You know, I should really try to come up with more exciting post titles. I feel like we're so behind though that this is the only way I would be able to find posts from that period of time, so sorry, no exciting title.
We celebrated Ethan's birthday twice, once with family a few days before and then again on his actual birthday. Nothing exciting like a party or anything (He chose to have his grandparents come instead of inviting friends over which I was happy to hear--I'm kinda boring that way--) but it got a little pathetic when I didn't even wrap his gifts. (I could have sworn I packed our birthday wrapping paper, but nope, it was in storage and I didn't realize until the night before when it was too late to go to the store. You may have noticed the lack of wrapping paper for Gabe's birthday too though, so yeah, I've run out of excuses.) He thanked me profusely for the "Kabloon" though, even stating that he had been "waiting for one like that for years!" So unspoiled. I love it. He also enjoyed the various activities I had planned throughout the day, like the frozen dinosaurs, the sprinkler and a family waterfight, super forts, and of course, he loved his presents. Anyway, hope you like our montage. I just realized the last little segment on the video is of us on our way to spend the 4th of July with family in Rexburg, so there's our little hint for what's to come.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
June in Jackson
Yeah, so much for a post a week. We're still working on it.
This is just the first part of June in Jackson Wyoming. We took advantage of the nice weather by going out and exploring a lot. In our small living quarters, it was the only way to survive. We discovered several new places, and experienced some firsts as well. Speaking of our small living quarters, we didn't have a bathtub in this place for some reason, only a shower, and so we often made do with tupperware tubs full of water. The kids loved it.
Taking advantage of proximity to family, we had some visits from Grandma and Grandpa Sam, along with Nana (Richard's Grandmother). Their friend Pam, from England, was there too (although not pictured) and so I fed them a delicious lunch of Philly cheese steak sandwiches made with Elk meat --I mean if you're going to come all the way from England to Jackson, you have to enjoy the local fare right? (--although technically the elk was from Utah). We also got to see my sister, who lives and works in Jackson, every once in a while as well.
As the weather got warmer, I made a PVC pipe play sprinkler for the kids to run through, and though it was pretty warm outside, I planned to save it for Ethan's birthday. Well, one day I came outside to find that the kids had turned on the hose and made a big muddy puddle on the lawn (it doesn't drain so well) and they were running and jumping all through it. I took off their muddy clothes, and got out the play sprinkler for them to rinse off under. I decided to forego swimming trunks because I didn't want them to get muddy --hence the running around in big-boy undies. Even though it was a nice warm day, it may not have been warm enough and the water comes out super cold there so the kids didn't play in it long. I came out to check on them a little bit later and found them huddled next to the dryer vent where it was blowing warm air. They still wanted the popsicles I brought out though, and they still got sunburns. Anyway, there's lots of other random stuff on the montage that is pretty much self-explanitory. The kids and I had some of our funnest outings while Richard worked and we also had some up-close encounters with various creatures of the two, four, six and many-footed (caterpillar) varieties.
June is an exciting and beautiful time to live in Jackson, WY. Hope you enjoy this montage.
This is just the first part of June in Jackson Wyoming. We took advantage of the nice weather by going out and exploring a lot. In our small living quarters, it was the only way to survive. We discovered several new places, and experienced some firsts as well. Speaking of our small living quarters, we didn't have a bathtub in this place for some reason, only a shower, and so we often made do with tupperware tubs full of water. The kids loved it.
Taking advantage of proximity to family, we had some visits from Grandma and Grandpa Sam, along with Nana (Richard's Grandmother). Their friend Pam, from England, was there too (although not pictured) and so I fed them a delicious lunch of Philly cheese steak sandwiches made with Elk meat --I mean if you're going to come all the way from England to Jackson, you have to enjoy the local fare right? (--although technically the elk was from Utah). We also got to see my sister, who lives and works in Jackson, every once in a while as well.
As the weather got warmer, I made a PVC pipe play sprinkler for the kids to run through, and though it was pretty warm outside, I planned to save it for Ethan's birthday. Well, one day I came outside to find that the kids had turned on the hose and made a big muddy puddle on the lawn (it doesn't drain so well) and they were running and jumping all through it. I took off their muddy clothes, and got out the play sprinkler for them to rinse off under. I decided to forego swimming trunks because I didn't want them to get muddy --hence the running around in big-boy undies. Even though it was a nice warm day, it may not have been warm enough and the water comes out super cold there so the kids didn't play in it long. I came out to check on them a little bit later and found them huddled next to the dryer vent where it was blowing warm air. They still wanted the popsicles I brought out though, and they still got sunburns. Anyway, there's lots of other random stuff on the montage that is pretty much self-explanitory. The kids and I had some of our funnest outings while Richard worked and we also had some up-close encounters with various creatures of the two, four, six and many-footed (caterpillar) varieties.
June is an exciting and beautiful time to live in Jackson, WY. Hope you enjoy this montage.
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