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Our nephew Travis had his first birthday party this weekend! Doesn’t he look excited? We had a great time celebrating with his extended family. Jim and Great Grandma Haley took a lot of pictures! Travis got a new recliner. So cute! Ready for cake My handsome oldest child

We have been enjoying this streak of warm weather, so typical in our area at the end of July. I know we have a new Prince George, but we’ve been doing some fun stuff too. Hammock nap! Teaching Haley letters Piggy balls in her hair! At the park Lunch with a friend Oh. My. S’moresContinue reading “Wrapping up July”

John, as he now likes to be called, turned FIVE this past week. It was a pretty big deal. This is his official five year old picture, taken in May in North Carolina. And this is how he looks a lot: happy and full of adventures. We celebrated his birthday mostly on Sunday. John gotContinue reading “BIrthday Boy”

I would really like to get Haley into gymnastics at some point. I’m hoping it works into our fall calendar! This is the pose she wanted me to take a picture of… She learned to flip over at the park the other day. Honestly, I just don’t think it had crossed her mind. She wasContinue reading “Little Gymnast (and Bicyclist)”

For no reason at all, Grandma Keene sent us a Zoku quick pop maker and storage case. We were so excited to get it in the mail! And now we’re making popsicles that make me happy: organic fruit & veggie juice in a truly kid size frozen treat. It takes about one juice box toContinue reading “Popsicles”

Today we hiked Twin Falls with friends. It was a last minute idea late last night, and it was a blast! The kids did great. We didn’t quite make it the whole way, but we did about two miles and got back to the car before a melt down. That makes the trip a successContinue reading “Hiking Twin Falls”

This year we have TWO trips to Steamboat Rock State Park planned, and we are very happy about that. We took our first trip for eight days with our friends the Bonnells and the Schmalzes, and Grandpa and Grandma Keene. This trip was pretty amazing. The weather was hot: above 100 degrees a couple ofContinue reading “Banks Lake Trip 1”

It is rainy here and it’s the end of June, so people are getting cranky. Like every single year. Get over it and have some indoor fun. I’m just happy to be home with my kids. Today we had sleeping bag races! It started like this… When I saw that things were going smoothly andContinue reading “Sleeping Bag Races”

When we heard our friends Gracie and Tyson hadn’t seen Tangled, we just had to invite them over for a movie night! Getting our pillows ready So excited for our friends to arrive. Everybody say “Tangled!” Gracie and Tyson got a new car. It kind of matches mine. Aren’t we cute parked in the drivewayContinue reading “Movie Night”

If you have kids you know that a good park is a wonderful thing. Heritage Park has a huge play structure, a covered eating area, clean bathrooms, climbing rocks, and a large field surrounded by a walking/biking path that you can see from the field. We met some friends there this morning for play andContinue reading “Heritage Park”