Our New Blog

I’ve decided to switch our blog to blogspot.com – here is the new address:

http://extremedeschamps.blogspot.com/

Pleasant Grove’s Centennial Park

Took the boys to Pleasant Grove today with my friend Marcy, and her daughter Kenna.  The park is amazing and the boys loved it – but it was so hot!!!  We stayed and had lunch, played for about half and hour, and then had to leave – we couldn’t stand it anymore.  We’ll definitely have to go back once it cools down a little.

A Night Out With Spence

Dave and I go out every week, but once a month we take one of the boys, and on the fourth month we go for a family date.  Last Saturday was Spencer’s turn to go out with us and he chose to go to Jumpin’ Jacks in Springville.  Jumpin’ Jacks is a building filled with huge bouncy houses and slides and we had soooo much fun.  Spencer ran and ran and ran and ran and ran – Dave and I had to take a break every once in a while just to keep up with him.  I wasn’t as experienced in bouncy houses so I came home with vinyl burns on both elbows.  We all had so much fun and loved spending a little one-on-one time with one of our best buds.  Thanks Spencer for going out with us!!

A Campin’ We Will Go

So we went on our first camping trip for the season.  Our first trip is usually in March or April, but this year we have been a bit lazy.  We went up to Payson Lakes with my sisters and their boyfriends/families and had a lot of fun.  When we got up to our spot our “neighbors” informed us that the next night they were going to be having a big old White Trash Wedding – hundreds of people, booze and loudness.  The next day they started bring in chairs, tables and the Outhouse – we were out of there.  We ran into some of our new neighbors, Forrest and Jill – Dave also works with Forrest – and they said we could come and camp by them.  So once we had spent they day at the lake fishing and soaking up the sun, we moved up the canyon with them.   It was fun to be out camping again and enjoying the outdoors with the boys.

We Have a New Cousin!!!

 

Kaylie Lynn Deschamps was born on Thursday, June 19th – and she is sooooo cute!!  She weighed 6lbs 2oz and was 17 1/2 inches long.  We went Friday to see her at the hospital and we saw Pete and Kenna while we were at it – they are her proud parents.

The boys absolutely love Kaylie and want to go and see her every day.  It makes me so excited to have my own in January.

Mmmm, Spaghetti

We had spaghetti for dinner tonight and about halfway through, Cooper started crying and told us that a noodle was stuck up his nose (he had been chewing on it and it went the back way - he didn’t stick it up his nose).  We tried to have him blow it out quite a few times, then Spencer told me to not keep squeezing his nose, just let him continue to blow, and out popped the noodle – we were laughing so hard – we had to take a picture.  Look how long that sucker was, and it was doubled up – no wonder he was crying.

 

 

Where’s My Pot of Gold?

Just barely took these pictures – isn’t it gorgeous??  Of course the boys had to get the umbrellas and run in the rain.  I love double rainbows.

I know where my pot of gold is – right here.

Salem Pond

 

We took the boys to Salem Pond last night and did a little duck feeding and fishing off of our paddleboat.  We took a box of cheerios and were surrounded by ducks – its always so much fun.  Gavin caught the only fish of the night – the other two tried with no luck.

When I was young, me and my siblings used to walk down to the pond from our house – about a mile away – and swim with no lifejackets, and I don’t think any of us really knew how to swim – What was my mom THINKING!!!!

When I was a teenager I also jumped off the bridge you can see in the background of some of the pictures – even though its posted NO JUMPING!!!  What a rebel. 

Another Month – Another Post

The first weekend of May Dave took Gavin and Spencer to the Las Vegas Supercross , where Gavin got to meet his Motocross Idol – Kenny “The Cowboy” Bartram- they had so much fun.  They went down with Dave’s Brother Justin, his wife Lara, and their baby Ella.  My boys adore Ella and were so excited to spend so much time with her – Spencer even bragged to me that he got to change her clothes.  While they were in Vegas, Cooper and I stayed home.  We went to the What Women Want Expo and Chuck E Cheese – it brought back memories of how easy it was to only have one child, but I was so excited to see the other two when they got home.

The next weekend all of the boys raced in Spanish Fork.  Gavin raced his KX65, Spencer on his KTM50 and Cooper raced his Power Wheels Jeep.  Cooper was going to race his Four Wheeler but two days prior, he fell off of his scooter at the park and wound up at the ER with a concussion, so he was taking it easy on the day of the race.  All boys did really well at the race and didn’t mind when they didn’t come in first place – and they all got trophies!!

Last weekend Dave went to Moab with his bros – and I stayed home with all three boys this time.  We all had a lot of fun and enjoyed each other’s company.  Friday ,Gavin and Spencer had a Piano Recital.  Gavin played the Snake Dance and Spencer played The Train Song.  Gavin used the book (he didn’t need to, he has the song memorized) and Spencer did not, he played from memory.  They have been taking lessons now for two years.  We started with Grandma Julie teaching them and about a year ago they started getting a little mouthy with Grandma so we switched to a teacher here in our neighborhood.  They have taken it really slow, learning a song a week and it has paid off – they both were amazing!!  A few people asked us how old Spence is because he did so well for being such a little boy.

Spencer Graduated Kindergarten today – he is getting so old – he sang all the words to the songs and knew all the actions – I’m so proud of him, he works so hard.

Cooper will graduate Preschool tomorrow and he is very, very excited.  He has grown up so much in the last year going to preschool.  He is even spelling, and writing his own name. 

We found out a couple of weeks ago that we are going to be adding to our family.  I’m pregnant and due January 14th.  All the boys are DYING for a little sister – even after I’ve assured them that we don’t know how to make them – and are going to be very upset if we bring home a baby brother.  At this point, I’ve been trying to talk Dave into a baby for two years, so I will take whatever I can get.  I think a girl would be fun, but at the same time, I know how to do the boy thing – and – Dave is one of four boys and I think it would be fun to carry that on into our family.

Our Trip to the Oregon Coast

We got back last week from our family trip – with Dave’s brother Pete and his wife Kenna.   We went to Lincoln City, Oregon, on the Oregon Coast.  It was the most AMAZING trip I have taken, and I can’t wait to go back – hopefully the others feel the same way. 

We stayed in a Beach house called Natique which was right on the Oceanfront – beach access was only a block away and down a flight of stairs – so the boys and Dave were playing on the beach quite a bit.  We also went into Depoe Bay and Newport and saw some of the sights there – The Newport Aquarium, The Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Yaquina Head Light House.  Pete, Kenna and I also took a chartered boat trip out in the ocean to do some whalewatching – Pete got horribly seasick so he unfortunately didn’t see any whales, but Kenna and I did get to see quite a few.  I had wanted to go to Oregon to see the whales and had picked the week we went specifically because the whales were migrating, so I was very elated to be able to see them so close up, and was able to get some video of them as well.

We all loved the tide pools and Devil’s Punch Bowl and at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse.  It was cool to be able to touch all of the sealife in their natural environment – starfish, urchins, crabs, anenomes, hermit crabs, fish, slugs.  

The kids were so good on the way out and even on the way home – when we took the 14 hour drive in one day – it actually took us 16 1/2 hours after stopping to eat a few times. 

I absolutely love being around Dave and the boys – and I’m so glad we were able to spend this time together as a family – and have so much fun at the same time.