Life Since Vacation

You may recall that Kim and the kids made me a super cute Father's Day card this year. Kim took the pictures on an old camera we don't use anymore so I would not see the pictures. I finally pulled them off the memory card in that camera. Here are some cute ones.

 We have blueberries in our back yard! Not a whole lot but they are really good. We should have more next year.

 There is a super kind family in the ward that has lots of raspberries.

 Kim picked for a couple of hours and got almost three gallons. Yum! This was also the morning after she and the kids got home from Welling. She is amazing.

 Then we went to the Post Falls parade. One of the families from work also joined us.

 Giant American flag

 There was lots of waving

 Every large vehicle Mason has seen since then has been a fire truck

 There was lots of candy

 It was also super hot out

 The kids really liked this car

 Cute pig hay bale

 The kids together after the parade

 The kids spent some time in the swimming pools that afternoon to try and beat the heat. They loved spraying each other with water balloons

 After Mason's nap we let him open some birthday gifts that were too big to take to Canada with us

 New water table. Does he look excited?

 A fire truck that is battery powered

 Lyza gave him a quick lesson in sharing

 Mason has been OBSESSED with the water table

 We walked down to the park that night

 Mason really liked this new spinning chair

Playing in the water

 Not sure what the story is here

 Nixon enjoying some early morning sun

 We took the kids to the splash park for FHE

 I really like how this picture turned out

 I encouraged Mason to drink the water

 And then splashed him when he wasn't expecting it

 Take that!

 When we checked on Lyza before bed she was in a weird sleeping position so we moved her and she was acting like a zombie

 I think these balloon things came from the dentist. In any event, look at those smiles

 The kids made some pretty cool pasta necklaces

 Lyza found the perfect accessories to go with her new necklace

 This new game (fuzzy ball you catch with the velcro catching mit/disc things) has been lots of fun

 (nice photo bomb Lyza)

 Mason stuck with shooting this bug

 Yummy ice cream

 cute

 Kim let the kids finger paint with chocolate pudding

 The only time it is OK to eat the finger paint

 Mason has been practicing on his bike

 Like I said before, Mason loves his water table. He plays with it every day 

The family went to the big park in Coeur d'Alene together

 Mason remembered the drinking skills I taught him the previous time we went to the splash park ;)

 Spider-Boy

 For some reason when she poses for the camera her neck gives out

 Mama and her boys

 Kim and I went on a date that evening. We picked up some dinner, hiked Tubb's Hill, and ate dinner on the beach. We also did a little swimming.

 Fun date!

 35 weeks in this picture! Tomorrow she will be 37.  Things are getting real around here...

 Nixon has been really concerned about me teaching him how to climb a tree. First of all, I think he needs a better teacher. But here we are climbing a stranger's tree while on a walk around the neighborhood. 

 When the kids have cardboard to make a fort they have to decorate it first with stickers

 This boy plays with the water table so often and for so long that his clothes get completely soaked and eventually he is playing naked outside

 Naked boy at the water table

 The kids have been at the beach a lot. Digging big holes seems to be a popular activity 

 Nixon proud of one of his creations

 Playing in the pools together

 Jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler on. The big kids love doing this. Mason would rather play at his water table

 Lyza keeping her math skills sharp

 Kim had a doctor's appointment in Coeur d'Alene and after the kids killed a little time at the park

 Then they met me at the office for a picnic in the air conditioned conference room. That was lots of fun

 We got a humming bird feeder

And it actually attracts humming birds

 We are getting lots of cucumbers in the garden

 Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

 I added some cap stone to our retaining wall at Kim's request

 Then we went to the beach as a family. The kids had lots of fun swimming in the deep water

 One of Lyza's post-bed time creations 

 One day Kim and the kids met Lyza's best friend's family at out beach. They had lots of fun playing together and catching grasshoppers

 Pretty flowers

 The kids were pretty tired after

 Except for Lyza. She came right home and kept looking for bugs in the backyard

 Ashley and Jessica visited for a few days last week. That meant two more big people to help read to the little people

  

Mason "helping" me work on a blog post

 We have been having some family problems so we decided to meet with a wise counselor

 Painting rocks. The kids loved it. After they placed them around the back yard

 Library activity this week with a magician

 On Saturday I took the boys to our local Ace Hardware for an anniversary celebration with music, food, and some good sales

 Mason was distracted by his water bottle

 That same day I took the big kids to a water park in Spokane. Lyza loved the water slides (Nixon loved to cuddle with his dad in the sun)

 The kids have really been enjoying these perler beads

Google made us this cute compilation video of Mason as a baby

It feels good to be all caught up with the Blog! Although, soon we will have this baby and most likely get behind again. At least we will have something exciting to talk about!

Take care