Yum

Looking for something, and yum, little rocks taste good!

Where I live

I recently read a post that Christie wrote about how not so wonderful it is to live up in Alaska. I also took her advice and read one from Emily (through Christie's blog) on the same thing. I truly feel for you girls! We have a lot of rain and gray days here, but at least we have things to do. We've had the coldest spring I can remember and it's just now getting nice out. I don't really like hot weather, but it was even too cold for me. We spent a lot of time at Target or places like that. Even if it wasn't raining, we still couldn't play outside much because we didn't have any grass.

This post is about what a beautiful place we live in. We bought this house knowing it was far out compared to what we are used to, and knowing that no friends would want to visit because it takes so long, but we really love it otherwise. I worked Thursday night, just like every Thursday. We had a very busy week and were gone most mornings before nap time. Usually on the mornings after I work we leave the house so I can keep Justin up. That way he will nap at the same time as Gavin so I can nap too. We had just been so busy though that I decided to stay home yesterday and hope for the best. We did leave to go drop off a catalog to someone here in town and stopped by the river on the way home. We had never stopped there, so I thought it would be a nice thing to do for a little bit. It was beautiful! There are no tables or play equipment, just the river and it's beauty. The road is close by so Gavin could remark on the trucks that went over the bridge, but I sure loved the water. Gavin had a great time throwing rocks in and Justin had a good time sitting on a rock and finding things to put in his mouth. The temperature was perfect, and then we headed home to catch all of our naps. Justin took 2 naps and I was able to sleep during one of them. It was a good day.

In the evening we hung out in the front yard and touched base with the neighbors. Today it's supposed to be almost 90! Our house is very cold, so it's nice in the summer. We recently had a heat pump installed so we even have air conditioning if we want it. Such luxury :-) Cole's sister has coordinated with all of us to have lunch at the Cheesecake Factory, so that will help during the heat of the day. Another good day.

I'm sorry to rub it in girls, but this is really the best place to live! Right now I'm sitting on our front porch and listening to the birds tweet. Well, I can hear them when Gavin isn't demanding something and Cole isn't sneezing his head off from his allergies. Right at the moment, all is right.

Ha, just after I wrote that I had to make a snack for Gavin, then shortly after that I had to put him in time out. I guess it can't be perfect all of the time...

Summer Safety

A friend of mine has a very honest and frequently refreshing blog (look to the left and it's "Erica"). It is good to read with an open mind and remember that we all have opinions and the beauty of this world is that we can all express them freely. Even if I don't always completely agree, I sure love to read what she has to say. I like to spend time with her more, but reading her blog is next best.

She is having a giveaway of some helpful summer items and if you go to the blog entry and leave a comment, you can be entered too! The deadline is June 19th, so hurry up! If you miss it, it's still worth a read... http://www.momsjournal.org/20080612/summer-saftey-swimmers-giveaway/

Comfy?

Hmmm, that's Gavin trying to sleep in his laundry basket. He is awake and sucking his thumb with Blankie up to his nose. I can see that he has his white pillow in there too. Thank goodness the basket is mesh!

More camping pictures

We took a lot of pictures!

Camping

We usually boycott any travel on holiday weekends, but my mom bought a piece of property in Ocean Shores and wanted to have a campout on Memorial Day weekend. We headed down there and really had a great time. Overall the boys did great. The 4 of us slept in a tent and I think we were all warm enough. Justin had some protesting to do initially, but he quickly adapted to his new surroundings. Gavin had a great time hanging around with Oompa and Ooma. We went to town and he wanted to ride on the Ferris Wheel. That is very unusual for him and I was thrilled. He also had a great time on the bumper boats with Oompa. We had a blast and I hope we get to go again.

I'll post many more pictures on Myspace, for those of you that look there too...

Hee, hee

Gavin is pretty much potty trained now (except for sleeping). When you see that he has to go and ask him if he needs to, he will always say "No." One day we told him that he either had to go inside and "try" or go outside. He hadn't gone standing up yet, but thought that going outside was a cool idea. Now he has a spot in the yard that is OK for him to use. We have had to explain that it's not OK to go in the middle of the front yard, but he can go in his special spot. Cole saw him and happened to have the camera handy...