the life

we are living the summer dream. 
"the life"
we are eating up all of the sun and enjoying our time at the swimming pool. 
(almost everyday)
the summer dream I tell you!

Thomas is a lounger.  he dips in and then has to grab a snack.  then he dips in again and shows everyone that he can touch the bottom of the hot tub and then has to dry off.  then he borrows a tortiddo (torpedo) from some friends.  then he opens the gate for someone else. then he needs a drink.  then he walks along the edge of the hot tub.  then he lounges on his tube.  then he might "go under" up to his mouth so he can blow some bubbles.  then he is bugged because somebody splashed him.  then he wipes his face off and warms up on the lounge chair. then he borrows someones life jacket and swims out and back and needs it taken off immediately and the whole process starts over with an occasion bathroom break in there.   i wouldn't say that he loves the water.  just his friends, the atmosphere, his spiderman goggles and the experience.  there is no rushing the boy.  it is all on his own time.  and we celebrate the small milestones.  such as touching the bottom of the hot tub and blowing bubbles.  and each day hope for a little more progress.  silly silly boy.

Lewis on the other hand loves the water.  he already thinks he should be swimming on his own.  he is constantly wiggling away from you to get in further.  he will sit in his floaty for a few minutes and then decides to drink the water and tries to climb out so i usually end up holding him.  he will splash and doesn't care if others splash him.  he is my wild child for sure.  love it. 

After swimming.  we dry off outside while eating popsicles which may make jumping into the freezing cold pool worth it.  they both agree. 

200 and The Angel

Yesterday we ventured out in the rain and wind to the "big" town of Brigham City.
ok ok it isn't very big but it had something BIG going on yesterday.

There is a new LDS temple being built there and yesterday they were placing the Angel Moroni on the top.
So exciting.  5 years ago I  missed my economics class on a Thursday morning and stood with Daniel and my siblings in the wind and rain and watched them place the Angel Moroni on top of the Rexburg Temple.  Although it was a much colder day, the feelings were similar.  
We showed up with tons of other excited observers as the rain poured down.  They all remembered their umbrellas.  What were we thinking?

After waiting and waiting and waiting.  And watching the crane go up and down, up and down.  We saw that they undid the crane from the Angel and word spread.  It was cancelled because of the wind until further notice.  It was pretty disappointing.

It helped to pass the time having spiderman make a special appearance on the big day.  He genuinely believes he is spiderman with these goggles on and I LOVE IT.  

Fortunately after going to get gas, and dropping the boys off at Big D's work so he could take them for the afternoon while I attended a funeral, and of course a little stop at our favorite play place the boys were able to see them screwing in the Angel on their way back home.   



*Also today is a very big day for my lovely little blog.  This is my 200th post in 3 years.  Daniel started the blog for me 3 years ago thinking it would be a good creative outlet.  At first I wasn't so sure about the whole thing.  But, I tried to embrace my inner journaling self and this is what I came up with.  Hope you enjoy it and plan on sticking around for 200 more posts!

 

Gentle Reminders

Occasionally I get caught up in my busy happy life.  (check previous post)
Occasionally it takes a gentle reminder to slow me down.   
To slow me down enough to remember to pray for thanks.
To slow me down enough to remember to love and show it.
To slow me down enough to become the person I need to be.
I wish that I did this all on my own.  I wish that I didn't need reminders.  But, I am only human and so I will take the reminders and learn from them. 
Learn to serve more.
Learn to laugh more.
Learn to hug and kiss more.
Learn to appreciate more.
Learn to dance more.
Learn to balance and use my time wisely.
Learn to be... something that is going to be a life long process.

Learn to enjoy all of the moments in life before they pass me by.

Like capturing moments of Lewis climbing everything in sight.  Seriously when did he get big enough to do that?

Like watching these two learn to play together and be brothers.  Something that I hope they can enjoy and cherish. 

Like playing with these two at the splash park and learning about their very different personalities.  Thomas is much more timid and only does things on his time. He needs a little encouragement but will not be forced.  Lewis is more brave and content just hanging out.  He is easily entertained and didn't mind just looking at the water come out. 

Like spending time as a family at the cabin.  Taking hikes, roasting hot dogs and mallows, and riding in the back of grandpas trusty blue truck. 

happenings and such

we have been busy.
the good kind of busy.
summer sun kind of busy.
i am afraid that my blogging has slacked immensely because of it.
it is quite unfortunate i am afraid.
only because my boys are growing up right before my very eyes.

Big D has been working super hard for Parker and loving it.  he has been waking up early so he can come home to us earlier.  i haven't been brave enough to wake up early with him.  which makes his waking up early even more amazing.  he also is taking an online class.  being super daddy (he has recently remembered the promise he made when we first got married and has embraced the roll as dish boy).  he came home the other day with a bouquet of flowers for me.  and he is working on his summer tan. 

thomas not only had a big birthday (even if he spent the actual day throwing up)  but, he got a new hair do.  he is tall and loves baseball.  he can hit the ball and runs around the bases.  not always in the right order.  but running non the less.  he calls everyone holding a glove, a glover.  makes sense right.  he has totally embraced summer and we spend every spare minute outdoors.  he wears a captain america mask around the house while doing his signature trade move... the double hit.  he is really good with words and says things like "mom, I don't know how to get to sesame street" and "mr-sissippi" he runs like football player.  he sings the abc's and just learned that there is a letter j.

lew is the light of my life.  he is a ball of joy and his laugh might be even cuter then his smile.  if that is possible.  he is standing on his own and may or may not start walking soon.  he loves balls and is getting pretty good at throwing them.  he is a mommas boy through and through.  and still gets angry as all get out.   he is still nursing but, getting better at eating everyday.  he can pound a sippy cup of water... almost as fast as his dad.  he loves bath time and swimming in our pool even more.  he looks exactly like his father except for his tongue which is usually hanging out of his mouth, which he might of gotten from me.

as for me.  i am just taking care of everyone and also enjoying the summer sun.  my house isn't as clean as i would like and i definitely have laundry that needs to be done.  but i did clean my bathrooms this week and i am just trying to enjoy all of my boys before they are bigger then me.  which at the rate we are going could be any day.  i am considering a half marathon at the end of the summer and pretending to train for it any chance i get.

until next time...