Singing at Sunshine Square...

These pictures are of Dylan at his singing program at preschool. We are all sure going to miss Miss Leslie!

Grandparents' Day at Sunshine Square

Dyl showed off his Grandma Findlay to his friends at Sunshine Square!

A little bit country...

Hey...they play football in the country! ...You'd almost think he was a Cowboys fan!

Every spring Grandpa has lots of babies around the farm...

Uncle Anthony is a REAL cowboy...He breaks wild horses and even puts shoes on them...

Dyl went up the mountain with Ryan on the 4-wheeler and picked some flowers for me for Mother's Day...

This cowboy stuff is a piece of cake!

...New addition...

Hi! Meet Gary...The newest member of our family. You may recognize him from the popular cartoon 'Spongebob Squarepants. Dylan named him after after Spongebob's pet snail.

...Best Buddies...

Gary was well taken care of...for 2 whole days. Dylan gave him a bath, fed him, and made sure he was as happy as a lark! They became best buddies...

Time to say goodbye...

...But for some reason Gary kept trying to escape, almost like he missed where he came from. Did he have a family? friends? We surely didn't know! Dyl set Gary out on the back porch to "get some fresh air"---Never to be seen again...But maybe he'll come back to visit!

Good morning!

I've been working at home for the last few months; today is my last day of relaxin', no-driving-in-traffic, quiet and cozy work! This is my view out my bedroom window as I wake up just in time to take a shower, get Dyl off for the day and make it back home to "work." Hopefully I'll be back home on a more permanent basis in a month or 2...Cross your fingers!

Frustrated...

'Lil sad...still sick...can't sleep...Worried about how I'm gonna explain things to Dylan about his dad. At 4 years old, what can he understand?--Feeling guilty--Just wishing I could be the one in Dylan's shoes right now to take the pain away. Life is tough enough without having to deal with adult issues at 4 years old. -Not really a matter of Dyl experiencing pain and disappointment but rather minimizing it--Wishin' I had the answers--feeling frustrated that I'm frustrated--Wonder how I ever lived 7 years of my own life this way...Nobody to turn to...Nobody understands a bit about any of it... On a lighter note, I'm sure tomorrow will send answers...

Fire Station Buddies

Sunshine Square went on a field trip to the South Jordan fire station and these 2 had a blast!

Goin' Bananas!

What's up with these 2 little monkeys? What a couple of little goofs! We have been out enjoying the sunshine...Summer is almost here!

You're never fully dressed...

Without a smile! ...So I was looking through Leslie's pictures from Easter on the computer and I said, "Look Dyl...Look at all the cool eggs Chase and Shaylee colored...Aren't they awesome?" Dylan replied with, "Ya, but could you please make Uncle Gary smile?" For those of you who don't know Uncle Gary, he's a big, bald-headed teddy-bear who always has a serious look on his face. People who don't know him are often intimidated because of his "look."

Boys of Summer

Here are Dylan's best buds...They're so excited for the weather to be warmer so they can spend all their time outside playing and making adventures...

Bathtime...

One of my neighbors made this cute little lion hoodie towel and gave it to me before Dylan was born. It's my favorite! I love it when Dyl gets outta the bathtub and puts on baby lotion...He smells so clean after a long days' play! ...And I especially love it when Dylan says, "Mom...can we snuggle?"

Dying (& eating) Easter Eggs

Tonight was an adventure dying Easter eggs. Dylan wanted to do everything (and made sure I knew he knew what he was doing). We were about half-way finished when Dylan dropped an egg and it cracked. "Shoot!" He said..."I guess I'm gonna have to eat this egg 'cuz it's ruined now." Dyl proceeded with coloring eggs, all the while eating the egg he'd peeled. As soon as the first egg was gone..."Shoot...How did that happen? These eggs just keep 'crackin up' all the time," he declared. After the 3rd "dropped" egg I said, "Dyl, is your belly full of eggs yet?" Dylan looked at me with a very serious face and said, "Mom, I think we should just eat 'em all up so we won't have to worry if they crack." Can you tell Dylan likes eggs?

Singing Sensations!

I wanna give Dyl the opportunity to decide what he likes to do in life rather than force him to do what I want him to do...So we've been trying a few things out to see what he's interested in. We started with soccer, then t-ball, then swimming--The latest is Sunshine Generation, which is a singing/performing group. Dylan and his cousin, Chase, are the only boys in a group of about 15 kids...But I think that's the way Dylan likes it...He certainly loves to flirt with the girls! Their first performance was today at Wheeler Farm. We thought we'd be rained out but the weather cooperated and, I must say, the boys were absolutely marvelous!

I Scream, U Scream!

Payton came down to Salt Lake to visit. For some odd reason, Dylan decided they must have breakfast in bed. This is 2 boys' idea of a healthy "breakfast!"

Dyl even dug his favorite forks out of the kitchen drawer...

Yummy, yummy, yummy! Payton NEVER gets to do this at his house!

Payton got a little upset when his mom took breakfast away...

Touring the Candy Factory w/Sunshine Square...

Birthday Party Time!

Some may think it's strange that a 4-year-old would want a "Totally Disgusting Smoking" video...But Dyl begged for this video for his birthday. Grandpa says he doesn't want his grandkids to smoke so he showed Dyl and all his cousins this gross movie...They all fell in love with it!

For Dylan's birthday this year we went to the Energy Solutions Center to see Disney on Ice...We had a blast!

Grandpa and the Birthday Boy!

We rode Trax to and from Disney on Ice...The kids were fascinated! Dylan wanted to wear his cowboy boots so--Give the Birthday Boy what he wants!

After the event the kids posed with their memorabilia...

We celebrated with a pinata, dinner, and a birthday cake...Spongebob, of course!

Dylan Turns 4!

On Dylan's birthday I took the day off of work and we took the kids to one of their favorite places for lunch...Carl's Jr!

We had to wait till the weekend for the "real" party--So Aunt Leslie baked cupcakes with the kids to celebrate Dyl's birthday.

Gotta taste-test before you'll ever know if you need to add something else!

Chocolate is a girl's best friend!

...Preparing the cupcake pan for the most delicious cupcakes ever!

Gotta make sure there's exactly the right amount of batter in each cake...

The finished product...Not bad for a few wild and crazy kids!

Stretching the truth (Just a LITTLE bit!)

Aunt Leslie: Hey, Dylan...I like your new shirt.
Dylan: I got it from Mexico.
Aunt Leslie: How did you get it all the way from Mexico?
Dylan: My girlfriend Jayda brought it back for me.
Aunt Leslie: Who is she?
Dylan: Just one of my girlfriends.
Aunt Leslie: How do you know her?
Dylan: Oh, just from up by Grandpa's house...She lives by him.
*FYI: Dylan knows nobody by the name of Jayda, his shirt came from the Gap...And, well, I guess, being how nothing is made in the USA anymore...the shirt could've come from Mexico!!!!