Me and the kids jumped in the car and headed south for a week of fun swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's in Las Vegas! The kids were soooo awesome for me on the drive there! We actually had fun talking and playing games and Scott was a huge help with Jay.
My sisters all came too so that all the cousins could play.
Wagon: Kyse, Ari, Marlee
Step: Mia, Scott holding Kellan, Laith, Jay, Hailey
Yes NINE children under 7!
How I wish we had a before picture of how they all started and then the after the week was over pic. That would have been funny! This, obviously would be the "end of the week/after" picture. Everyone is grouchy from getting up too early and swimming too much, and poor little Laith has a broken arm from falling off the deadly swingset!
Here's the week in pictures....LOTS of swimming!
Hailey and her Grandpa
Hailey was obsessed with these flippers and swimming like a mermaid
Mia and Hailey
Ari
Ari and Laith were having so much fun together jumping off the diving board
holding her breath- so funny!
The biggest event of the week is that Ari is swimming under the water now by herself holding her breath! Before we went she would practice her "bobs" which meant getting her lips and maybe her nose under the water, but by the end of the week this girl was leaping off the diving board and swimming to the side! And all without any floats! So proud of her!
Check her out!
Jay
He even dunked under water for the first time on June 28th. He loved it!
on June 23rd Jay got his top right tooth in
I stuck him in this bucket of water in the shade when I was too lazy to do sunscreen. He loved it though!
Mia and Scott
Scott jumping off the diving board. I also taught him how to dive and by the time the week was over he was diving off the diving board- so cool!
And of course the slip and slide!
Ari
Hailey
Scott
Here's Kyse...don't let the scrowl fool you- this boy is the sweetest thing ever! He follows Bre around saying, "Mama, Mama" and is just adorable! So when Bre was at the hospital with Laith and my parents he was following me around saying, "mama" and I fully took on the job lol. We cuddled and watched a movie and played legos, and of course I gave him some chocolate chip cookies too :)
Marlee...don't let this adorable sweet face fool you. Just kidding she really is a sweetie pie but she quickly got nicknamed the thief of the house because she would steal binkies, apples, drinks, toys and anything else she could get her little fingers on! lol
Drooley drooley Kellan
Kellan and Jay. They are the exact same height and weight and exactly 3 months apart. Jay just turned 9 months and Kellan just turned 6 months.
Then there was lots of sandbox play, drawing with sidewalk chalk, climbing trees, tie-dyeing t shirts for the 4th, eating gummy snacks, playing in play house, and of course running ramp-id through Grandma's house grabbing snacks and Popsicles.
Sandbox with Grandma
So like I said before, Laith ended up taking a trip to the hospital for a broken arm, poor kid :( but he didn't slow down for a minute
Jay tried so hard to crawl while we were there, but not just yet! He's got the rocking down pretty good though
One quiet moment watching a movie with popcorn :)
We also took this same group right here to see the new Monsters Inc. movie- soooo cute!
Huh? What? I didn't take it lol
Another crash moment lol. Scott and Hailey with Aunt Brooke
some ear and hair pulling from Jay
Marshmallow roasting
We also had Mia spend the night on Saturday night at Grandmas so this was after swimming and baths- movie in bed of course
Discovery museum fun...
And if ALL that fun wasn't enough....Packed in the car ready to drive back to Logan- Scott, Jay, Ari and Hailey PLUS Mia. She decided to hitch a ride back home with us to hang out for the 4th of July! :)
