Fun kid pics: mommy gone, poppin' corn, new bed and new game

I went on my annual Vegas trip in May and Spence made sure to take some fun pics of the kids while I was gone.

That smile...

 Logan...seriously?  His faces and clearly, he needs a haircut!  HA!

 My boys!

 And my sweetie girl!

(and Lennox in the back as well - hee-hee)

 When I go out of town (once a year), I leave the kids "things" to have each day I'm gone.

One day, I had left them this game called Mustache Smash.  SO FUN!

Apparently, the kids loved it and Spence taught Blake to say, "Helloooo" when he held it up.  So cute!

 I tool this pic one day because as I was doing the dishes, I was able to look into our backyard and was just so grateful to have our land and live where we live.  It is beautiful and we are really blessed!

 These were the cards that the kids left me when I was gone as well as one Rio made for Spence too.

So sweet - I miss them a ton when I'm gone but knowing they are with Spence and happy, it makes it all okay.

Spence had been wanting a new bed lately and so...he got one.  It's called a "purple bed" - he'd been researching beds and found this one and had to have it.

 So...he and Blake and I were testing it out to make sure it was cozy.

Friday night, movie night means popcorn so rather than microwave it, we made it from the kernels on the stove.

 SO FUN!

The kids thought is was so cool.

Totally worked!

 It's crazy right now as I am writing this in January but these were taken back in May to see the lightness of outside.  I know it was probably 645/7pm and it looks light as could be right there.

So crazy.  I'm envious of that light and sun right now...(enduring the winter right now and tons and tons of snow)

 Love Blake.  When he would get tired, he would grab his blanket and just lay down - not in his crib mind you but anywhere we all were!  Love him so much.

I just had to take this pic!

Logan has been like this since he was a baby - ALWAYS one sock and/or shoe off or the other way around.  It is so funny and I find myself constantly asking him, "Logan, where is your socks?  where are your shoes?"

This boy...sometimes I wonder about him.