bonded with Anna.  He may have cried himself to sleep the night before they left.

Fast forward to Mother's Day, when my two oldest children surprised me with a new driver and rescue club!  I have had the chance to hit them both and let's just say, LPGA tour beware, there is a new contender in the field. 

Who says golf clubs are only a Father's Day gift?

We headed up to my mom's for a delicious brunch.

 

Mom and dad have really out done themselves with their yard this year.  It is breathtaking.

The best mother any girl could hope for right there!

Man I love my mom.

The weather has been so warm and park worthy this month.  As I scrolled through my pictures I noticed I had hardly any pictures of Hank, Isabel, Lucy, Colby, and Dyson.  School is out in one week and that will change!  Until then, this is our park crew.

Max and Jack are taking their play to a new level lately.  Max is thrilled that Jack won't cry when he kicks him in the face now.  Jack must be getting used to the beat downs from Max.

Max always has a soft spot in his heart for babies.  Tucker is no exception.  He loves Tuck.

We had a rare day this week when Hank got out of school early and Jack was still hanging out.  

Just picture Sam and Tucker in that mix...five boys!   Sarah and I are in for an adventure with this crew.

I think maybe we frequent Costco a bit too much.  Max loves his new Costco shirt and yes, we got bulk!

Hank also got a new shirt, this one from school.  Everyone drew a self portrait and of course Hank's had a mohawk sticking strait up!

 This montage is from a Sunday afternoon baseball game in the front yard.  Max got his power from his vampire teeth, Hank perfected the diving catch and Sam chilled in the stroller.

The rest of the pictures are of Sam.  My attention seems to be focused mostly on him these days.  I love this age!  He loves standing next to things and taking his hands away for a few seconds.  

He started crawling on Mother's day.  He still scoots 75% of the time but when he crawls he seems pretty amazed.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse captivates his attention every time!

These pictures were taken at Tucker's Blessing.  I guess you could say it was the after party since he decided to strip down to his onesie.

Sam loves a good staring contest with Grandpa Curt. 

After this picture, poor Sam got another bug.  This poor kid has really had a lot of illness in his short life. 

It certainly didn't help his discomfort to throw teething into the mix.  

Sam is going to have a strong immune system!  This face breaks my heart.  He still tries his hardest to keep his sweet disposition through it all.  Fingers crossed he is on the mend...we have big Memorial Day weekend plans.