Ethan can ride his bike!!!!

Ready! Set!

GO!!!

Last week, Ethan learned to ride his bike. He was so excited! It was actually quite amazing. We were out playing with friends, and one of our neighbors helped him on and held onto his seat. She said he circled a couple of times, and then he was going so fast that she had to run to keep up with him. I guess he was ready! That was all that he wanted to talk about for the next week. It is still his favorite thing to do. Amazing!

Brian and Ethan went on a bike ride together through the neighborhood. They really enjoyed themselves.

Day Camping

A couple of weeks ago, we went camping for a day with Jake, Angie, and Kai. We just left in the morning and came back in the late afternoon. We really had a good time! (Angie, I borrowed some of your photos. I hope you don't mind.)

Brian, Ethan, Grant and Jake rode the 4 wheeler up the mountain with a trailer to stock up on fire wood for hunting season.

We just love the face that Ethan makes for pictures. The funny thing is, he's not making a face. He thinks he's just smiling. Funny boy!

Sasha had a really good time eating all of the junk food that she could. Hello Marshmallows!

Jake and the kiddos relaxing by the fire.



Grant had fun too. Ethan picked out his own marshmallow stick, actually I think he picked out several. He had a hard time keeping track of them.

Angie, Kai and Sasha eating some grapes. Kai was so nice to feed Sasha. I think after all the junk food, the fruit was a nice break.

Swimming Lessons

At the beginning of August, the boys took some swimming lessons. They did really well and had a lot of fun. They are also not afraid of the water anymore. Here is Ethan with Coach Jessica.

And here is Grant with coach Haylee.

On the last day, they did a swimming safety class. They taught all sorts of things. One thing they did is teach them how to use a life jacket. When Ethan and Grant were both together, I had to take a picture of it.



Each day, at the very end of class, everyone would get together and put their hands together and yell "We love swimming!" It was pretty fun.

Just to tell you how good the swimming lessons were for the boys, even Brian said it was worth paying $40 per child for swimming lessons.

Sasha hung out with me by the side of the pool while the boys were in swimming lessons. She was pretty good.

Rigby Lake fun!

We went to Rigby Lake with our neighbors about a month ago, and had a really good time. L to R: Ethan, Grant, Chloe, Dylan, and Jodi.

Funny Ethan!

Grant had a fun time too!

And yes, Sasha was there too.

INL Picnic

In July, there was a company picnic for all of the INL employees. The kids had so much fun. There were probably 20 huge jumping castles/slides. The boys had a blast. There was also free food, ice cream, pop, cotton candy, and snow cones.

I love the mid air shot!

There was also face painting. Sasha sat patiently.

Grant's is a sword.

Little car for Ethan.

July 4th fun

We celebrated the 4th of July at Grant and Beth's (Brian's Dad and Stepmom). It was so much fun! One of the favorite activities for the kids was riding in the golf cart with Grandpa. Ethan and Grant even got to sit on Grandpa's lap and steer it for a while. They LOVED it!

This is one of the cute hairdo's that Melissa did for Sasha. So cute!

Everyone enjoyed playing the Wii also. It was so nice to be able to enjoy everyone's company and relax a bit. Thanks Grant and Beth!

Happy 4th Birthday Grant!

We celebrated Grant's birthday on June 30 with friends and family. It was so nice to see everyone who came. And he was so excited!

He wanted a Zelda shield cake for his birthday. I did the best that I could. I can't believe that he is 4 already. Where did the time go???

The Zoo!!!

At the end of May, we went to the Zoo. The kids had a lot of fun. We went with Jake, Angie, Kai, Alicia, Garth, and Palmer. Here are some pictures of the kids feeding the goats.

Obviously, they were pretty tired when we left.

Feeding the ducks

We fed the ducks by the river one day while Elise's parents were visiting. The kids LOVED it, as you can see from the pictures.

Brian made Sasha a wooden spoon from an apple tree. Here is a picture of her eating from it. Of couse, I got her with her eyes closed. The spoon is beautiful though. I'll have to get a better picture of it, because this picture just doesn't do it justice.

Lots of fun picking rocks!

Here are a few pictures of the kids helping us pick rocks. We were picking rocks, so we could plan grass seed. Elise's Mom and Dad came to visit and helped us. Thanks Mom and Dad!

This happened back in May, but I thought I'd just keep going, and eventually I will get to our summer pictures. You know, it would be much easier if I blogged as we got more pictures instead of letting the pictures build up. Hmmmmmm . . .