Pleasant View Founder's Day

Thank you troops for all that you do!!Go Warriors!!Who doesn't like Star Wars?
Kind of random.

Yesterday I got to attend my first PV Founder's Day in 7ish years. Between working at Payless and the past couple of years the Strawberry Days rodeo and parade has coincided with everything up north. It was so much fun. Before the parade we had a breakfast with our family and neighbors. During the parade, Broc was getting upset because my cousin Kyle and his friend kept getting the candy. He ended up in the house for a few minutes pouting. He came out and my dad and I ended up collecting his candy. He has more candy than he knows what to do with from his birthday parties and Larissa's party. After the parade Justin, my sister and I went and ran errands before we went to the salmon bake. Yum, yum!! We then headed to the fireworks and they did not disappoint. My dad's friend Paul has done the fireworks for the past 25 years and they are AMAZING!! He syncs them with music and it is just awesome. This was his last year of doing it. Whomever takes over has some LARGE shoes to fill. Broc loved them, although halfway home he climbed off my lap and told me he was going home. Haha. Sophia slept through the entire thing. All in all it was an awesome day!! It was one of my last hurrah's before I go back to work next week. I love summertime!!!

Backstreets Back

Wednesday night I got to pretend I was in junior high for the night and go to the Backstreet Boys Concert. Back in the day, I went to every one of their concerts (along with NSYNC, I was a teenybopper it's true. Don't judge). It was a good concert. During it, they made a comment that half the fans there weren't even born 17 years ago when they first came out. It's true. Some of the 17 year olds there dressed like they were in the 80's. Umm hello, BSB were around in the late 90's. Let's learn some things. :) It was so much fun though to pretend to be younger again. Back when life was simple and the only things I cared about were school and friends. Sigh. Thanks mom for the awesome night out!!! Loved it!!!

I am soo excited :)

Wednesday night I got to pretend I was in junior high for the night and go to the Backstreet Boys Concert. Back in the day, I went to every one of their concerts (along with NSYNC, I was a teenybopper it's true. Don't judge). It was a good concert. During it, they made a comment that half the fans there weren't even born 17 years ago when they first came out. It's true. The 17 year olds there dressed like they were in the 80's. Umm hello, BSB were around in the late 90's. Let's learn some things. :) It was so much fun though to pretend to be younger again .Back when life was simple and the only things I cared about were school and friends. Thanks mom for the awesome night out!!! Loved it!!!

Check-ups

Last Monday, Broc and Sophia had a wellness doctor's appointment. Sophia's turned into a medicine needing appointment for her era infection. Blah. Other than that though, she is doing great. Gaining weight and getting so big (to me anyway. She still looks tiny compared to Broc at that age) and fun. She has started smiling and laughing. She loves to suck on her fingers. When she doesn't want her binkie, she pulls a little stink face. She loves to play with her tongue and smack it with her lips. She is slowly sleeping more during the night. Most nights now she doesn't wake up until 4 or 5. It's so much better than waking up at 3 and again at 6. She is so observant of things. She just studies her surroundings. We love her!!
Her stats at 2 months:
Height- 22 1/4 in. 48%
Weight- 10.5 lbs. 49%
Head- 38cm 27%
Broc is growing as well. He ask questions about EVERYTHING lately. He has such a curious mind. He is working on his colors. He can count to 15ish. We are also working on the alphabet. He is such an observant little boy. He notices the most random things, like when my sister got a new door, he asked her about it before I even realized they had gotten a new door. He loves all of his "kids" (friends) and gets along with most everyone. Sometimes he gets shy around girls and bats his little eyes. I think he is going to be a flirt when he gets older. He loves to be with us and help whenever he feels so inclined. He loves to watch his shows: Phineas and Ferb, Kick Buttowski, I'm in the Band, Wizards of Waverly Place, Imagination Movers, Little Einsteins (we watch a lot of Disney channel at our house). Broc is all boy for the most part but is really sensitive when he gets in trouble. He hates to disappoint anyone. He reminds me of my brother Colton. He was and is the same way. Best of all, he is a good big brother and a protector of Sophia. His stats are:
Height- 30 in. 88%
Weight-36 lbs. 90%

Strawberry Days

All of the kids doing the Cash Cow.

I have NEVER seen this many
kids doing it before.

I felt bad for the cows.

For the past 5 years that I have known Justin, all he talks about leading up to summer is the anticipation of Strawberry Days and the rodeo. His tradition with his friends had been to go to all 4 nights of the rodeo. They usually made friends with the rodeo clown and just hung out all week. On the Saturday of that week, Justin would go to the parade and then go straight to the rodeo grounds to bbq, play football and then go save their seats for that nights rodeo. Well for one reason or another this year, that didn't happen. We only went to the rodeo 2 nights (Justin didn't even want to do that but we persuaded him) and then Saturday only did the parade. It was weird to not do what I have become accustomed to, but fun nonetheless. It was Sophia's first rodeo and the rodeo lost it's luster for Broc within the first half hour. (He wanted to follow his cousins around. Thanks Jordan for watching him for a bit and letting him hang out with you guys.) Summer is officially here!! (On a side note: Friday night Justin was part of the act at the rodeo. We knew the clown from a few years ago, so Justin got volunteered again. I wish my camera had more memory so I could have gotten iot all. He did a survivor type deal with a dance competition, a hula hoop contest, jump rope contest, and a relay race deal. HILARIOUS!!

Saturday's Suarez

2 adorable princesses.Top Savanna

Bottom the birthday girl Larissa.

Yesterday was a busy but fun day. In the morning, my friend Paige and I threw a baby shower for our friend Lacie who is having a little girl the end of July. I just love her!! She looks so stinking cute and Broc and her kids get along well for the most part. Luv ya Lacie and we can't wait to meet little Jocelyn :) (I am lame and didn't get a picture of Lacie. Paige figured out how to make these yummy fruit bouquets though. They were too pretty to want to eat).
In the afternoon, we attended Larissa's birthday party. She is such an adorable little girl. Thanks Steph for the fun and games and Happy Birthday Rissa!!!
On a side note, Larissa and Mia decided that Sophia needed a little purse to match her outfit. So stinkin cute.

Bear Lake

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Last week, the kids and I had an opportunity to go to a condo at Bear Lake with my mom and sister. It was a not the greatest weather, but Broc had fun nonetheless. He called the lake the ocean but he refused to swim. I need to teach him the concept that your swim suit is allowed to get wet. Thanks mom for a few days to relax.

Bath Time

Broc loves bubble baths and he now loves the fact that he gets to help out with Sophia. I have said it before, and I will say it again; Broc is such a cute brother to her. I love my kids!!