Corban's 4th Birthday!!!

My little man had his 4th birthday on Monday! I can't believe he is 4 already! It's so sad to see how fast he is growing up! We had to celebrate a little early since his bday was on Monday Clifford had a ton of stuff to do that day bcuz it is finals week so we went on Saturday and took the kids to Bear World then after that I took them to the lake with our friends while Clifford could get some stuff done before we went to see the new Ice Age that night! We had a fun filled day except we've been to Bear World 4 times already so Corban gets bored of being there really fast! haha It's funny that a 4 year old gets sick of it...but it was fun to see Brighton's reactions to the animals and the rides! I don't think we will go there any time soon! Here are some pics!

Corban trying to feed the deer!

Brighton wasn't too sure about the ginormous pig! haha

Brighton and her Daddy!

She loved the rides!

He's been tall enough to ride the rides for a couple years already! haha Brighton's getting close!

Mommy and her birthday boy!

This is the lake in Rigby we discovered that has a sandbar all around it so the kids can play in the sand and the water is shallow so they can just swim by themselves! I love it too! I really don't feel like I'm in Rexburg when I'm there I really kinda feel like I'm in Mexico sitting on the beach without any waves and the water is a tad bit colder! haha It's way fun though!

Brighton loving the sand and water!

Splashing around having so much fun!

My white Idaho boy that needs a tan! haha

Corban and Emma playing with someone's whale! They loved this!

Brighton just chillin!

On Monday his actual birthday we invited our friends to come over and have cake and ice cream with us! My friend across the street makes cakes and offered to make Corban his birthday cake without charging! Saaweet! So of course I took her up on that and she did such a good job! She made him a transformers cake! The top was cake and the bottom was rice crispy treats! It was delicious especially with birthday cake ice cream! Here is the awesome cake!

The birthday boy with his sweet cake!

Me and my little man!

Birthday boy and "Daddy Scott Mills" as Corban calls him! haha

haha She thinks Corban is trying to bug her because usually he is! Gotta love big brothers!

The birthday boy blowing out his candles!

It's crazy how fast time has gone by! I really feel like I just had him yesterday but at the same time it feels like I have had him forever! Corban is truly a blessing for me and our family! He is always always busy and keeps me on my toes all day long! haha I love all of the energy he has! I don't know what I would do without him! I am so thankful for him and that he is all mine! Mommy and Daddy love you so so much Corban and I'm glad you had such a good birthday!

Circus, Half Marathon, and Yellowstone!!!

There was a circus here in town last week that we decided to take the kids to! We had buy one get one free tickets and free tickets for the kids so we decided why not! Corban liked all the animals but didn't really care about all the acrobats! haha Brighton liked to dance to the music! It wasn't bad for Rexburg! haha I think this might be Corban's first time eating cotton candy! He wasn't too sure about it at first but then started liking it! 

The tigers and lions! 

Here we are watching the circus! 

Just this past Saturday I ran the Teton Dam Half Marathon! I talked my good neighbor into running it with me! It was alot of fun and I am proud to say I finished! It is worth it and I plan on doing more! Here is me and Erica afterwards! We stayed together the whole time until about the last mile she kinda went ahead of me and finished a minute before me! 

About to the finish line! 

On Sunday we decided to go on a family outing to Yellowstone! It was a rainy day and thought Yellowstone would be beautiful in the rainy weather! We were right! We saw this sign and Clifford had to take a pic with it! 

The mountain behind us has some story behind it! haha It's pretty cool! 

While there we decided to take Brighton's pics since she hasn't had them taken since 4 months old! Here are some of the many Clifford took! 

We had to take a pic of the snow still remaining in June! 

Cute one of Brighton and Daddy! 

Family pic at the artists paint pots! 

The animal we see the most of when we go! haha I'm convinced there are no bears in Yellowstone! Although we almost saw a baby bear in the tree but the park ranger stopped us and made us move our car! Gay! 

Corban stepped in this huge pile of buffalo poop and was not happy! haha He kept saying "ew poop on my foot, get it off" haha We were laughing so hard and thought it was funny because it kept him from running around so we kinda liked it! haha You can see the huge pile below! 

Waiting for us to clean it off! 

His not happy face! haha 

Mommy and Brighton! 

Driving home! 

Fathers and Sons!!!

Clifford took Corban on the fathers and sons campout this past Friday! Corban was so excited all week to go camping with daddy and sleep in a tent! They left Friday afternoon and came back Saturday late morning! I think Clifford was excited to take him and just have it be Corban and daddy time! I got to spend time with just Brighton and my friend Elisa was in town so I got to go out to dinner with her and get a cupcake! We had a fun girls night! Here is a pic of them in the car driving! 

Corban is testing the freezing cold water! 

Here he is just waking up with a Jones soda! That's how you know his daddy is watching him! haha 

Corban and his friends are going on a bear hunt! Notice how the kids are bigger than him! They think cuz he's their same size that he's their same age but really he's really like 3 to 6 years younger! haha 

Playing in the creek! 

Roasting marshmellows and making smores! YUM! 

The nasty bug Corban killed! 

Going on a hike! Looking for bears! 

Just playin in the woods! 

Chillin! 

9 months, Bike Riding, and More!!!

Brighton is  9 months old today the 8th! Where has the time gone? She is all over the place and is now pulling herself up and standing on everything she can reach! haha She is the happiest baby ever! She is always content just crawling around and playing with Corban unless she's hungry or tired! I could not ask for a better baby! Although she is quite a little buger when I put headbands on her she now rips them off within seconds of me putting it on! haha So I haven't been putting them on her which makes me sad! I hope she doesn't look like a boy considering she looks just like her daddy! We love having her as part of our family! She's gonna be walking before we know it! Here are her 9 month stats~ 

Weight: 20.7 lbs - 82%

Height: 29.8 in - 98%

Head Circ: - 18.3 in - 97%

Goin for a stroll on an extremely windy day! We were outside for not even 5 minutes when we decided it was too windy and cold to be outside any longer! I'm sick of this weather! I'm ready for summer! 

As I was doing laundry I thought I would peek in Corban's room to make sure the kids were ok and I saw this....

haha Corban beating his drum with his Kung Fu Panda as the drumstick and singing "I am Iron Man" while Brighton was standing on the edge of his bed dancing! They were having so much fun! 

I had to post this as well! I don't know why Corban is the world's pickiest eater because both me and Clifford will eat anything! There's only about 5 things he will eat! Well lately I haven't been giving him a choice for dinner! I give him what we are eating and nothing else and if he doesn't eat it then it's his choice but he can't have anything else! (I figure if he's hungry, he'll eat it eventually) So it worked a couple nights ago! I made husband's delight which is one of Clifford's fav's and gave him a bowl full and he ate the whole thing! I was shocked! haha So I had to blog about it! I'm hoping he will start to venture out and try new things! Here he is with his dinner! 

Here's his bowl almost all gone! Woo Hoo! We're making progress! I hope! 

Also I just had to mention that Corban has this pirate outfit that he wears all the time! In fact he even wears it when we go out! He always gets people's attention! It's hilarious! I think it's actually pretty cute! 

Finally Corban can officially ride his bike! Yay! I have been trying to teach him for a while and he finally picked up on it! He loves riding it now that he knows how and I can't get him to stop! It's so nice now that the weather has been good enough to play outside! I am so proud of my little man! He's growing up so fast! 

He's riding like a champ! 

And riding some more!