HOME DEPOT PROJECT

The first Saturday of the month Home Depot has a kids project (FOR FREE).

HELLO FUN!

They boys thought it rocked.

We will be going back.

And how cute are their work aprons.

 

 

JESSE

Jesse surprised us with a visit. The boys would literally would not leave him alone and Jesse didn't mind one bit. He wrestled, jumped, and even napped with the little ninos. They thought he was super cool and we all are waiting for another visit.

 

 

 

Father's Day

 

The Daddy in our house was SPOILED for Father's Day. The above picture is a desert Canyon made for him that he had been planning for days. He got the recipe from his Highlights Magazine. I helped the boys with some art projects as gifts. Trek made a hand print and footprint cards. Canyon answered some questions about Gary that he made into a book. Gary's heart melted and he held his boys close.

FROM CANYON:

FROM TREK:

Bellingham, WA with DAD

I sunck away, just me, for a weekend to visit my Dad in Bellingham, WA. We traveled to Seattle to see King Tut. AMAZING! Rode to the top the Space Needle. SO FUN! Walked around the Pike Fish Market then met up with Chris Mighton and his girl for dinner. YUMMY! Walked around Bellinham and Fairhven. BEAUTIFUL! Sat by the beach. PEACFUL! Hung out for 3 days. WONDERFUL!

 

 

 

 

 

HOMEMADE PUFF PAINT

Pinterest Project Success: Rainbow puff paint

Ingredients:

Equal parts flour, water, salt. 

Whip until clumps are gone.

Add colors.

~Viola~

It was as much fun to make as it was to paint with.

 

 

We sold the jeep...

...and crumpled up in Gary's glove box was this picture of me and my dear sisters-in-law. I love this picture. I asked for a copy years ago. YEARS ago.  I imagine one of the girls or Louanne gave it to Gary to give to me and it never made it to my hands. Thank goodness for my scanner to salvage this memory. Love you Amber, Christa, Val, Lyndee and Ashley. I am one lucky girl to be a part of your family.

 

P.S. Gary got a very nice Toyota Tundra to replace his jeep.  It was a bit painful for him to let the jeep go, but he surviving (it's not like he replaced it with a mini-van).

Just so I don't forget...

My boys continue to melt my heart, make me laugh, and impress me on a daily basis.  Here's a few of the things I want to remember about these precious times:

Canyon is a saver/recycler/reuser. I can't sneak a bottle, piece of paper, or any junk into the trash with out him darting across the room to claim it and turn it into some project, collection container, potion bottle or paper airplane.

Trek loves Dora and Diego.  He has learned that "audeme" means help and hollers this during his games of imagination or when his brother is chasing him.

A few months ago Canyon and Trek (and the kids at the babysitter) were giving illness back and forth to each other. When it was Trek's turn to be sick, Canyon insisted on saying the family prayer.  His entire prayer was for his brother. He prayed that he would feel better, that he would be happy, that he would know his family loved him and that he would take care of Trek not matter. The sweetness that come from Canyon is both touching and inspiring.

Trek has an imaginary dog named "TOOTIE." Tootie has a friend named "COOKIE." They live in the sky. Tootie is orange (Trek's favorite color). Tootie is nice. Tootie has puppies (this happened around the same time Mocha had puppies). Trek talks alot about Tootie and his/her qualities and how much he loves her. (Poor boy needs a dog...)

Canyon teaches Trek things like:

"Trek clouds are fake. They're made out of water."

"Trek, just eat your boogers."

"Trek, I'm big, you not big, your little, but one day you'll be big, but not as big as me."

One morning the kids were fighting. I was in the bathroom. This is what I heard:

HITTING. PUNCHING. SCRATCHING. WRESTLING.

Canyon: You hit me.

Trek: You punched me.

Canyon: You broke my toy. I'm never playing with you again.

Trek: You broke my heart. TEARS.

CANYON

TREK

Natures Scavenger Hunt

Collections from our yard: 

(I love this time of year at our place)

 

Tariknesh & Trek

The kiddos playing in the hammock while Summer and I visited:

 

Pre-School

Over this past school year Canyon and two friends Kaden and Morgan rotated houses every Wednesday for Pre-School. The other mamas and I enjoyed having these little ones in our house once a week to teach letters, numbers, science, shapes, colors, games, music, and other fun activities. We finished the year with a few field trips to the fire station, the deer farm, and the park. He are some shots of the 3 amigos (and there younger siblings which tagged along each week too). 

 

 

T-Ball

Canyon's first year of T-Ball was soooo fun!

He loved the practice, the games, the uniform, and his coach!

We loved it too!

Here are my favorite pictures from the season: