Summer Catch Up

June: Fish

Our aquarium had been empty ever since we got rid of our turtle and Ryan decided the kids were ready for some fish.  It has been so fun. They love feeding the fish and we have even had some baby fish appear. We have had some "casualties" but Ryan carefully checks the tank to make sure he is the one to discover them. As long as nothing happens to "the pink one" we will be okay.

Summer Catch Up

June: Fathers and Sons


Ryan took Adam to his first Fathers and Son's Camping Trip. I think he was a fan. I was glad to have a shopping trip with Rachel and an early bedtime! The boys, on the other hand, didn't get very much sleep.
And I heard rumors about them dodging bullets. I don't want to know what else happened :)

Summer Catch Up

May:
 My parents came to visit. It was a rare occasion that we didn't have to celebrate a wedding, birthday, Christmas, etc. We were able to just live our life and have some help and fun along the way. Looking forward to more visits like that.  Jeff and Jill were also here that week and it was fun to spend time with lots of family. So if my kids act spoiled--now you know why!

First stop: Burger King

We tried and tried to get a video of them "boosting" each other up. It was sweet and hilarious

What's better than your gpa teaching you how to dunk a tennis ball?

This was their first attempt to swim this summer. It was the first time Rachel didn't turn blue from being so cold. They also took swimming lessons at the Y this summer. And I'm sad to realize that I don't have any pictures from that. But they LOVED it! They were timid at first, but now are complete fish and prefer to swim under water!

What do you do in Vegas on a hot day? Go the the mall for ice cream... :)

When it gets really hot-go up to the mountains for hot chocolate and s'mores--in the snow!

Yes, Adam is wearing his sister's pink hat.

Not pictured is the mother's day present my mom and I gave ourselves: a night in a hotel and the Beatles Love show.  Ryan would never have gone with me to see it, but Mom and I had a great time!


Much more to come...

In the meantime...

I have a ton of summer adventures to post about, but until I can sort through all the pictures and get blogger to cooperate...
Here are some pics of my favorite three year old boys. They are going to be best friends for life whether they want to or not. They are off to a pretty good start though. Not only does Adam pray for Spencer every night, but today at church I asked if he wanted to to sit with Sister Spencer. I should've been more specific because Adam got all excited and asked, "Where is he?"

The Fourth

We didn't have a normal Fourth of July weekend. Ryan was in Utah, and so I was alone with the kids. So much for wearing the matching T Shirts I bought. But we managed to squeeze in a few festivities.

July 2nd I went to watch fireworks with some friends at Seastrand Park after a BBQ. I wasn't going to stay that late because the kids were CRANKY, and I was by myself, but they seemed enthused about fireworks, so I relented. And Ben became my hero. Rachel started the night screaming at the approach of anyone but me, but ended up snuggling with Ben and didn't want anything to do with me. If you know her-you know how amazing that is. So thanks, Ben!

This is the only picture I have of the fourth. We enjoyed our family picnic at Mt. Charleston and then I enjoyed an afternoon to myself while Gpa babysat (thanks!). Ryan came back that night in time to go to a BBQ. This was our second fourth in this house and we still don't know if our neighbors like fireworks or not...but we learned that Adam and Rachel sure do!