OK so I'm going to be printing some family pictures and I need to know who wants what, and what size do you want of that particular picture, which FAMILY (Marlene standing or sitting) picture you want. Anyway, it would be helpful to know so I can do it all at once.
Well Chad woke up today knowing it was his birthday, he was so happy.
Chad got a phone call from everyone today, it was hard for him to concentrate on talking to those wishing him a Happy Birthday because he wanted to play with his NEW toys. Jolene, Alisha and Great Grandma Murray came to visit with gifts of course, which Chad had to put together and play with immediately. Jolene's family gave him a penguin squirt toy that he can play with in the pool but they had it already filled up with water so dad got surprised over and over again, till we had to put it away. We'll get them back for that one...hum...maybe well ask them to babysit and make sure the penguin is full...hahaha, just kidding.
We then went to a place called Outer Limits, which Chad loved, he played and played and played! Here he is playing his own version of skee-ball, he hit the protective fence and then we showed him how to REALLY play it.
This game, whack-a-mole, and stomp a spider, were also favorites, Brian had fun watching and playing too.
After a much needed nap we went golfing, which Jordan popped out from nowhere (OK well Provo)and joined us..it was lots of fun, we then went up to Grandma Murray's house because she tried to find us at our house and we weren't home, and after a long day of sugar and fun we took two screaming kids home and put them in bed. Hallelujah, peace at last, it was fun.
Well I hope Chad doesn't end up hating his Birthday like me. I was always mad that EFY landed on my Birthday and I could never do something fun...well Chad has a different dilemma. Everyone is always gone..it's vacation time in the summer and understandable we love vacations =). So this year for Chad's Birthday since Grandma and Grandpa Rawson and Amy are in New York, Cousins are too far away, Grandma Murray has a Relief Society Progressive dinner, and Grandpa Murray is in Salt Lake, Me,Trent, Chad and Brian are going to Party in our own way...or should I say Chad's way =) We have been asking him what he wants to do and he's coming up with a lot of ideas so we may golf, swim, go to McDonald's, or play elsewhere we will see, he'll have fun that's for sure. Oh and if anyone is around on Sunday we will have his Birthday Cake at Great Grandma Murray's house, that should be fun too, anyway hope everyone is well, Love you all!!
Well yesterday we went over to Grandma Murray's house to visit, she started to prune her trees and then we heard a scream. She saw a snake, she does NOT like snakes, good thing it was little. Trent caught it and Chad really liked it. Chad named the snake Sally(daddy was trying to help by giving him a whole list of boys names but he picked his own).
Chad got a little nervous when it went all the way around his neck and started to squeeze a tiny bit, as much as a tiny snake can.
He wanted to keep it so Grandma got him a container so he could pack it around.
Chad continued trying to scare Grandma with his snake. He thought it was pretty funny when the snake got to close Grandma would scream. Eventually he put his snake down and was a good helper for Grandma by pulling the branches to the garbage in the garage.
Chad was just doing this over and over, and yelling at us to "see my tricks", so thought all of you could see them too.
Well here's a couple pictures of us cleaning mom and dad's house while they are on vacation. The kids loved playing outside till a little white dog in the neighborhood kept coming up and barking at them, he even tried to attack Miai good thing Coralie was close, needless to say we called the dog catcher several times and finally the decided to get to the bottom of the little beast. They kept him inside and if he got out again they would haul him off, plus they didn't haul him off in the first place cuz he was leaving the city after his owner got of work and took him to Rupert, yeah, so if you see the beast again call, cuz he's suppose to be GONE FOREVER!
Anyway Brian really wanted to join his cousins and brother outside.
Look the back door opens all the way, and you can actually get ready to go down the stairs...lol.
I still have to get ride of the black garbage bag, but I think mom will be able to get to the washer to do laundry a whole lot easier now. Coralie and Casey I have to admit did the major portion of everything those guys know how to clean and organize. I am so happy they came, they REALLY worked HARD and have the achey muscles to prove it. You guys are awesome! Next year we attack Dad's room, and the backyard. =)
Well it was a quick decision to go to Lagoon...we went cuz we had free tickets from our friends. It was great that we were all together Chad had a little buddy he did everything with, and they palled around together like two peas in a pod, it was really cute. We were grateful for Grandmas too.. both grandmas took care of both babies, Brian and HIS little friend Reyna. Amy, Evita, and Greg went on the big kid rides while we did the kiddy thing, we all had lots of fun and look forward to doing it again next summer.
Here's just a couple more pictures of Chad having a blast way into the night, way past his bed time, but he didn't throw a tantrum once till the games closed and we informed him we where going home. It was a lovely ride home both boys crashed and slept the whole way home.
Here is just a glimpse of how Chad plays with Brian and Brian absolutely loves it...it's pretty cute and I don't know how Chad can continue to do it over and over.
The next day we went with the cousins to swim at the local kiddie pool. Chad loved wearing Sadie's purple goggles.
Chad started to get brave enough to put his head under the water for a split second.
Chad likes to rest on daddy's back.
I know in this picture it looks like Chad needs to go really bad, but he is just cold and shivering. Brian loved to splash in the water but eventually wore himself out. Brian is a good little splasher.
We were greatful to be accompanied with some friends of the Mattox family who had experienced this activity before. They knew not to set up camp on the grass because the secret was that the sprinklers would eventually come on. However, this was probably the highlight of the kids day.
This is our station.
Here Chad is asking for help to get a chocolate ball unwrapped from a new friend.
Chad and Sadie to name a few took full advantage of the cool sprinklers on this hot 4th of July evening.
Well we had a fun filled adventure this past 4th of July weekend. Chad had been waiting all week to be able to go visit his cousins in Nampa. Amazingly enough Chad and Brian were great travelers, and we did not have to clean up any of Chads little messes. He usually gets car sickness or something and throws up at least once, be it on the way to or from our vacation destination.
We got to Nampa (a.k.a. Casey and Coralie's house, a.k.a. Theo and Mercedes' house) around lunch time and made little sandwiches for lunch, and held small conversations while dodging little boys and girls who had been waiting to be reunited for ages it seemed like. We then went over to Allen and Jeanie's house (Marlene's aunt and uncle) to have a BBQ in their back yard. It was very delicious. We then had to go to Melba, a small town just outside of Nampa to see their "Greatest Show in Idaho!" We got there just after 6 when all the fun a games started. Here are some of the Kodak moments we captured.
This is a picture of Luke, Sadie, Maia, Katie Belle, and Chad getting ready to go on a train ride.
See how excited Chad is to go on his first train ride. Katie Belle was really excited as well though her face in this picture tells us otherwise.
Chad is not sure at first if he likes the idea of the train moving and has the white knuckle grip on the wheel holding on for dear life. But things change fast. View video clip of train ride.
Here is Chad and Katie Belle sliding at the festival.
Here is dad and Brian acting as happy spectators. Brian wanted to go play with his cousins and big brother so bad. Someday! Someday!
Luke and Chad found their place in life hanging out in a big tire. Instead of the "two peas in a pod," they are like "two screws in a tire." But hey, as crazy as they are, they are pretty handsome as well.
So notice this little boy hits this one left handed, but later hits it right handed. It's frustrating on his father because he might need different clubs, but I just say let him hit however it just might be to early to tell. Oh this video may not work for all because its 3GP.
So there's a story behind this one, I tried to rotate this but I don't know how, so you'll just have to watch it sideways. Now everyone can see my ugly swing...oh well...it still gets the job done...lol.
Here are just some of the pictures we took from our golfing excursion, with kids everything is an excursion. Even so, it was really fun and we all had a blast.
Chad putting his ball on the tee.
Is this where it goes?
It's so fun to wave the flag, be careful Chad, Brian's grip is tight but not THAT tight.
