June.

Fathers day weekend we enjoyed ourselves up at Island Park. Pa and Tu tu got a four seater Razor and man did we enjoy ourselves on it. The best part is that we could all go on a ride together. Sunday we enjoyed a fantastic Fathers Day dinner Ribs. Yummy. Then Justin took the boys fishing. They had a great time. We are so lucky to have someone so fantastic as a husband and a father.

June 13th we celebrated Kamdens Birthday. Pa and Tutu (Hawaiian slang meaning Grandmother) came and picked him up took him shopping and out to lunch. We told him we would take him anywhere he wanted to go for his birthday dinner and he told us the pig place. AKA Famous Daves (there logo is a pig and every now and then they have a pig dressed up walking around the restaurant. So off to the pig place we went. Then we came home and had cake and ice cream and opened presents. What a great day! I can't believe my little man is already six.

The next day Nana came and got Kamden took him to a movie, the her and pa took Kamden out to dinner at Garcias. Kamden loved how they put a sombrero on him and sang to him. That night he got to stay over night at their house. He had such a great time getting to hang out with Nana and Pa all by himself.

We also celebrated Grandpa Johnsons Birthday, Grandma Voyles Birthday and our good friends welcomed a new baby boy, Treyson Purser. It was great to get some baby snuggles in! We had a huge garage sale at our house with, my mom, my sister and brother in law, my brother in laws parents and his brother and wife. All went really well and although we didn't sale a lot of stuff I was just super happy to have it cleaned out of my house.

June 24th we decided to take Kams training wheels off and after a few falls he was riding without them. Now he loves riding his bike. We should have taken them off much sooner. We tried to take Karsons off too but he had a hard time steering the bike straight.


Since the boys Birthdays are two weeks apart instead of doing two separate friend b-day parties, we did one for both of them in the middle. They absolutely love playing with their cousins, one of the benefits of living close. So we had a birthday party for Kam and Kars with all the cousins. We had everyone bring their swimming suits and had fun a water party. Afterwards cupcakes, and root beer floats. The boys had such a fun night!

Check out this awesome blanket my sister Audra made for the boys. She is seriously so talented!

On June 30 we celebrated Karsons birthday. Pa and Tutu took him shopping. A tradition my kids really love! Then we packed up the trailer and headed to Montana. We celebrated Karsons birthday in the woods. He got to open his presents and we had cupcakes. Happy Fourth Birthday Karson.

And there you have it June 2011. Whew!

June 3rd Kams surgery.

Seems like I am always a month behind. This summer is going by way to quickly. We are enjoying ever second we have of it. June was one of the busiest months yet.

It started off with Kamden surgery. About a month prior we found out that Kamden had a hernia that had droped down into his scrotum, the only fix surgery. I had no idea that such a thing was possible but the DR. informed us that it was pretty normal and would be a quick day surgery. The only thing that really made me nervous was that they had to put him under anesthesia and he would be completely out. There are always risks when your going under, but I had no idea how Kamdens body would handle it. So June 3rd we had to have him at the hospital at 5:30 am. He was a little nervous but we had talked to him about it a lot. He kinda enjoyed getting in his hospital gown and getting the bracelet with his name on it. The hospital and staff were great. Kamden started getting a little silly about 30 min before they took him in. I think he was a little nervous but he handled it like a champ. They put on his cap and rolled him away. Justin and I had to wait in the waiting room, but 45 min later the Dr. came out and told us that everything had gone great. We had to wait another 10 min and then they called us back into the room to be with Kamden as he started waking up. He was all out of sorts. Crying, confused, super dry mouth. I was so glad that we were there for him. Justin laid with him and that got him all calmed down. One hour later we were heading out the door. I couldn't believe how fast it went. Kam was quite on the couch for about an hour but then he was hungry up and at them and in very little pain. After that it was smooth sailing. He acted like it had never happened. I couldn't believe how quickly he recovered. The hardest part was keeping him down so he didn't tear his stitches open.

Jumbo May Post.

The time I get to update my blog is few and far between. Although it is way past due I am finally making the time for an update! Long gone are the days with several mini post in a month. Now the new and improved Jumbo post. Included in one post, months of fun! So here we go, flip back the pages of time to May.
The month started of with a bang. Just before Midnight on May 1st there was a knock at the door. I was a little surprised seeing as though it was a little late for someone to be knocking on our door. Surprised indeed. It was my brother Austin who I thought was in Iraq. Turns out he got two weeks off for leave and came home. He didn't tell anyone and just surprised us all. We were so excited to have him home for a couple weeks and when the time came to say good-bye it was super hard. It was so great to see him and spend some time with him. Karson of course was the most excited of us all. Once he saw Austin he wouldn't let him out of his sight. He was hip to hip or hand to hand with him whenever they were together. Good thing that Austin is a good sport. Karson couldn't get enough of him!





May 8th- Mothers Day. Spent the day with family. They gave me a mug from the farmers market and some fudge. Yum. Justin made me breakfast in bed. The best part of Mothers day is being a mom. I love it. There is nothing in this world I would rather do. I am so blessed to have three amazing boys.

Justin and I with my mom. We sure love her.

May 9th- Kamden lost yet another tooth. Thats a total of two teeth now.


May 13th- Father and sons outing with the ward. The two older boys got to go camping with dad overnight. They had lots of fun and came home very dirty! I unfortunately didn't get any pictures of them but I did get a picture of a souvenir that Kamden brought home with him. Yup a wood tick. Luckily I found him before he started burrowing.
May 16th we headed to bend Oregon for our cousins wedding. We left all the boys behind with my sister Tessa. (She was kind enough to come up all the way from Provo Utah to watch them for the weekend. She is an AWESOME sister!) Justin and I had a great time. Bend was beautiful and we really enjoyed spending time with family. We shopped, ate good food, went and saw the new pirates movie, and enjoyed ourselves at Angela and Josh's beautiful wedding. It was a great time! The best part was getting to spend all that quality time with my best friend, my hubby. It was a 10 hr drive there and another 10 hour drive back. There was never a dull moment! Justin and I love road tripping together. Thanks so much Tessa for your help with the boys! As a matter of fact when I got home and Tessa had left back to Provo Kamden informed me that he wanted Tessa to be his mom. Ah yes kids say the darnedest things. I am just glad that they have so much fun with her.

Makeup time for Mamma Cathy.

Happy Couple.

Justin and G-ma Joann.

Mother of the Bride, Bride and Groom.

The view out our condo back door. Beautiful!

Captain Johnson!

Schools out for summer! The boys enjoyed the end of the year school parties.
May 23th Karsons last day of school. He had a great first year of preschool and can't wait to go back next year.
MAy 27th Kamdens last day of school.

Kamden and Ms. Hill. She was an awesome teacher and Kamden loved her. We are sad she can't follow Kamden to 1st grade next year.

And on Kamdens last day of school it also happened to be a grand opening for a Maverick here in town. We were sure surprised when we went to gas up by this:

Party at Maverick!

Also the end of May wrapped up the end of Soccer for Kamden. It was his first time playing. Watching a bunch of five year olds play soccer is defiantly entertaining. There was a handful of kids that knew what they were doing but the rest of them just chased the ball around. Kamden was pretty timid when it came to kicking the ball but he sure had a blast running in the pack down the field. Maybe next year he will understand the game a bit more.

And last but not least little Ollie turned 15 months old on the 21st. I can hardly keep up with this monkey. He is into everything! He wants to be one of the big boys, and is usually bringing up the rear running around with them. He climbs EVERYTHING! Hence why his new nickname is Monkey.

Oliver loves his binky and blanket, as long as he has those two things he is a great sleeper. He is like a little sponge and loves to learn new things. He catches on quick. He loves to dance and listen to music. He loves the dogs and LOVES playing outside. He is great at entertaining himself, but when he is not happy he is more then willing to let you know. He is growing up so fast!

Now that I finally have a May post time to start working on the June post before the month is over.