I just thought it was too cute to resist posting...so yesterday I took the boys to see "Up" for the first time and during the hospital scene where the wife is sitting in a chair with her husband standing behind her and the doctor standing in front of her, Nathan in his "not-so-quiet-but-trying-to-whisper" voice says, "Look, they're giving her a blessing Mom...right?"
It was almost as good as the boy down the row from us saying in his "not-trying-to-be-quiet-at-all" voice, "Why are we watching this again?"
I enjoyed the movie so much, I might be willing to risk that question from my child to see it again.
As a side note, sorry I don't have any pictures to post yet...I'm too lazy to download them while I'm on vacation, and plus we're having so much fun I keep forgetting to take any. lol. I'm home in a week or so and will hopefully get on top of it.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Disney's "Up"
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Our foundation.
So after, what, 13 months, we've finally gotten our foundation repaired on our house. The builder, Bear Creek Dev., called us and set up an appt. for Monday the 6th to come out and show us what they were going to do. They didn't show up, but called and told us they would be here Wednesday to get started and then show us then what we needed to do to get ready. We had what seemed like a million questions which Evelyn at BCD couldn't answer, but she refused to give us the name or number of the company they hired. This did not sit well with us. Anywhoo, Eddie finally got a hold of Evelyn and got the name of the company finagled out of her and googled them. Late that night he called them and got a hold of the owner of the company, A-1 Pier Installment, and was able to ask all our questions. We looked them up on the Better Business Bureau and they ranked an A+ and had been in business for 10+ years and offer a lifetime guarantee on their beams. So our fears were put to somewhat rest and we awaited their arrival. They showed up Wednesday afternoon and started work right away. Sam, the owner, came in and explained what they were going to do and what would need to be moved/covered to get the work done on the inside. Here are some pic's from that first day:
The iron rods.
Dirt pile up...they hauled out so much dirt it was mind boggling. Of course this picture doesn't even begin to show what they pulled out.
The first hole.
A not very good shot at the hole.
These next pictures are from the next day: All the holes along the side of the house.
Our master bedroom all ready to dig a hole and put in a beam.
My boys modeling the kitchen and it's many drapes.
Drew couldn't get enough of this ladder...he loved climbing up and down it.
These next ones are the finished product:
The kitchen. We have two holes in our floor and a different contractor is coming out tomorrow (Thursday) to look at everything that needs to be fixed and finished.
The Master Bedroom hole.
The holes that were outside are now covered and you would never know they were even back there. It is such a blessing to have this part of our stress over and done with. We feel like the Lord truly has guided us through this "hole" process (I couldn't resist Dad) and that He has watched out for us.
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.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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!
