A day on the lake

Some friends of ours bought a really nice boat, and they have been gracious enough to take us out to the lake a couple of times this year. The kids love it, and we love being on the water too.
Payton wasn't quite so sure about his tube ride, he cried through it as a matter of fact, but Jenna loved it. Aaron jumped off toward the end, and told her that he fell off and that she was so strong that she still held on.
A blurry picture of Jenna tubing by herself
It's hard work but somebody has to do it!!

The newest edition to our family

When we moved into our house there were three resident farm cats. They have sense multiplied. This proud momma cat had 7 Kittens. And they live under our back door steps. The cat above I named black beard. He has a black spot on his nose, and his hole chin is black. He is also one of the most friendly kitties. Jenna is tickled pink, and Payton is just happy to have something else to pester.

Adventure in babysitting

Aaron and I went out to see the new Batman movie, and Aaron's sister Emillie came over and watched our kids. When the parents are away the children will play. They splashed through mud puddles, had flying lessons, and never missed us at all.

potty training cowboy

Payton is a true farm boy at heart, and he loves his new cowboy hat, and cowboy boots that grammy, and kristi got him for his b-day. He even wears them when he has nothing else on!!

The ZOO and COUSINS too

The zoo had a small tide pool full of star fish and other sea life that the kids could pet. Payton touched one thing and then he was done but the other kids liked it.
Jenna's favorite part was the Baluga (sp?) whales. They were swimming in circles and rubbing their tummies on the glass.

Our baby birds Jenna, Isaac, Payton, and Caleb
They had a play area just for little kids. Good thing we brought spare clothes!

The ZOO continued

We went to the point defience zoo in tacoma with my brother and his family. His two boys are the same age as Jenna and Payton and they get along great! We had a blast, and the kids loved all the animals.
They were feeding the polar bears when we were there. They were eating melons, kiwi, and other fruits, and were very active. My nephew Isaac has a stuffed polar bear, and he kekpt calling them his bears. It was too cute:)

up close and personal with a polar bear
Here we are at the end of the day after we ate our ice cream

4TH OF JULY

We lit off fireworks on the 3rd because i had to work on the 4th. We went to Rick and Kerry Booths house and celebrated with Tyson and Stephanie and their boys Joshua and Chase. The kids had a blast!! Although Payton got scared and hid under his blankie.

squirt guns

Payton loves squirt guns, and he has figured out how to fill up his own squirt gun in the bathroom sink. It is cute, but it leaves a huge mess in the bathroom, and then he chases his sister making her scream while he squirts her. Boys are so much fun!! :) Poor Jenna