Slip N' Slide

My brothers were in Powell visiting last weekend. They came so the kids could watch Trent in the derby...second place, YEAH!

The slip n' slide was a big hit. (thanks grandma!). The kids always have so much fun hanging out together. This weekend we will all be headed to the mountains for a family camping trip.

Thomas the Train

Just wanted to share a few pictures from our trip to see the real Thomas the Train. We got to ride the train and they had lots of other fun activities.

The bottom picture is on the way home. Aiden put stickers all over his face and then fell asleep for the remainder of the trip. I had to pull over to get the shot. It was too funny to resist.

Oreos!

Kaylen had her first oreo yesterday. Enough said!

(Great) Grandma Rose

I just had to post a picture from (Great) Grandma Rose's 90th birthday party. She is an amazing woman and always looks pretty as a peach. Happy Birthday and we love you!

summer pictures

I am long overdue to post some pictures, so here a few snapshots of our summer outings. A few from camping and some from our Casper trip in early June. As usual, our summer is going by way to fast. We have only gone camping twice, but plan to go much more in the weeks ahead. Aiden is doing great. He is in swim lessons now. Some days he really likes it and others not so much. Kaylen got her first tooth this weekend. She didn't even put up a fight! As usual, she is mellow and easy going with most everything that comes her way. She has yet to really figure out how to crawl. She can push herself backwards but not forward. Mostly she just sits up and scoots herself around on her bum. She doesn't seem to mind staying non-mobile, and, of course, Trent and I can't complain about it either.

I will leave you with one story...it tops the cake. I'm actually a little embarrassed to even post it, but I want to have it for Aiden and Kaylen to read when they get older. Here goes:

We have finally hit some nice weather for the summer. Over the weekend the temperature was into the 90's, so we decided to fill up the inflatable backyard pool. As we live in the country, Aiden will often swim in the buff, so he was stripping down getting ready to take a dip. Kaylen was sitting in the yard, just soaking in the sun. I was watering the flowers nearby when I heard Aiden shout "I have to go potty". Again, we live in the country, so Aiden often finds a bush and does his thing. Then I hear it..."Kaylen got wet". Surely he didn't...no he couldn't have...oh yes he did! While I don't believe it was on purpose, Aiden peed on his sister. I'm sure he wasn't paying attention, and you know when boys pee, it goes all over (as evidence by my toilet). So, Kaylen got a good scrubbing in the bathtub, Aiden swam in the pool and life went on as usual.