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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Foothills

I was tired of fighting and arguing in the house so I decided it was time to get outdoors and enjoy the foothills. I did get some resistance from Braden who said, "I don't want to hike, I want to play inside." To which I replied, "It's not a hike, it's a walk. You are going and we will have fun." If that's not convincing I don't know what is.

The walk to the Nature Center and path. No dogs allowed so we had to tie Jack up while we walked around. He was not a fan of that.

A spot for Jack to get wet and the boys to get their shoes and socks wet.

Glad this Mountain Dandilion is not at my house. I have enough small ones as it is.

A great sling shot stick Connor found and Jack thought was for him.

The peacfulness was nice while we were outside. As soon as we got back in the car it started again. At least I got a little reprieve.

CJ Strike

We do an annual camping trip with my mom and sisters family once a year. The Air Force maintains some cabins on CJ Strike and they have a small marina. We had a nice bed to sleep on and private area for the kids to play. We took some sit on top kayaks and were able to rent some paddle boards and paddle boats to play on. Due to a misfortune the boat was only in working order for a short time.

Go Daddy Go!

Monday, September 03, 2012

Happy 7th Birthday Connor

We have 3 summer birthdays so we have lots to celebrate. We had a nice family party with Connor and then he got to choose one friend to take out for a fun activity. Connor you are a bundle of energy. Your mind never stops thinking and you never lack words. You think every infomerical is the next greatest thing and we should own whatever they are selling. You are kind and giving to others and often buy your friends popcorn or treats if you have extra money. You are a sweet boy and your mom and dad love you very much.

Connor requested an ice cream cake, so DQ did it's best and they did not disappoint. Super heros are everywhere in our house so it seemed appriate that one be on the cake.

The great thing about being the brother is that of course you will eventually be able to play with your brothers birthday presents, so you get just as excited.

40, 40,40,40,40,40

The BIG 40. Rich wasn't too excited about the digits this year. Can't say I will be either when I get to that age, in a LONG time.

You can clearly see my creativity here with the candles, or lack of preparation. He got 4 candles on one side and none on the other.

I hit it good with this funny aging card

He's mine even if he is a "sexy grandpa" (as we used to say in college if he was a bit older than we were)

Andrew missed out on the big party. He would have been a grumpy party crasher so he went to bed.

Summer Outings

With Rich home this summer we did a lot of fun things. One of our fun day outings was to Crouch. We found an awesome spot to play in the river. I love being so close to the mountains.

Say cheese

The perfect spot, the perfect scenery

Going for a stroll (with the sippy cup) and Daddy

Sandcastles!!

Another one of our fun outings was to Grimes Creek. We had fun practicing skipping rocks in the river and having an afternoon picnic. The picnic was truly with ants like in the cartoons.