Water Fun



Lincoln was very excited to go down the water slide.  He held his arms out and Megan gave him a toss - down he went!  Benson enjoyed going down the slide as well. 

Destruction Day

Thanks to the help of family, the old shed was razed and the beginning of a new foundation was begun over the weekend.  Ross came prepared to help, bringing his
very own work gloves.

He was a hard worker and was so excited when Grandpa gave him some money for helping.  When Grandpa asked him how much he thought he earned, he said $5.00.  Justin suggested he shoot higher, so he went for $6.00.  In the end he got $10.00 and felt like a rich man!  He kept thinking out loud what he could spend his money on.  I think in the end it will be some kind of Lego set.

Weekend with Ross

One thing that I love about summer is having grandchildren come and stay with us.  I love the one-on-one time with them where there are no other little ones competing for our attention.  I love to get to know them a little better and just having fun with them.

I picked up Ross yesterday morning.  He was ready to leave shortly after I got there.  We had some lunch and he got to play computer games for almost an hour!  We picked some peas and went up to surprise his Great-grandparents in Kaysville - and they really were surprised and happy that we came to visit.  We visited the farmer's market in Bountiful and then came home.

Ross likes to build things and he put together the safari track set.  Nobody to share with!

After a run to our favorite yogurt shop, he was pretty tired and was excited to sleep on the queen-size blowup bed downstairs.

Helping in the garden - he loves the fresh peas!

Budding Photographer

Every time we have a family gathering, Lizzy wants to take pictures.  Afterwards, I laugh at the chopped off heads or some of her angles.  But she is pretty good for someone her age.  Her are a few of her pics.

Time to Celebrate

Saturday we had a family luncheon/shower for Crystal.  Just three weeks left until her due date and we are all very excited to welcome a new family member.  There were two birthdays last week - Brian and Lincoln, so we combined everything into a one day event.  Lunch was girls only and dinner was a pizza party.  It was good to have all of you here!

Great job with the dessert, Bonnie and Katie!

Lincoln is into Star Wars and was quite happy with his Jedi robe and weapons, as well as Lego sets.

Racing for the toy!  Benson got down and got there pretty quickly.
 Abigail rocked and wanted to go, but couldn't quite get going fast enough.

Abigail hanging out with Great-Grandpa Haller

Finally!

In spite of cold temperatures, rain, rain, winds, and more rain, the peas are finally blossoming.  I can hardly wait to open up that first pod!

Teeth - Coming and Going

After several weeks of wiggling, Ross recently lost his first tooth.  I am sure he will lose a few more before the summer is over.  It seems like yesterday when his mouth looked like his brother Benson's, below.  Benson's first tooth has just pushed through. 



It has been fun to watch Abigail and Benson go through their first milestones the last 8 months.  They are both eating baby food.  Abigail is a little more particular.  Benson reminds me of Katie - you couldn't shovel it in fast enough!  These pictures make me laugh!

Kevin said I should see who could come up with the funniest captions.  Ideas, anyone?