Baby Bird

At our house these are called wormy noodles. So Rilynn wanted her dad to feed her the wormy noodles, just like a baby bird.

SO GROSS.

Family Day at AT

For the last day of annual training there was a family day. The kids had a great time on all the fun blow up toys.

Yes Bridger is the middle kid, not going up the stairs, but improvising his way to the top.

Maclain is awesome on the rock wall.

Toads and Snakes

Bridger found a snake in our yard and Rilynn had fun watching it slither under the tramp.

Bridger did cry when we made him let it go, he wanted to keep it forever.

The kids found a toad in Grandma Smith's garden and had lots of fun playing with it. Bridger however wouldn't touch it. Go figure snakes but not toads?

Rilynn and the toad were a crackup.

Maclain was the keeper of the toad, he protected it from the other two who wanted to poke it to make it jump.

Painting

We recently finished our basement and we hired the best painters in town..... My parents and my sister came and helped me paint everyday, but all three kids helped too. Bridger was the funniest, he talked and talked the whole time things like I'm the best painter and I'm going to beat you grandma because I'm so fast maybe you should paint like me because I'm so good at this. on and on and on for hours he painted and talked.

Pickin' Peas In June

Rilynn loves the peas Bridger planted, everytime she's in the backyard she is pickin peas.

This is a Sunday after church when they all went out to pick peas for dinner. We loved our peas.

2 houses...3 kids....and 9 years later....

Nine years ago I fell in love with Alex and his big beautiful smile, and nine years later that same beautiful smile still makes my heart melt. Looking back at the last nine years it seems to have flown by, and yet when I say nine years that seems like a long time to me. I know this post is not really on our Anniversary, but June 6th wasn't that long ago, and I am following the typical blog tradition. I saved this picture of him to post for our Ann. because it shows so clearly the happiness he radiates.

Alex Happy Anniversary I love you and I can't wait to add many more to Nine.

Maclain's Birthday

In our house starting when you turn five, we have a friend party every other year. Maclain turned seven this year and he gave up his friend party if we would go camping. So of course we went camping. So for Memorial Day weekend we went up to Smith and Moore house. We had lots of fun, and Maclain thought it was so awsome to catch his first fish on his birthday. We relaxed, fished, had smores, road in the back of a truck, played in a little stream, fed some birds, watched chipmunks, and just plain had lots of fun. Happy Birthday Maclain.....where do the years go? I can't believe you are seven already.