First Day of School

Today was Brady and Easton's first day of preschool. My sister texted me this morning and asked me if I was going to shed tears or cheer. As we were driving there I thought I might get a little emotional when I left them but they made it so easy. Their teacher, Miss Cathy, told them that they could get 2 gummy bears when they said bye to their mom. They looked at her and said, "I don't want any gummy bears" and then looked at me and said "bye mom!" I asked them for a kiss but they were not interested and that was that. They were off playing and making friends. I got so much done in my 2.5 hours of only having 1 child and they loved every second of preschool! They jumped in my car and told me they get to go back on Thursday! We are all excited!

Before we left the house I tried to take some pictures of them. It started out pretty good!Then Brady came up with a great idea to make silly faces. This went on for the next few minutes and I was dying laughing at them!Love these boys!

Slacker...

I have been a horrible blogger. I lost my camera which is part of the reason for my lack of posts. I am so sad. It had pictures of some fun things we have been up to. I am still looking for it and hopefully I will find it.

We have had a fun few weeks. Seven peaks, the zoo, bowling with good friends, a visit from my bestie, helping Abbey get her classroom ready, and spending time with Geoff and Aleena! The boys start pre-school today and they are so excited! It is going to be a great year! More to come if/when I find my camera :)

OH...

here's what we've done in the summertime when all the grass was green...

We swam in the pooolAte homemade icecreamHad messy facesPlayed on Grandma's water slide
Helped Kels clean her room!Played footballGathered the snailsHung out with cousins!And more cousins!We have had an awesome summer! I can't believe it is almsot over. Brady and Easton start preschool in less than 2 weeks! Time is flying by. I am so excited for fall because it is my favorite time of the year but this summer almost went too fast for me. I am almost all caught up with my blog! Wahoo!

It's Sarah's Birthday TODAY!!!!

Happy Birthday August 10th to Sarah!
Love - Dad, Mom and all your brother's and sisters!!!!

McGiven Family Reunion

After the 4th we had a McGiven family reunion. To keep down on cost, we decided to stay in Provo and have everyone gather here. It turned out better than I expected and we loved spending time with everyone!

On Sunday night we all gathered at Grandma White's for a baby blessing, dinner, and fireworks!
BradyGrandma Sue and LukeGarrett and BeauPeyton and MckellBroox and KJOn Monday we had an appetizer competition. It was so fun! Ryan's family is intense and everyone (except for me) put a lot of time and effort into the dishes. It was all good fun! We ended up taking second! HA HA! On Tuesday we went to a park and played on the slip'n slide...played a relay gameand played kickballOn Wednesday we watched Swiss Family Robinson outsideand set up tents for the family campout in the yardOn Thursday we had closing ceremonies. The kids each got an award from their Grandma and Grandpa!We had a talent show that Kevin and Lindsay's family won outright! They were hilarious! (this picture is a little blurry but so funny)To finish off the night we had karaoke which was a blast!It was a huge success! We especially loved seeing the people who live far away and we don't get to see very often!Can't wait to see everyone again!

The Parade!

I am trying to get caught up. Better late than never right?!?

I grew up in the best neighborhood ever and it is tradition to go to the Parade every year and sit together. It is especially fun now because we all bring our kids. Ryan usually does the 10K in the morning and I bring the kids to the parade. He hates parades and rarely comes. This year since I was doing the race he was responsible for getting our kids there. He came and he actually enjoyed it! I was so happy!Could they be any cuter?!?The best aunt and the best baby!