...but I come back to the water

Lyza the cutie happy to be at the library

 Kim and the kids had 2 beach days last week! Mason was a pro, he knows exactly what to do: eat sand

 The river has been low because they don't close the damn until Memorial Day weekend. So the kids can get out farther than usual. Lyza spent the whole time pulling up algae and making a "nest" with it. Yuck!

 But first, let me take a selfie

 Lyza could also get all the way out to the buoys because the water is so low

 Drinking at the beach

 It is funny watching these two color together and how each of them thinks the page should look at the end

 Day two at the beach. Mamma brought the beach umbrella because this beach has no shade

 Nixon kept his hat on the whole time

 So did Mason

 Hiding in the rocks

 We had a special family home evening last week at the temple. We had a picnic dinner and then explored the temple grounds

 When Mason crawls on the cement he doesn't drag his leg like he does on softer/smoother surfaces

 Cute

 #merica

 It was a beautiful evening!

 We got some cute pictures of Mason except he had snot running down his nose

 Cute bunch

 This is how they usually act

 All of the flowers and landscaping was really pretty

 He really wants to learn to walk 

 Time for some selfies...

 This boy was tired out

 I love getting messages like this while I am at work: Lyza, Dad - How about we ride bikes?"

 Lyza started on some of the learning games her kindergarten recommended and she had a blast

 Kim got her front flower bed all planted

 It is looking beautiful!

 Sweet backpack

 For young womens they made chocolate bowls. Nixon loved having one of the extras filled with strawberries

 Sparkly headbands, princess dress, and rubber boots...all ready to play

 He plays so hard that he always falls asleep funny (often on the floor)

 These two love eating lunch outside

 Mason is always sad when the older kids go outside to eat and he has to stay inside

 Party in the sand box

Nixon and Mason wrestling is funny to watch. Mason almost looks as big as Nixon (his head looks the same size)

Here is a little video

 The Jr. web-slinger fast asleep

 He is a handful now that he empties all of out cupboards

 We (mostly Kim) watched three extra kids yesterday while their parents moved and got settled in to their new place. This little girl is just 2 weeks older than Mason. She is way more chill than Mason

 I am so impressed at how well Kim can deal with 6 kids at once ;)

That's all for now. Take care