Violin Recital

Maya had her first violin recital on October 15th. She insisted on wearing a black dress since that is what violinists wear in the symphony. She worked really hard on memorizing and learning her piece. The other two girls were not quite as prepared, but it turned out ok. She is picking up the violin so quickly! I got elected to play the piano to accompany the girls in their song so Brian is recording the song. He clearly did it sideways! She did an excellent job and we are super proud of her!

Baptism Day

I'm finally getting around to taking pictures off of my camera. Maya's baptism was a few weeks ago, but better late than never. It was a very crazy day for a baptism, but it all worked out great. I started off my morning very, very early so I could run 20 miles and then be back to get kids ready. Maya was super excited for her big day. She had been hesitant in months past because she wasn't sure she wanted the responsiblity that comes with being a member of the church. I was very proud of her for taking this seriously and coming to the decision on her own. We tried to teach her the gospel and help her to choose for herself. She was still a little apprehensive, but willing to make the leap!

We had both my dad and Brian's dad in the font with Brian and Maya to help Brian baptize Maya. It's not everyday that the witnesses for the baptism are in the font with the person being baptized! It all worked out really well. Brian was able to baptize her without any problem.
Then the fun part was putting on the gorgeous dress. Maya and I spent lots of time on the internet finding the perfect dress. She was very happy with the end product. She felt like a princess and had a dress that was very unique!


We had lots of family support too that made Maya feel really special and very loved!

Birthdays, birthdays, and more birthdays!

August is always an exciting time with loads of birthdays to celebrate. My girls have their birthdays just two days apart so it gets crazy busy very fast! Maya decided to have her birthday at Jack and Jill Lanes and do laser tag. She was super excited about it because she loves laser tag. We had a big group of 7-8 year old girls to deal with at the party. I think Brian was a little overwhelmed with all the girls! They got to play 2 games of laser tag and they were screaming and laughing the whole time.

She got some fun presents and was able to hang out with friends she hadn't seen since school. Of course it was her best party ever! (she says that every year!)




Kaitlyn had her party at the Legacy Center pool. She has been wanting to have a party there since Maya had her party there last year. It was pretty fun. All the kids swam and got to have pizza and cupcakes. Kaitlyn loves being the center of attention so she was ecstatic about her party! A huge party of girls again and it was craziness!

Bullock Family Reunion

We had a family reunion at Lava Hot Springs this last week. When you have small children, there is a lot to pack to go camping with! I was sure I was forgetting something, but there was definitely no more room to pack anything else in the car. The kids had to get in and then I packed them in as well! It wasn't too far to drive which was good. We went swimming at the water park there and we went tubing down the river.
I had my doubts about going down that fast river, but we saw lots of people doing it so we had to try it out! It was really REALLY fun.
Even Maya and Kaitlyn wanted to go down several times. My brother and brothers-in-law talked me into going up the river higher and going down the waterfalls! Of course I went and had a good time, but I was a little nervous. We nearly tipped over several times.


Some of them fell out, but I managed to stay in the raft the whole time! I have really awesome brothers-in-law that were willing to put Brian in the raft and help him get out at the bottom.
We had to carry him up a steep, rocky bank, but he thought it was worth it since it was so fun! The crazy brothers-in-law then took a two seater down the falls. Needless to say they didn't make it!






The boys were all pretty beat up after going down so many times, and being crazy. Adam even cut his elbow open. We all had a blast camping and playing.

Piano Recital

The girls had their piano recital for the end of the school year. They have been practicing and memorizing since school got out to get ready for their performance. I have to say that I was really impressed. They both took it seriously and learned their pieces well. They each played 10 songs. They looked so grown up on the stage by themselves playing the piano. Of course I'm biased since I'm their teacher, but they both did extremely well. Maya is getting to be a very good pianist! Kaity is on her way too!

Happy Birthday Dylan and Gavin

Gavin had been asking for weeks if it was his birthday yet. He mostly wanted it to be his birthday because he wanted a scooter like the girls have. He also just wanted it to be his birthday because, let's face it, birthdays are fun. He's at a good age where he can enjoy his gifts and really decide what he wants to do for his birthday. We took him to McDonalds for lunch. He loves that place. Every time we drive past it, he asks if we can go there. Then we went up to the cemetery to celebrate Dylan for their birthday.
Dylan got a spiderman balloon as well.
The kids wanted to release balloons for his birthday again. It was fun to watch the balloons float out of sight. I love going to the cemetery in late May because everything is green and beautiful, plus the wild rabbits are out and about!
After the cemetery, we went to Plant Fun/Pizza Pie Cafe. It's all you can eat pizza and games. Gavin loves pizza so he was super excited. They bowled, played video games, rode rides, and even played laser tag. This was Gavin's favorite. He couldn't get the gun to work very well, but he had a blast running through the dark and shooting at us. I have to admit that I had a lot of fun playing laser tag as well! Of course we finished with a Thomas cake. He got tickets to go see Thomas again because he loves the trains so much!

A Royal Ball

We went to "A Royal Ball" at the American Fork library. The girls dressed up in dresses and Gavin went as a Knight. They had lots of fun activities. They got a wand from the fairy godmother. They searched the library for glass slippers.
They sang a little princess karaoke.
Even Gavin wanted in on the singing!
Then they did tattoos for the boys and nail painting for the girls. Gavin wanted his nails painted so badly! This is his sad puppy dog face! So we let him get his fingernails painted. They got to dance with some princesses and princes in the "ball room" as well. I thought it was really well done considering it only cost me a few dollars for the whole family.