The Boy's First Camping Trip

The other weekend some friends of ours were going camping and my parents, sister, and the boys went up to check out the site. We are interested in finding different places that we can take the boys up to for day trips and eventually overnight. Joshua, Stella, and I stayed home and did some things around the house in preparation for the new baby. The boys were really excited about being able to go, even though they did not totally get the concept of camping. My parents said that they were not too sure about the whole camping thing, but soon they were playing around and having fun. It was overcast and the sun would peek out every once in awhile, but that did not stop my boys from playing in the water in a stream nearby. I think that they have inherited my mom's love of water. They roasted hot dogs over the camp fire and even had smores. The boys were very tired and dirty!!! My parents left around 3 or 4 in the afternoon because we had church the next day and the boys slept in the car. I am sure that we will be having more day camping trips to come!

Auntie Mar and Stella

My sister has been a great help in adjusting to having 3 kids. Stella loves to be held and my sister loves to hold and take care of her.

Auntie Mar

Auntie Mar and Kids

An Outing At The Zoo

Today we adventured out to go to one of our favorite place- the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Our season passes are almost up and we were thinking about renewing them for another year, but we weren't sure how Stella would do. She has been a very easy going baby, but we weren't sure how things would work out with a stroller, eating, and if she would sleep while we were there. Stella did perfectly and slept the whole time while we were there. There was alot of people at the zoo, but its so big that we don't have to worry about huge crowds of people. The boys love being able to go to the zoo and look at all the animals. They were able to feed the giraffe's and ride the train that was there. The nice thing is that the rides and feeding the giraffe's is not expensive. We had a great time at the zoo.

Summer Days

Yesterday was very, very hot and my mom decided to take the boys outside and let them play in the water with her. They had a great time filling our little pool and getting one another wet. Peter enjoyed himself until he got cold then he liked sitting in his chair and warming up. Paul had a great time running around and then warming up, then running around again. It was a great way of cooling off in the heat.

Playing With Blocks

My Uncle Dave sent the boys some blocks made out of foam. The boys have been having alot of fun playing with the block and the nice thing is that they won't get hurt if the blocks are thrown or if the boys fall on them. Joshua also enjoys playing with the block and building things for the boys. Here are some cute pictures of them playing with the blocks.

Our Easter

Saturday started off with us having an nice family breakfast together. Then we cleaned the kitchen before opening our Easter baskets (yes, even we adults get Easter baskets). The boys loved what we gave them and loved looking at what everyone else got as well. They had so much fun playing with their new things. We wanted to take pictures of the boys for Easter, but they were both fussy. We did our best and it helps when Joshua makes funny faces and sounds. We did get some good shots though. Joshua took them outside so that I could get caught up on a few things and my parents and sister went out yard saleing for awhile. The boys love to be able to go outside and play. It started to get cold outside, so Joshua brought the boys in and we fed them lunch. Joshua and I decided to dye Easter eggs with the boys before their naps. My parents were home then and Joshua helped Paul and my dad helped Peter. The boys loved dying eggs. It seems like each year is a new adventure where they can do more and more things themselves. Before I know it the boys will be able to do this all by themselves and won't need our help anymore. The boys took good naps and we decided to give them baths before our company came over. My mom hid eggs around the house for the boys to find when they came down from their baths. The boys really enjoyed that. We have been doing piggy banks with them during the night and when they saw the coins in the eggs they were very excited. Paul and Peter both love to put the money in their banks. We invited over a couple from church so that we could get to know them better. My mom loves playing games and so do they, we had a wonderful time and it was great to get to know them better.
Joshua was going to be playing in the orchestra at church on Sunday, so he had to leave early. My family helped me with the boys, who were alittle on the fussy side. They still are having little symptoms of the flu. We made it to church and we had a nice service. I ended up taking the boys home after the service and feeding them lunch. Soon after they went to sleep. My mom's favorite thing to say is "life is short eat dessert first." So we all ate cake while she was making the Easter lunch/dinner. After it was made, we ate at the dinning room table just relaxing. It was nice because we did not have the interruption of the boys. We did not have an evening service so we just stayed home and relaxed. After the boys woke up, we went for a walk and then they played outside, while I continued to get things done. Yes I am nesting already :). We had a wonderful Easter just relaxing and spending time as a family. We hope that you all had a wonderful Easter as well.

Family

Marlene's Birthday Party

My sister's birthday is tomorrow and since we are going to be busy at church because of our church's Christmas brunch, we thought that we would celebrate it a day early. We invited our good friend Ed over to eat dinner with us. We had such a good time and the boys love it when Ed comes over. Ed brought them a present, a drummer boy manger set, which the boys loved immediately. It was great to have Ed over and to be able to celebrate my sister's birthday together. Happy Birthday, sis!