Kung Fu

The kids have been loving Kung Fu. We went on a "Bring your friend" day with Ethan and the kids fell in love. 

Master Lee is in our ward and the kids think it's the coolest thing to see them at church. 

Lilah loves to go more for the socialization of it but David is really into it. 

The kids needed to learn all of their moves before getting their yellow belts. 

That's Lilly next to David. Lilah loves to hangout with her to the point of them getting in trouble because they talk too much in class. 

The adults also did a show on their moves with their weapons. It was pretty awesome to watch them. The little kids were mesmerized. 

David is now a yellow belt white stripe, yay!

Our friend Lilly. 

Ethan getting his full yellow belt. 

All the little kids. 

Ethan is the one that got us into it. Thanks Ethan!

Good job earning your yellow belt white stripe guys! 

Annie will even do the motions. One day she'll be in Kung Fu as well. 

Our friend Lilly. 

Master Lee

Master Shondra

We love Kung Fu because they get a stripe any time they learn a new move. It's so fun to visually see their progress. And the kids love their teachers. I love that they are learning discipline and respect. So many great lessons learned in Kung Fu. 

More kitchen remodeling. This week Mike put in the under the cabinet lights. 

Lilah is a great little cook. I'm worried one of these days she'll burn my house down because I'll wake up and she will be finished making breakfast. 

Lilah has been showing David how to cook and now he wants to make food also. They both love making eggs. 

The many faces of Annie. She is such a goof ball! 

Morning milk and books. I would love my kids to be good readers. I feel like if you are a strong reader you will do well in life. 

We love that we live so close to the library. Our library is the best. 

Lilah went back to school and her bus driver got her a ton of birthday presents. Marcela loves Lilah so much! It's so nice that Lilah is well taken care of while she's on the road so many hours of the day. 

There were 2 pairs of shoes, clothes, and tons of toys in that huge bag. 

David making crafts from feathers he found outside. 

Annie loves anything Pinkalicious. It's her favorite character right now!

 

The Living Desert Zoo

 

My kids are getting so big. Contact naps are getting fewer and farther in between. I remember with Lilah I had all of the time in the world. With David it was definitely hard to sit and cuddle him. So now with my Annie, I'm trying to soak it all in.  

As the kids are growing, they are starting to understand a little bit more about money. We talk about what things cost and they seem to be so much more appreciative when we go out as a family or if we buy them treats. Sometimes when we get food, David will ask how much it was and will say, "Woah, that's alot thank you mommy!" On this day David let Lilah borrow some money for treats. David is the responsible one and will actually save his money. 

The park is life for the kids right now. I now in the future, the park won't be as fun anymore so it's so great that we can just go to a playground and they will have the time of their lives. 

My kid's giggles is my favorite sound in the entire world. 

David is the best and sweetest big bro. He takes such great care of Annie. I love their little bond. Lilah will boss them both around and take their toys and things so they tend to stick together more. 

We've got new backsplash on the kitchen! The last thing is to put the outlets on and bring in my new stove. 

Our Markham cousins were in town and my kids were loving it! 

We took the kids to the zoo and they had a great time playing together. 

My favorite part about the Living Desert Zoo is being able to feed the giraffes. 

These two love being around each other. I hope more than anything that they are always best friends. 

I also love being able to walk inside the Wallabi enclosure. 

We even got to watch some shows. 

Lilah got the tiniest scratch on a branch and so she was dying. 

Grooming the goats. 

Everyone enjoyed feeding the giraffes! 

Cheese! From the Markham/Stewart crew!