First Week of School

Owen is back in preschool, on Tuesdays and Thursdays he goes to Mrs. Marci's. This year has been much smoother than last year when he cried everyday for a few weeks and refused to participate. He loves his "fishy" backpack I found last year at Bass Pro Shops for 3 dollars on clearance! (I wish I had bought more). The first day he laid on the couch and I left him hoping he would not stay in that spot the entire time. I was relieved to find out that Owen did decide to join in most activities with the class. However the first week or so he tried to convince his teacher to complete his projects and color for him.

Aunt Debbie and Uncle Lane Visit Us!

My sister and her husband come to visit us the most out of anyone and they are so awesome! They offered to watch our kids for a few days so that Jared and I could take a vacation without children! We spent several days hanging out together before Jared and I took off for our get away. We owe them big time and hope they start planning a vacation so we can watch little Evalyn.
While we were away a friend of mine sent me a text asking if my kids had been kidnapped, she spotted them at the park without me and Jared. I thought it was funny and nice to know I have friends looking out for us.

End of Summer Wrap Up!

Things we like to do in the heat of the summer.

Head up to Mt Charleston for at least 10 degrees cooler temperature. These pics are from a church function where we were treated to yummy food and some fun activities. We also ventured up to the mountain a couple times on our own for some hiking and picnics.




Of course our community pool which we love and spent most of our days cooling off in the water and playing on the slides. We are not looking forward to the pool closing after Labor day weekend.




Back yard sprinkler, always a good time. Owen likes to "make it rain" with the sprinkler. We have not seen much rain at all this summer. The last time it almost rained Owen was so excited to see dark rain clouds in the sky and excitedly went out side begging for it to rain. All day he talked about rain, " its going to rain today", " I hope it rains", "is it raining yet?". NO rain :(
So we just make our own.





For a few weeks here in Vegas it is too hot for the sprinklers or splash pads. So what is a mother to do when the pool is closed and you have TWO hot mad boys? Stick em in the tub and everything is better!





Another fun thing we did this summer is visit the Dairy with our play group. We watched a cute animal show, took a tour and ate free ice cream.

No Shrimp for You!

Just last week Caleb was screaming for the shrimp I was eating so I decided to let him try it. Within a matter of a few minutes maybe seconds his face started swelling up and hives began appearing all over his body! After some debating we decided to take him to the ER but by the time we got there the hives had completely disappeared and he was as happy as could be. Yes, it totally freaked us out but obviously he is fine and now banned from shell fish for a while.

Bowling with Dad's work!

This year Owen and Caleb had a blast at the annual bowling party Jared's firm has for the families. They both ate about a pound of french fries and could not get enough of bowling. Owen does a great job keeping track who's turn it is and doesn't mind bowling for you if you are not being attentive enough to realize its your turn. Caleb made friends with Phil, a coworker of Jared's who introduced Caleb to ranch dressing and how much more delicious and messy french fries are if you dip em into it.

Caleb's Mischief

What can I get into that I am not supposed to? That is the question Caleb asks himself whenever mom and or Owen is not looking! Trying to play with the mouse, opening doors to rooms he is not allowed in, closing his eyes so I cannot see him breaking into Owen's room, playing with Owen's train. Owen is getting better about sharing but both of them have a major problem with the word MINE!

My guitar hero!

Owen is so funny when he plays this guitar. I have a REALLY great video of him playing but I can't get the thing to upload. Does anyone know why it would not work or have any tricks to getting the video up? Please help!