2 Years and 6 Months

All I can say is my kids are growing up way too fast

3 YEARS!!

May 25th was Chris and my 3 year anniversary. We went down to Vegas for 2 days and had a really good time. We stayed at the planet Hollywood and saw a hypnotist show Monday night. Tuesday we hit up the stratosphere and the outlet malls. We really enjoyed having a couple days to just enjoy each other and not worry about the kids. Its good to get away and remember all the reasons that you fell in love to being with. I really can't believe we have only been married for 3 years. It seems like a whole different world ago that I was single and in college. But I guess that really is true, it was a whole different world. Nothing changes your world quite like having a family of your own.
I am so grateful to have Chris as my husband. He is an amazing man. He is the best father and husband I could have ever asked for. People who know him are always telling me how lucky I am to have him and I know it is true. I love him with all of my heart and I am so glad he is mine.

Leaving from St George for Vegas the morning of the 25th.. almost 3 years to the minute from when we were married.

Our serious looks after a tasty breakfast at I-HOP

Getting ready to hit the town and go see a show

The Ballagio and the water fountains.. which were BEAUTIFUL.

LOVE

Dreamers

This was the lobby of our hotel

This was the view of our hotel room, ( The water fountains were going)

This is the ride at the stratosphere that Chris about peed his pants on. He really honestly almost made me ride by myself.

See that little hook thing at the top.... yeah that's where we were dangling out over the building.

That's right folks he gives foot rubs in the car while driving. Talented and he's hott. Jealous?? I know.
Happy 3 years babe!

Extreme Bedroom Make-Over

WE DID IT!!!
We re-did Kadens room. We decided it was time to let his baby things go and give him a big boy room for his 2 year birthday. It took a few days and some late nights but it is done and I think it turned out pretty great... what do you think?

When Kaden saw it for the first time he got a big smile and kept pointing at everything and saying "'cars, cars, cars"

There are a few things that still aren't done. We are adding a shelf with some fishes on the side of the window. I am also waiting for a few custom picture frames for his wall. We also got a bright red changing pad cover. But you get the general idea.

Ready for summer??

WE ARE!!

Lions and Tigers and Sunscreen... OH MY!

We went to the zoo on Saturday. It was the first time we have gone to the zoo with Kaden and I think I was more excited about it than he was. All week I kept asking him if he wanted to go and see the monkeys or the lions. I am pretty sure he didn't understand but he said "yeah" every time. Saturday morning I went grocery shopping to get a few things to take with us. I decided to buy baby sunscreen because I thought it would be the strongest protection and the most gentle for the kids skin. Before we left we pretty much bathed the kids in the sunscreen and then set off. When we got to the zoo Kaden was rubbing his eyes and they were red and puffy and tearing. I thought he must have rubbed sunscreen into his eyes so when we got inside the park we flushed them out with water. About 10 minutes later his eyes were still tearing and


swollen but I also noticed his whole face was starting to get red and splotchy. To make a long story short... we think he was allergic to the sunscreen, we basically gave him a bath in the drinking fountain and about 15 minutes later he was all cleared up and happy. Of all the rotten luck! Who would have thought he would be allergic to baby sunscreen?!? Anyway, the first few pictures you can see Kaden looks in a bad way... poor kid. All in all he loved it and today in the car he kept saying "monies" (monkies) I think he thought we were going back.

This is the new double stroller we bought. It's a sit and stand and I really like it!

Our cute Tater-bug

Riding the Carousel

Looking at the elephantsI love the guy in the background. just makes me smile

Raised by monkeys.....

Kaden and his cute friend Elena looking at the Giraffes

Yep... he is just about as long.

He wants to be as big as daddy.Looking at the BIG monkey

Mothers Day and some funnies

Mothers Day was Great! Chris waited on me hand and foot. I got breakfast in bed. A nap. Flowers. A strawberry shake. And a massage. It was all great. I am so thankful to be a mother to my two kids. They make every day interesting and full of adventure.

Sunday afternoon we went to my Grandma Sharps for Mothers day dinner. Kaden loves to see Hunter and squeals with glee when he walks in the door. My dad was taking apart Grandmas bench so he could refinish it and Kaden decided to help out. He had one tool in each hand (pretty cute).
Taycee LOVES Grandpa Webre. She smiles and coos and laughs whenever he talks to her.


Drawing a picture with the mickey mouse ears on.

Jocelyn and I had a "mothers day out" on Saturday night. We took the girls to the mall with us. Rylee got her ears pierced and they both did fabulous. They only cried for a few minutes and then they were all smiles. ;) We bought the girls matching dresses for mothers day. It was a fun night. Thanks Joc

Rylee right after she got her ears pierced. Such a cutie.

Ok on to the funnies.... this week has been full of laughs. Here are some of the highlights.





We were listening to a book on tape and apparently Kaden didn't like it because I turned around and this is what I saw. haha

WOULD YOU RATHER...?? Ok this is a hilarious game of thought provoking questions and crazy challenges.
Here Chris is drinking like a cat from a bowl to move to the next level.

Jocleyn chose to do a challenge where she was blindfolded and had to inhale deeply through her nose while things were placed underneath. She had to keep doing it til she identified 2 things correctly. Notice I said she CHOSE to do this. There were other options she could have done that were not nearly as bad. Such as getting on her knees and shaking her bum around. Or being a mannequin and letting us pose her in whatever position we wanted for 2 turns. anyway.... here she is smelling a onsie...that came from the hamper because Kaden pooped all over it. And let me tell you it smelled NASTY. Here are 2 videos of her smelling other things like red pepper, parmesan cheese and vinegar. When she says "cocoa" it is pepper. When she says "that burns going up" it is also pepper, when she about gags, that is Parmesan cheese. hahaha I still laugh watching them. This probably isn't funny to any of you. But I had to preserve the memory.






Here is rob doing a 60 second dance to his own humming ( for the win) I guess the only song he could think of was I am a child of God

And the final funny is Kaden. Kaden does funny things every day. I am constantly holding back a laugh, usually because he is being so naughty. Anyway this week we sold his bedroom things because I am totally redoing his bedroom for his birthday. So for now he is sleeping in this play pen. I kept putting his blankies (he is up to like 6 now) in the play pen and he kept coming back out with all of them. So finally Chris hid to watch how he was doing it and this is what we found...

hahaha, usually he climbs in from the front and doesn't use the box. Funny kid. The bad thing about that is now he gets out whenever he wants. For instance while I was doing this post I heard some clinking from the back room where he is suppose to be taking a nap. I went back and Kaden was in his bed... but all his toys were in there with him. He must have climbed out threw his toys in and got back in. Sneaky bugger.

Other funny things. He now says "cute" and "pretty" all the time. He points to something and says "ah coot".

Well that is all from the Clayton house.