First Temple Trip

 The big event this week was Westin's first temple trip!

We went on Saturday with Quinn's family, and their friends Levi and Wendy also came, plus some supportive leaders and bishopric members. I just loved being in the temple with Westin's amazing support crew and it was special to be there for his first baptism experience.

We hiked on Saturday at Lory State Park, which we for some reason have done every winter but never in the summer :) It's just a good little winter hike I guess. 

Friday night we had the Beattys, Behunins, and Baileys over for greek food and the Indiana game, and I made Pastel de Nata for the first time. It turned out pretty darn close to what we ate in Portugal! I did puzzles with the young women while the football game was on and I just felt content. I guess I've grown to love football but it's for different reasons than Westin -- I just love when we get together with friends way more during that season and have fun together. Also we are just loving this Indiana run SO much. Championship here we come!

Filling in that new blank wall!
Hanging this mirror was so tricky because our vanity mirrors are built into the wall on the other side.
I drilled into the wall for 2 seconds to hang this mirror before remembering that and I just shudder to think about drilling through the mirror on the other side...would've been such a pain.
So I waited for Michael to get home and we hung this together, luckily it was juuuust big enough to mount on either side of the mirror on the other side if I scooted it over just an inch from where I was.

These don't look like much, 
but we made Pastel de Nata! 
A Portuguese dessert that we ate every day last April.
I wanted to make them before Emma Bailey left on her mission. 
The Baileys, Beattys, and Behunins came to watch the Indiana game this weekend so we sent them home with some for Emma.

Luckily these cute Young Women came over during the football game too,
so we had some puzzle time! They finished a 500-piece and made some good progress on a 1,000.

Westin's first temple trip on Saturday!
So happy he gets to do all these milestones with his bestie, Quinn.

We loved being there with him that day.
He had a few other friends come as well, 
and it was just a good crew to be with in the best place we could be.

Sweet of our bishop to come support them that day.

Hiking in Lory State Park.
Michael really wanted to see a mountain lion.
There have been lots of sightings reported here lately,
but, our crew is just too loud to ever have such luck :)

1,000 puzzle pieces of donuts! This was fun to finish.

Stepping into Summer

 Summer is here!

Westin and Bennett got their jobs done quickly on Monday so they could head out on a big bike ride with Clark and Levi. They loved that so much. Everyone loved the dentist on Tuesday -- pediatric dentists are a party. Westin and Bennett did swim team every morning and it was pretty chilly. They'll like it more when it warms up! They went for a second bike ride on Thursday with their friends and I think they'll going to want to do that as much as possible this summer.

We had a concert weekend, with Ryan Bingham in Loveland on Friday night and the Neon Trees at the Taste of Fort Collins festival on Saturday. I really love the music scene in this town. I just didn't expect it when we moved here and it has been the best bonus.

Asher was so brave on Saturday when we did a session at the temple and left him with his brothers at the primary daycare day. He is really not liking when we leave him (which is not uncommon for Daetwyler boys, but it is a little more intense with him and has lasted longer). Westin was a big help with the transition but it's sad to leave Asher crying at the doors.

We are verrrry into the Pacers right now and we're having so much fun watching their playoff games. The Behunins have been joining us and we're invested!

On Sunday we had a new family over who have three little boys, and it was fun to get to know them. Our little guys were teaching them a couple different games and that's such a fun part of having big kids. My little kids play so many more games than Westin and Bennett did when they were that age, because they have big brothers to watch and learn from. Westin made our dessert for the night from start to finish. The Great British Baking Show is inspiring him!

Summer is off to a good start!

I sent my two big kids off on their first solo bike ride with a packed lunch.
They went with Clark and Levi to a nearby park and they ended up seeing like four families from our ward haha. I loved getting this picture from Jamie while they were off on their first big adventure.

These boys have a good ward crew.

Camden has really loved starting karate with Bennett.

Still fits in his little dump truck!
Cracks me up how much the boys have ridden around in this thing.

Bennett has "read to Asher" on his morning to-do list and I love walking in on that scene.

Kitty will often come around for Bob book reading time because she knows it's a calm lap space.
I think it makes Camden get through a few more books than he would have without a full lap :)

Little Luna loves to hold hands.

Some serious Pokemon trading happening during the Pacers playoffs

He made this cake start to finish and decorated it all on his own!

Veteran's Day and Casa Bonita with Cousins

A day off of school, filled it with a Veteran's Day parade and In n Out. My favorite thing at the parade was the house next to where we chose to watch that had raked a huge pile of leaves and put out a sign that said, "Free jumps!" Multiple veterans stopped in the parade, got out of their cars, walked over and jumped in that pile of leaves. Then had someone help them get out :) It was just so happy. And also had me thinking about how people fight wars but it's very few leaders who start them. And it's not right. Grateful to people who have given their life to bigger things, and hopeful we can have less need for that.

Oh and we went to the library that day and I could barely carry our tote bag of 30+ books out to the car. I love that my boys love books, I hate that I always wonder how on earth all 30+ will make it back in that dropbox slot. But we've yet to forever lose a book! Maybe take months to find one yes, but our record is clean!

Tuesday we went bowling for Young Womens and the boys were stoked to have Activity Days. Those are their favorite Tuesdays.

Friday our primary hosted a babysitting night at the church across from the temple. Our boys ran around, played basketball, made bagel pizzas, watched a little movie, and had a blast with their friends. We went next door to the temple with the Schmidts and the Baileys and had such a lovely sealing session, then went to Tokyo Joe's. When we got home I rushed over to my neighbor's house who hosted a neighborhood girl's night. I love the ladies that live by me. We are all so different. 

Saturday was another morning of tennis (him), High Fitness (her), and cartoons and chores (them). It's a good morning all around. Then we left that afternoon to meet our cousins at Casa Bonita in Denver. This place is weirdly etched in my childhood memory and since the owners of South Park remodeled and revamped it, I've thought we should take our boys. It's just a unique experience. Ryan described it as Disneyland with no rides, which doesn't sound appealing, but honestly, it shouldn't haha. It's not somewhere you need to go more than once maaaaaaybe twice, but the boys really did love it.

Sunday we had the Nelsons for dinner, which we've been trying to do for a while but life is so much! She went to Jerusalem with us but she is from here, so they're often around. It was really fun to meet her husband and catch up with them, and meet their two adorable boys. They fit right in around here!  

Veteran's Day flyover!

This parade was sweet, and exactly where we should've been on Veteran's Day.

Sometimes I picture what life would be like if laundry didn't exist.
I just cannot crack the code of laundry.

Spying on the puppet show at Casa Bonita

Fun dinner with cousins!

The magic show at Casa Bonita had the boys laughing

The whole crew. These 7 boys have a lot of fun together.

Oakland Open House + More

Highlights of the week:

Oakland Temple Open House

Cesar Chavez Park on the coast after

Ike's Sandwiches in Berkley

Sweetest baby shower at Salsa's with ward friends

Fun girls night as a goodbye party for two friends that are moving

Kayaking & Pizza with residency friends at Millerton Lake

Having Michael home by noon both Saturday and Sunday

Making it to June -- last month of trauma!

Lowlights of the week:

Westy boy's temper

First signs of 100 degrees in our forecast

Sibling conflicts

Lower back pain

Living far away from Dunford Bakery chocolate donuts

We fit in lots of fun this week! The day trip to Oakland was long but it was really fun to take the boys inside the temple. That was Westin's third temple open house (Indianapolis, Cedar City, and Oakland) and Bennett's second. They did great and really loved the celestial room. We were pretty tired after driving so much in one day after going, though -- these Fresno day trips, I don't know.

It feels good to be in June! Last month of trauma. Last full month of pregnancy. Last month of third year. Life is moving! And I will forever be grateful for May and its cool temperatures that we were majorly lucky to have. We are still busy getting ready for baby around here! He's so busy and active and we're getting to the final stretch. 

Frozen Go-Gurts! A trick Westin learned at Shelley's house when the boys were in LA.

32 Weeks, 7 more to go!

Oakland Temple Open House

Bennett in his roar-roar jacket. He loves that thing.

Running along the coast trail at Cesar Chavez Park

We turned the corner right in time to see this snake lunge at that squirrel, which was right next to it.
I'm surprised it only ran this far away from the snake... I think I'd have preferred a lot more space!

He was pretty big!

Lunch in Berkley. Westin made a lot of friends that day.

My friend Ali makes the cutest and tastiest cakes.
She was so kind to make this cake for a little baby shower my ward friends put together.

Love these ladies!
We had a fun night at Salsa's together and they were so sweet to celebrate this baby boy with me.

Westin and his best bud Colt. Lately he says he wants to name our baby Colt.

Kayaking with friends! Michael and three little boys out there.
Westin and Bennett both want to be on every single kayak trip.