Boat

We bought a boat. I know, I know...we are supposed to be buying a house. But, since we can't find one of those, we bought a boat! Here are some pics from before we cleaned it. You would think I would have taken pics afterwards, but I didn't.

The boys are ready to go!

They love the seats up front. They are pretty sure the seats were made just for them.

Mother's Day

My Mother's Day gifts included roses from Brandon, a "hand made" card from Hudson and a flower pen and a card from Connor. Here is what Connor filled out in his card. In case you can't see it, it says:
I like it when my Mom cooks me dinner
My Mom can do many things, I thinks she is best at taking care of us
My Mom is 33 years old
She is 6 ft. tall and weighs 4 pounds
Her hair is brown and her eyes are I have no idea
My Mom has a pretty smile. i make her smile by making funny faces
My Mom is smart. She even knows how to brush her teeth and do a sinus rinseToo cute! We had a great Mother's Day. Brandon made me french toast in bed. Though he said I need to think of something else next year since he is pretty sure I don't really like breakfast in bed. I am always worried about spilling syrup on the sheets. After church we headed over to Brandon parents for a yummy lunch of filets cooked by Pops and twice baked potatoes and yummy corn salad cooked by Justin. It was a relaxing day just enjoying some family time.

Hi-Yah!

Connor earned his yellow belt in karate class. He was so proud of himself. He loves karate and I think we will continue with it for a while. When he got home I made him put on his uniform so I could snap some pics. I may have put the belt on wrong, but I tried my best.

Howdy partner!

Connor asked me to get him a cowboy hat so he could wear it when he sings rock n' roll. He runs all over the house singing Def Leppard & Van Halen. I am not sure why the cowboy hat is necessary. Maybe he caught me watching Bret Michael's on Rock of Love? Anyway.... there was a red cowboy hat in Wal-Mart for $5. Red would not be my first choice, but it was $5 so it came home. He has not taken it off since. In fact right now as I write this he is walking around in his pajamas and cowboy hat!

weekend fun

This weekend was full of family fun. It started out with Connor being chosen as star student and getting to bring home Berkley the bear for the weekend again. You will notice him in a few pics. The first thing Berkely got to do was spend some time in the freezer to kill any germs on him.That evening Maxwell, Mindy & Max came over for dinner. Then we all went outside to play. Some of our new neighbors were outside with their children and we invited them in when it got dark out (as to avoid the bears!) The kids all had a blast together. The have a 5 year old boy and a little girl who is almost 3. Brandon and the kids had fun sneaking whipped cream before dinner!!On Saturday we got up early and played with the boys Star Wars fort that i made them out of old boxes. They loved it!Then we left for Connor's soccer game, but on the way we stopped at BERO's to get a snow cone from Ryan's new stand. It was so cute!!!Next, it was on to the game...Connor scored a great goal!When we got home Connor was so happy to see that his EBAY purchase of storm troopers had arrived. He used his own money and was so proud!Next we met up with BERO for some swimming and then had family movie night. The kids loved Space Chimps!

On Sunday all of the ladies wore hats to church to raise money for a battered women's shelter. After church we headed over to Justin & Erin's to check out their new house. They are in the beginning stages of remodeling it and I am sure it will be awesome when it is done. Luckily they have plenty of time before the baby gets here. We find out in 2 weeks if we are getting another niece or nephew. The boys went on a bike ride Sunday night and then it was early to bed....for ALL of us!

Swimming

On Saturday we met with BERO to go swimming. It was so much fun!!! Got some great shots of Hudson underwater!

Swimming

We got a new underwater camera and took it to the pool with us on Sunday. None of the pics of Hudson came out. Could be that when he jumps in he sinks so quickly he kept shooting right past the camera! But the pics of Connor came out great. I even got underwater video!

Shaving

On Sunday before church the boys asked if they could "shave". I love that Brandon teaches them the proper technique.

First, get your face wet...

Next, apply shaving cream. We ran out of the kids stuff so they used real shave cream. They smelled like little men!Finally, shave in a downward motion. I just realized that I do not have to ever teach anyone how to shave their armpits or legs....ahhhh the joy of boys!!