State Fair

We finally made it to the state fair this year, over in Blackfoot. We browsed some of the displays (quilts, etc.) and then took Dylan to the rides. He loved them all - nothing scares this kid! He wasn't big enough to ride on any of the ones Eddy wanted to go on - and of course, I don't come near anything like that! But he had fun on the kid rides and Eddy took him on a scary monster ride which he loved. THe only ride he didn't seem to like was the Carousel - he was afraid he was going to fall off and kept saying he couldn't hold on. But he had fun - he also played a game with Eddy where you use a little bb gun to shoot out the red star on the paper. Of course, we didn't win! After riding, we went over and had huge scones for a snack and then came home!

Back to School!

Last week, Dylan headed back to preschool! He was very excited to get back to Miss Jana and Miss Joan! He is going to the same school as last year, although the school has moved to a new building, so it's kinda new! But he loves it and he loves Miss Jana! Everyday, he runs in and gives her a big hug and sits on her lap while they watch their alphabet video. He is seeming more interested in learning this year - he wants to know what letter everything starts with (well, he calls them numbers). Also, always wants to know what day it is. He is also trying to sing some of the songs they learn there! Or he just makes up his own songs - which are very cute!

Family Visits!

This week we had a great week with family coming to visit! Ed's brother Adam and his wife Jessi along with their 2 kids (Burkley, 7 and Breckin, 3 ) came on Tuesday night. They pulled their trailor and stayed in it parked next to our house. Dylan and the kids had a blast! He was so excited that he's been counting down for weeks when they would arrive. On wednesday, we let the kids ride bikes and we ended up getting Dylan a new bike. His other bike is still too big and a little too hard for him to ride. So he was keeping up good on his new one. Then we went to the toy store so that Dylan could pick a belated birthday present out from his Aunt and Uncle - which he of course picked the remote control snake. Then we went to Pojo's - it's a video arcade that has little bumper cars. The kids thought that was fun! Then we came home and had dinner. After dark, all 3 of the kids went out to find night crawlers! On Thursday, Ed's stepdad, Dan and his parents, Darwin and Donna (Ed's grandparents) came down as well. Ed's grandpa renewed Adamm and Jessi's wedding vows. It was their 10 year anniversary and so a special day to have their vows renewed.



Then we headed over to the falls and fed the geese and ducks. Later, we BBQ'd burgers and Eddy pulled the kids in the wagon.
Adam & Jessi took off on Friday morning to head to Yellowstone for the weekend. Dan and Grandma & Grandpa left as well, heading back to Wyoming. It was so fun and a great visit! Here are all the pictures! Dylan will be missing his cousins!


Oh - and I forgot to mention, the 3 men of the family are expecting babies soon!

Sunflowers

Last spring, 2 small sunflower seeds were planted in a cup - Dylan did this as a project at Bible Study Fellowship. We kept them in the window and the grew a few inches before we stuck them in our backyard. Well here they are in all their glory! The tall one is over 12 feet tall (it is slumping over now so it actually would stand about 3 feet taller than what the pictures show). Pretty amazing! We are looking forward to getting sunflower seeds from the too!

Dylan's first fish!

Dylan caught his first fish today! He helped Dad reel in a Brown Trout on the South Fork of the Snake River. He also caught lots of snails and flies -his favorite thing is catching bugs.

Salad Time

I''m sure you're all sick of seeing these lame garden pictures, but I had to take this one with our baby potatoes, carrots, lettuce and our first tomato of the year - which was delicious! Wishing I had a cucumber to add, but hopefully by the end of the summer . . .

Important Business

Thought this was a cute shot of Dylan on the potty. Of course, being the ham he is, he began posing for me to take more pictures of him. I swear, he is going to be a model when he grows up. He loves the camera.

Memories

So I just dug out a little video I made of Dylan after he was born and thought I'd try to put it on my blog. Some of you have seen it, but I had forgotten about it and wanted to share it again. Make sure you have your volume on.

Painting!

Grandma gave Dylan these cute shirts and hat and some paints so he could paint on them! So today, we got them out and he made a shirt with lots of spiders, worms and snakes on them. I made him a shirt with a monster and also decorated his hat for him. Lots of fun! Can't wait til' they're dry and he can wear them! Thanks Grandma!