Conway finishes 1st Grade and turns 7 years old

 The last month of school he got his first wiggly tooth, the last kid in his grade to do so. He was so so so excited he had given up hope for this day to ever come. About a week later Conway asked his Grandma to help him pull it out ( she had told him that she was really good at pulling out teeth, so he trusted her above Mom or Dad. ) He was happy the tooth fairy had left a dollar but sad she took his tooth, so the next night he wrote her a letter asking for the tooth back. 

 

 
The second to last day of school a fire ruck comes to school and creates a splash zone for the elementary kids. We crashed the party and Elle jumped right in with the big kids, Wyatt was happy to stay dry and watch with Mom. This is our favorite activity, so grateful for the teachers and firefighters who make it happen.

The day after school was over was Conway's birthday. 7 years old! Where did time go? Thinking about all the growing and changes in the next 7 years scares me, I feel like I blinked and he turned 7. I don't want to blink again and him be 14!

We had Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Cooper over for pizza and presents. Got some great new clothes, books, airplanes to be able to play with Wyatt's set and a 20in bike! It did not take him long to get used to the big wheels and he was off, he even loves to go on little bike rides around the block by himself.

Wyatt turns 2! and we went to Durango CO

My Baby is 2!

We got to be in Durango for a Lambson Family reunion and the Ironhorse bike Race for Britton over the memorial weekend. The whole Lamsbon clan were there.  We rented a great 5 bedroom house with an awesome game room for the weekend for us all to be together. We celebrated Wyatt's birthday on Saturday after the race.

Britton and Koriel did great on their rid Britton had  a flat tire at the beginning of the race but was still able to ride at the pace he had wanted and finished ahead of his predictions.

The house we rented was right off the race path. So we made awesome posters and we were able to cheer for all the racers. Luckily Britton's flat was before this spot and he was able to pump his tire to the max he likes, since his hand pump can't always pump it that far.

The house we rented was perfect, there was plenty of room inside and out for us all to play and be together. Made lots of good memories, playing games and eating cheese.

 Giant bathtub at the house was fun for cousin scrubbing.The soaker bath tub was to tempting to pass up for group cousin baths, every kid needs a picture like this.

We got to have lots of fun cousin time at the house, playground, and children's science museum. Britton and Koriel broke the museum record for the tallest tower made of paper cups beating the 12' 4" recod by 8". :) 

For Wyatt's birthday we had hot-dogs and macaroni and cheese, opened presents and had a pinata. everyone got in one hit before it was to busted to survive. 

 

Before we left for Durango we had a dinner with Uncle Cooper, Grandma and Grandpa at home.

 
He got a lawn mower, a set of planes and battle carrier which have been a big hit with everyone in the house. As you can tell sister is not ready for Wyatt to have more independence. She is still his little mother "helping" him all the time.

 

Our little 2 year old is 36" and 34 pounds. Average for height and above average for weight. He is our favorite little Hulk smash and we are so grateful to have him in our family forever.

Spring Snow

This is what happens to you when it snows in late April and May. You dont know what wear, dwon jacket or shorts, boots or sandals. Do you even bother planting a garden if it is the end of Seasons as you know them?















It snow ed April 29th and May 19th. On the 29th we did have to shovel and could build a snowman. on the 19th it melted on it's own. But i was so angry, i just wanted a nice hot summer to start!



 

 
The kids did not mind pulling out all the winter clothes bags, stored away for the year in the back of the closets and dumping everything out to see what they could fit into now that it was 5 months after the last snow storm!

We did survive and were able to start enjoying summer the next week when we got our garden in.

Easter 2017

We got to color eggs. Wyatt only dropped 4 of his 6, but the luckily still colored nicely. then Saturday before Easter we had some family friends over for pizza and a egg hunt. We had 24 kids in our back yard searching for 240 eggs. It was awesome, should have gotten some before and after pictures put didn't have my phone out. We only found one egg a couple days later by the clothes line in the dust.
 

 

 
Easter morning we got baskets from the Easter Bunny and he hid our hard boiled eggs for us to find. Wyatt did not take long to catch on the candy eggs and would it them fast then fast before Mom or Dad would stop him from stuffing his mouth full of jelly beans.

Sure do love these 3 with all my heart!

Then we got to go to Church and celebrate the resurrection of our Savior! and Family dinner with Ham and deviled eggs to finish the weekend.
I am so grateful for this simple holiday to remember and celebrate my Savior's sacrifices for me to be able to return to live with him again some day.

Garth Brooks

Garth Brookes came to the PAN AM in Las Cruces, our old stomping grounds April 8-11th. 

Lacey and Chandler called and invited us to meet them there since it was in the middle for both of us. We were a little late in agreeing so by the time we tried to get a hotel there were not a lot of options but we decided we could make anything work for one night. We also managed to talk our parents into going with us! Garth Brooks had 5 concerts that weekend to meet all of the demand. which worked out great for us so we could divide and split the kid duty. The Johns, Sterling and Ariel, Britton and I went to the afternoon show. It was so fun! I can't believe the energy level Garth performs at, I may not know all of his songs but hearing Britton and Chandler sing every word was really fun.

Then after figuring out our hotel rooms and finding enough beds for everyone the grandparents got a turn to go to the evening concert. They had a great time and had worn out the kids for us taking them to the Farm and Ranch museum in the afternoon.

We got green chili cheeseburgers and zeebs frozen ice for dinner. and were back on the road the next morning right after breakfast. It was a crazy fast trip, only being in town for 20 hours. But totally worth it for Garth, love him, I am a huge fan now! ;)

Spring Break

While we were in WY Britton, had to work, but the day he had off he made the boys a bunk bed, from recycled wood, he had help our friends take down some faux  beams in their house and they let us have the pieces.

I cried the first night we got home and the crib was already in the shed, Wyatt and Conway LOVED the bunkbeds and never had a problem transitioning into them. They love that they basically have an instant fort whenever they want. Throw a few blankets or attach a rope and they are in heaven.

 One day we did a jewelry craft made our own beads and jewelry. The big kids did great and had fun.

Also made it to the aquatic center one day and had a good time swimming excited for the pool this summer.

For not be able to travel for spring break we sure did fill up our week with fun things and it was so fun just to be together.