Grandma Rhonda's Pictures

I got a hold of Rhonda's camera yesterday and finally was able to download all of the pictures that she has been taking.  She hoards them on her digital camera until I wrestle it away from her.  She has over 200 on it as we speak!

 

So, here are some of the best that she has taken over the last year. (Seriously, it's been almost that long!)

 

Lilly in her ducky towel after a bath.

 



 

Playing at Liberty Park on Earth Day

 



Will riding the toys at the mall.

 

Lilly on her first birthday.

Lilly the librarian.

 

Grandpa and Will in sunglasses.

 

Lilly laughing at me.

Having a picnic at the park in Meridian, Idaho. (She makes the best faces!)

 

Riding the luggage cart at the hotel in Idaho.

 

 

Another day at the park.

 

Lilly playing on the slip-n-slide.  She was in such a hurry that she went down it with all her clothes on.

 

After a bit Grandma pulled the wet clothes off an let her play with just a diaper on.

 

Pretty soon the diaper was soaked, so they striped that off and let her ride naked.

Mental note: make sure mom and dad have swim diapers before leaving the kids to be babysat!



Face Paint and Swings

Over the last few weeks we have been trying to get the most out of the final warm weekends of the year.  A couple of Friday's ago mom and dad's neighborhood had a huge block party.  There were bounce houses, face painting, and lots of food.  William had his face painted like a snake.

 

 

The following Sunday we spent time at the park down the road from Nina's house.  The kids really enjoyed playing on the swings.  Paul would push them and then pretend like they had kicked him when they swung forward.  They laughed so hard!

 

Lilly really likes to swing.  She cried and cried when it was finally time to go home.  I have a feeling that we might need to install a swing set in the back yard at home to keep her happy.

William's First Day of Preschool

Today was William's first day at preschool.  He was excited to go and see what kind of fun they would have.

He likes his teach, Ms. Amy, and all the fun toys that they have in the classroom.

(That's his "cheese" face!)

Last few weeks of fun

Two weekends ago our friends Stephanie, Eli, Corbin, and Zane came to visit us.  We had lots of fun going to Lagoon.  The boys rode on almost everything.

The boys also had a sleep over campout on the couch.  This was William's first sleepover.

After everyone left on Sunday we had a quiet day at home. The kids spent a good amount playing in the sandbox.

Weekend Open House

We had an open house this weekend so that everyone could come and see our new place.  While everything was still clean I got some pictures.

Family Room



Kitchen

Living/Dining Room

Lilly's Room

William's Room

Master Bedroom

Basement Living Room

Spare Bedroom



William's Pictures

A while back Grandma Rhonda gave William his very own kids digital camera.  Every so often he fills the memory chip in it and brings it to me to download the pictures.  Here are the highlights from the last few months.

A picture of Will taken by Daddy.



Mommy with her curlers in.

Lilly

Doofus (William's cat)

Lilly's toys

Stuff on the kitchen counter.  (I think he got a shot of a UFO here, because I have no idea what the dark thing in the window is.)

The view out our front window.

Lilly and Daddy

William's blanket on the couch

William's foot

William watching Sponge Bob

The mountain above the Snowbird ski resort.

William jumping on the bungee trampoline at Snowbird. (Taken by Mommy)

Daddy "jumping" Lilly.  She was jealous of William.

These are pictures of Lilly's room at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  William was supposed to be taking a nap, but obviously he wasn't sleepy.

Weekend Slip-n-Slide

We had a fun weekend.  On Saturday we took the kids to the aquarium.  Of course it wasn't until we were already there that I realized that my camera was broken.  So, I didn't get any pictures of them.  Bummer...

After the aquarium we went to mom and dad's house to celebrate Paul's birthday.  William decided that we had to wear birthday hats.  Mom kept trying to get Lilly to stand still wearing her hat long enough so that she could get a picture.  It wasn't working to well.

When dinner was done grandpa set up the slip-n-slide for the kids.  They loved it.

On Sunday we took the kids up to the mountains.  We headed up to the Snowbird ski resort.  It was beautiful weather and so nice to get up above the city for a bit.  William wanted to have a ride on the bungee jump/trampolines so I got him a ticket.  Since my camera was broken I couldn't get any good shots, but we had William's camera.  Once I find the cord I will upload those shots.  We also rode the tram up to the top of the mountain.  The view was great.