Joyous June

June appears as if it was a busy month, though, I have to admit, I totally forgot most of it until I went back and looked at all the pictures. Some of the fun things that happened in June were that we celebrated my birthday and Father's Day, as well as had a Panda Marathon and Scout Camp.

 So, the first big thing that happened in June was my birthday. I turned a whopping 29! Man I am getting old. Scott is so excited for next year, when he can make me feel old on my 30th birthday. I think he really just wants to get back at me for making him feel old on his 30th! Anyway, for my birthday we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner with Scott's family. It was fun being able to share my day with them. Andy and Marybeth ended up coming too. It was great to see them all. Scott spoiled me for my birthday. He got me cute rooster canisters for my kitchen, and the promise to edit last years blog book so I can print it. His family also got me a book and a rooster towel holder for my kitchen. It was really a nice birthday.

Okay, so let's see what to talk about next? There really is so much! I think the next thing should be Father's Day. For Father's Day, I had so much fun creating an awesome surprise for Scott. I had received a coupon for creating a free photo book for Father's Day, so I spent a good week gathering pictures so that I could make sure the book had arrived before Father's Day. It turned out being a cute 20-page book all about how Scott is the best Dad ever! We also got him a new shaver too. It was so hard for me to wait to give Scott the book, so I gave it to him the morning of Father's Day. I also had fun spoiling him the day of Father's Day. The night before, I told him to sleep downstairs, so he could get one night of uninterrupted sleep. He was able to sleep downstairs without having to wake up with the boys. And when they woke up, I was able to play with them and even make breakfast for him. It was great seeing the look on his face when he got the book. It was a complete surprise and he loved it! For dinner, I made ribs, and his Mom brought oatmeal cookies for desert. It was a great day!

I would like to add a little note here about how amazing Scott is as a Dad. I have to say that I really couldn't do this whole Mom thing without him. He is always so supportive of me. He changes diapers, and was even willing to not only do cloth diapers, but even clean out the poopie cloth diapers! He always bathes the boys, and helps with the bedtime routine. He reads stories, wrestles, and just laughs with the boys. He truly is the best dad ever. I feel so lucky to have him as my partner in the great adventure of parenthood!

Okay, so next we should talk about our Panda Marathon. Scott and I thought it would be fun to have a Panda marathon where we watched the Kung Fu Panda movies and ate Panda Express. We invited Andy and Marybeth to join us. They ended up being super busy, so we were only able to watch one movie, but we did eat some Panda Express and Marybeth even made some yummy lettuce wraps and sweet and sour chicken. I also made some really cute panda cupcakes. It was a blast!

The other fun thing that happened in June, was that Scott went to Scout Camp! They went to Arches National Park and did lots of hiking. It was super hot, so the boys ended up complaining enough that they found an indoor swimming pool to cool off in. Scott absolutely loved camping and they hiked a ton.

Another fun thing we did in June was garden! I was able to acquire a ton of irises from the Relief Society President, Kaylene Bradford, for free! I also used my birthday money to buy a whole bunch of other flowers. Our garden beds are primarily full of grass, so we have been working on clearing those out. But I did take some pictures of just how bad some of the beds are, and some pictures of us gardening. If anyone has tips on getting rid of grass, I would love them! Here are the pictures:

Okay, before I end. I wanted to add a few fun pictures of the boys. During the month of June Jacob seemed to get more mobile. He was rolling all over the place and was able to sit up much better too. So the boys have started to "play" together a little more. Xander has also had to start learning to share his toys because Jacob wants to play with big boy toys. We also have some fun pictures of bath time pics. I also have some fun stroller pictures of our outings too. Every day is truly an adventure! Here are some pictures of them:

Well, that about covers the month of June! It is almost time for our date night, so we should get ready for that. I will have to work on catching up on blogging, some other time! Tune in next time for Jolly July :)