Happy Father's Day!

I'd like to wish a very Happy Father's Day to all the men out there. I have been very fortunate to have many strong and caring men in my life. I am especially grateful for the wonderful role-models that my boys will have to look up to. And because I love a good list here's top five favorite things about the dad's in our family:

Reed (with Elle)

1. He makes everyday an adventure.

2. He is secretly (or not so secretly) all of our children's "favorite" (yes, even Elle's).

3. When he's around there's always laughter and fun.

4. He works incredibly hard to provide a good life for our family and give our boys every opportunity.

5. He gets to know everyone and anyone, then says the craziest things and they love him for it.

Grandpa Greg with Grayson (less than 1 hour old)

1. He has made us all proud "Reagan-philes".

2. Magically, his flight schedule lines up perfectly with his grandchildren's locations (SLC to Tokyo via Denver?) and important dates (Gray's birth).

3. He takes my crazy boys "exploring" and they love him for it.

4. He always makes time to take me out to lunch when I'm in town.

5. He is the most Christ-like man I know.

Grandpa Don and Matts

1. 99.9% of the time he is "just peachy".

2. Gracie is his 7th and probably favorite child.

3. He understands why it's ironic that Harry Connick Jr. and Barbara Streisand sing Christmas carols.

4. He keeps the pond stocked with snake food, aka coi fish, and lets Matts name them crazy things like "Tanker Truck".

5. Underneath his gruff exterior he is very thoughtful and kind (Hot Tamales anyone?).

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Memorial Day

For Memorial Day we had a great day filled with sun, friends and of course, food. We started off the day with sand volleyball and then went to Adam and Kandis' house for a delicious BBQ and some badminton. After the boys passed out in the car and awoke two hours later we decided to wear them out again by going to the pool. Finally, we wrapped up the night with a trip to the scary Mexican restaurant where they are "Open Everydays"

Let the games begin

Now, I want a clean fight...
(No idea where Gray's clothes went)Building the Pyramids of Eygpt
Gray displaying his crazy skills
I LOVE this hat. It was given to us by Stephanie "Struhs"(I can't remember her married name). Granted, it's a little dorky and Gray will probably kill me later but, it's so good for his little skin and it makes me happy everytime I see it

Summertime

The pool has finally warmed up enough that it's become an (almost) daily activity. Nothing keeps my little meerkats happier, or wears them out faster than an afternoon at the pool.

You want me to do what?

I'll start with this: But wait, I can also do this:
Needless to say he's quite pleased with himself

The water bombs are deadly...

but so much fun.

P.S. A HUGE thank you to my friend Celeste. She has recently become a regular at our activities. In addition to her great fashion sense and ability to ENTHRALL any child within a 5 mile radius; her camera is her baby which works our wonderfully for the rest of us. So, all you family members get ready for an unedited glimpse into our daily activities.

Meerkats and cookie monsters

Mattson and Grayson are quite the team. Matts even has a special nickname, "Gigi" for Gray. Cute. They like to do all kinds of this together, like eat cookies before breakfast. Not so cute.

(Note: Grayson actually gets the cookies out and takes them to Matts to open them, I guess he inherited my sweet tooth)

Then again, who could say "no" to this Gigi?

They also like to construct things together. On Monday after unloading the dishwasher I heard some hushed giggles coming from our downstairs bathroom. I walked in to the explaination "the meerkats are building a tower" and saw this:

Unfortunately, I made a very poor decision and grabbed my camera instead of my children which resulted in this:
Apparently meerkat construction is a risky business.

***I swear I do actually watch my children***

A good heart

Mattson: "Mom, I wish I could always be good"

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