The Fair

We took the opportunity this Fall to go to the fair. At first Aaron was wondering what was going on and where did all these animals come from.Joseph petting a pig.Look Mom, here is another one of those funny things!Where are the cows?Joseph got to pet quite a few of the animals.They really liked the bunnies.
Our anual tradition: Horse rides.

Here is Aaron riding Scarecrow.

And Joseph riding Joe.
Joseph with his Grammy.
The boys and I waiting in the hot sun for the Bear show. Here is one of the bears from the show. One our favorite parts of the fair is the "Helping hands on the farm." It's put on by the 4-H group. It shows the kids all that goes into getting food onto their plates.

Here is Joseph planting his seed. After you plant a seed you go to the other side and grab a plastic veggie of the seed you planted.You also get to drive the "tractor"

Joseph loves corn on the cob and this was really good corn on the cob.
Before we left we let Joseph go on one ride. He decided to go on the Train.
He was the only kid on the ride so he got to sit in the engine. He loved the ride!

Summer Fun

Just to catch up with what happened this summer while I wasn't posting. Aaron decided that spoon were good for more than just throwing. He will occaionally eat with silverware now, but only when he chooses to.We went on a lot of bike rides. This is when Joseph was still on his tricycle. But as you will see in a few pictures he soon graduates to a bigger bike.Joseph also developed a love for trains and making different tracks for them to run on.We found a new favorite place to go explore. The Aquarium. The boys love to see the fish and other aquatic animals.
Joseph found a new fun game he would push Aaron around on the Tricycle. Then follow him on the bicycle. And as you can see Aaron loved the rides.Aaron on the TricycleJoseph on his bike. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the bike he absolutly loves it!We had to get some new sand for the sandbox. The lid had blown off in the spring so we started having a garden instead of a sandbox. So we had fun rediscovering the sandbox.

We had some visitors. Uncle Jacob and Aunt Ashely. You can tell that the boys love hanging out with them!
We also had a picnic with some of my extended family. They played wiffel ball and Aaron loves playing with balls.
Here is Joseph batting a ball that Uncle Mark pitched.
Here is my cousin Megan holding Aaron who is getting a hug from Luke who is my cousin Matt's son.

Aaron loves to be read to and Victoria loves to read to him and Max.
Joseph and his girlfriend Anela. We watched Anela and her little brother for an evening. So we went and played out front and while we were out there Joseph and Anela decided to start dancing. Joseph, Aaron, Wyatt and Anela

Bear Lake 2009

We were able to meet my family for a quick week at Bear Lake this summer. When we got there everyone else was there. So we played out front with bubbles. All the kids but Aaron were chasing after the bubbles.

Here is Aaron wishing he could chase after the bubbles. He could if he wanted to. He just does not know it yet!Grandpa took pity on the poor boy and helped him get some bubbles.Chilling out with Uncle Andrew.Joseph and Gage loved playing in the sandy area we have in the back of the cabin. Here they both are in the PJs playing in the sand.

Everett and Aaron hanging out on the deck. They loved sitting in those chairs that were just their size.
Joseph and Gages other favorite place to play was the paddle boat.
Heading down to the water. Joseph and Gage are holding hands as they walk. They are such great friends. They boys loved playing in the water together.Aaron loved playing in the shallow water.
He also loved this boat.
Joseph discovered how much fun it is to have a waterfight. He is just missing someone to get soaked. He found Grandma!
Joseph and Gage are in a covered innertube being pulled on a safri by Grandma and Uncle Andrew.

We had a water trampoline. But the kids had more fun with that on the ground than in the water.

We had found some of the best little kites. They fly so well. So we got some for the boys to play with while we were there.
While we were at the Cabin we visited my Grandma who has condo near.
Everett and Aaron discovered Idaho Horseshoes while we were there.

And Joseph got to play some mini golf.Here it the family picture for this year.