Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Mr. Fox

The kids love when the fox comes close. They were feeding the fox bread.
I swear this fox acts more like a dog than a fox.

Chillin on the hot tub.

Radio announcer?

The kids were playing in our room and I thought these pictures were cute.
Gavin thought he was hot stuff cause he was sitting in Hannah's camp chair.
July 18, 2009

My cute kids!

Hannah
Gavin

I love my kids! There mean the world to me. They are going up so fast. Hannah is ready for school. We will start preschool for her in the fall. Gavin is learning so much. He says "cheese" when you are taking a picture, he learned to fold his arms for prayer, and he learned how to climb onto the kitchen chairs and then on to the table.

Summer Days

We decided to get the sprinkler out since it was soooo hot outside. The kids weren't sure about it at first but the jumped in and got wet.
I turned the water down so it wasn't so high. They ran through it and just stood in it.

I love this picture!


Run Hannah Run!



Gavin figured out how to climb the ladder to the swing set. He was so proud of himself!

And there he goes down the slide on his belly!

Can you tell how much fun we had? Hannah never takes nap and she zonked out in the recliner.

Hiking up to Boulder Lake

We took a hike up to the upper Boulder Lake. It was a pretty hike and a gorgeous view when we got there. The hike is about 2 miles and got a little hard with Gavin on my back. The mosquitoes were really bad too. That will be the last time we forget bug spray!!!!
Emilee and I on the way down.

Fun at the beach

When Amber was here we took the kids to the beach. They LOVED playing in the sand. They played in the water a little bit but the sand was a hit.
Hannah tried and tried to make a sand castle. So did Amber but nobody was successful.

Amber and Camryn

Hannah and I in the water. It was a little chilly but still fun.

I LOVE this picture. They look like they could be twins from the back. Camyrn is a month younger but bigger than Gavin.

4th of July outfits

Here are the kids wearing their 4th of July outfits before church.

4th of July

We decided to light fireworks at Jason's house instead of fighting the crowds in Mccall to watch fireworks. We got to watch Mccall's fireworks from Jason's back yard. The kids had fun with the sparklers.
Ethan.

Tyler and Hannah getting ready to watch the fireworks. Hannah didn't last though. She fell asleep in my lap. Too much excitment for one day!


The group watching fireworks.

All the kids sat on the tramp watching.

Barfuss Reunion

We had the Barfuss Reunion at Jason and Lisa's house this year. There was a lot of room and fun things to do. It felt so good to just relax The back of Jason's house.
The kids played on Jason's swing set and tree houses. Gavin figured out how to climb up the stairs, go across to the tree house, and slide down the slide on his belly. He loved it!

Everyone used the canoes and played on the pond. Even Gma. Pearson had a turn. Some of the girls (Annette, Kristina, Deanna, and others) went on the pond a few times to launch frogs. They would find frogs and put them on the oars. And then they would launch them. They were out there for hours doing that.


The kids couldn't get enough of the canoes.

Michael and Gavin hangin out by the pond.

A few of us took turns entertaining Emma. She hated missing out on all the fun so we packed her around so she could be a part of it.

July 2-4, 2009

Kaleidoscope in the Park

We went to the Kaleidoscope art in the park and the kids had a blast! First the girls got their faces painted. The boys were too shy to get theirs done.
They all got butterflies on their faces.

Next they got to paint a picture.

Then they each made a tye dye shirt. They all had very different but cool shirts.

Bryson and Kimberly doing their shirts.

They made bookmarks with stamps and markers. Hannah loves hers. She keeps it in her scriptures.

They got to meet Smoky the Bear.


Then they went and played musical instruments and danced with scarves. Hannah and Gavin played and the girls danced.

This was Gavin favorite place. He loved to play the instruments!

After that the kids played dress up. At first they were shy about doing it but then they really got into it.

Megan as a princess.


Kimberly all dressed up.

Hannah as a pea. She didn't want to put the hat on so Garnet held it over her head.

The kids also made a puppet out of a wooden spoon. All in all we had a great time. It kept the kids' mind off of the fact that Emma and their parents were in Boise at the hospital. I'm glad we went and I can't wait until next year! 6/27/2009