New friends and old friends

Isaac, James, Kevin with Stella, and Michael with Leland.

James and Isaac

GABF

This picture cannot capture the huge size of the great american beer festival! Lots of fun, more than lots of beer.

Leland goes for stitches- again

You know what the important thing is about cutting your hand and getting stitches?

The nurse gives out really cool toys! James is showing off the top he got and Leland is showing the firetruck, which he held onto the entire time while the doctor stitched his hand. We were in the backyard today and he was carrying a metal box and fell down with it in his hands. He cut the base of his thumb- about 3/4 inches long, but didn't hit any ligaments, whew! The doctor and nurse said he was a joy to work on. He was chatting with them the whole time, telling about his chickens and kitties and saying the doctor was funny when he made chicken sounds. We're home now, bandaged up, but in good spirits thankfully.

Being Read to Is the Best

Our friend Erika recently gave the boys two Richard Scary books about Busy town. They are really in love wih these books as there is SO much to look at- all different stories about what people do all day. This morning I walked into the boys room and found James, "reading" to Leland on the bottom bunk.

Boys + mud =

Happy

Know what this means?

Our younger chickens are starting to lay! The little egg is the first we've gotten from the hens we got this Spring (we think it's from Rock Crusher.) The other two are from our older gals. Soon we'll be getting six eggs a day!

Papa's Are Really Good For:

Airplane rides!

And romping and stepping upon.


And COOL things like motorcycles.


We're so fast! Papa even stands behind us and says VROOM and jiggles the bike to make it feel like we're really going somewhere. We're such big kids that Papa even let us open the cap to the gas tank and tell him if there is gas in there. We're very good helpers like that.

The glasses just keep on giving.

Got dirt?

The boys are happy anywhere they can play on a dirt pile. We were about to head home from the pond when they spied this one.

The dudes

So cool...

Micro-Soccer!

Cleats, check. Shin guards, check. Team Shirt, check. Yup, he is ready. He plays for the Green Deer; the team's choice for their name.

James started Micro-Soccer this weekend and had his first 'practice' last night. It was largely an exercise of Coach Kevin herding cats... James played for the whole scrimmage against the Orange Scorpions without a break and helped to score one goal. Next time you talk with James, be sure to ask about soccer.

Time to climb

We found a great rock pile to explore this afternoon, out off A-1 mountain road. I think we'll come camping out here sometime.

Window and Landscaping

We've made some changes to the front yard- for before and after photos click on the photo above! Note the 22 tons of rock- that's why we had kids...

Garden Safety

When gardening, safety is a paramount concern. Our gardening staff takes this responsibility very seriously. We believe in both hand and foot protection when working; sometimes using the same safety gear.

My that glass is clean...

Or actually it's not even there. Today Michael is installing the new front window we got earlier this year. Yay! No more ice on the inside of our house in the winter. It is, however, monsoon season right now. Knock on wood this project goes smoothly!

Grand Canyon Camping

Photos from our trek to the Grand Canyon. Click HERE for the album.

Flower Pudge is Two

Happy Birthday Leland!!!For the record- it is James who's been calling Leland "Flower Pudge" recently. This is what happens when you ask a four year old to stop using the word, "poop" in his nicknames for his brother.

Two years ago;


First Birthday:


The big two year old:

Fourth of July Camping

We went out to Mormon Lake for the weekend with many of my college friends and Alissa's friends for the holiday weekend. It was a kid and dogfest; kids and dogs everywhere and busy with everything! It's a good thing we were out on the forest and the nearest neighbors were several hundred yards away...

The computer won't upload for me so by clicking HERE you may view the entire album.

Road break

Hotchkiss- getting out some energy before the last leg of our trip.