Mimi dates with Kyra & Miles

My mom leaves this coming Tuesday. My mom has tried very hard to spend quality one on one time with each of her grandchildren before moving. Thursday was Kyra's day. Kyra packed her bags and was super excited for Mimi to pick her up. They went to the movies at Edwards to see Planes. Kyra did not like the movie at all and they ended up leaving early. Because it was not too far into the movie Edwards gave them movie tickets to come back a different day. After they went to IHOP for dinner. Kyra of course ordered breakfast and got pancakes with bacon. They had fun being out and about together. After they went back to Mimi's house for a spend the night. Kyra did not go to bed till after 10:00. The next morning Kyra came home saying she had lots of fun with Mimi.

Today was Miles' day. Miles was dressed and ready to go in his cowboy hat and boots that Mimi got him awhile back. Miles wanted to go play at the park, so they went to DeMeyer park and played for awhile. Miles loved the swings. After they went to eat lunch at McDonald's. Miles of course got chicken nuggets with fries. Miles had a fun morning out with Mimi.

Boise Zoo

The kids and I went to the Boise Zoo with my old roommate Chandra and her kids today. Chandra lives in Utah, but is from Boise and come home to visit family and friends often. She traveled with her five kids alone, I was so impressed. Her five kids are all 5 years old and under. Crazy. Her friend actually needed a babysitter during the time we were at the zoo, so whats one more kid right? Chandra shows up with six kids, plus my three totaled two mommies trying to catch up on life and nine kids running around. You know your great friends when you have not seen each other in awhile, but can still pick up like no time has passed at all. We were at the zoo for five hours, and the kids all got along and had fun together. I tried multiple times getting a picture of all the kids together but it never happened. Ava [Chandra's only girl] loved smiling for pictures, so we got a few cute pics of her and my kids. In the car going home I asked my kids what their favorite animals were, Kyra loved the giraffes, and Miles loved the monkeys. They both also liked the dinosaurs placed in different areas around the zoo park. Overall we had a fun crazy day at the zoo. Thanks Chandra for another great memory.  

Western Idaho Fair!

Every year we go to the Western Idaho Fair on family night. It's a fun activity once a year [Bryce would tell you otherwise]. We went with my mom, Brent, and Kim too. We kinda do the same thing each year, and the kids have a blast. We definitely had a few melt downs considering Kyra refused to take a nap earlier, plus we were out way past her bedtime. Oh well. Overall we had a good time together. 

Miles saying "cheese" by the baby cow...

Kids Tractor Pulling AND enjoying ice cream/milk... 

Helping daddy feed the goats...

My mom and I...

Kyra loves her pony ride, so cute...

Train ride with daddy...

Miles LOVES his Uncle Brent...

Gage was awesome, he especially LOVED looking at all the bright lights...

Family girls night!

My mom is moving to Utah at the end of this month. I really wanted to get the girls together for a fun night out. Kim was unable to come because she and Brent were celebrating their first Anniversary in McCall, we missed her a lot. Brady came into town last minute and decided to tag along with the girls. We had a fun fun night. We went to dinner at The Olive Garden. We chit chatted and laughed for hours. The tables around us were probably sick of us after awhile, it may have gotten a little loud a few times. After we rented a movie titled Admission and watched it at Lexie's house. The movie was really good and funny. We all had a great night together. It's always fun making new memories, especially with family. Love you mom, I'm sure going to miss you.  

Boise Hawks Game!

Bryce had a conference for work this week, near the end of the week a family fun night was provided for everyone. This year it was a catered BBQ at the Hawks Stadium plus a free ticket to the game. The food was yummy, the kids really enjoyed their hot dogs, chips, and ice cream. Lots of kids attended but I think we stuck it out the longest leaving at the end of 6th inning after singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game. We had a great night together as a family and look forward to going next year.