spring storm

 We ate our pork enchiladas for dinner on a blanket in our backyard because the sun was out and it was so warm! We've learned to enjoy the weather while we can. Then about an hour later, huge clouds moved in. And then the wind started blowing. We knew something was coming.

HAIL! 

 Crazy boys- instigated by Adam who was the first to run out there.

 Elliott was sad about the nest the hail knocked out of our tree.

 And then the gutter started flowing! We've been waiting for this for a while. 

Last week the boys were filling up a huge bucket and dumping it in there.

 Lincoln's boots were Adam's once upon a time. So cute. 

 They are still a bit too big so they made him wobbly, but he loved them.

 This is where the boys have been hanging out when they pour their buckets of water in the gutter, the drain at the end of the street. 

 I couldn't get enough pics of this little munchkin in those red boots!!

 Amazed by the rushing waterfall.

The world is a different, exciting place during/after a storm!

 Cute boys and their galoshes.

 Linc taking refuge in the shed.

 Tasting the hail.

 So Lincoln has Adam's old boots, and Elliott is wearing mine from when I was a kid. So what if they are boy boots? I'm pretty sure they were my brother's, and sisters' before they were mine. Ollie was just lucky to get some for Valentine's last year. I think I need a pair myself!

We had fun in our crazy storm!

backyard of fun

Tanner and Linc on the homemade slip n slide.

We were excited for some 90 degree weather in Las Vegas... We've been having an extra cold, rainy spring here in Utah. The weather was perfect the whole time we were there. It never got too hot. The boys were actually a little chilly swimming this day because of the wind.

Oliver

Elliott

Tan & Meg

Elliott's getting too big. He's all legs and arms now.

Ollie played in the water the most.

little miss kenz

Linc thought this was SO funny... thanks Tan for indulging him. I love his smile so much in these!

cousins!

Christie holding the newest cousins: Will and Gabby. Soon they'll be out playing with the big kids. 

Collin & Ames

Amy and Cody have a huge backyard and they just put this path in all the way around it so the kids can ride their bikes and scooters on it! If I ever have a big backyard I want to do this!

One hand scootin' past Amy's garden.

So this crazy cloud sat there the whole night. It blocked the sun and made a great shady dinner outside, and then it just sat until dark. Crazy and beautiful.

desert beauty

Plant post ahead. (I've officially turned into my mom.) 

I just loved seeing all the different plants and trees of the desert that is Las Vegas. 

3 bugs in a rug

 We had the boys share a bed at the hotels we stayed at, so Adam and I could have the other. 

There were only a couple of fall-offs in the night.... 

Next time we'll either have to make a bed for someone on the floor, or turn the boys sideways. 

It gets tricky traveling with a big family.

 above- nighttime

below- morning

So cute and funny- I couldn't stop taking pictures.