Summer Happenings

Here is a quick look at how we have been spending and enjoying our summer. The kids love to play outside, especially since we got our new swing set.

Travis, like all boys, loves to dig, play and eat dirt whenever possible.

Hailey is obsessed with the hose, and loves to help water...well anything that she thinks should get wet.

Travis got his first Tonka truck from Grandma and Grandpa Bevans, and has been loving driving and hauling himself around in it.

On the 4Th of July we went to Monmouth and celebrated with the family at my brother Todd's house. We had a BBQ, walked in the kids parade, watched the real parade, then ended by watching a fabulous firework display at a park. The kids had a blast, and the weather was a little hot, but beautiful. We talked cousin Sophia into pushing the stroller...for a little while anyway.

Notice the lovely decorations.

Hailey and her cousin Johanna were so cute waving to all of the parade floats.

Travis sat back and enjoyed the parade from his shaded stroller, while we all died from the heat.

The kids all cooled off in the pool and sprinklers while we waited for it to get dark.

Travis was such a little scaredy cat, and HATED the fireworks. He cried every time he heard a boom.

We were so tired by the end of the day, but it was all worth it when we finally got to sit and enjoy the fireworks.

Last month Kelly's parents and brother Adam came to visit us for about a week and a half. The visit went by so fast, but the kids enjoyed every minute of it. We also appreciated the help with the house.

They were also able to be here to celebrate Hailey and Travis's birthdays a little early, and boy did they love their gifts.

Hailey getting loves from Grandma.

Travis and Hailey wanted to be outdoors at all times while Grandma and Grandpa were here. Travis was really into watching the men work on the house. They were ripping off all of the siding and replacing it with plywood. It was a big job, but it went a lot faster with all the help...thanks guys!

YUCK!!! We ran into some unexpected nasty things along the way, including snakes and ant eggs and colonies in the insulation.

We also found that the windows had never even been so much as tacked in, so they almost fell out, oops. Luckily we got new windows last week, hooray!

And last, back when we were camping Memorial Day weekend, Kelly took our jeep into the sand dunes and crashed into a little 3 ft. dune. This was just enough pressure to release the air bag on him. Luckily it makes a great hat when you cut it out...

And duct tape fixes everything!

My baby is 1 !!!

Happy Birthday baby boy! My baby is already 1 year old, where the heck does the time go?

And the cake...not quite as elaborate as Hailey's, but still pretty darn cute if I do say so myself.

Kelly is out of town today, and I sure wish I had him here to help with the birthday photos. Hailey tried her best to help me out- what a great big sister.

Travis loved his cake, and couldn't wait to get his hands on it.

I sure love this boy!

Hailey's 3rd Birthday!!!

A few days before her birthday Hailey was lucky enough to get to celebrate with Grandpa and Grandma Weber. They came all the way from Idaho to visit with us for about 9 days, and the kids had a blast with them. Stay tuned for a future post about that visit.

Hailey opening her quite, shall we say unique gift...Good job Grandma!

It was a huge hit...Though it caused some of Hailey and Travis's first real sibling brawls :)

Hailey also got a shirt and vest that Grandma Weber made, and looked awfully cute in them if I do say so myself.

And Here is the birthday girl on the big day.

And the cake. It took me hours, but it was well worth the effort when I saw her face.

She woke up to use the potty around 12:30 at night, and she was so excited to see what mommy made for her. It was priceless.

Hailey with her buddies Bennett and Benjamin.

Hailey and her favorite cousin Ben, sharing a chair at the table (aren't they cute).

The kids had a picnic lunch and pool party in the back yard.

Thanks for helping out with the baby Ashlee and Carissa!

Cutie!

For the boys we had pirate party favors instead of necklaces, and even Travis got in on that action, Arrrgh!

Hailey's cousins and friends.

Hailey with all of her adorable and exciting gifts. She played for hours on her birthday after the crowds died down, and has continued to have a fun filled day of birthday toys today.

The pirate tea party.

It's her party, and she can cry if she wants too! Someone ripped the wrapping paper before she had a chance to do it...the poor dear, ha ha.

Ashlee was nice enough to catch me in a photo since I was pretty much behind the scene the whole time.

Later that night we had dinner with some friends and family. The party just never ended, and I am feeling the exhaustion today, let me tell you. It was so cute to watch "Friend" Ben and Hailey feed one another.

Some of the party guests.

And last but not least, Travis was so cute trying to ride his sisters scooter, saggy diaper and all. He had it all figured out, and was actually doing a pretty darn good job. He's so cute!

Memorial Day Camping

So this is obviously a late post, but here are some pictures of our beautiful weekend camping at Honyman. We love camping at Honyman, and enjoyed spending time with lots of family and friends. The weather was perfect, and the kids had a blast!

Travis pulling daddy's hair...notice the nice facial expression.

We hiked up Dinosaur mountain with the Krebs family, and sadly the little ones beat us up to the top.

My cute girl.

Hailey and "friend Ben" climbing on up.

Travis taking a nap outside...he slept surprisingly well with all the noise and smoke around him.

And lots of playing with her cousins and friends in the sand.

We can't wait to go again this coming Labor Day!

And finally, proof that Grandma climed a dune, Hooray!!!