Paint my Face

It seems like every where we go, face painters charge $8+ for their artwork. So I bought our own facepaints and I bring it out every once in a while and do this...

And this...

Jackson is still scarred from Gavin's professional Zebra incident (see below)

so he happily stays paintless.

Sometimes I check on the boys at night and find this: Jackson crawls into bed with his big brother. Snuggles.

My Ringling Bros.

I took the boys to the circus one Saturday morning. Because I bought $4 tickets, we were in the nose bleeds and the boys were terrified of falling down the stadium. Jackson was glued to my lap the whole time and Gavin was bored with the clowns and magicians. I think really because we were just too far away.

But once the elephants came out, my boys were enthralled.

Here is Jackson's fake terrified-of-falling-face.

The elephants were so amazing. If you haven't seen it. You should.

But the thing that freaks me out is watching the tigers.

The tamer is crazy. He is in a cage with 12 tigers. Surrounding him on all sides.

And they are sassy with him. They bat their big paws and growl ferociously.

It's all just a game of dominance. The way he has to carry himself; now that is a real man.

rolling over

When we walked out to where our car was parked, to our surprise we realized we were 100 ft. away from the elephants. They were just hanging out in the shade munching on hay. I really was tempted to climb over the fences, throw my kids aback and ride one away. :)

That evening I was priveledged to attendthe General Relief Society Meeting at the Conference Center.

First of all, I was amazed to be in a structure that large and beautiful. It seats 21,000 people and it was nearly full of women that hold my same values and beliefs. I really was in awe. Secondly, it was such an honor to be in the presence of the prophet. I can't really describe the feeling I had. He brought such peace and calm into this room of almost 21,000 chatty women. When he walked into the room it was so silent one could hear a pin drop. To say the least, it was a very inspirational night.

Daddy watched the boys. Of course when I came home, this is what I found waiting for me on the floor. One tired pup and the other one barely waiting up for me. Lance, thanks for studying all day, sorry you had to miss out on all the fun!

Hanging out with Cousins!

My sister and her family came into town. It was such a short visit, but it was so much fun to see her kiddos and the boys had so much fun with their cousins. It's great to see them interact as they get older. I think this is the first time they've hung out where 3 of them can talk!

I wish I had more time with you Kim! There is no one in the world like a sister. Love you guys!

Jackson, Zander, Aaliyah, and Gavin