The Keyes!: Catching Up

When we went to Edmonton in May (before baby Mason had arrived) we had some Keyes family photos done.

Lyza has been getting better with bikes, scooters, and the like

This is Lyza on her balance bike a couple of weeks ago and she is even more confident now

But nothing beats finding a lady bug

This face has been spending a lot of time at our house

We are loving this little boy

This is our new family walk configuration since our 4 year old and 2 year old never have enough energy to walk

Handsome?

This little girl loves the beach

Nixon goes in the water and gets cold, lays in the sun and heats up, then goes back in the water, and the cycle repeats over and over

We went huckleberry picking a couple of weeks ago for family home evening

All of the berries were gone. The best time would have been right at the end of June, but we were a little preoccupied at that time (Mason was born June 29th). We still had fun though

The kids liked eating the few berries we came home with

By the pictures we post you would think that these two are best buds and always attached at the hip. That isn't exactly true, but they do have fun together sometimes

They had lots of fun together at the most recent library activity

They made these crazy hats

There was live music too

Doesn't he look awesome in this hat?

Cute boy

Again

The kids had lots of fun playing in the sprinklers with their friend Remi

And treats after

Mason turned one month!

So cute!

This picture is adorable

This is Nixon's favorite reading spot

We had a primary party at the beach last Saturday that was a lot of fun

I had lots of fun swimming with Lyza. She is getting really good

Nixon likes to get buckets of water and throw them on the dry sand

It was a pretty windy day so the kids needed to lay out in the sun and warm up

Lunch was yummy and it was fun holding the sleeping doll

Recently on our "walks" we have been letting the kids take their water guns and they love running around and shooting everything

What are you thinking about little guy?

I love how reverent he looked in sacrament meeting last week

Kim's cousin Ashley came for a visit last Sunday and got lots of Mason time

She and Kim went out for lunch on Monday and I took the kids to the park for a picnic lunch

This was Nixon's favorite spot

Ashley read lots of books with the kids

Silly Lyza

Lyza and I took some silly selfies

Kim had a nap one day last week and Mason slept in bed beside her. I really love this picture

Kim is wishing away summer so she can dress Mason up in these cute crochet hats

One afternoon our neighbor Sandy stopped by and told Kim that she had a craving for ice cream, so she went to the store and bought ice cream and cones. When she got home she realized she already had ice cream in the freezer, so she brought some cones over for the kids to get rid of some of her ice cream surplus. That is my kind of neighbor!

Sleeping in the baby carrier

But Mason isn't always all smiles and sweet dreams

Lyza got this sticker/activity book this week. Kim gave it to her at Nixon's nap time, which is when Lyza gets her TV time and is usually glued to the TV for as long as we will let her watch. She had so much fun. She told Kim "this is even better than watching TV" and a few minutes later said "it's like I was born to do this." She played with that book for 5 hours straight, until we made her stop for dinner.

Doesn't he look awesome!

I made bird houses with the kids this week...meaning I made bird houses and tried to explain what I was doing while they ran around the front yard

We love these dreamy smiles

If we are ever gone from home and you are looking for us, you should probably check the river first ;-)

Kim's and Lyza's feet are proof

We have been "hatching" a dinosaur egg these last few days. Lyza has been so excited to see the progress of her little egg

On Friday I had a company lunch with boating afterward on the lake. There was a big pontoon/party boat, and this little speed boat. I went on the speed boat with these two and had a blast. It was really fast for its size (40 mph) but because it is so small and light it gets tossed around by the waves a lot. We hit a lot of air and my back is pretty sore. It felt like an amusement park ride. Lots of fun.