Dozer Days

Bulldozers, diggers, dumptrucks, garbage trucks, HUGE tires, sand, toys....How else can I describe a little boys dream land....and that is exactly what CJ and Preston experienced at "Dozer Days". The boys got to not only crawl, hike, and sit in their dream machines, they also got to drive them! It was a fun day for everyone!!!

Our Vacation has been Extended

During our stay in Washington, Clay got called back early to start training.  Since we haven't gotten established yet in Vegas - Laura and the kids decided to make an extension on their vacation and stay in Washington until August, when it is closer to Clay's return.  So....here we are, Surprise Summer Vacation in Washington!!!  Laura and the kids are enjoying their time with Shane before he goes to Brazil on his church mission; loving being with Nana and Papa; and are excited to be here for all the fun with family this summer.  We aren't enjoying being away from Clay...but that is the nature of the job sometimes...so we are thankful for mail, email, and skype!

4 Wheeler and Lawn Mower Excitement

 The second the sound of the lawn mower, 4 wheeler, or motorcycle hit the ears of the "kids" everyone comes running....as you can see we are ALL enjoying a ride!!!

Preston's Little Green Friend

 Preston loves animals, reptiles, bugs, insects, etc.  Preston found this little frog in the back yard and loved it until dinner time. 

Flower Princess Aparri

 Aparri is hardly ever seen without a flower in her hair, and yes in some instances....more than one flower at a time!!!

Picnic with Nana

 The kids had a great time picnicing in the backyard with Nana!!!

Water Lovers

 I am not kidding when I tell you, our kids are completely and utterly attracted to water...it doesn't matter if it is a pool, puddle, hose, rain, toilet, etc..if it has water, one or all of our children will be in it! Thank heavens Laura had the good sense to bring the puddle boots with us on our trip!!! We have been using them ALOT!

Water Water Water

 Any chance they get, our kids are in the water! So...off to the pool we go!

 We knew our kids would love this slide if they would just let themselves go on it...well, CJ said no, Preston said no, and since Aparri can't quite say no yet, we took it as a yes!  So, we took her on the slide...and wouldn't you know it, she LOVED it!  The minute she got down, she would giggle and squeal and then point at it, meaning AGAIN!!!  At the end of the session, we finally got CJ down and yep...we couldn't get him off it either - until they closed the slide!  We are still going to try to get Preston on it next time!!!

Next Stop....Washington

The next stop on our vacation was Washington to visit Laura's family.