Camping

At the beginning of August we were invited by our neighbors up to their property by Lava Hot Springs to go camping.

Connor sleeping on the bunk bed.

Lyla getting ready for bed.

Marley, Aubrey, Berkley, Jayden and Lyla

There was a little pond that had a rope swing. This is one of the boys that was there with us going off the rope. The kids swam in the pond.

Watching an exciting game of horseshoes..We did a lot of this. It can be addicting! Thanks for the great weekend Katie and Steve!

Trip to Arizona

This summer I took the kids and went to Arizona for three weeks. The kids did swim lessons in my parents pool with Ms. Shelly and we hung out with cousins and played, played, played! Chris even surprised us and drove down to see us one weekend. Here are some pictures from the trip.

We did a little of everything:

1. Lyla learned to swim with her face in the water...the first day of lessons I wasn't sure she would get there...I chased her around my parents backyard and had to literally throw her in the pool. Very comical for all the spectators!

2. Connor learned to do the butterfly stroke..best thing to watch!

3. Played lots of hoops in my parents entry way..I would say my brothers enjoyed having the hoop there more than the grandkids.

4. Watched the Diamondbacks play a game.

5. Celebrated my dad's birthday.

6. Lake trips...A true joy in life!

7. A couple rounds of golf...It's my new favorite past time.

8. Made lots of fun memories..hey that is what life is about!

That hurt my bum!

Here is a video of Connor trying a jump on his snowboard last January. (I'm a little slow getting the video off our camera and onto the computer! ) Ignore my annoying laugh!

First day of School

My Con is a big first grader!

He likes first grade but thinks he as at school a few hours too long. He came home the first day and said, "that was such a long day, is tomorrow a short day?"

Lyla, on the other hand, was very upset she had to wait two extra weeks to start. On her first day she was dressed and ready to go, with her backpack on, an hour before she needed to leave. When we finally left to take her to preschool she said, "Mom, please don't walk me to the door, I want to do it myself." She came home the first day and said, "I only played for a little bit, then I had to go home." Needless to say, she loves preschool!

Toothless Connor

When you don't get your teeth until your 15 months old, you don't lose them very early..much to Connor's dismay! He watched with great envy as his friends in Kindergarten lost their teeth. After MUCH wiggling, it FINALLY came out!