Showing posts with label Adrian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adrian. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
one of the reasons I love going home...
...to my in-laws' house is that their little farm is so beautiful! It is just so pleasant to be there. James especially had a grand time playing outside on the big lawn with the dogs "Da-Do" (Shadow - he also calls her "Do-Do") and "Ka" (Jack). Here are some pictures of James enjoying the beautiful outdoors, and then some pretty pictures we took with our camera. What a gorgeous place to live!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Ho ho ho!
On Sunday we went to the Adrian City (is Adrian a city? or a town? hmm, good question...) Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Santa arrived on a fire truck (unfortunately we missed that part, maybe James would have enjoyed that...) It was really cold and we didn't stay too long, but we were excited for James to be able to sit on Santa's lap for the very first time! So there I was, camera in hand, and Jonathan carried James up to see Santa. Before Jonathan even set the little man on the BIG man's lap, James FLIPPED out and just started crying! It was pretty sad. So he didn't really sit on his lap, but Santa did give him a candy cane, which James didn't even notice because he was just too sad and cuddling with his mommy. Needless to say, we left after that.
The next day (yesterday) we stopped at Grandy's office on the way to run some errands, and there was a man there who was a friend of Grandy's. He introduced us, and we were all standing around talking for a few minutes. Then somebody looked at James and realized that he was just STARING at the man, he would not take his eyes off of him. And he looked nervous. He was very unsure about this strange man. And then we realized - this man was an older gentleman, had a slightly larger belly, had white hair and a white beard! James thought this guy was Santa! Poor kid. :( I'm sure by next year he'll just love Santa!
We've been having fun getting ready for Christmas and doing a little shopping. Friday was Jonathan's day off and so we spent the day together doing some Christmas shopping. James went CRAZY at Walmart when he saw all the toys - he pointed at everything and said "da! da! da!!" What a cute kid. I am pretty sure that this is the last year we'll buy his presents for him while he's with us.
We're doing really well. Still searching for a better job. Jonathan is working so hard at his job and at job searching - he is such a great guy! James is walking all over the place and is having fun with his aunts and uncles who are home for Christmas (well, some are home, and more are coming in a few days)! We feel really good about things and know something good will come up soon!
The next day (yesterday) we stopped at Grandy's office on the way to run some errands, and there was a man there who was a friend of Grandy's. He introduced us, and we were all standing around talking for a few minutes. Then somebody looked at James and realized that he was just STARING at the man, he would not take his eyes off of him. And he looked nervous. He was very unsure about this strange man. And then we realized - this man was an older gentleman, had a slightly larger belly, had white hair and a white beard! James thought this guy was Santa! Poor kid. :( I'm sure by next year he'll just love Santa!
We've been having fun getting ready for Christmas and doing a little shopping. Friday was Jonathan's day off and so we spent the day together doing some Christmas shopping. James went CRAZY at Walmart when he saw all the toys - he pointed at everything and said "da! da! da!!" What a cute kid. I am pretty sure that this is the last year we'll buy his presents for him while he's with us.
We're doing really well. Still searching for a better job. Jonathan is working so hard at his job and at job searching - he is such a great guy! James is walking all over the place and is having fun with his aunts and uncles who are home for Christmas (well, some are home, and more are coming in a few days)! We feel really good about things and know something good will come up soon!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Updates
My family will be very happy to know that I finally posted a couple of pictures of our boy! It has been tricky without high speed internet, because I have a lot of cute pictures I have been wanting to put up!
We are doing well and have a few updates. As you probably know, Jonathan had to quit his job (see previous post) and has been job searching in the Boise area, and we are staying with his family in Adrian, Oregon. It has been a bit frustrating and we have been applying to jobs and sending in resumes like crazy. Well, he did find a job! We were way excited, obviously, however it doesn't pay nearly enough. We knew that it probably wouldn't pay quite as much as we wanted when we applied (it is one of those "depends on experience" things), but we had our hopes that he had enough relevant experience for us to at least be able to scrape by with it. It is a job in an optometry office (ironic) and it is mainly a sales job (selling glasses), but since there are only three people who work there (including the optometrist) he will be doing all sorts of things, including probably making the glasses, which is way cool! We also thought that since that is the case, he would probably get paid an ok amount, since opticians, we have heard, make pretty good money. Well, like I said, he got the job, but he was only offered the BARE MINIMUM amount that was listed. Jonathan was able to talk him up a little, but only 50 cents higher. When Jonathan called me and told me that he got the job, I said "Yay!!" and then when I asked how much they would pay him, he said "you don't wanna know." My husband knows me all too well. :) But, any job is better than no job, so of course we took it.
He had his first day today and really enjoyed it. It is a bummer that the pay is so low - it is definitely enough to pay all our bills right now, but definitely not enough to pay rent. And we are so dying to get into our own place and figure things out. So, he is working there as of today, and we are continuing our search/hoping he'll bring in TONS of revenue for the company and get like a five or six dollar raise. Hey, it could happen, right? :) Anyway, we are really grateful that he at least has A JOB right now.
I have lots of fun pictures of a fun little spontaneous "photo shoot" we had the other day down the road in a pretty little area with some pretty leaves. I actually got a couple of the pictures to load, and will definitely load more later. Isn't he just the sweetest boy? Like my Dad always says, "he's a dandy!"
James is growing like a weed. His favorite thing lately is to look out the window to try and see the dogs and the cats. He gets SO EXCITED when he sees them! He is a great waver and will wave on cue whenever we say "bye bye." Today he was "talking" to my Mom on the phone (aka listening to my Mom talk to him!) and he waved "to" her, it was adorable.
He is my little buddy, and I actually think that in some ways he is a little miniature me! He has this new smile where he smiles so big and squints his eyes shut - which is exactly the way I used to smile when I was little (except my face was a bit more chubby!) I wish I had a picture of me to put next to this one so you could see the comparison!
My parents tell me that when I was little, at mealtime after awhile I would just kind of sit there, not eating much, until they tried to get me out of the high chair - then I would start shoving food in my mouth like crazy! James often does the exact same thing! Just when I think he's all done, I try to take the food away and he just wants more!
Another thing I did when I was little (and I actually have a memory of this) - when I was taking a bath I couldn't STAND for there to be dirt in the bathtub. I would FREAK out and yell "DIRT! DIRT!"and my parents would scoop out the dirt. (Makes me sound like a clean freak or something, but that is totally not the case, anyone who knows me well can attest to that!) Well, the other day I was giving James a bath and he was sitting there playing, when he all of a sudden stopped what he was doing and looked into the water. He found a little speck of dirt and pointed at it! I just had to chuckle to myself.
The other day I went and visited our cute friend Karli, who is in Jonathan's parents' ward. She was so sweet and uploaded some digital scrapbooking software on my computer for me and showed me how to get started. It is SO much fun, I am totally hooked and have already made like 15 or 20 pages. Thanks so much, Karli! Our little boys are close in age and played so cute while we did the computer stuff.
In other news, my best friend Janina had her baby this past week!!! I'm not going to give any of the stats or info, because I know she'll want to tell everyone on her own blog and stuff, but I just can't contain my excitement for her ANY longer and just HAD to say something about it! :) I talked to her on the phone today and it was so much fun. Love you, Janina!
So, all in all we are doing well. :) This has been quite the interesting couple of months for our little family and I have to say that I definitely have learned a bit about faith and relying on the Lord. It is hard sometimes but I know that things will work out somehow. I've been reading the conference talks and they help SO much! I just love Elder Perry's talk and it has actually helped me a lot. I just love this part -
Those of us who have been around a while—and Elder Wirthlin and I have been around for a long time—have recognized certain patterns in life’s test. There are cycles of good and bad times, ups and downs, periods of joy and sadness, and times of plenty as well as scarcity. When our lives turn in an unanticipated and undesirable direction, sometimes we experience stress and anxiety. One of the challenges of this mortal experience is to not allow the stresses and strains of life to get the better of us—to endure the varied seasons of life while remaining positive, even optimistic. Perhaps when difficulties and challenges strike, we should have these hopeful words of Robert Browning etched in our minds: “The best is yet to be” (“Rabbi Ben Ezra,” in Charles W. Eliot, ed., The Harvard Classics, 50 vols. [1909–10], 42:1103). We can’t predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond the shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come.
We are doing well and have a few updates. As you probably know, Jonathan had to quit his job (see previous post) and has been job searching in the Boise area, and we are staying with his family in Adrian, Oregon. It has been a bit frustrating and we have been applying to jobs and sending in resumes like crazy. Well, he did find a job! We were way excited, obviously, however it doesn't pay nearly enough. We knew that it probably wouldn't pay quite as much as we wanted when we applied (it is one of those "depends on experience" things), but we had our hopes that he had enough relevant experience for us to at least be able to scrape by with it. It is a job in an optometry office (ironic) and it is mainly a sales job (selling glasses), but since there are only three people who work there (including the optometrist) he will be doing all sorts of things, including probably making the glasses, which is way cool! We also thought that since that is the case, he would probably get paid an ok amount, since opticians, we have heard, make pretty good money. Well, like I said, he got the job, but he was only offered the BARE MINIMUM amount that was listed. Jonathan was able to talk him up a little, but only 50 cents higher. When Jonathan called me and told me that he got the job, I said "Yay!!" and then when I asked how much they would pay him, he said "you don't wanna know." My husband knows me all too well. :) But, any job is better than no job, so of course we took it.
He had his first day today and really enjoyed it. It is a bummer that the pay is so low - it is definitely enough to pay all our bills right now, but definitely not enough to pay rent. And we are so dying to get into our own place and figure things out. So, he is working there as of today, and we are continuing our search/hoping he'll bring in TONS of revenue for the company and get like a five or six dollar raise. Hey, it could happen, right? :) Anyway, we are really grateful that he at least has A JOB right now.
I have lots of fun pictures of a fun little spontaneous "photo shoot" we had the other day down the road in a pretty little area with some pretty leaves. I actually got a couple of the pictures to load, and will definitely load more later. Isn't he just the sweetest boy? Like my Dad always says, "he's a dandy!"
James is growing like a weed. His favorite thing lately is to look out the window to try and see the dogs and the cats. He gets SO EXCITED when he sees them! He is a great waver and will wave on cue whenever we say "bye bye." Today he was "talking" to my Mom on the phone (aka listening to my Mom talk to him!) and he waved "to" her, it was adorable.
He is my little buddy, and I actually think that in some ways he is a little miniature me! He has this new smile where he smiles so big and squints his eyes shut - which is exactly the way I used to smile when I was little (except my face was a bit more chubby!) I wish I had a picture of me to put next to this one so you could see the comparison!
My parents tell me that when I was little, at mealtime after awhile I would just kind of sit there, not eating much, until they tried to get me out of the high chair - then I would start shoving food in my mouth like crazy! James often does the exact same thing! Just when I think he's all done, I try to take the food away and he just wants more!
Another thing I did when I was little (and I actually have a memory of this) - when I was taking a bath I couldn't STAND for there to be dirt in the bathtub. I would FREAK out and yell "DIRT! DIRT!"and my parents would scoop out the dirt. (Makes me sound like a clean freak or something, but that is totally not the case, anyone who knows me well can attest to that!) Well, the other day I was giving James a bath and he was sitting there playing, when he all of a sudden stopped what he was doing and looked into the water. He found a little speck of dirt and pointed at it! I just had to chuckle to myself.
The other day I went and visited our cute friend Karli, who is in Jonathan's parents' ward. She was so sweet and uploaded some digital scrapbooking software on my computer for me and showed me how to get started. It is SO much fun, I am totally hooked and have already made like 15 or 20 pages. Thanks so much, Karli! Our little boys are close in age and played so cute while we did the computer stuff.
In other news, my best friend Janina had her baby this past week!!! I'm not going to give any of the stats or info, because I know she'll want to tell everyone on her own blog and stuff, but I just can't contain my excitement for her ANY longer and just HAD to say something about it! :) I talked to her on the phone today and it was so much fun. Love you, Janina!
So, all in all we are doing well. :) This has been quite the interesting couple of months for our little family and I have to say that I definitely have learned a bit about faith and relying on the Lord. It is hard sometimes but I know that things will work out somehow. I've been reading the conference talks and they help SO much! I just love Elder Perry's talk and it has actually helped me a lot. I just love this part -
Those of us who have been around a while—and Elder Wirthlin and I have been around for a long time—have recognized certain patterns in life’s test. There are cycles of good and bad times, ups and downs, periods of joy and sadness, and times of plenty as well as scarcity. When our lives turn in an unanticipated and undesirable direction, sometimes we experience stress and anxiety. One of the challenges of this mortal experience is to not allow the stresses and strains of life to get the better of us—to endure the varied seasons of life while remaining positive, even optimistic. Perhaps when difficulties and challenges strike, we should have these hopeful words of Robert Browning etched in our minds: “The best is yet to be” (“Rabbi Ben Ezra,” in Charles W. Eliot, ed., The Harvard Classics, 50 vols. [1909–10], 42:1103). We can’t predict all the struggles and storms in life, not even the ones just around the next corner, but as persons of faith and hope, we know beyond the shadow of any doubt that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true and the best is yet to come.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A Wonderful Weekend in Oregon
Two weekends ago we took a fun trip up to Oregon and visited Jonathan's family. We had such a wonderful time, I love being there with them at their house and it is so relaxing (despite all the work we do while home :)) to be away from the city. I have been meaning to put these up for awhile now, so here you have it - a big long post with lots and lots of pictures. Hope you enjoy!
Here is the boy in his car seat. This was probably like midnight on Thursday night, stopped at some random gas station in Idaho. As you can see, James did so well in the car and was such a happy boy.
We totally meant to leave a lot earlier, but it always seems to take much longer to get ready (especially with a baby) than we plan on. Oh well, we had fun anyway, we left around 7 or 7:30, picked up some *yummy* breakfast burritos for dinner (from Albertos - they have THE best breakfast burritos!) and then got on the road. We finally got to Jonathan's parents' house around 2 in the morning!
So the reason we went in the first place was that Jonathan had some job interviews in Boise (Did I ever mention we're moving to Boise? Well, we are, and we are totally excited and we hope everything will work out soon so we can move up there before the weather gets bad.) So, here is my handsome hubby looking all nice for his job interviews.
Here are my two handsome boys -
Here is a pretty picture of my in-laws' farm - I LOVE going there so much (minus the bad allergies) and it is so pretty in the fall.
We had a lot of fun hanging out with just Mom and Dad and Jonathan's youngest siblings - usually when we're there a lot of the other siblings are home, but this time we just got to spend some fun one-on-one time with Rebecca, Anna and Spencer. I love these guys, they are hilarious and so sweet and fun to be with. Here is a picture of Rebecca playing the guitar.
James is one lucky boy to have so many aunts and uncles - here he is with Uncle Spencer. By the way, I just want to say that Spencer is awesome, he is such a great guy and I cannot believe how TALL he is getting and how much he is growing up. He was WAY shorter when I met the family 3 1/2 years ago...
While we were home we helped paint the outside of the house and stain the deck - it looks so good! We had a fun time and listened to music on my ihome while we painted. By the way, I have to say that I love how it is fall and is getting cooler outside - fall is the BEST season, I love it! Here are Spencer, Rebecca, and Anna working on the deck.
Jonathan's Mom painting the house. She is the greatest, I just love her so much - she is so much fun to be around.
Cute Anna
Definitely a Boster boy . . . definitely.
Me and Jonathan
Here I am in all my loveliness, in my awesome work clothes and wispy, weird hair. Gotta love it.
We found some new little kittens --- and I have to admit (I am NOT a fan of cats, at ALL) --- they were pretty darn cute. Too bad a couple of them died...
We had to run into town (which in this case was Nyssa, Oregon) to get a battery recharged, and unfortunately also to get our car looked at, which was making an AWFUL noise (it didn't sound that bad before we left Salt Lake, I promise!) so we hung out at Jonathan's Dad's office for a little while. James had lots of fun exploring and playing with toys while Jonathan and I watched an episode of Lost on the computer (side note - after much trying, my family finally got us to watch Lost and we LOVE it!). It turned out that we needed a new drive axle (sounds pretty important...luckily it wasn't TOO expensive, since we recently bought all new tires for our car...we weren't really in the mood to spend too much money...) and we had to stay an extra day in Oregon - which was actually so much fun! It's always nice to extend your vacation :) Anyway, here is a picture of James hanging out at Grandy's office.
Church was fun, it was the Primary program in their ward that day and that is always entertaining, right? Well James was pretty darn fussy (you gotta love church right during nap time) and would not stay still and quiet at all during the meeting, except when the little kids sang. The sister who was leading the music was sitting a couple of rows behind us and would stand in the aisle to conduct - whenever she started conducting James would stand backwards on the bench and just WATCH her, mesmerized. And then he started conducting with his little arms - it was the funniest/cutest thing. We were so glad whenever the primary kids started singing because we knew he would be quiet for at least a minute or two!
We got to visit a little with our friend Karli and took some cute pictures of Karli's little boy Grayson and James. These boys are about a month apart and they are both growing up so fast!
The drive home on Monday was pretty uneventful, except that at the very beginning James was NOT a happy camper. We were barely getting out of Boise (only about 40 minutes away from the Bosters' house, so we had a LONG way to go...) and he was just screaming and throwing a tantrum in his car seat. We wanted to get on the road and for some reason or another were not in the greatest of moods, so it was quite the experience. We pulled over at a rest stop and the second we got the little guy out of his seat he was happy as a clam (why are clams so happy?). He was so proud of himself for crying hard enough that the parentals gave him his way. It was pretty funny, but cute nonetheless - this boy is impossible to be mad at, he just flashes those cute little pearly whites with the little gap in between and you melt. So we decided we should probably feed him. I, however, couldn't find any bibs and Jonathan was busy washing the windows of the car (he worked as a window washer for like three years - he can't stand it when they are dirty, and he takes pride and much care and time in getting every little bug off) - so I decided to just try holding him on my lap and feeding him with no bib or protection for my white shirt. It didn't work out so well, and I ended up with squash on my shirt, but it sure made for a funny memory.
Then James wanted a turn driving the car like Daddy, so we let him play for a little while before getting back on the road. I absolutely love this picture. Although you can't see his little smile, you can totally tell he is enjoying himself by the look in his eye. I guess he felt all-powerful while at the wheel of such a big car.
Here is the boy in his car seat. This was probably like midnight on Thursday night, stopped at some random gas station in Idaho. As you can see, James did so well in the car and was such a happy boy.
We totally meant to leave a lot earlier, but it always seems to take much longer to get ready (especially with a baby) than we plan on. Oh well, we had fun anyway, we left around 7 or 7:30, picked up some *yummy* breakfast burritos for dinner (from Albertos - they have THE best breakfast burritos!) and then got on the road. We finally got to Jonathan's parents' house around 2 in the morning!
So the reason we went in the first place was that Jonathan had some job interviews in Boise (Did I ever mention we're moving to Boise? Well, we are, and we are totally excited and we hope everything will work out soon so we can move up there before the weather gets bad.) So, here is my handsome hubby looking all nice for his job interviews.
Here are my two handsome boys -
Here is a pretty picture of my in-laws' farm - I LOVE going there so much (minus the bad allergies) and it is so pretty in the fall.
We had a lot of fun hanging out with just Mom and Dad and Jonathan's youngest siblings - usually when we're there a lot of the other siblings are home, but this time we just got to spend some fun one-on-one time with Rebecca, Anna and Spencer. I love these guys, they are hilarious and so sweet and fun to be with. Here is a picture of Rebecca playing the guitar.
James is one lucky boy to have so many aunts and uncles - here he is with Uncle Spencer. By the way, I just want to say that Spencer is awesome, he is such a great guy and I cannot believe how TALL he is getting and how much he is growing up. He was WAY shorter when I met the family 3 1/2 years ago...
While we were home we helped paint the outside of the house and stain the deck - it looks so good! We had a fun time and listened to music on my ihome while we painted. By the way, I have to say that I love how it is fall and is getting cooler outside - fall is the BEST season, I love it! Here are Spencer, Rebecca, and Anna working on the deck.
Jonathan's Mom painting the house. She is the greatest, I just love her so much - she is so much fun to be around.
Cute Anna
Definitely a Boster boy . . . definitely.
Me and Jonathan
Here I am in all my loveliness, in my awesome work clothes and wispy, weird hair. Gotta love it.
We found some new little kittens --- and I have to admit (I am NOT a fan of cats, at ALL) --- they were pretty darn cute. Too bad a couple of them died...
We had to run into town (which in this case was Nyssa, Oregon) to get a battery recharged, and unfortunately also to get our car looked at, which was making an AWFUL noise (it didn't sound that bad before we left Salt Lake, I promise!) so we hung out at Jonathan's Dad's office for a little while. James had lots of fun exploring and playing with toys while Jonathan and I watched an episode of Lost on the computer (side note - after much trying, my family finally got us to watch Lost and we LOVE it!). It turned out that we needed a new drive axle (sounds pretty important...luckily it wasn't TOO expensive, since we recently bought all new tires for our car...we weren't really in the mood to spend too much money...) and we had to stay an extra day in Oregon - which was actually so much fun! It's always nice to extend your vacation :) Anyway, here is a picture of James hanging out at Grandy's office.
Church was fun, it was the Primary program in their ward that day and that is always entertaining, right? Well James was pretty darn fussy (you gotta love church right during nap time) and would not stay still and quiet at all during the meeting, except when the little kids sang. The sister who was leading the music was sitting a couple of rows behind us and would stand in the aisle to conduct - whenever she started conducting James would stand backwards on the bench and just WATCH her, mesmerized. And then he started conducting with his little arms - it was the funniest/cutest thing. We were so glad whenever the primary kids started singing because we knew he would be quiet for at least a minute or two!
We got to visit a little with our friend Karli and took some cute pictures of Karli's little boy Grayson and James. These boys are about a month apart and they are both growing up so fast!
The drive home on Monday was pretty uneventful, except that at the very beginning James was NOT a happy camper. We were barely getting out of Boise (only about 40 minutes away from the Bosters' house, so we had a LONG way to go...) and he was just screaming and throwing a tantrum in his car seat. We wanted to get on the road and for some reason or another were not in the greatest of moods, so it was quite the experience. We pulled over at a rest stop and the second we got the little guy out of his seat he was happy as a clam (why are clams so happy?). He was so proud of himself for crying hard enough that the parentals gave him his way. It was pretty funny, but cute nonetheless - this boy is impossible to be mad at, he just flashes those cute little pearly whites with the little gap in between and you melt. So we decided we should probably feed him. I, however, couldn't find any bibs and Jonathan was busy washing the windows of the car (he worked as a window washer for like three years - he can't stand it when they are dirty, and he takes pride and much care and time in getting every little bug off) - so I decided to just try holding him on my lap and feeding him with no bib or protection for my white shirt. It didn't work out so well, and I ended up with squash on my shirt, but it sure made for a funny memory.
Then James wanted a turn driving the car like Daddy, so we let him play for a little while before getting back on the road. I absolutely love this picture. Although you can't see his little smile, you can totally tell he is enjoying himself by the look in his eye. I guess he felt all-powerful while at the wheel of such a big car.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
fun at the farm
Here are some more fun pictures from our trip home to Oregon last month. The first few days we were there we had some really good weather and enjoyed spending time outside. Of course, it wouldn't be a trip home without some hard work...so here is the fam out changing water...
Jonathan and Mom working hard!
Benjamin in the pasture
It was a beautiful evening!
James and Mommy
I had to put this one in, you've gotta love the little board shorts. James and his Grandy had lots of fun playing together!
Jeff, Lily and Jack hanging out on the lawn
James going for a ride on his Daddy's shoulders
It was really hot one day, so we decided to run through the sprinklers! It was James' first experience with sprinklers, and he wasn't so sure about it - but doesn't he look so cute in his little swim suit and hat?
James and Daddy
The whole fam, running through the sprinklers
Cousin Lily had a few issues with her pants ... sorry, couldn't resist putting this one up!
Grandy took the kids on some wagon rides with the lawn mower - what a fun Grandpa! This brought back memories of being at my great-aunt and uncle's farm in Idaho, and my great-uncle Angus taking the kids on wagon rides with the tractor. :)
Lily, Hannah and Benjamin in the wagon
The guys out in the pasture, shooting clay pigeons
Our little family!
Jonathan and Mom working hard!
Benjamin in the pasture
It was a beautiful evening!
James and Mommy
I had to put this one in, you've gotta love the little board shorts. James and his Grandy had lots of fun playing together!
Jeff, Lily and Jack hanging out on the lawn
James going for a ride on his Daddy's shouldersI couldn't resist putting a few of these pictures of James up...he is just too darn cute!
It was really hot one day, so we decided to run through the sprinklers! It was James' first experience with sprinklers, and he wasn't so sure about it - but doesn't he look so cute in his little swim suit and hat?
James and Daddy
The whole fam, running through the sprinklers
Cousin Lily had a few issues with her pants ... sorry, couldn't resist putting this one up!
Grandy took the kids on some wagon rides with the lawn mower - what a fun Grandpa! This brought back memories of being at my great-aunt and uncle's farm in Idaho, and my great-uncle Angus taking the kids on wagon rides with the tractor. :)
Lily, Hannah and Benjamin in the wagon
The guys out in the pasture, shooting clay pigeons
Our little family!
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