pb boy

Last week I happened upon this sight in my bathroom. Ryland knew he was in trouble but after i started taking pictures of him he started to loosen up as you can see... turd!

summertime summertime sumsum summertime...

I guess we have been having so much fun recently that i forgot to blog. ;o) Hopefully I can do a little catch up. We went camping with our ward to Zion's Ranch, were lucky enough to be invited to the lake a few times with friends, had swim lessons, neighbor's baptisms, gardening, survived haircuts, enjoyed bbq's...

just thought i would throw in these pics of our crazy 1/2 Canuck at his best - what a crack up!

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Zion's Ranch - Belfair, Wa
so many fun things to do here with a park, trails, a lake fully equipped with canoes, row boats, paddle boats, rope swings...

~about the bike helmet~ i guess he didn't want to take it off after riding his bike down to the lake.
Wakely has already asked if we could go back soon. These pictures are courteous of our friends the Angell's.

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I am surprised by the enjoyment I have received from growing our own garden. This year we grew zucchini, a few diff. kinds of cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, peppers, basil, pumpkins, strawberries, and raspberries. Our neighbors have a blackberry bush growing over our fence so we will enjoy that here soon as well. Next year we might add lettuce and a few other things.

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We have some great neighbors just across from us who we have become good friends with. Both JD and his wife Myrna were baptized recently. What a blessing that has been. The kids really enjoy JD and I happen to think he feels the same about them.

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The boys are pretty patient with me when it is time to cut their hair. The usually get to watch cartoons and then if they have sat still enough for me to finish they get a treat. I figure we will save a good chunk of change with me learning how to cut their hair from the get-go. I can proudly say that no one has cut their hair but me (not to say it has always looked professional :o)

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Possibly to come ~ pictures of us at the lake

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The kids swim lessons went pretty good. Wakely and Bridger had a semi-private lesson and Ryland went in to the tiny tots class (only one other boy was in his class but that boy was not a happy swimmer to say the least). Thursday was Ryland's last day and all eyes were on him while he went off the diving board all by himself - with his teacher underway to catch him, of course. I was so sad that I had forgotten our camera.