Tri City Nursery

Bridger helping us pick out two nice Peach Trees and one great Apricot Tree for Daddy.  As a bonus, he got to ride on the cart!

Heath time on a Solar Eclipse Sunday afternoon...

I look forward to the Sunday's we spend time at "Gramma Cynthia's" and "Grampa John's" house.  It's so nice outside and very relaxing.  We love when "Grampa John" builds a fire and brings out the marshmallows!  And Dan loves playing Frisbee with Jenny.

 Bridger says, "Yep... cool it down Grampa!"

 "Is it still hot?"

 "Yeah... you hold it and I'll just eat it!"

 It's a bird... it's a plane... it's a Frisbee!

This night was also the evening of the Solar Eclipse!  We wore John's welding masks to see it.  I attempted to take a picture with my phone thru the hood... and this is what I got.  Kinda just looks like the sun but it was a lot niftier looking than that.

Bridger's writing!

Well look at that!  He wrote his letter "B".  He's getting to be so big and smart!

Layla

Someone should tell her she isn't a cat.  However, I'm not one to crush dreams.

Lily at the Dentist

She was just getting some sealants done... but they gave her laughing gas anyway.  She kept saying, "My hands are tingly!"  Dr. Brett and Ashley took very good care of her.

Lily made her own paper doll!

Can you guess which princess she made??

Rapunzel Rapunzel... let down your... uhh.. White Receipt Roll Hair...
My little Lily is so creative!

Two Comfy Peas in a Pod

They're so much alike it's kind of creepy...

 ... and super adorable!

Dan and his remote control car

Dan got this remote control car from his brother Chris.  He LOVES it!  He's like a little boy about it... Hahaha... The only unfortunate thing is that the battery dies really fast on it.  We'll have to fix that.  These are some pictures of him and Bridger playing with it one Sunday afternoon.

Really??

I just had a sweet conversation with someone on the phone from the State of Utah... I said, "I just don't understand how someone that is trying so hard to better their life by working and going to school, raise a family, are US citizens and have a perfect legal record can't get any help at all with any kind of medical coverage.  Neither one of our employers offer it so we pay A LOT of money every month to a Health Insurance Company that hardly covers ANYTHING."  She then said, "Well, welcome to the United States of America!  People who work hard don't get any help... That's just how it is."  Legit conversation.  I am blown away.  Too bad I can't move to another country and become an illegal alien and have all the hard working citizens there take care of me and my family... oh wait... I already live in that country.  This BLOWS.  No wonder this country is so messed up financially.

Old MacDonald

So today on the way to taking Bridger to school we passed by our local McDonalds.  He said, "Hey Mommy... can we go there?"  I said, "Not today but, maybe another day."  Then he kind of smiled and sang... "Old MacDonald had some food... yummy yummy yummy..."  I laughed so hard and he just giggled knowing how cute he is.

Lily's Baptism

Some pictures from Lily's Baptism... such a great day!

 

Flowers

  The front flower bed is sure coming along nicely thanks to my awesome gardener!  Way to go Bridger boy!

New Sand Box!!!

So for Bridger's 3rd birthday Dan's parents John and Cynthia (and Aunt Jenny) gave him a bunch of sand toys along with... A NEW SAND BOX!!  John just finished it and installed it a few days ago.  They spend hours and hours in it!  Bridger and Lily both LOVE it!  I really hate all the sand they bring into the house, but honestly I really just need to let it go.  The happy face and smile they have... the hours spent in the good out door air and bright sunshine... makes it ALL worth it.  I have no problem sweeping the house up every day because they enjoy it SO much.  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

 Cutest little feet ever!

 Silly faces!

Just a cute doggy watching the other kiddos play!

  So many more fun hours in the sand box to come!

Let's see if I can get this updated once a week or so!

  So Lily decided that she finally wants to learn how to ride a bike.  We have had a bike for her since she was 2 (with training wheels) and every Spring/Summer she is so determined to get on and ride.  So, we buy her a new helmet (sometimes a new bike) and get her out on the sidewalk.  Every year, she gets so excited and does so good for about 2 feet or so and then... she tips.  It's kind of similar to cow tipping.  Just falls right over.  No reflexes... no trying to catch herself.  Just falls.  After that... we get to wait a whole year until she is ready again.  Well, she turned 8 this year and decided it's finally time to ride. Her neighbor friend is 4 and is learning to ride a two wheeler.  Kinda hits low on the self esteem.
  Well, last week we decided to get out the old bike... just knowing that she would have the "cow tipping experience", come in crying... swear she hates bikes and will never do it again... and then we'll hang the trusty bike back up in the garage for next years attempt.
  This year was different though.  She had no fear (at least she didn't show any).  She took off!!!  Now... I  know she has training wheels on but it was so cool to see her go so fast!  She scraped her ankle but other than that did great.
  Well... little brother Bridger saw how she was riding and wanted in on the fun.  My first thought was, "Why can't we just wait until you are 8... seems like the right time considering your sibling..."  But Dan had other plans in mind.  He pulled out a bike he had been saving for Bridger for when he got older (He actually found it at the "give and take" pile at the dump!)  It looked like it was for an 8 year old!  Dan hurry and fastened some training wheels on it, lowered the seat a little and he was just a smidgen to small... Darn.  But we walked with him as it looked like he was teetering back and forth to even stay on board.  His tippy toes barely touched the pedals.  It was so sad because he wanted to ride just like sis.  We gave him a high five for effort and headed home.
  Tonight after dinner,  the kids wanted to show their Grandpa Greg and Grandma Monica how they could ride their bike.  Again... my negative side kicked in and I thought, "Man... now I have to push/pull Bridger around the block so he could feel like he was riding his bike while sister made every attempt not to crash on the way to the park.  Shoot me now."  However, the most incredible thing happened!
  Dan lowered the seat more than we thought we could, then he tipped it forward to he would stop sliding off the back and WABAM!  He fit!  I thought, "Super!  He fits!  He is 3 years old and he is on a two wheeler bike way to big for him and he has no sense of steering.  And he's 3 (which means he has so much stubborn independence he will flip if we even try to help him)"  Dan said one sentence that made me giggle.  He said, "He has a helmet.  He'll be fine."  And he did! (Remember all those helmets we kept buying Lily??  Came in pretty handy!)  Then this happened...

Really???  Yes.  Really.  First time ever riding a bike.  First time ever steering... and the boy was off!!  It is so bitter sweet...  Bitter part?  So sad that he is getting so big so fast.  Sweet part?  Hello bike rides on the trail this summer... WITHOUT pulling a trailer.  And Lily?  Lily is doing so well that she was so far ahead of us I could never catch a video!  My kids are %100 awesome!