Isaac has started piano lessons with one of my good friends. I pulled the keyboard back out and Ashlyn loves it! I'm sure she's the next child prodigy! As for Isaac, he neither loves nor hates it. The hardest part for me is remembering to have him practice.
The most exciting happening of the last month was my parents coming to visit! They were here Monday evening, April 21 until the wee hours of Friday morning. The boys were so anxious for them to get here and we had a great time. These pictures are from letterboxing on Tuesday. The letterboxing itself was moderately successful - only finding a few of the boxes on a hot, muggy day with Ashlyn screaming over a new tooth coming in and Carter refusing to walk. However, we had a wonderful time playing in the cement "V" at our picnic table. The things that make kids happy!
The evening after letterboxing, we took them to enjoy a rousing 6 yr old soccer practice. They wouldn't be here for any of Isaac's games, so he was excited for them to come and watch him during practice.
Wednesday they got to spend a lot of quality time with the grandkids. They watched them in the morning while I stood in line at 5:30 am to get Isaac into a different school (I was the 20th in line - the first person got there at 3:30). They watched Ashlyn while Carter was at preschool and I was helping at Isaac's school. Dad watched Ashlyn and Carter for three hours while Cindy and I had some girl time and went shopping for clothes and ribbon. Aren't they so nice? They seemed to hold up well enough. At least that's what they said! I really appreciated the time to myself and not having to stress over the kids while I did a few different things.
Thursday we had our grand finale at Inflatable Funland. It's a big warehouse that has tons of bouncing castles, etc. The kids are half off on Thursday and adults are free with kids, so it was a cheap, fun time for all. Isaac said his favorite part was wrestling with Grandpa. Dad would catch him at the top of a slide and then toss him down, only to chase him back up again. They took the kids to the Dollar Store on our way home. They each got to choose three things, so they thought they were in HEAVEN! Thanks so much for all the good times! We really enjoyed your visit!
The spoiling continued when my inlaws came for Isaac's soccer game on Saturday. This time they got to babysit while Eric and I went out for a couple of hours and then I went out again that evening with my mother-in-law. It's been hard to get back to reality!
The Saturday before Dad and Cindy came we went to the annual tri-ward McKinley party. The McKinley's are in Temple Second Ward and every year they invite all three Temple wards to their home for a cookout and firework show. They make homeade hamburgers, potato chips, and rootbeer, with all the fixings, for everyone. All we have to do is bring a side. They live on a large piece of land with tons of roaming and exploring, so the kids had a blast. They had an awesome rope swing and a cherry picker to give all the kids rides up and down. The best part was the firework show at the end. Bro. McKinley is a pyro technician and he makes his own fireworks. They were upclose and personal, original, and AMAZING! I've never seen a firework show like that before. The Fourth of July might be a bit of a let down this year!
Eric was a good sport and took Ashlyn up for her ride!
She fell asleep during the best part! This party girl pooped out right in the middle of the firework show. Just because it was almost 10:00 and she usually goes to bed at 7:00....
Just a couple pictures of Ashlyn being cute!
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