June 2015 - Father's Day, superheroes, and fun with Maria

The kids are definitely at the age where they play off of each other's imaginations and it's really fun to see what they come up with. They love dress ups and superheroes. One of their favorite books is Kyle's Marvel character guide so they can learn all about the dozens of superheroes and villains and all of their special powers. A few pictures to show you what I mean...

They thought this "spaceship" (box) was the best thing ever and played in it for days in every room of the house. I love their creativity and having them run around together as such great buddies.

They are really good at "protecting me." If someone shoots me or Kyle with a nerf gun in our friendly family wars, Tyler immediately runs to guard us and says "don't shoot my Mommy (or Daddy)!!" Here he is "keeping me safe from the bad guys" as "Lobster Man" while I make them waffles on a Saturday morning.

We had a lot of fun celebrating our superhero Dad on Father's Day. The kids woke him up and we brought him breakfast in bed. They had lots of fun things to say about Dad in his card. It was so, so nice to be able to see my Dad on Father's Day, too! That never happens! My Facebook post sums up the day:

I'm excited to be able to spend this Father's Day with my Dad! It's been a long time since I've been able to do that and I feel truly blessed. And I'm so very grateful for the rock of a father sitting next to me, Kyle. You are more than I ever could have dreamed of in a father to our children. Thanks for protecting them, helping them grow, teaching them so much, and for making them laugh every day. "Father!–to God himself we cannot give a holier name." - William Wordsworth

I was so proud of Tyler's 'T' and 'Y' he did by himself and the pictures he drew of himself and Kyle.

We were excited to be able to spend a day with Maria at the end of the month while she was here for her Aunt's wedding. We spent the day playing at Discovery Gateway Museum in Salt Lake City and had a fun dinner at Denny's. She and Alexa had a great time running around together.

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