Sunday, June 1, 2008

Weekend at home

We spent the weekend at home. It actually was so nice not having anything to do. No meetings!!! We did a little bit of yard work, a little bit of house work, and spent lots of time playing!! Mark put up a tree swing for the boys in the front yard. We got out the baseball and bat, and we went in the hot tub. This was Caleb's first time in the hot tub and he loved it! He loves baths, so I new the hot tub would be a hit (don't worry, we keep the temperature around 94 degrees). Our yard is coming along. When we bought our home 2 years ago, the yard had been neglected for years and was in dire need of some TLC. It is slowly starting to look better. Two years ago there was hardly any grass. We put in sprinklers last year, and it is amazing how much better it looks. Our side yard (hill area) still needs a lot of work, but we planted some ground cover and some bushes, so hopefully in a few years it will look really good. Right now, it is still sparse.

James and Andrew really are the best of friends. They love playing together and I know they are forming a life long bond. Watching them play together and being silly together remind me how much fun I had with my siblings growing up. If our scanner was hooked up, I would include a few pics of my sister Kathryn and me playing. I have tons of pictures of the two of us, because we played non stop!!! Siblings are so wonderful. Sorry if anyone reading this is an only child. I'm not trying to make you feel bad, but I am just so thankful for my siblings and I'm glad that my children have each other.
Walking up to the canal
They love the canal, but thankfully neither of them ever want to go in it.

Andrew and Mom
He looks like he's up to something....


My smiley, happy baby (who slept for 8 hours straight last night!)

Fun in the hot tub


See, they love each other (I did not tell James to kiss his brother)
Our first home!!!

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Cinnamon Creek

On Saturday we went to Cinnamon Creek for a picnic and a hike. Mark went up to check out the camp ground (it's church owned) because he is going there for the Father's and Son's campout this weekend and for Youth Conference in July. Being the Stake Young Men's President, he is incharge of both! So we went to check out the facilities and to just enjoy being in nature as a family. The boys had a great time! On our hike, James found a snake (of course), and Andrew found a caterpillar.





These next two pictures are Caleb and Mark, tired after a long day outside!