Temple Square

This is what the boys will look like in fifty years when they're retired and living in Florida. Dan hates these shirts but the boys love them because they have tigers.

Flash forward- this is what my brother Jimmy will look like when he is a dad and a member of the corporate world.

Identical? I may just have to spend the money to find out.

Daily Ramblings

I'm still attempting potty training, but not really pushing it. The only way I could get the boys to try the other day was to let them bring their books with them.
I should contact the Seasame Street Corporation and see if they need some models to demonstrate the joy their show brings to children. My boys love it, especially Elmo.
Go figure- this is how I found Brad asleep last night. I wonder how Seth entertained himself before falling asleep. . .

What's Up Doc

The boys like to eat carrots from the garden, but only if I leave on the tops.

I need to buy the boys their own sunglasses. Brad likes to wear my movie star glasses when ever he gets the chance. They love to watch TV and sadly I'm loving it too. This is how we've been doing snack time.

Pioneer Day Neighborhood BBQ

Our neighbors pulled out their awesome water slide again. This time Seth got to the top and was too scared to come down, so my friend Tami volunteered to rescue him. My suspicion, though, is that she wanted to test it out; unfortunately that didn't work out so well for her. ;)


What cuties! This is the boys playing with their friend Carter. Carter can't tell the boys apart, so he just says "Brad/Seth" to cover his bases.

Lake Blanche Hike

As my friend Bob says, "Lake Blanche is the jewel of the Wasatch". It was a spectacular hike.

The highlight for the boys was eating Starbursts and throwing rocks into the water.
They got really fussy on the way up, so we let them out for awhile and they were good hikers with their Maacka and Grandpa.

Boating at Jordanelle

Grandpa Stapleton has a boat and the boys went for their first ride this past weekend. Brad was pretty into it.
This was also Ellie's first time and once we went fast her whole face lit up; it was super cute.
Brad wouldn't go swimming, but Seth and I did. He looked like this the whole time, so I'm not sure he enjoyed it, but he did tolerate it OK.
Brad watching Seth and I swim. Dan and I went skiing as well. Dan looked great, especially considering his six year absence from the sport.

Stitches

With two boys I think it was inevitable that one of them was going to end up with stitches. I'm just glad it wasn't on my watch! :)

We don't know how it happened, Dan was outside with the scouts, and next thing he knew Brad was screaming bloody murder and was covered in blood. We think he bumped into some furniture. The poor Webelos scouts are a bit traumatized. Dan had trouble getting the bleeding to stop, so he had Brad lie on the floor in the kitchen while he applied pressure to the wound, blood was splattered on the floor, and Brad was screaming, one of the boys came in and asked if everything was OK and Dan told them they'd have to go home, so that was the scene they all filed past.

Five stitches later, Brad was home and in great spirits. I rarely give them suckers so he was thrilled. Brad and Seth were sad to be apart. While I got Seth ready for bed he kept saying "Bradie, boo-boo".