Fluffy Clouds

 The kids have been having fun talking to and playing with our backyard neighbors

The stink bugs are out...except I looked into what these really are and they are not stink bugs. They are actually WESTERN CONIFER SEED BUGS. Like stink bugs they also use a foul smelling spray as a defense. They feed on the sap of developing conifer cones, which causes the developing seeds to wither and misdevelop.

They are pretty nasty looking and when the weather starts to turn cold we see them crawling on the outside of the house.

Kim decided it was time for our exposed aggregate to be resealed and she got right to work

It looks awesome

No we didn't get a dog. Kim dog sat for an afternoon and the kids had a blast

I can't believe Mason is doing flips. I guess he has been watching Nixon for a while.

One evening this week as the sun was setting the clouds were beautifully pink

The next day I was working in Missoula and was treated to the most perfect fluffy clouds in the sky

Mason and Kim did some science experiments with vinegar and baking soda

Ice cream at Costco. Yum!

Kindergarten has been really good for Mason. It seems to foster his creativity.

Like this day when he decided to stick a pencil through a ziplock full of water and show us that it wasn't leaking

Soccer yesterday was wet and cold but the kids still did well. Nixon even scored his first goal of the season (so I am told since I was at Mason's game while Kim was at Nixon's)

I just had to post this classic picture of Mason

Henry has grown into these PJs so we have three boys that can wear them

Kim and I went to an adult party last night with lots of minute to win it games. Here is Kim with vaseline on her nose trying to transfer cotton balls from one plate to another. We had lots of fun

Kim and I had to knock down water bottles with an apple in panty hose wrapped around our waists

Trying to catch ping pong balls with cups strapped to our arms

Group photo after picking candy corn out of cool whip in a plate with nothing but our faces

Take care