Father and Son Campout

Some friends invited us to go on a father and son camping trip with them at Ensign Ranch. I had taken Jacob camping there last year, but it was Andrew's first camping experience. We had a blast. We had gotten a new tent a few months ago and this was our first opportunity to use it. Jacob did a great job helping me set it up.

After dinner we roasted marsh mallows over the camp fire.

Our friend made yummy chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.

There was a rope swing tied to a tree close to our camp site. Jacob wanted to spend every minute swinging. He was pretty good at it.

We're looking forward to doing more camping throughout the summer. It will be fun to bring mom with us next time. --Kelly

Chickens

We went to my brother's house for a Mother's Day BBQ. It was a delicious meal with great company--a great way to spend a Mother's Day evening. For Jacob, one of the best parts of the visit was playing with the cousins' new chickens. Jacob loved running after them trying to catch the quick little guys. He would catch one and it would flap its wings and escape. Jacob would laugh and run after another one and try to catch it. He was trying to catch them all and put them in the coop. At one point he had them all in their little house. It was so cute. On the way home Jacob asked if we could get some chickens. I asked him where he thought we should put them and he said, "In the back yard of course". If you have ever been to our home, you know that there isn't room enough for chickens. It is too bad because they were very cute. --emily

Inspiring

Great Weather

The weather was amazing today, we spent lots of time outside. We went to the park with some friends in the morning. Then in the afternoon we met dad for lunch. We grabbed sandwiches and went to a great park by his work. --emily

Quite time

Andrew having some quiet time with his friend Sammy! They where so cute sitting up on the top bunk quietly reading stories to themselves. --emily

Groovin'

In the morning after breakfast I usually play some music while I clean up. Today I caught this! --emily

A visit to the Ear, Nose and Through Doctor

Who knew that at the ENT office they have a dentist-type chair instead of tables? We were surprised to see them, but it does make sense because the Ears, Nose and Throught are all on your head, and you can sit up for that.

In trying to help Andrew feel comfortable, our doctor had Drew listen to his own heart. Drew liked that. Then the Doctor took a good deep look into Andrew's nose to check out his adenoids. Everything checked out normal!

On our way out, there where two ambulances and an Medic-One van with lights going. Andrew was in awe! He was chatting about how awesome it was! There weren't any people in the trucks yet and we didn't hold up an emergency to take this great shot. --emily

Susanna listed me to do this blog chain.

10 Things that make me happy:

1. Hearing Jake and Drew play together nicely

2. Snuggling and watching a movie with my husband

3. A clean house

4. My yard in bloom

5. Sewing

6. Happy/content children

7. The smell of salty beach air

8. Riding my cruiser bike

9. Enjoying a sunny day outside

10. Being with good friends

5 Pieces of Trivia you may not know about me:

1. As a kid I was goosed by a goose

2. I love to make Cupcakes

3. I am a sucker for cute little boxes

4. I get car sick easily

5. I wear reading glasses

Pet Store

Andrew loves to go the the pet store and hold the baby dogs. The other day we were near the pet store and Andrew recognized where we were. He asked if we could stop and hold the dogs. We weren't in a hurry so we stopped. Jacob kept asking if we could buy another dog. . . We compromised with this. . .

A new Snail for his fish tank. I have been wanting to get something to help with the maintance of the tank. We tried an "Otto fish" that didn't end with a happy ending. The "Otto fish" ended up getting eaten by our bully gold fish Guido. The pet store guy said a snail might work out better. We shall see!

Jacob is playing with his fish!

Our new Snail!

He has done a great job so far, we have had him for six days and the tank is looking much cleaner. He has also survived his first week with our bully fish Guido. --emily

Favorite Things Swap

My friend Darci put together a "favorite things swap". The idea was to pick three of our favorite things, one that is hand made, and send it off to the person that Darci matched us up with. It was a fun exchange because some gals knew each other and other didn't. I sent my favorite things to Donya, whom I have never met before. I have known the gal that sent me her favorite things for a long time, so it was fun to see what favorite things she picked.

I loved opening my bag and pulling out everything amazing and yummy. Joanne sent me a beaded watch that I love, a jewelry pouch that will be very useful when I am traveling, and a bag of Dark Chocolate covered pomegranates that I have never had before. They didn't make it into the picture because they have already been enjoyed! Thanks Joanne!

What a great activity Darci! Thanks again. --emily