Isaac - 3 month photos

A few 3 month pictures of Isaac. It was cloudy on Saturday so I took the oportunity to get a few cute shots of the little guy. This week he finally rolled over from his belly to his back and he also began to squeal in delight. We all just love this little guy to pieces!

He has the biggest smile!

Outside with the clouds as a perfect background.

Misc. Stuff

Samuel started swimming lessons last week. He came home after his first class and told me he wished he had a snorkel so he could see fish underwater. Well Chuck got out his snorkel to show him and then found these goggles. Samuel wore the goggles the rest of the evening. Samuel made me laugh today when he put them back on and told me he looked like one of the three blind mice. In our nursery rhythm book there is a picture of the three blind mice wearing big dark glasses.

Sooooo tired! Samuel only naps occasionally these days, but some days gets so tired by the end of the day he just can't stand it. The other night he was falling asleep eating his sandwich. We actually took some really funny video of him falling asleep between bites. The one day of the week he always takes a nap is on Sunday. Our church is at the horrible 1:00 p.m. and every Sunday he falls asleep on the bench in Sacrament meeting - I wish he would do that the rest of the week!

Samuel eating a bowl of Spaghetti O's! Now to most people this wouldn't seem like a big deal, but in our family it's a small miracle. We actually got Samuel to eat this, macarroni and cheese and scrambled eggs this week. He wasn't happy about any of the meals, but eventually managed to get a few bites down. And sorry mom, but Samuel got his hair cut again this week. Chuck was going to get his hair cut and Samuel insisted that he needed to get his hair cut too. He came home with it spiked up again and told me his new hair was sharp (meaning sharp to the touch!)

Bella's hair is getting long enough that I can give her some little pigtails. Of course they only stay looking good for two seconds, but I still try everyday. She actually likes to get her hair done, she just doesn't like to leave it done.

The Yard Work Continues

Chuck is making good progress on the yard. Last weekend he rented a trencher and got that part taken care of. This weekend he started laying the piping for the sprinklers. Can't wait for the grass - the red dirt all over the floor drives me crazy!

Bella had fun walking in all of the trenches.

Samuel is daddy's little helper. He always likes to be working right along side of Chuck.

We Love When Daddy Comes Home

Our favorite time of day is when daddy comes home! The kids are so excited to play games with him and mommy's grateful for the break!

Getting bucked off the crazy daddy horse.

The kids thought it was so funny to run around with this Cheerio box on their head. Chuck cut eye holes and holes of their shoulders so they could see.

Wild Kids

Samuel loves to make what he calls "stepping stones" out of the boxes that are supposed to hold their toys. And guess who was the first one to try out the stepping stones - yes, poor Bella stood on a stepping stone and fell to the bottom of the stairs. They play this little game all the time - so much for trying to keep toys organized downstairs! Bella the hazard child fell down both flights of stairs on Sunday - maybe all falls and bumps to the head is the reason she doesn't talk much!
The kids love to play on the couches. They pull of all the cushions and have a great time doing flips over the top. On my next set of couches I want cushions that don't come off! Of course by then the kids will probably have outgrown this activity.



The kids also think it's funny to wrestle each other. Samuel was having a great time dragging Bella across the floor by her feet and then when she got up he would tackle her. And Bella kept running back for more. Maybe once Isaac's older Bella won't have to endure these "fun" games!

Pioneer Day Parade

We celebrated the 24th of July with Chuck running the Ivins 5 mile fun run, attending the Ivins City parade, taking a trip to Pine Valley, playing at the splash park and lighting fireworks. The morning began early for Chuck who had to be at the starting line by 5:45 a.m., especially since Isaac was up until 1:00 a.m. crying the night before. The race circled through Kayenta so Amber and Samuel were out to cheer daddy on as he passed by our home. There weren’t many participants so Chuck took first, second and thrid in his age category. Chuck knew once he entered the older age division he would improve his finish!

All of us at the parade.

There was candy mayhem in front of us when the guys on St. George’s football team dumped a whole bag of candy right in the middle of the street. All the kids ran into the street causing the parade to come to a stand still as they gathered all the candy. Somehow Samuel managed to come back with only peppermints. (I guess he must like them or no one else did!)

Samuel loved the firetrucks and was especially excited to see Smokey Bear. When we were at Fish Lake he got a comic book about forest fires and Smokey Bear. He loves us to read this to him.

Bella’s favorite part of the parade was seeing the horses. She got very excited and would point and wave whenever a horse passed by.

Pioneer Day - Pine Valley and Splash Park

After the parade we drove to Pine Valley - escape from the heat. We thought about fishing and hiking, but just ended up having a picinic and playing in the stream near the little waterfall we like to go to. The water was really cold, so the kids didn't spend much time in the stream. They were excited to see a potgut and were following it all around.

(We tried at least 5 different times to get a shot of all of us on this rock by the little waterfall. It was too difficult for me to hold all three kids on this rock and keep them from falling in so Chuck would push the button on the camera, run up the little hill, grab Bella from the bank and try to make it in the picture. The last try I finally got a firm hold on all three so it should have been easy, but wouldn't you know Chuck fell out of the picture into the stream. I was laughing and we just gave it up!)







We also went to the splash park later in the afternoon. It was a really hot day so this was a great activity to cool off. Chuck kept saying he couldn’t believe that he could be cold when it was around 107 degrees outside, but the slight breeze was freezing him and poor Bella was just shivering! (Yes, we really are desert rats!)