The rest of August

Ok so I am starting to catch up. So here is the rest of August in one post.
Our communiy had a night out against crime. The boys loved it. They got to go into a firetruck and an ambulance. They also got a close look at a police car. We saw demos of the bomb robots and police dogs. The whole evening was capped off by snow cones. They loved it!

Here is Joseph getting his pulse taken.

But it was also a sad month for us. Our good friends the Bakers moved to Ohio.
The boys were so sad to see their friends go. Here are Aaron and Wyatt.

Joseph and Anela.

But Aaron got something to remember Wyatt by. While they were bouncing around in the bounce house we had a run in. Wyatt left with a bump on his head. Aaron left with a black eye.

I just love this picture. I would find the boys like this at least twice a week. Aaron would climb into Joseph's bed while he slept. The funny thing is that Joseph would sleep right thorugh Aaron climbing into his bed and over him.

The last big event in August was Joseph's first day of Preschool. He was so excited to go. He loves his class and his teachers, Miss Barrett and Miss Diaz. He has made some really good friends too.

One funny picture and Hill Air Force Bace

First of all I can not not post this picture. I guess we had worn out Joseph that morning because he couldn't even finish his lunch. You have to be very tired to fall asleep like that.

One neat thing that happened for our family in the summer of 2010. Is that I was able to quit my job. I love being a stay at home mom. One one of my first days of freedom Stephen's brother Chris and his wife Miriam called to see if we wanted to go to Hill Air Force Base with them. It is a lot of fun for the kids and the museum is free.

Here are the boys and their cousins holding up a plane!

Both Joseph and Aaron loved looking at the planes.

They had a seat from an airplane out and the kids got to sit on it.
Here is Aaron.
And Joseph. I love how Joseph had to put his arms through the straps even though they were a little high for him.Here are the kids in front of an airplane wheel. It was huge.Joseph wanted his picture taken with the orange rocket. Orange is his favorite color.And what ever Joseph does Aaron wants also. He looks so cool in Max's shades.One cool thing about Hill Are Force base is they had a neat room with simulators and jumpsuits and all sorts of things kids can play with. All the kids had so much fun and didn't want to leave. Here is Aaron with his cousin Kate in a simulator.Jospeh in his flight suit.

The best part of the summer

For me one of the things that I look forward to the most is getting to spend some time with my family at Bear Lake. It's a chance to catch up and spend some good time together while having a lot of fun.

Aaron loves helping put up the tents.
"Here is the stick Papa!"I think all little boys love putting together tents. There is no shortage of help.

Aaron had fun with the Teatherball.The four older cousins just hanging out. This is such a wonderful time for the to get to spend time together and become better friends.Uncle Andrew with the four older boys. He took this same picture for his cell phone wall paper. I think he just wanted the picture so he could show off he cute nephews to all the girs!Mom with the two babies. We always have kids in sets. Though we don't plan it. But it is nice because they always have someone to play with.Stephen and Joseph build the yearly sandcastle.My parnets brought their Kayaks down with them this year. The boys had so much fun riding in them. Here is Stephen paddeling with Aaron.In the mornings we would put up the shade canopy and play with the sand in the beach volley ball court.One of the fun thigs we did was to collect minnows. The boys loved watching them swim in the pails. Uncle Andrew and Grandma were the best minnow catchers!One morning we saw a wild cottontail bunny hopping around on the neighbors property. The boys loved watching it run around.Playing with the boats on the lake. Joseph and Gage are the best of friends.Joseph wasn't scared of the water this year. It was a lot more fun for him because he jumped right in and played.

We always go and see Great Grandma Carol when we are there. Here is the family shot.

We tried our luck at flying a kite. There wasn't enough wind. The only time we got it up was when Uncle Andrew used his leg power.

And of course no trip to Bear lake is complete without a water fight or two or four.

I love this shot of the boys. We actually took it the first night we were there but I thought it was a nice way to end the post. I can't wait to go back this summer.

Bair Family Reunion

Every year the bair family has gotten together for a family reunion. They always have fun games for the kids to play. Here are Joseph and Aaron being tied together for the three legged race. In the end Aaron didn't race so Joseph raced with someone else.

The cake walk is always a fun game too!

All the kids from our family had matching red shirts thansk to Grammy Bair. It made them very easy to spot. I noticed that alot of the kids were starting to gather at the fence.
Here is the view from accross the way.
What has gotten all the kids interest?

The Ducks! They had several duck families at the park we went to. The kids were very facinated by them.
We didn't get pictures from the dinner because we had to leave early to get to Bear Lake. But it is always fun to connect with the Bair side of the family.

Doughnut Falls

We loved hiking doughnut falls in July with Stephen's brother Chris and his family.

Max and Joseph have so much fun together where ever they go. They loved being able to play together. They even had fun hiking together.

We only hiked to the bottom of the falls. Here is Joseph at the bottom.

Aaron wearing the bee hat he borrowed from Aunt Miriam. He loved that hat. He didn't want to give it up.

All the kids (and Miriam) together at the bottom of the falls.Chris and Miriam's familyOur family
It was a very fun hike to go on. We had a lot of fun getting out and enjoying being with family and out in nature. It is a mostly easy hike. Towards the end when you get close to the bottom of the falls there is a section of rock that you have to climb. We set up a child brigade. Someone at the bottom passing kids to one who had climbed to a rock in the middle who then passed the kids to someone at the top. Lots of fun.

Yes, we are still alive. I think.

We are alive,well, busy and apperently forgetting to update our blog. So I have set a goal for myslef to be better and updating and catching up. I think our last post was in May of 2010 (I know a really long time ago) so we will continue with were we left off and hopefully catch up to reality soon.

4th of July

We had a BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Bair's house. With Grandma and Grandpa Bair and Miriam and Chris and thier family. First dinner of hot dogs and chips.

Then we played. Here is Joseph and Ruth on the Trampoline.
And Hailey helping Max and Aaron on the Teeter totter.
Then we had fun with multiple boxes of snaps. Always a highligt. All the kids stomping all over the padio.
Then all the kids got cold so Grandma went and got jackets for all. The kids just loved wearing Grandma and Grandpa's jackets.
Then it was time to pick out your firework. The kids didn't get to light the firework they choose, but they did get some ownership.
Then the best part of the night. The Fireworks. I love Aaron's face in this shot. He is such a silly boy.