What we've been up to June 2009 edition

Well it's been HOT HOT HOT, as Madelyn says. So we've been spending our time between the Splash Park and pool in our backyard








When its too hot, we go to the library, this is the one downtown


We go for walks and hikes in the evening


Make yummy food (this is a homemade crusty bread chili dog with garden veggies)


we forget to upload photos...
here is Madelyn on her dance rehearsal night all dolled up and I have some that I need to scan too


we have fun and tell lots of jokes! Here is Jonas doing his famous big laugh he likes so much


and I threw this one because it makes me laugh...we'll call it mini-Rayme


and Hudson, who is already crawling, showed me a new trick today...he's only 8 months!

Thought of the day....

When your first baby starts solid foods, you carefully orchestrate their first tastes and you jump every time they gag. The second child gets his first tastes from stealing Cheerios off of the first child and you've since relaxed about the gagging...it is a natural reflex afterall. You realize your third child is ready for finger foods when you catch him eating dry cat food while the other two laugh hysterically.

Camping!

We went camping at a nearby State Park for Jeremy's bike race. It was a bit of a last minute decision and we forgot a few things but overall it was a whole lot of fun!

Covered Bridge


Great weather - it was sunny and beautiful, a little sticky on Saturday but gorgeous on Sunday. We had a thunderstorm that night, and it blew through in about 10 minutes. The thunder was AWESOME. It was echoing in the valley and was one of the coolest things I've ever heard. The kids slept right through it!


Our home for the night


We're here! Ready to go camping Madelyn?


Ready Jonas???


What do you think Hudson? thumbs up!



My boys



The kids did pretty good about sleeping that night. They were a bit overexcited and fell asleep late, but they slept all night. At dusk, I saw something walking about 5 feet behind Jeremy, coming right into the camp! I thought it was a dog or a baby bear it was so big! It was the biggest raccoon I've EVER seen. Jeremy scared him off but I heard him come back in the middle of the night. We were prepared for him. I wish I would've gotten a pic tho.





Superbaby!


Jeremy had a good race and the kids and I went swimming at the pool. Other than our mattress having a hole in it and not being prepared enough with hot food to eat, we had a great time and want to do it again soon.