September 2010

I know I've skipped July & August, but eventually they'll come.  Turns out we've been busy around here.

We went to the Ripon Balloon Festival, where we enjoyed watching the balloons take off, the boys participated in the fun run, and were amazed by the parachuters coming in to land.  Daniel was awarded his Bobcat at our first Cub Scout Pack Meeting, well our first pack meeting where one of the boys was the scouter, not Dewain or myself.  Soccer is in full swing now and both boys are filling our evenings and enjoying the exercise.  Work on the house continues, we've added some baseboard and subtracted the hideous railing.  We ride our bikes to school, 3 times a day, 3 days a week.  I cave and drive the other two.  The two youngest boys often fall asleep on the way.  Nathan got a filling and stitches (fell on the marble hearth).  We canned applesauce and apple rings, and froze some apple pie filling- thanks Aunt Holly!  The stake had a county fair, which we enjoyed.  I got to take pictures at our ward's "photo booth," though my art definitely played second fiddle to the wonderful artwork of the backdrop.  And that is all the time for today, here's hoping I don't take any more pictures this month that really should have been in this collage.

June in a Thousand Words

First up: Swim Lessons! The boys were scared at first, but progressed rapidly.  It helped a lot to have just two kids per session.  The boys wanted to do lessons with Coach Nicole again at the end of the summer, but we never got the chance.

Uncle Cameron, Lisa, and cousin Madison came to visit.  We had fun at the beach, in the pool, and visiting the Jelly Belly factory.  There were also numerous MarioKart races and other Wii games.  Poor Gideon got an ear infection and had to miss out on some of the fun.  We had lots of fun and hope they come again soon.

The Jorgensens came.  We hung out at home, went bowling, visited the jelly belly factory (again), and repaired all the things that Peter broke.

June 2010.  Finally got rid of the puke purple in the living room, did a lot of swimming, enjoyed visits from family, and celebrated Daniel's 8th birthday.  Daniel broke his nose (we assume) after a "head-on" collision, we canned lots of cherries (yum, yum), and couldn't take a good Father's Day picture to save ourselves.

As usual, if you want to see something bigger, click on the collage.  If you want to see the photos individually, and more of them, visit the family site.  If you don't know where or how, let me know and I'll hook you up.

May 2010 in a Thousand Words

Mormon Helping Hands, Mother's Day, School Play, End of School, Preschool Graduation, Tee Ball, Bouncy Gideon, Prime & Paint, Happy Birthday Auntie Liz!

April in a Thousand Words

Spring Break, visits from Grandpa, great grandparents, and Auntie Liz, growing up, playing ball, Happy Easter!

March 2010 in a Thousand Words

Tee ball anyone?  We did take a day to play at the park, but our routine hasn't included much variety this month.  There are some random photos as I experiment with the camera, but most have a reason to exist.  If you can't figure it out, feel free to post a comment/question.