This is what happens when I am not looking!

So I decide that we were going to be staying home on Sunday instead of going to my parents house for dinner, Dakota has been out every night this week and he just needed a day at home! I was trying trying to get dinner ready and make sure KK was doing ok as well. I turned around to see why Dakota was so quite and well he had found the bottle of sunscreen in the pool bag that is out on the pourch. Needless to say we now are in need of another bottle of sunscreen.

As I stood there watching him lotion himself up I had two trains of thought. One I could get made at him and tell him it was not a good idea or Two Laugh and take a picture and say it's a learning experience for the both of us!

I choose the second thought, Life is way to short to always being upset at him. I need to sometimes take a step back and remember he is only 2 and if I put something in his reach most likely it's going taken.

Kingston can roll over!

It is a big milestone for this little guy. KK has been trying for the past couple of days to roll over and he finally did it. I was told by Aaron that in the mornings while he is doing his home work KK has been practising it. I was total amazed that he actually rolled to his tummy, he is only 3 1/2 months old. Why can't they just stay little for a little longer.
He was so proud of himself, he didn't know what to do. So we looked around and stayed on his tummy for about 10 minutes and than let me know he was done.

The Hawks are coming home!

I have a really good news to share with everyone. Tara and Scott are moving back to Minnesota. Yes that is right, Scott the job! It's the best news in the world right now. All I can do is prayer to Heavenly Father and Thank him for this answer to our prayers.
We dont' know when they are moving back but it will be soon. We now will be able to help out with the twins when they come!

Father Day!

Happy Father's Day to all you fathers! I had been trying to figure out what to give Aaron for Father's day. I finally was surfing the net when I came across this site that makes neck ties with pictures on it. That was it I upload two different pictures of the boys and had them put on a tie for Aaron. He loves them. The best part is that he can wear them at work.

We had brunch with my Dad, Eli and Ashley Sunday morning before Aaron had to head to work. Than we were off to Pa's house for the rest of the day. We had a great time grilling and spending the rest of Father's day with Pa!

Summer Fun

Ok as many of you know being a mother is not always the easiest thing in the world, now is it. Dakota seems to be pushing every button of mine lately and is waiting to see if he will get a time out or not. Let's just say that he gets his share of time outs.

We are trying to teach him it's not ok to hit, yell at his cousins. I feel so bad for Haleigh for most of the time he is getting made at her and than she gets yelled at. We started our morning off with a time out in his room and than it was time to change his diaper. We had been doing so good with getting his diaper changed and than Kingston was born and we had to start all over again. Well I finally told Kodi that I am the Mom and what I say goes. And he is not going to be ruling our house hold any more. Well it's been a trying week but I am sticking to my guns.

Yesterday was another great and fun day for us. Aaron is on the night shift and so that leaves me to put the kids mainly Dakota to bed since Kingston will go sleep on his own. We have been planing to go swimming at the pool but it's been kind of cold and the pool doesn't open until noon during the week which totally puts a cramp in our thinking for the morning. Since Aaron doesn't have to be to work until 2:30 we were going to take the kids to the pool in the morning until 1:30ish when Aaron has to get ready for work, but now that the pool doesn't open until later it's going to be a short day for us in the water. But it will still be fun!

Dakota has been growing and having a lot of fun playing with his barn animals. During our outting he loves to watch one of two movies Barnyard or Authur's Missing Pal. I can quote both in my sleep. My parents have been a saving grace for me at night. I am usually over at their house at least 3 times a week. Last night we ended up at their house around 8 pm and stayed until 10 which was pretty late for the boys. Kodi loves seeing Grandma and Pa and being with them. He plays great in the play and I really think he loves having all the toys to his self.

We are getting ready for Melissa's graduation party which is on Saturday, so Mom and Pa finished Mom's new office and it's ready for the furniture for it. Last night I helped Pa put up the shelves in the new office and than we measured the desks to see if they will fit in the office. I hope so!

It's been a very stressful past couple of days for our family. We are waiting to hear if Scott and Tara will be moving back. There is an opening here on the Minnesota team. Scott had an interview on Friday and now we have to wait until Thursday of this week to hear back. We have been praying that he will get the job and be moving back. I don't know how many of you know that they are expecting twins! Two little boys. It's very excited, which is another reason we can add to the list of waiting them to move home!

I am going to try my best to update the blog each day so that our other family how lives in Colorado and Oklahoma can see what we are up too here in Minnesota!

Swimming

This last Saturday we spent some time with the Hanus Family. I spent many summers nannying them and now Emilie is graduating High School. Anyway they opened their swimming pool and it was a little cold on Saturday but that did not stop Kodi from wanting to swim.

So Aaron and Kodi went swimming the pool was pretty warm and Kodi loved it. Kayla found a life jacket for Kodi to wear and that was it. Kodi was so proud that he could swim without holding on to Aaron.

I watched Kodi jump off the side of the pool go under water and pop back up wipe his face off and want to do it again. Kodi also listened really good as to no running around the pool and having to walk. I can't wait for this summer and to take him back to their house to swim.

Time for hair cut

While Grandma and Papa were visiting us Dakota got a wood tic in his head. Which meant it was time to cut his hair. Easy enough to say but to get Dakota into Kids Hair and actually have his hair cut is a totally different thing. He is getting better and better each time he gets his hair cut, if they don't use the clippers on his head he is ok, once they bring them out and turn them on he starts to cry and wants Daddy to take him away.

Needless to say we got his summer hair cut and he will keep his Mohawk until fall, I am not so sure about the green hair color each time, but we wanted to make that day fun for him, since Grandma and Papa were leaving to go back home after a three weeks of being with us.

I asked Dakota is he wanted them to leave and he told me "no" he wanted them to stay. We are looking forward to their next trip here. We had a great time with Grandma and Papa here at our house.

They watched Kingston grow and they were able to bond with him. Kingston and Grandma would be together for most of the day. Now Kingston is not sure what to do without his Grandma. Kodi loved playing trains and dinosaures with Papa, I don't do the trains t he same way Papa did.

While Dave and Karen were here they were able to watch Minnesota become green and everything bloom. We took long walks along the trail to which Dakota got a tic from, but we still enjoy walking and looking for turtles in the lake. Dakota is still waiting to run his big wheel while we walk. We are trying to get him to use the pedels but he doesn't want to oh well he will learn soon enough.