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Cole sleeping after being spiderman and spinning his webs all over his room. He was in his room all afternoon and this is what I found.

He actually did a really good job making it look like a web.

The last summerfest picture. The scary thing about this picture is
that while waiting in line for the ride, Carter wandered off.
He scared the crap out of us and it was serious panics ville for the
3 minutes we couldn't find him.
Amazing how long 3 minutes can really be.
But they look like they are having a great time on the swings.

the update!

So Nick didn't really want to go with us to Summerfest.
Such a party pooper!
But I now have a great way of getting him to do
things he doesn't want to.
All I have to say to him is,
"Do you want to be a part of this family or not?"
It isn't really a question but more of a statement
made with my eyes really wide
and eyebrows raised and of course hands on hips,
just for the effect! :)
And doesn't he look like he is having fun? I think yes!


Orem Summerfest! Cole loves rock climbing!

Behold the lone sea shell on the beach.
This was the only shell I found the whole time there
and I hurried and took this picture and went to pick
it up only to have it taken out to sea. So sad!
This water was so cold. Erin and I went Boogie Boarding,
no wet suits just our swimming suits and all the locals were totally
laughing at how crazy we were. It was such a blast though!

Erin and I playing Ping Pong at nieces weekend.
I will let you interpret what you will from this picture. :)

Nieces weekend in Santa Cruz
Me and the sisters on the boardwalk!

This was Blake's Birthday. He made an "Asado" sp? Something he learned from Argentina. Tons and tons
of really delicious meat. Blake had a hard time getting the fire going,
but with the help of lighter fluid he got it going and we got to eat! "Wahoo, we get to eat!"

Waiting for a year to go by before I post but I got bored!

So yes, I read all the time where people say they are horrible at keeping their blogs updated. Well I am horrible also. I am not going to say, oh I am going to be better, I am going to be religious about posting. I will do my best. The thing that has got me going about posting now, is that I went back through my posts and loved reading the stuff my boys were doing and seeing the pictures. So there is my motivation. An accounting of what the heck is going on in my life and with my boys! So here goes a very brief recap of the past 9+ months.

Grandma Lola turns 85!

My Grandma turned 85 this week on May 13th. She and Judy came up to celebrate and Nick and I made this video for her birthday. It was made in the wee hours of the morning and we might have thought we were funnier than we really are. Enjoy. We had a good time making it. Grandma Lola is one of the fiestiest chicks you will ever meet. Tough as nails and sweet as can be! When I grow up I want to be just like her!!! She rocks!!! We love Grandma Lola tons!!!!
To watch click on the red play button, it will turn green click the green one and at the bottom click full screen.

The bear has been replaced...by a ball

So sad, the bear was tossed aside for a ball. He has been playing balls tons lately with Paca, my dad. My parents gave him tons of balls for his birthday and this is how I found him sleeping. Then in the morning he usually grabs for his bear, this morning it was the ball.

Carter and his bear

This kid LOVES his bear! This is how we usually find him sleeping. All cuddled up with his bear. My mom made this bear for him and it has his name on it. He loves bears!