Robert and Erin's Wedding- Boise or Bust

We got to take a fun trip to Boise for my step-brother Robert's wedding to the wonderful Erin.  We had such a fun weekend.  The first day we went and enjoyed being in Boise!

We went to the discovery science museum.  They had a lot of really fun, interactive activities.  We all love science museums!

Teagan took Adeline shopping in the mini grocery store, she enjoyed eating all the food.  Eloise loved shopping too.

Eloise loved the spinning wheel and trying to throw bean bags in there while it was going.

After the museum we headed to a little park next door for some swinging and playing.  It was SOO hot!

We ended up going on a walk to find the big water fountain.  We were told that it was really close by. After walking for over an hour with some very exhausted kids we finally found it.  Zac ran back to the car and came to pick us up because we were all beat.

We spent Saturday doing fun wedding things.  The ceremony was perfect and we really enjoyed being with all the family.

We had lunch at a yummy pizza restaurant.  The kids were all mesmerized by the rodeo that was on TV.  They were getting really into the bucking bronco.

We did a little shopping in between.  Me and Eloise were dressed like twins.  Zac and grandpa Durtschi decided to buy new, fancy apple watches.

Eloise just LOVED the reception.  She was dancing and dancing and found a little friend that loved to dance as much as she did.

Fun times!

There weren't very many eligible young bachelors...well they were definitely young.

I know the picture is blurry, but I had to include it.  Teagan is a fighter!  He was not going to let someone else get it!

He won!  And he immediately gave it to Adeline, "here, you can have this headband."

We took Rachel with us on the way home and made a stop at a fun little campground near twin falls.

It was really hot so we dipped into the snake river.

 Teagan loves to climb on top of steep, high rocks and stand next to the edge for a picture and give me a heart attack.

Overall, it was a really fun weekend.  We enjoyed spending time as a mini family and as an extended family.  Weddings are fun for bringing everyone together.

Happy First Birthday Adeline

 Our sweet Adeline turned one on May 27.  She is such a sweet girl.  For her birthday we gave her the gift of not having a party.  She is definitely going through a stranger danger stage and doesn't really want anyone but mom and dad.  We figured that inviting all the family over would be hard for her so we let it just be our family.

She loved and devoured her birthday cake!

I made the cake look like her favorite thing ever, her special puppy.  I almost made it to look like me, but that might have been a step too far.  I thought I maybe deserved some recognition for being the ONLY person she will ever go to (it's not all it's cracked up to be).  :)

Pictures can never quite capture the messiness of a post-birthday face.  She had cake everywhere and ate and loved every crumb.

Adeline is so much happier now that she is mobile.  She loves to be held, especially by her momma.  She loves to play outside and especially loves to sit in and eat dirt.  She will follow Eloise and Teagan around all day long.  Adeline loves a fun activity and is happy to stay up late and be part of the party. We love you sweet Adeline!

Crawling

This sweet girl starting crawling last Sunday!   She is so adorable!  I was fixing Ellie's hair yesterday and Addy was in the living room.  I heard her giggling to herself so we came in to to see what was so funny, she was crawling down the hall to get to us and was very pleased with herself.

Good job Addy!  You figured it out, we are SO proud of you and your cuteness!

Think Pink

These girls have so much fun together! They love to change their clothes so that they match. So cute!

Teager Reader

Teagan won the award for the most improved male reader in his class this year. We were so proud of him! He has worked hard this year, and I have noticed a huge leap in his reading!  His favorite books are usually superhero type books, but he also loves a good adventure story or anything that makes him laugh.  

Teagan and his fabulous teacher, Mrs. Ishino.

Friday was the last day of school, we are so excited to have him home for the summer!

Pocketknife Mania

Teagan got a leatherman pocketknife from his Grandpa Durtschi and he LOVES it.  The second he gets home from school he puts it on his belt with the knife and starts searching out opportunities to use it.  

When anybody is doing any sort of work, Teagan asks if he can help with his pocketknife. I think his favorite part is going back to Grandpa Durtschi and reporting what he's used it for.

He's helped cut wires, open cans, and cut strings and packaging.  When someone isn't in need of his super hero knife help, he whittles away at sticks, smoothing them out.  It is fun to watch him enjoy himself so much.

Unfortunately, of the two months he's had it, it has probably only been in his possession for half of that, because, at age 7, he still has a lot to learn about knife safety.  

Here are some reasons it's been confiscated (they are funny now that everyone is still alive).

-walking around with the blade out and haphazardly waving it

-trying to use it to cut valued possessions

-Trying to stab and kill a bothersome fly while jumping on the trampoline (when i witnessed this one, I about had a heart attack)

-Sneaking it to church and pulling it out during class for an object lesson...this deserves a story.  His teacher asked them what they would've had to leave behind if they had been part of Nephi's family. Teagan replied that he would've had to leave his clothes behind. Then his teacher asked what one item they would've brought into the wilderness. Teagan pulled out his pocketknife and said he would bring his pocketknife so that he could kill animals for food and shred their fur to make clothes.  Meanwhile, I was wrestling a tired baby in the foyer and I felt like I needed to check on him so I peeked through his class window as he was showing his knife off to friends.  I just opened the door and looked at him, quizzically, and he brought the knife right over, "dad said its okay to bring it to church..."  No comment on that...  When he told us about his lesson later that day, I was dying trying not to laugh as he told about what he would have done if he were Nephi.  I have to admit that I am pretty proud that Teagan had such a logical thought process.

Teagan is slowly learning how to be more responsible with his new found favorite tool, but teaching a 7 year old boy when and how to use a knife is no small undertaking.  Never a dull moment with our Teagan.

Second Chance Prom

Zac and I went to second chance prom this last weekend. We had such a great time! We went with a group of 10 couples; neighbors, family and some new friends.  

I don't know everyone's names...it was pretty loud for conversing...

L-R Jared and Courtney Heath, Adrienne ???, Brian and Elise Durtschi, us, Melissa and josh Newell, Burke and Stacy Davis, Matt and Annie, ???, Emily and ? Evans, Doug and Sara.

We started the night by going to the new Japanese restaurant by Edwards theater, I think it's called Fuji. It was so delicious!

They cook the food right in front of you, so you get dinner and a show. I love that we could have a group of 14 all sitting around the same table!

After dinner we headed to the dance and danced the night away. :-) We had so much fun, and got a really good workout. Ha ha

I'm so glad that our friends Courtney and Jared convinced us to go, this is definitely going to become a yearly tradition.