A Long Weekend with Dad!

We love long weekends when we can play with our Dad! This was a 4 day weekend for our Dad. We did all kinds of fun things with him. Here are some pictures of a few of the fun things we did.

Our weekend started off with Bradley doing his "own birthday shopping." He got money from his grandmas and had lots of fun picking things out. He still has enough to pay tithing and put some in his piggy bank.

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Friday:

Friday morning we got to sleep in/snuggle with Dad!

It was really more of a wrestling match than snuggling after a little while, which is why I am not in bed, but taking a picture of the wild things who kicked me out of bed!
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We played in the back yard a LOT! It was funny because every time Andy tried to come in to get a drink or talk to me Bradley and Daniel would follow him in and say, "Dad we aren't done with you yet!" I just had to laugh!! It made Andy's day though. The boys are definitely his weak spot! :)

Check out the chalk foot prints!

Bradley is getting pretty good at hitting the ball after practicing so much with Dad. This was taken just before that ball hit me and came bouncing into the house.

The boys love the get water on the cement and "make tracks!" They can do that for hours.
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The boys washed both cars this weekend. It has been a long time since we washed them last and they both really needed it!

The boys had more fun with the bubbles than they did actually washing the car, but they did stick with it the whole time!

While they were washing the car I was baking the cookies Bradley and I mixed earlier in the day. Bradley really has become my very best helper!!

Daniel loves to do anything Bradley or Daddy are doing. I think he will turn out to be a great big helper too.

Daniel helped Bradley get a few too many bubbles this time.

They did a great job with the cars. Now we just need another day to do the inside of the cars.

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Saturday:

Bradley got the blue truck last year for his birthday, the red truck this year from his cousins, and the orange one with his birthday money. While we were looking at the toys to see what he wanted to buy he said, "Mom, I have that blue one. I have the red on too...but I don't have that one!" Now he has three of the four trucks in the set! He loves his trucks and trailers.
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We got invited to help our primary mascot celebrate her 1st birthday! They had all kinds of fun things for us to do. The boys loved the bouncy house.

Ben, Daniel, Andrew, Bradley and Logan.

Ben really enjoyed the cupcakes!

Anna did too!

They also had little bottles of bubbles! Daniel was so excited to be able to blow the bubbles all by himself. Then he spilled them on the bounce house. I tried to wash it off a little with my water bottle, but it didn't work very well.

The air blowing out of the seams made lots of bubbles. It was kind of fun to watch!

Daniel was a little bit sad that his bubbles were all gone.

Bradley also got in on the water balloons. He was caring it around like it was the most precious thing he had ever held. It didn't take him long to catch on to the whole throwing it to get others wet.

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Andy occasionally plays Age of Empires III. It has been a long time since he played, but Bradley remembered and asked him a couple times if they could play it. Finally he gave in and the boys loved it! Bradley caught on fast and I would often hear him say, "Dad, Dad! The bad guys are attacking!"

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Sunday:

It occurred to me that I didn't ever get a picture of Bradley in his new church clothes with his belt, so I wanted to get a picture before we headed out to church. Daniel immediately wanted to get in on the photo shoot. These are my favorite ones!

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Monday:

We decided that for our Labor Day we would have a picnic in the park with our Jensen friends. We went to Lagoon Valley Park. It turned out to be a great day for a picnic and the boys enjoyed playing Frisbee.

Daniel and Andrew playing catch with our Dad.

Andrew going for the catch.

Dad cookin' the hot dogs!

We felt bad that we didn't take anything for the ducks and geese...maybe next time.

I thought this was so cute!

Bradley, Andrew, Josh, Daniel, Dad & Logan.

Their dad is in the oral surgery program here at the base, so he couldn't come with us. We are glad they were able to come play with us today!Daniel, Josh, Bradley & Dad

Andy asked them if they thought they could count all the ducks. The boys didn't think they could, so they settled on counting the white ones.

Sept. 4-7, 2009

Swimming Pool Super Heros!

We had a couple of pretty hot days this last week, so we decided to do a little swimming with our cousins. The kids had a lot of fun. Bradley out lasted ALL of the kids though. Everyone else came in and changed, but Bradley kept on playing in the pool. The kids were taking turns running and jumping in the pool. Seth was pretty funny to watch so I decide to try and get them in the air.

Unfortunately I never did get a really good one of Anna in the air.

Anna doing a half twist.

This is the only one I got of Seth, but it is just so good!

Bradley trying to copy Seth's style!

It was really entertaining to watch them run and jump.

Things did get a little wild in the pool. I think Jake and Seth collided enough that Jake called it a day before all the running and jumping started. Daniel loved to watch and take turns running up to the pool, but he wasn't getting in with those wild things!

Daniel got in at the very beginning, but soon lost interest when the splashing and wild play started.

Anna, Jake, Bradley Seth & Daniel. Daniel kept begging to get out!

Happy 4th Birthday!

We celebrated Bradley's 4th birthday at a couple different times due to the fact that the boys got a nasty little cold. We did presents on his actual birthday and then went to have cake and ice cream with our cousins a different day. Just so you don't feel too bad for him, we did have brownies on his birthday!

Cake and Ice cream with our cousins.
Bradley looks stoned, but it is really just his cold.

Bradley showing us how old he is.

Bradley has always been afraid to get ice out of the fridge door because of the noise it makes. He is good to get me water, but can't do the ice. A couple days after his birthday he finally got some ice and water out of the door. Andy and I were so proud of him. We made a big deal out of it and he said to us, "Yeah, I am big now. I am 4 years old!" We just laughed and laughed. Bradley certainly keeps us surprised and entertained.

August 21 & 23, 2009

A Trip back to the Lone Star State

We recently flew back to Texas to help celebrate our Grandpa's birthday. Here are some pictures from the trip. They are not in chronological order, but rather grouped into categories. Enjoy!

Some Relaxation Time: Some of us got more relaxing in than others.

Bradley and Guard are still great buddies. Luckily they didn't get into too much trouble together.

We always love to relax in the pool when we visit Grandma!

Bonn-Fire: There were several piles of brush and tress that needed to be burned int he pasture down by the barn. Andy decided they needed to go, so he burned most of it while Grandpa was at school getting ready for the kids to return.

Bradley and Daniel loved the fire! The only bad thing was that the temperature outside was already in the high 90's before they started the fire. It turned out to be a very hot and dirty job!

Melissa help for quite a while before Uncle Bucky came over to help out.

Atlas and Hunter helped a lot with the first fire, but got so hot they had to come in. Bradley and Daniel were great supervisors through out the entire day.

They took turns keeping watch from their cushy seat in the shade.

They were very good helpers!

A Barn Raisin': Grandpa decided he needed a barn so that he could milk the cow after she calves in the fall. They got the corner poles and the rafters all up before we got there. Andy helped him put up the support beams, finish the roof, cut and put up the support poles for the overhang. They worked hard and it was looking really good when we left.

They had to clear some brush away from the barn so they could get the tractor in there to drill the holes for the cedar poles to support the over hang.

Bucky, Andy and Grandpa taking a breather and having a planning cession.

The tin before it was nailed down.

Finishing off the roof.

Preparing the holes for the cedar poles.

The cedar pole was a little long and needed to be cut to size.

Hummm...

Filling in the hole to sturdy the pole.

Getting the ridge caps ready.

All the support poles finished!

Finishing the ridge caps.

The Grand kids: We were able to get a picture of all the grand kids while we were there. I don't know if anyone got a picture with all the kids looking and smiling, but it was fun to try!

All the parents making noise and faces to get the kids attention.

Back row:Cannon, Atlas, Hunter

3rd row: Macy, Calais, Brylee and Xane

2nd Row: Locke, Guard, Bradley and Daniel

Front Row: Verin and Kael

Grandpa's 60th Birthday: We made the trip to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. He didn't know that we were coming. It was great to see everyone. It had been just over a year since we had seen them all last. The party was fun, the food great, and the company even better! Happy Birthday Grandpa!!

They decorated with pictures of Grandpa from different time in his life. It was really fun to see all the pictures. They invited lots of people from the area and their ward. I think they all enjoyed seeing the pictures and remembering the old days.

This on the airplane on our way to Texas. It was so early! Our flight left Sacramento at 6 am!!! I couldn't believe the boys were so wide a wake. They were really excited to fly on the big airplane. As we were taking off Bradley turned to Andy and said, "I love to fly!" They did great on the flight. Bradley did have to use the bathroom 3 times in just under 3 hours. I think he really liked the restroom on board! :)

Aug. 8-18, 2009

Official Announcement

Bradley enjoys being our official announcer! It's a ...

Utah Videos

This video is from the Ute Stampede Rodeo. I went every year growing up and can't hardly stand to miss the rodeo now. I didn't get any pictures that night, but I did get this video. The first part is the best, the rest is just people cheering. Hope you enjoy!

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This video is from the fish hatchery. Our guide let the kids feed some of the bigger fish. They all really enjoyed it and we had a hard time getting them to stop feeding the fish!

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This last video is Daniel and Abby doing ring-around-the-rosies. I love how Abby has to fall on top of Daniel. At least it wasn't the other way around!