Spring fun

In the last week we have been enjoying beautiful weather. This has involved many walks, fishing, riding bikes (kind of... Jason hasn't mastered pedaling), bbqing, and just playing outside as much as possible. Now that it is snowing outside I decided to take some of our indoor time to share some pics from the last week.

The view from Grandpas house

Playing a little basketball

A pic with me and two of my men... Jake stayed with grandma while we took some time to fish.

Jason carried his tackle box all by himself, but he wouldn't touch a worm.

Jason showing off his Spiderman fishing pole

Colin is a great teacher

Trying to climb a tree

Mae eating sticks

Moe getting her dig on.

Jason taking a little time for a pic with me

Colin determined to get a fish

Colin teaching Jason how to cast

Roasting some marshmallows with dad

Jake taking some time in the "tot spot"

Jason showing off his new bike... Jake tries to climb on it.

Jason loves to swing in the back yard

Getting ready for a walk with Jason's friend Dazeline

Taking a break in the toybox

Celebrating after a great hit

Jacob carrying a chair... flashback?

Some pictures from story time this week.... It was truck day!!! The city brought in some heavy equipment and the boys loved it.

A great weekend

We had so much fun last weekend. We went fishing both Sat and Sun, but no luck in catching anything. Jason had a blast though. Jacob spent a lot of time with grandma Denise and loved every second of it. Jason also got his new bike.... and LOVES it. He hasn't quite mastered the mechanics of pedaling, but is working very hard to learn. The weather is just too nice not to be outside. Yesterday we went to the river with some friends and didn't get home until mid afternoon. When we got home, it was time to play in the back yard and practice on the bike. Jake ate a lot of dirt. Today we are hoping to enjoy much more of the same. I will post pics when the weather turns a little. Until then.... we are off to enjoy this near 80 degree weather.... have fun!!!

Thanks Mom

After the request for help finding a bike we have had success. Mom got on that task and found a bike and a helmet today!!! WOOOO!!!!HOOOO!!!!! Thank you so much mom. We are going to Meeteetse to pick it up tomorrow. I will post pics of it next week. Have a great weekend and thanks for the help.

Poor crayon

Some of you might recall that time when Jason consumed a crayon, well his little brother appears to be following in his footsteps. The better part of a green crayon has been lost in the great abyss better known as Jacob's stomach. I was going through papers, filing and paying bills while Jake played and Jason colored at the table. Things went down in a sneaky way. While I was deep in thought Jake walked over to Jason at the table. Jason quickly slipped him a crayon and GULP!!! It was mostly gone. All I can say is thank goodness they are non-toxic. Crayons can be a great thing when the weather is bad and I have things to get done, but if Jason keeps feeding them to his little bro, we might have to go on a crayon hiatus. Have a great weekend everyone.

Please help us find Jason a bike!!!

Many of you might be wondering.... why don't you just find one yourself? Well, living in Thermopolis has many perks, but it doesn't off a place to purchase a bicycle. So those of you that live in Meeteetse, Cody, and Powell please keep your eyes open for a 12 or 16 in bike with training wheels for a great price. Let me know if you find one at a good price and I will make the trip to get it. He currently only has a tricycle that is much too small for him. When he sits on the seat his knees touch the handle bars. This is just not going to cut it. With summer approaching quickly this is a must have for a 3 year old. I just hope we have some luck with this search... Thanks for the help....

A day at the river

Today was a perfect day for walking to the river... the catch was Colin was at work. That means that I had to pull the wagon and walk the dogs. It wouldn't be bad if the dogs were trained to walk on their leashes a little better.... Have I ever mentioned that we live about as far away from the river as you can if you live within the city limits. It isn't so bad going down to the river with the herd, it is the walk up the hill.

The craziness started right away.... On the way to the state park, Jake dropped the camera, I didn't notice and a nice man chased me down in his pickup catching me 15 blocks down holding my camera... thank goodness for nice people. If he hadn't given me the camera back I wouldn't have gotten these great pics.

It was a blast.... we had so much fun that on the way back the kids were tired, I was tired (More tired than I get from an intense 1 hour workout at the gym) and the dogs were tired. The problem was that the dogs were so tired that Moe tried to lay down on the sidewalk part way home... we still had a long ways to go. I thought about tossing her in the wagon with the boys but decided that would just cause a lot of crying (the kids and Moe) so pulled her up the hill and back to the house... I really had to drag her. We made it home in one piece and the kids instantly perked up and it was time to play with the toys in the back yard again... needless to say we are all tired tonight. We are hoping that the rain showers hold off until the afternoon tomorrow so that we can go on another long adventure... Have a great week.

Easter fun

Playing Trucks

Jason loves his dump truck

Pushing Jason's tricycle

This past weekend has been so much fun, it would be difficult to top. We spent a lot of time playing outside and walking. Saturday we went to the state park, played in the river and in the sand on the beach. Then we went home to play in the back yard and barbecue... YUMMY! After dinner it was time to dye eggs. As you can see in the pictures it was a lot of fun.

We began our Easter with the realization that the Easter Bunny had come while we were sleeping. He ate part of a carrot, hid some eggs, and was nice enough to leave the boys each a basket full of goodies (Jammies, books, and squirt guns). After a good breakfast we were off to Meeteetse for lunch at my parents. Mom made a ham which was beyond good. We just love all food. Once we visited and ate it was back to Thermopolis to go to the towns 85th annual Easter egg hunt..... Colin took Jason on his quest for eggs while Jake and I went on our own little search. Some of the eggs had tickets for prizes and boy did our kids make out like bandits. Jason won a very cool water bottle and Jake must be the super lucky one of all of us walking away with a new trike. Yes, he won new wheels. He was just mad we had to put it in the trunk to get it back home.

Jacob with his new jams

Look at Jason's cool basket

The boys with their loot

Jason holding baskets full of eggs and Jake with his new trike

When we returned to the house we played in the back yard with the new toys and grilled some brats. Now we are relaxing and prepping for what we hope will be a good nights sleep. Happy Easter!!!

I have included some pictures I took off of my phone from last weekends visit to the dino museum and from the egg hunt at story time on Wednesday. Enjoy and I will have some more soon................

And they were off!!


Once Jake had two eggs in hand... it was difficult to get him to put them in his basket.

Jason picking up eggs.

The boys were ready to eat some of the candy they had collected by the time they were done.

Hanging out in front of the triceratops

They have some really cool dino rocker for the kids to play

Jason getting a birds eye view of the big dinosaurs

Health Check

Before I get to today's report... I have to tell you about our story time adventure yesterday. Every Wednesday we go to the library for story time. They usually read some books, sing some songs, dance, and do an art project. The kids have a blast. This week there was an extra special theme... EASTER!!! Miss Tracey read the kids a few books and then it was outside for the great Easter egg hunt. Before the ribbon blocking off the area was cut I explained to Jason that he was supposed to pick up the eggs and put them in the basket... he replied, "I know mom... don't worry." Before I could respond the ribbon was cut and Jason was off on his own. He wanted to do it himself so I let him. I helped Jake get around the library lawn and he picked up his own eggs. He got six all by himself. I had to help him put them in his basket, but he did the rest. When I caught up with Jason I was surprised to see his basket was completely full. Boy was that boy proud. They had so much fun and we can't wait for the big egg hunt on Sunday in the state park. It should be a lot of fun. I did take pictures yesterday, but once again I am having a difficult time uploading them.... I will try again later.

Today the boys and I went down to the clinic for Jacobs 1 year checkup. It was so cool and my boys are amazingly wonderful. Jason was my helper this morning. He made his brother laugh and kept him happy through most of the appointment. After Jake got his shots he was really upset so I held him close and Jason came over and kissed his boo boos... it was sweet. Jacob is doing very well. He is 20.75 pounds and 29.5 in tall. It is official... he is off of formula and can eat anything we put in front of him.... WOOO!!!HOOOO!!!!!! Our little man is extra healthy. We know that our little man is extraordinary, but it is always wonderful to hear his doc say the same.

As I said, I will try to get those pics up soon. If I don't post again before Easter... Happy Easter everyone. Take care and have safe travels.........................

The Big #1

Jake running around very excited that people were arriving for his party..... little did he know what was to come.

Last weekend was a pretty important one for the books. Our little Jacob turned 1. We began Saturday by making a lot of chili. It was very good you should really try it sometime. Everyone began showing up around 12. As soon as the whole crowd arrived (Aaron and Chris weren't able to make it due to bad roads and a small patch of ice.... Glad all of you are ok and your car is too.) We were very fortunate that the bad weather never hit Thermopolis.

He really wanted to grab the candle...

After consuming pounds and pounds of chili it was time for cake. That was Jakes favorite part of his party. He dug in.... not really wanting to eat it, but it was way better than any play doh. The pictures explain it all.

It was just beginning...

cake is fun.

Squishy.....

This is soooo much fun.

Notice the chunks flying in the air.

After Jake got a quick bath it was on to the gifts. Our little birthday boy was very tired by that time and took the lyrics..... It's my party and I'll cry if I want to..... to heart. But the second he saw that one of the gifts was a ball that frown was gone and the dimples were back. Then to top it off after the party began to wind down and my parents were getting ready to leave.... Jake walks over to my dad, grabs his leg, and after my dad picked him up he waved bye bye to me and pointed to the door. He wanted to go home with my dad. What a little nut.

He is just so cute.

Once he opened this ball nothing mattered but chasing it.

He never figured out how to open the presents.

Thank you everyone for coming. It was so much fun and I wish more of our friends could have shared in Jakes big party.

Jacob sitting with his daddy.

By this time Jake had eaten soooo much chili. Look at it all over his face.

Jake playing with his new Clipo table

Sunday was Jakes actual birthday and we had a great day. Colin and I took the boys to the dinosaur center here in town.... EVERYONE SHOULD GO!!!! It is soooo cool. Jason's exact word were... "You have got to be kidding me!!!" After enjoying our time at the dino center we went to the state park for a walk by the hot pools. Last night we topped off a great b-day with barbecued burgers and reading some books.

It was a perfect weekend.... I just love my little family so much I don't have words to describe it. We are just having a really difficult time coming to terms with our little baby turning into a toddler. I guess kids grow up and we just have to enjoy every day as much as we can. So, back to playing and enjoying my men. Have a great week everyone!!!