St. George

On the first leg of our Utah trip, we stayed with Carrie and Johnny for a couple nights. We always have a good time visiting our S. Utah relatives!

Evan playing peek-a-boo in Carrie's pantry

Conner playing giant checkers with Carrie

Andrew "helping" clean the floor

Bakersfield Play Center

Conner went to a great summer camp in June, and Evan went a couple days as well. They did music, art, science and water games of course!

Conner's cast comes off!

I can't tell you how excited we all were for this. We were getting pretty tired of hearing how it's not fair that we can all get wet but Conner can't! He was a trooper, though, and didn't even flinch when they cut it off. He'll be wearing a brace for the next few weeks but it's a big improvement.

Conner's birthday party

We all had a great time at Conner's birthday party, even though it was more than 2 weeks after his birthday. The ironic thing is, the doctor said it would be better for him to keep the cast on for the party, so they wrapped it with a little foam. Grandpa had as much fun as the kids going down the big slides!

Life in the back yard

Now that it's nice and hot outside, we've been spending a lot more time in the back yard. Besides sanding the playhouse, we lost a shed and Mark laid new sod. Whether it's Conner running amuk, Evan climbing into any container that can hold water or Andrew learing to climb the ladder all by himself, we always have some fun! During the summer I often feel I spend half my day putting sunscreen on someone. Trying to cover all the exposed bits of little boys who never stand still is no easy task.