Joshua Driving and Splash Park Pix

We have been enjoying the last bit of summer. We went to Allen to Celebration park and had a great time. We also got to visit family while we were there. Joshua loves playing at his cousins house.

Dallin loves to play in the water. We just recently bought the boys clothes during tax free week. We found cute shirts for only $2.

Joshua had a great time in the water. I had pull him away crying when it was time to go.

Michael just started his new job. He is carpooling to work with a friend. It has been nice to have the car at home. I have been able to get things done. Michael likes the people and his new job. We are excited for our future.

Joshua loves to drive. He runs around the house and stores pretending to drive a car. He even shifts gears. It is hilarious.

Hanging out with Dad

This last couple of weeks have been busy. We have been getting our "to do" list done. We have been fixing holes and tending to our yard. We have also found time to play! Dallin was entertained by the box above for a long time. He has grown very attached to Michael. He also wants to be with Dad, which is kind of a nice change. I have been able to get some things done.

We went on a little trip to the zoo during Target days. We got to sit up close and personal with the chimps. It was a blast. The boys did not want to leave.

Michael has been a big help. I have gotten so much done with my church calling and as mentioned before the to do list. We are excited for Michael's new job, which he starts on Monday! Our friends helped Michael get the job. We are so grateful for them and everyone else who helped us along the way. We are blessed! We only hope to try to serve others as we have been served. The people of Texas are great about helping others, we love it here! We have made such great friends!

Dad even pulled out the balloons and did balloon animals with the kids. They are going to miss him, when he goes to work on Monday when all they will have is boring Mom! :)

Today is our fourth Anniversary. We are going to go out on date tonight! I am actually going to see Harry Potter. Marrying Michael was the best decision! These last four years have been wonderful and I am looking forward to many more. I thought I would share a few of our stats for the last four years:

Kids:2

Moved:4 times

Cities lived in:3

Jobs:10 between the both us (we worked about two at a time while Michael was going to school so it adds up fast)

Wards:4

Callings:13 between the both of us

Angry/yelling fights:0 (we both avoid conflict we would rather compromise :)

Cars:1

Vacations together as a family:2 (we are going to have to work on this one:)

Just a Little West Update

Well, we have been so busy I haven't taken many pictures or had time to blog, so here is our little update. Joshua is really into running now. He likes us to watch him run as fast as he can go. He says he is a track star. He recently go into Bob the Builder, he loves it. He was never much into tv or movies but maybe his attention span is growing because now he loves them. Dallin is walking every where and getting in two more teeth. I think he is having a little growth spurt he is shoveling in his food and always wants more.

Today we had Super Saturday at church. I have been busy all week preparing and buying supplies. I am not very crafty but my enrichment leader is so she had to take lead on this enrichment activity. This is two of the projects I did. I have to show off when I manage to do anything crafty. Michael helped out in the nursery for me. He is so helpful with me in my calling, I don't know how people do things with out the support of a spouse. The boys did crafts as well. They made an airplane with Popsicle sticks and colored.

While we were out shopping for all the supplies we went shopping for Michael. This is how handsome he looks in his new suit! He has not had a new suit since his mission, so it was about time.

Dallin's Birthday

Dallin's Birthday was this Wednesday! He turned 1 and seems to already be heading towards 2. He is full of life and is walking and falling all around the house. Trixie made a wonderful spaghetti dinner (one of my favorites) and she cooked a non-dairy chocolate cake. It was still good even though it lacked a little moisture. :) Dallin got some new clothes, a pool, a long stuffed Caterpillar, and a toy lawn mower. I can't wait until he can use the real thing and mow the lawn.

First Steps

Dallin will push anything from chairs to tables to help him balance while trying to walk. As in the previous post he now starts to walk a few steps and falls. He has done as much as seven steps, but this video is not that great but demonstrates what he is doing. It is hard to catch on video but here is my effort.

4th of July

Good new we are getting cool air in our house again, which is why I can sit and write. We moved the boys into our room and bought a window unit to survive the week. Now I have my room back! We survived by playing in the pool that Grandpa got for Dallin's birthday, and by eating with at our very very nice friends homes. Thanks all of you who helped us and fed us. We are very grateful! We ended the fourth of July with fireworks, Joshua was so tired and did not want to watch. Dallin loved it. He is striving so hard to walk. He will take two steps sometimes even like seven and fall. He laughs, and then gets up again and repeats the process. He was doing this while we were watching the fireworks. We had the perfect spot we did not have to wait all day in the hot sun, and did not have to fight traffic. :)

We played at the Luker's in the evening. The Williamson's joined us and Michael made root beer to keep his family traditions alive. Joshua and Dallin both were "mowing the lawn." We had a few fireworks there and yummy food. We had a great time. Thanks everyone!

We started the day off at the Nasher with the West family! We had a good time! It was fun to see them again.

Home Repairs

This week has been a bit crazy. Our AC went down on us. We are very lucky however that we still have a home warranty and that it is only high 90s. We are also glad that we installed another fan in our living room. Currently we are waiting for the home warranty people to let the repair people know what they will allow them to do. I hope this process is speedy! In other repairs or rather improvements Joshua and Dallin have bunk beds! Dallin doesn't sleep there, but when bigger he will. Joshua is loving it. Michael did a great job putting them together.

Dallin turns one this month. I can't believe how big he is getting. He is trying to walk. He will pull himself to standing and can take one or two steps and then falls down and laughs at himself. He is so cute. Today we played in the sprinkler and he just sat under it and soaked it all in. (who can blame him when we have no ac :))

Joshua used to sleep next to Dallin on the floor sometimes, but since we got him an actual real bed he has been sleeping in it. I know this picture is a little blurry, but I was trying not to wake him. He is doing a little better with potty training, he will go like four days no accidents and then out of the blue it is like he forgets or doesn't want to go to the bathroom so going on himself sounds fine. Crazy boy! He has been so much more social recently. He has asked to play with friends and talking to strangers. My kids are just getting so big.