Playing with our cousins

We have gotten together with our California cousins a couple times this last week. They have been so much fun to have around. We aren't sure what we are going to do without them when we move. We will just have to keep having fun until then.

The boys ran around the back yard and gathered all the snails they could find and put them all together in a pile so they could "be one big happy family"!
Daniel, Seth, Bradley & Jake
"Slimy Snails!"

Seth

Ben was so good to play quietly by himself in the house. He loves trains and the fact that no one was around to take them away!

Last Sunday we got together for dinner and visit. Anna had all the kids lined up for a marching band. It was really cute. Unfortunately I didn't get my camera quite fast enough.

What a cool gun!

Elyse and Eliza checking each other out.

Actually, it was more of Eliza checking Elyse and and Elyse smiling at the camera!

These girls are so much fun.

Anna & Eliza

Eliza loved playing with Anna, especially her hair!

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I tried to get the kids doing their back yard marching band. It was so cute to watch them all following Anna and "playing" their instruments. I was a little slow on the video too. By the time I got it out the show was almost over.

March 28th & April 1st

Spring has sprung...

This last weekend we had perfect spring weather. Since things were so nice Andy decided to do a little spring cleaning out side. He cleaned out all the rain gutters around the house and washed the cars as well. The boys loved riding bikes outside and helping their Dad.

One of our neighbors was kind enough to let us borrow her ladder.

Bradley was holding the ladder down and eating a Popsicle while Andy was getting the gutters over the back patio.

Eliza enjoyed the weather immensely.

She was a great supervisor! She is a pretty good task master and kept Bradley and Daddy cleaning the cars. She also inspired them to vacuum out the cars. :)

Bradley was such a good helper. He stead with Andy all day and worked really hard.

I love my clean car!!

Bradley playing with bubbles afterwards.

More bubbles...

March 27, 2010

The Last Hurrah!

Grandpa opening his present. He got a new camping stove. It is a brick oven that can hold one pot. It will go with their 72 hour kits.

Home again, home again...

On our way out of town we stopped by Grandma Marvin's one more time to visit and have lunch. The boys love Grandpa Marvin's baby goats. There isn't much cuter than a baby goat.

We drove half way and spent the night in a hotel on the way to and from Utah. On the way home our neighbors were extremely drunk and argued half the night. We were all sick and tired the next morning! Thanks Dad for the lovely picture to remind us of the whole thing!

We had a lot of fun in Utah running from one party to the next. Since we have been home for almost a week we have almost caught back up on our rest. We loved seeing all of you and hope you are all doing well. See you all again soon!

A Baby Blessing & The Planetarium

We were lucky enough to go to my sister's baby blessing for her fourth little boy. Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures of the little Man of the hour, but we did get pictures of our favorite cousins named Abby.

Eliza, Abby and Aunt Mary

Abby & Bradley

Abby is such a cutie, we wish we could steal her and keep her for ever!

Planetarium:

One day we went to the Planetarium in Salt Lake City, UT. The boys loved riding the Tracks in Salt Lake.

Daniel and Grandma with Andrew and Taylor behind them.

It was quite the adventure trying to get on and off with seven kids. They don't stop long at each stop. We almost got closed in the doors a couple of times. Great fun!

Bradley with Caden, Aunt Janna, and Abby in the background.

Here is Taylor, Andrew, Eliza, Daniel and Bradley at the Joseph Smith Building for lunch before going to the planetarium.

Bradley and Daniel at the pendulum

This was so cool! There were balls rolling, spinning, dropping, etc...

It was amazing! Daniel and Abby thought so too.

Caden and Bradley watching the balls travelling all over.

Daniel and Abby were checking to see what their weight would be on another planet.

Bradley trying his hand at being a weather man!

Bradley was a little lost on Mars

Daniel came to help him look for a way off Mars.

They were only slightly less lost on the Moon.

Daniel was exhausted after our day out. I love how he just passes out!

March 23, 2010

Work & Play at Grandma's all day...

We had lots of fun playing with cousins and working with our Dad and Grandpa. Kaleb is our newest cousin. He had an accident and needed another outfit so Eliza agreed to share with him.

Kaleb was so cute in the PJs that we decided he needed a bow to go with it.

His brother and dad didn't think it was as cute as we thought it was.

Eliza was so intrigued with Kaleb. She just studied his little face.

Daniel and Daddy mowing the dead winter grass.

The yard looked great when they were done.

The kids loved the trampoline and the sandbox. We did have a little trauma with the sandbox. Fortunately there was no permanent damage to the eyes.

Daniel was a great supervisor for his Dad and Grandpa.

My Dad designed and built this log splitter. They had a lot of "fun" splitting the logs.

They got a lot done!

They had a pretty good sized pile when they got done.

Thanks Dad for letting the boys help out!!