JULY

July 2009

July has flown by. On the Fourth of July we were so excited to stay home since we had been gone the previous 3 weekends. We bought fireworks and lit them in the street. The boys loved them and since then they take our lighter out back to do fireworks. Luckily the lighter is childproof.

The next week I took the boys to Layton to see Grandma and Grandpa Hamilton. The boys played outside pretty much all day. They helped drive the tractor and the lawn mower. They rode the horses and played with Aunt Cari's dog Dudley.

We went to the Clearfield Aquatic center and had a great time going down the slide and Cooper was brave and wanted to jump off the diving board. FYI the diving board is probably 3 feet above the water and then he had to swim to the side. The lifegaurds were on full alert when it was his turn. He loved it and jumped 3 times. Needless to say I was a very proud mom. Thank you Las Vegas Swimg Academy for teaching him to swim.

When Chet flew up we went to Lagoon and had a great time on all the rides.

The four of us were there for about 6 hours then we took the boys to Grandma and Grandpa's so Chet and I could ride the big rides.

Chet and I love rollercoasters so we were super excited that the boys also liked the rollercoasters. Only about 12 more inches until they can go on the big rides with us.

Lastly, we were so close to bringing home a piano that has been being restored but last minute we could not becuase our car does not have the wiring for the tow hitch. We were so bumbed. The piano is beautiful and we cannot wait for it to make it to our home for the boys to pound on. My sister Cari is coming down in August so we are hopeful that she will be able to bring it with her.

That is our July in a flash.

Sleepy Boys

Beckham had a little fever on Sunday that really wiped him out. He slept through most of church (which made it easier for us to listen) and then when we came home he fell asleep on the kitchen floor.

About 2 weeks ago, Cooper was having a tantrum and would not come up the stairs by himself. So I left him down there. After a few minutes, when all was quite, this is what I found.
Shh. We must savor these moments.

San Diego

The last weekend in June we went on a vacation with my family. We had a great time we went to the Zoo, Sea World, and the Animal Park. Sea World was by far our favorite. We have never seen the boys sit so still as they did during the Whale show and Dolphin show. They loved holding the star fish, seeing the fish aquariums and they got to ride on their first rollercoaster. My dad had borrowed my cousins motorhome so we drove around San Diego with them and the boys thought it was great to be driving around and not buckled into thier seats. On the way back to Vegas, we were luckily in our own car because the AC in the motorhome went out. It was 113 in Baker. What a bummer for my family. We had an excellent and much needed vacation. It was great to see our family especially those from Texas that we rarely see.