The Keyes!: Nixon's Blessing and We Love Visitors

I can't believe it has only been 2 weeks since my last post. A lot has happened since then. This is going to be an extremely long post so proceed at your own risk

We got a double stroller so Kim can take the kids out for walks. It is really convenient

We went for a walk along the river in Post Falls

Of course Lyza could have thrown rocks in the water for hours

Happy 3-month old boy

We love to see Lyza playing with her little brother

Fee-fi-fo-fum!

I smell the blood of an Englishman,

Be he alive, or be he dead,

I'll grind his bones to make my bread

We had some visitors!

That is a HUGE box of Nerds!

Grandma took Kim and the kids out for lunch for one of their shopping-marathon days (yes there was more than one shopping day)

What a pancake! She had some help finishing it :)

Nixon happy to see his Grandma Bullock

Lyza loved playing at the park with Grandma

Hide-and-seek

Lyza's first underduck

Nixon happy as usual

By this point some of you may be wondering "Where is Grandpa Bullock?" Good question. He came too, but was lured in to the beautiful north Idaho wilderness trying to catch fish. He was not very successful. The following image represents his first couple days of the trip

Then the Keyes clan arrived and the real party started. We had a full house (not like the loveable 90's sitcom)

Auntie Rachel and Hannah came with my parents (they were the best house guests anyone could ask for!)

Lyza and her Grandpa Keyes

Here is Granda Keyes getting Nixon to laugh

Kisses from Grandma Keyes

Lyza enjoyed opening some gifts

What is better than a book read by Auntie Hannah?

Chillin' with Grandma

Peter gave me a graduation card that played "Who Let the Dogs Out" and Lyza could not put it down

Night time story with Auntie Rachel

Nixon excited to have so many visitors

Cuddles with Grandma Bullock

On Saturday we all stopped by my office before we went to the beach. Lyza made herself right at home

After the office tour we went to Coeur d'Alene City Park for a picnic and afternoon in the beautiful weather

We played some frisbee, bocce ball, and there is a large playground that Lyza played in

Here is Grandpa Bullock with his favorite grandson!

Lyza was infatuated with some ducks strolling by

They didn't feel the same way about her

Chasing the ducks

Nixon enjoying some sleep in his new stroller

Lyza loved spending time with her aunts

We went down to the beach and Lyza played with the sand and water

Her hair kept getting in her face, so she would push it out of the way with her sandy hands

Grandma Bullock got a special foot treatment

Walking on the beach with grandpa

Walking along the lake

Lyza was trying her hardest to reach down off the dock and put her hand in the water. Grandpa offered to help

Later in the day we went for a walk downtown and checked out some of the shops. The toy store was a hit

Downtown CDA is scattered with these moose statues

Of course Lyza had to ride it

Lyza was pretty tired from missing her nap so we got her to take a short nap in the stroller while we were shopping

I think my Mom enjoyed the year round Christmas store

Nixon did get some good one-on-one time with grandpa Bullock, but not much of it made it to the camera

Saturday was a long, busy, and fun day. Sunday was much more relaxing. Nixon was blessed and it was nice to have some family with us for that special day

Here he is before church