Week of Vacation

So I had a little forced to take a vacation week last week. Regina, daycare provider, took a vacation to visit family so I took the opportunity to take a week off and spend time with the kids. Eric worked most of the time and was on graveyards so I tried to think of things that we could do away from the house so he could sleep. We went to the in-laws for the weekend and then on the way home stopped at Antelope Island and saw the buffalo. Parker absolutely loved the buffalo. He loves animals and is a true boy. Then I took the kids camping overnight. That was an adventure in itself. It was fun, but not a lot to do. The kids enjoyed being outside and playing in the dirt. Thursday, I went and helped my sister paint her baby room. We got both coats of paint on in about 5 hours. It went really fast with both of us painting. Then we had the 4th of July festivities. Three BBQ's with family and friends and fireworks. It was a fun and relaxing week. It was hard to come back to work after having a week off. Here are some pictures from the week.

Eric & Niece Rylee

Rylee was diagnosed with Leukemia in December 2008. She has really struggled the last few months, and hopefully she is on the upside. She is a strong little girl and a fighter. She still has the same little spirit and personality and loves her Uncles.

Grandpa's Fish

My dad and brother's went fishing in Wyoming this last weekend and caught a lot of nice fish. We had to take a picture with the kids to compare how big it was. Parker didn't want much to do with it. Looking at it from a distance was good enough.

Maisie's BFF & Last Day of School

This is a picture of Maisie and her best friend forever (according to her) Alondra. This was the last day of kindergarten.



Pictures of Maisie on the last day of school. She has changed so much since the first day of kindergarten. It is amazing how much they change and how much they learn in such a short amount of time. Good Job Maisie. You are an awesome little reader.

Backyard Finally Done

So we have been working on our backyard, what seems like forever, for the last 6 weeks. I think we can finally say we are pretty much done. There are just a couple more minor things we would like to do, but nothing to big. The grass is coming in good and pretty soon the kids will be running all over enjoying it. Eric can not wait to mow it. HEHEHE. He keeps threatening he needs a riding lawn mower and I remind him that he said he wouldn't need a riding lawn mower until the push one dies. And according to him, "It's a Toro so it will never die." I think he is eating his words now. Here are a few pictures.

Parker just being silly.

Parker is such a boy and is so silly sometimes. He was having fun pulling faces and posing for the camera.

Beautiful Weekend

This weekend was absolutely beautiful. Eric worked all weekend so me and the kids had fun without him. We went swimming on Saturday and Sunday we went for a mile walk each way to a park and had a picnic. The kids sure had fun getting outside and enjoying the sun. Here are some recent photos.






My two baldy's