Babysitting

So the blog entry I'm working up to is about our foundation getting fixed! (Can I get a hallejuiah?) Anyways, the day they started we had our friends come over and play so I could attempt to pack up our master bedroom sans my boys. Does anyone else get more done when they have playdates? X and Nate are the best of friends and put up with Drew following around and they can occupy themselves all day, with the occasional "share you guys" interruption. So this day we were lucky enough to have the D family come join our ranks. D and T were delightful and they all played together really well. Plus with all the loud banging, hyrdolic noises coming from outside, their screaming and yelling didn't bother anyone.

 

Snack time on the couch.

 

Showing off their snacks of gold fish in little baggies...

 

The whole group.

Fun in the sun!

So the day before the V's left for their trip to UT, we went over and played a little in their pool. The boys had a blast as you can see from the pics. I wish I could have gotten a picture of Nette and I chilling in the shade...It was the perfect set up.

 

The crew.

 

Drew getting ready to slide. He'll say "re-re, um, go." Translation: ready, um, go.

 

L going down in style.


Eating some fresh, delicious strawberries in the cool water...can life get any better?

 

Nate's turn down the slide.

Fourth of July

 

Check out our $2 shirts from Walmart!

 

Yes, something is wrong with our friend Eric...

 

On the hill behind Tom Thumb watching the fireworks of various cities.

 

Meagan and Matt before their little Parker joined the world.

Swim Lessons

So I got Nate signed up for swim lessons and figured I'd do a mom-and-me class with Drew at the same time. It would have killed Drew to not get to swim if Nate did. So here we are on our way to our first class.


So you either get a turned head picture or...


...a pouty one. Take your pick.


I did manage to get a cute individual picture of each boy. Here is Drew and his ridiculous looking head of hair. Does it remind anyone else of Simon Cowell? And less anyone think I'm leaving it like this, we're waiting for July when I'll have money in the budget to get it cut, and no I will never cut his hair again, or at least not till he's older.


My sweet, sweet Nathan. His hair needs a cut too, but I can at least still make it cute if I'm willing to do it in the morning. ;) Nate is doing so good in his little class. He loves to put his face under water and he jumped into the pool yesterday all by himself and went under water. I was so proud of him!


Right before our class. I couldn't get Drew to sit still long enough to get in on it, but at least Nate co-operated. You can tell by his red flushed cheeks that we were more than ready to get into the water. I think that day it hadn't reached 100 yet, but yesteray it was 103 when we got there. It is hot, hot, HOT!

Father's Day Activities

I love Sunday's...we get to have Eddie home and we make every moment count.

Father's Day Present Gone Awry

So for Father's Day my good friend Jami came up with an idea to make matching ties for the father's and son's. Loved it! So we got together to follow our fearless leader Mardi and make some ties. Okay, so in these following pictures you will see that I still need some work on adapting a pattern to fit the recipient. None-the-less, not bad for a sewing novice's first time making or following a pattern.
So Andrew's tie was a little too long, Nathan's was a little too short and fat and Eddie's was so short that I made him button his coat to hide it...In fact, if you look really close, I think you can see his white shirt but no hint of orange at the bottom of his jacket.

And here are some pictures of the not-so-photogenic Haws' family attempting to get a family shot:






Happy Father's day to the love of my life! Thank you for being such an amazing father!

Nee-nee

 

Dear C and Mamma-C,

Thanks for loving our boys so much. It lifts my heart to see such joy on their faces when you walk into a room or they see a picture of you or we tell them you're coming over. Pure love.

Love,
Me