YO Gabba Gabba!

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We won tickets to see Yo Gabba Gabba Live! I have never won anything so this was quite exciting! The boys have not watched this show in years but were excited to go and see it. Alex kept saying, "we are going to watch this for real not on TV?" It was cute. Andrew on the other hand wanted nothing to do with this baby show. So Eric and Andrew went and saw a movie while I took the younger two to the show.
They put on quite the show. There was a lot of singing and dancing. Josh and Alex really got into and had a blast.Thanks Canlas' for the opportunity to go to this show> The boys still talk about it and Josh said he was going to write all about it in his journal at school.

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From 2010-11-12 YoGabbaGabba10

Halloween

Halloween was rainy this year but the boys still had fun. Alex was spiderman. I have loved that all 3 have been spiderman for at least 2 years. Of course Spiderman came out beginning of October and Alex and his little friend ran the neighborhood. It was very cute. The boys had their annual Halloween parade at school. It was fun to see all the kids dressed up.
Perry the playtpus.

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Joshy the pirate!!

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Alex at his school parade

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Alex and his buddy

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From 2010-11-08 summer_halloween10

Every year for the last 3 I have been going to Witches night out with my sister, sister in laws and our moms. This year only one sister in law could come and a good friend. We had fun, good food, good friends what more can you ask for.

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First Day of School

The first day of school has come and gone and yes I am behind but better late than never. Andrew is in 5th grade! 5th grade, I can't believe it! When did he get so old. He is definitely coming into his own and wanting more freedom than I am prepared to give and has definite ideas and opinions. I think we are in trouble when he is teenager. Overall, he is a great kid and still loves to come and cuddle with me. Just last night, he came and snuggled with me and I told him I hope he never gets to big for this. He is loving 5th grade and has a wonderful teacher who is helping to expand his mind and teach him many things.

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Joshy is now a big 1st grader and is so excited to be going to school all day long and of course told me the best part about it is that he gets to eat lunch at school. He is such a social boy and has many friends all around him constantly. He is loving school and has really begun to take off with his reading and writing. I am so proud of him and how hard he is working. He gets so excited when he can read a book without help. It is fun to see that excitement, I hope that he always keeps it. His teacher is really great and really helping him to learn and grow. He is such a sweet, loving boy who always tries his best.

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Our two oldest trying to be kind and let me get a quick picture but really they just wanted me to hurry up so they could get to the bus

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Alex also has started preschool at a big school this year. He of course would not let me take a picture of him on his first day so I do not have one. He is doing good once he finally gets there. The first two weeks were awesome. I would take him and drop him off without any problems and then one day he decided going was not going to be easy anymore. So every day since then we struggle to get to preschool but once there he has a blast. He is slowly getting better but it has been a long process. He is learning to write his name which he thinks is awesome. He wants to have homework like his brothers. It is fun to see.

Alex's Birthday Party

So I finally decided to have a friend birthday party. This is a first for me! Alex got to invite 5 friends and we had a Spiderman themed party. The kids had a great time and I was exhausted by the time it was done. Note to self, next time only plan 1 hour not 1.5!
We played Venom vs.Spidey! Attack with water balloons

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Pretend you are Spiderman and spin your webs!

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Of course a Burnside birthday is not complete without a pinata! I know it is not spiderman but hey, it was the best I could do and Alex was happy.

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These took some work Grammie, Daddy and I all took part in this project

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Alex had a fun time and keeps talking about what he is going to do for his party next year. Not sure I am going to be ready for that. This may be an every other year thing.

Rockport

We ended our trip by spending a few days at Rockport. No one had ever heard of it but it was the only place that had open campsites so we gave it a try. We showed up Friday, tired and ready to get in the water. The kids of course loved playing at the waters edge and of course going on Big Bertha(the big tube). I was shocked and a little nervous at how fast Alex wanted to go. He would stand up and hold his hands in the air as Poppa or Jake spun him around. Josh would go on with Nicole and have a huge grin on his face the entire time. They had so much fun. Camping was another story. It rained Friday night and so that was an adventure. Mom and dad did not set up there tent so they were sleeping under the stars and getting rained on then they got under the little pavilion. There was skunk in the morning snooping around and birds climbing on mom. It made for good times. Of course we had a fun water fight in the afternoon as we were cleaning up. Overall it was a fun time and I love spending time with my family and making memories. I love seeing my kids play with their cousins and laugh.

Yellowstone

This year for our family get together we all went to Yellowstone. I have to say it is one of the best family vacations we have ever been on. Yes it was a lot of driving but it was awesome! We saw so many animals and it was so beautiful. The boys absolutely loved it! They did not mind being in the car all that time and just kept looking out the window for all the animals. We personally saw tons of bison, elk, deer, a snake, a bald eagle, a black bear, grizzly bear and her two cubs and a beaver. Other family members also saw mountain goats and their babies and a black wolf. It was all around a fantastic trip. I have to give a huge shout out to my parents who made it all possible. Thanks so much for putting it together. We loved it and are already talking about going again next year. I loved the many memories we made and the fun time we had.

Legoland

We started off our summer whirlwind vacation by taking the boys to Legoland. We had so much fun. We spent two days there and the boys enjoyed every minute of it. They went on every ride that they could and they even tried out the scariest ride there. I was so proud of them. Andrew got to participate in the robot class that they had and he had a blast. We also explored the Legoland waterpark and the SeaLife Aquarium. It was a fun time. We kept Alex happy waiting in the long lines by having lots of treats in our backpack. He was in Heaven

After Legoland we headed to Grammie and Poppa's for a week of fun. The boys had a great time swimming in the pool, playing with the dogs, riding the bikes and just spending time with Grammie and Poppa. The highlight was going to the beach even though it was freezing, and Andrew learning how to catch sandcrabs. They had so much fun that we had to go back another day so that they could catch more. We always have a great time at Grammie and Poppa's. The best part about this trip was at the end Grammie came with us back to Utah for 3 more weeks of fun!