Finishing the Summer off Right

We went mini golfing!

We took advantage of the good weather and a Monday night and headed for fun.

We hadn't told the kids that Grandma and Grandpa were coming, so when we got to there and they saw them, they were thrilled.

Ty tried to figure out how we all ended up there at the same time!

Jordo thought it was a bit easier if he put his ball closer to the hole, and then he could just tap it in. It turned out to be a pretty good strategy.

Ty takes his golf very seriously.
He did just what his Dad did. He's a good little golfer and is ready for Kev to take him 'big golfing'.

Jordo was cracking us up with his attack on the game.
Always so expressive.

This would be Ty after his hole in one.

I guess his strategy paid off too!

Brookie loved being outside and if mini golf courses were cleaner, she could have gotten down and played a bit.

Nothing better than a summer evening phasing into fall.

Preschool Time!

Since Ty missed the deadline for kindergarten, we figured we needed to do some sort of preschool. Last year, we did a rotation with some other families in the neighborhood, but all those kids started school. So this year, it's up to me. I'm doing one with Ty and Jordo, very simple, but it gives us all a schedule and some good quality things to fill our Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Here are a few of the things we've done:

The boys love working in their little books. If only homework always stayed this fun.

For 'A' we did apple art. We cut shapes with apples and painted.

The boys love this kind of stuff, and this helps me to let them do it more.

Here's Jordo, quite focused.

For 'E' we went on and egg hunt. The kids thought I'd gone crazy since they know Easter doesn't come again until after Halloween and Christmas, but they didn't put up a fight either.

Jordo found one by the toothbrushes!

Ty's clue took him to the bookshelf.

Jordo loved the one that was hidden in the pumpkin candle.

Here they are with their eggs, eating their egg candy.

It's been a lot of fun for me to have some quality time with the boys while Brooke naps.

They are both so smart and it's fun to see and help them learn.

We'll see how letters F through Z go!

Owlz Baseball Game

There is just something about being at the stadium for a sporting event. And our boys can feel it and LOVE it. We try to take them to as much as we can, but it's not as much as we would like. This past week, Kev's parents took us to an Owlz game and the boys were so excited! They even willingly took a nap so they could stay up later.

Here's the crew. A kind passer-by took this picture for us, but as you can tell, there was a lot going on.

Our boys don't really have a great relationship with mascots. Up until this picture, they've pretty much been terrified. Jordo consented only because I was there, and Ty didn't want to come at all. But once his younger brother showed him up, he decided he wanted to dig down deep and find some bravery.

And he did. He's holding on pretty tight to that bar, but he is pretty proud of himself.

We had a great time! I don't think Ty stopped talking once the whole night. He even told Kev that he wants to dig up the grass in our yard to make it into a baseball field. If only...

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for more fun memories!

St. George Highlights

We headed to St. George the beginning of August for some family time and a lot of R & R!

We had so much fun and even though it was August and hot, we had some stormy weather to keep us cool.

If it wasn't stormy, we were in the pool.

Brooke loved playing in the water and is at the cutest stage right now.

Ty could live at the pool.

This kid jumps, dives, floats and anything else he can and for as longs as he can.

Jordo feels much better where he knows he can touch.

But that doesn't stop him from having lots and lots of fun.

Here's my cute family hanging behind the waterfall.
Kev was gracious enough to let me be the picture taker and not the picture takee.

We've loved the summer.
It's been busy, but full of fun.
Bring on the fall!
We're ready for cooler evenings, jumping in the leaves and holidays.

How is this fair?

Poor Brookie has been sick and her fever is making her break out in hives!

They are everywhere and then everytime we'd pick her up, they'd spread even more!

The bath was a good place to let her play.

Cool water and diaper free.

They even ended up on her forehead, cheeks and ears.
She was a really good sport about it and, given her nasty condition, she stayed in pretty good spirits.

On a better note...
She is climbing and moving everywhere!

She's even mastered the stairs.

Well, going up at least.