Future American Idol!

I finally remembered to upload this video!!! Hopefully next semester Kay can take some formal vocal lessons. I think she has a lot of potential! Oh and Britt is just awesome! She was so sweet to work with Kailyn on this and play it with her! I only wish I could be half as talented!
Contrary to what the title of this post says she really doesn't have American Idol on her mind. We are still homeschooling but taking a few classes through the school district. For each class she has to reflect on what she has learned and how it will help her in the future. When I read the reflection for her beginning guitar class I almost started crying. Here is what she wrote for practical application, "I will be able to use this in the future when I want to play the guitar to my children considering I want seven of them. I could play when they go to bed as a lullaby or if we go camping together I could play it at the campfire. I could also use it if they wanted to learn how to play the guitar."
seriously can it get any sweeter than that?????
(also none of the other videos that pop up at the end are of my Kay or my Britt!)

Last Hurrah

No trip to Washington is complete without a trip to Teriyaki Madness. Just typing the name makes me crave it. I am pretty sure I am going to have to go there tomorrow for lunch. We met at Jen's pasture and rode the horses for a bit and then took our lunch to the park and wandered around. I didn't bring my camera so I stole these pictures from Brittney!



Kailyn, Tyler and Brittney all took turns riding but Britt didn't post any pictures I could steal!



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there was a giant man eating pig in this trailer- pretty sure it almost ate Lil's arm!





LOVE!



Sweetest boy ever!



This is what happens when you try and get a picture of my kids together

or this

Eventually if you are lucky you will get this!

and this!

wow can you say bad hair day? and I am not talking about Camerons

Everybody was pretty pooped on the ride home!

 It was so much fun having Brittney (and Brad) here- I am just sad it had to end. Maybe someday we will live in the same town!

Britt's Birthday

We took a drive to Whidbey Island and walked over the Deception Pass bridge. I have to admit I got a little dizzy! We also hung out and ate our lunch on the beach. It was a perfect day for it!





The "boys" were fighting over who got to be in the tallest spot!



no surprise that Travis won!

that night we left ALL of the kids at home and went to the bar- uhhhh I mean out to dinner.

We didn't have any candles so we used a flashlight!

you can still make a wish blowing out a flashlight right?



Brad and Britt come to visit!

Britt is like a long lost sister to me so it is always exciting when we get together! I wish she lived here- I really really do!

We even have matching feet! and Kailyn inherited them as well!



From left to right it is Kay's, mine and then Britt's- can you say super high arches!



On Mother's Day Travis had to speak in Sacrament meeting and we were having everyone over for dinner right after church so I did most of the cooking. It was actually fun and everything was super yummy. We had Caribbean Jerk burgers with all the fixings, bratwurst, corn on the cob, pasta salad and strawberry shortcake for dessert.





After dinner the boys played basketball and the girls took all the kids to the park

me and my girls!

Things got a little crazy!!!!



I am pretty sure we were the coolest kids at the park!