Ikea

Even though I've felt tired lately, I've been trying really hard to still take the kids out to do lots of fun things before the baby comes. Today we met Melinda at Ikea for a little shopping and lunch.

Usually they can't be pried away from the train table right by the entrance. Today, they all sat down to enjoy the end of the movie that was playing first.

I love that these 3 are such good friends.

Great Dad

It makes me so happy seeing how much these kids love their dad.

Playing at the Mall

These kids love playing at the mall, whether it's the indoor play area or climbing around on the rides.

Don't worry, John's an excellent driver.

Chuck E. Cheese

Melinda and I used a coupon to get an absurd amount of tokens to use at Chuck E. Cheese. Between the indoor playground, and all the tokens we have, we're set for quite a few outings of fun with the scary mouse.

Johnny and Bela have conquered their fear of riding the monster truck

Aunt Melinda hit the jackpot and won us tons of tickets.

Children's Museum

Today I took the kids to Salt Lake to meet up with Henry and Melinda at the Children's Museum

The water feature is always a big attraction, I'm so grateful they have ponchos.

Johnny and Henry love dressing up as firemen

Aunt Melinda is always so sweet and helpful with the kids, even when they're a little wild. We had lots of fun Henry and Melinda, thanks for inviting us!

We Did It!

We joined the mini-van club. The kids love it, I love it, and Brad is great at washing it!

Party Again

Today on his actual birthday, we drove up to Grandma Tate's house for dinner after church. Brad's mom was still in town, and Brad's brother-in-law Brett also happened to be visiting, so we were able to celebrate Johnny's birthday again with all of them.

Johnny is very good at helping with dishes

Sad that it's blurry, but Johnny was very excited to give his Great Grandma Tate a big hug

And of course, another cake to celebrate.