Lake Mead & Vegas Fun!

We had such a fun trip to Nevada! It's so nice that Tommy and Melonie live much closer now! We love to visit and the kids have a blast together. We went for a week, and enjoyed a few Lake Mead days and a few other relaxing days. Here the boys are on Grandpa's boat!

 I'm not sure what's up with this face, but it's Jackson's famous :)

 Me and little Lily

 Lily and Tyler are best friends! It's so nice that the boys have fun with their cousins on both sides! We are so lucky to have lots of nieces and nephews!

 Me (7+ months pregnant!) Jeff, Tommy, Mom and Baby Samantha

Tommy and Mel's family on the tube!

 Katie and Randy

And as much as I HATE this picture, I have to include it- it portrays so well how I felt! Hot, exhausted, huge... I was on the verge of heat exhastion/dehydration. It was 110+ degrees on the lake, so I jumped in any chance I had! I couldn't clip up the life jacket, never took my hat off, and stayed in the shade!! 

6 weeks to go!

One day, we stayed in Vegas and enjoyed watching BRAVE and going to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. It was a nice relaxing day, but still SOOOO hot outside, so it was nice to be inside!

 

Swimming Lessons!

The boys had a great time doing Swimming Lessons! Jackson was in level 1 and Tyler was in level 3. Jackson had a super hard time last year, but I knew he'd do better this year. He LOVES swimming at Grandma's house and took off his life jacket a couple weeks earlier. His confidence level has grown so much now, he never wears it and can swim really well! His teacher was really awesome, sang songs and did cute rhymes to keep them happy!

 He LOVED jumping in,

 Always had his tongue out or mouth open!

and even started floating on his back.

 Tyler learned his swim strokes and enjoyed his class, but not as much as Jack did. (Waving next to diving stand #3)

 Here he is swimming to his teacher, in the middle of the pool- deep end!

 Here are the boys with their certificates, and they got otter pops on their last day!

Tyler's Preschool Graduation

Tyler had such an amazing time this year at his Nursery School. He never complained about going and every morning asked if it was preschool day.

 This is Mrs. Davila, his fabulous preschool teacher. He talked about her like she was his long lost best friend. He is SOOOO sad to not have her as a teacher next year.

 Our biggest fans!

 Me and my boys!!

It was actually my birthday, and the best way to spend it! I get so much joy from celebrating my children and their special accomplishments. Here's to many more graduations!

Botanical Gardens

When my grandparents came down to visit us, we planned a trip to the Botanical Gardens. We did this with them last year, too, and also visited the butterfly pavilion. But this year they had a bunch of giant bug sculptures. They were all made out of different types of wood and super cool looking!

My cool sister and me

 Grandma and Grandpa Boucher on their 53rd wedding anniversary that day!

 Praying Mantis sculpture! SO cool!!

 Ha! I love this picture! I think Katie might have been sick of me taking pictures?

 The boys were having a BLAST identifying the bugs and finding them on their maps.

 Another one of my favorites of my grandparents!

 Tyler was dying to get a butterfly to land on him. He even wore a green shirt to look like a plant!

 Can you tell we were all scared of the giant spider?!!

And this picture is solely to remind me that I don't like being pregnant and really shouldn't do it again anytime soon.