Pant-less Cowboy

Henry practicing his cutting skills

with Daddy's cowboy hat

and without pants

 "Lemme see!"

 Harry Potter glasses

 And again, no pants.

Lion

Jaxon's first Halloween (he was only 3 weeks old for his real first Halloween) he wore this lion outfit.  Henry then wore it for his first Halloween too.  I got it out to wash it for Ollie to wear it and Henry thought  it would still fit him.  Even after putting it on and seeing how it obviously didn't fit him, he still thought it did.  

And, yes, Jaxon has a fanny pack.  He pretends it is his Flynn Ryder satchel.  It was in the Halloween box from when Devin was a hideous lion tamer...

Here the boys are pretending to be Flynn and ride Maximus on a chair they overturned...

Henry Turns 3

For Henry's birthday we decided to go up to the cabin.  Nana planned a fun little pirate party that started with popping cannon balls.

 Then Jaxon and Henry got into a brawl over who knows what and I sat on the couch to capture the mess with photos.  After a few punches were thrown, Devin decided it was time to step in.

(I don't just let them fight it out all the time, but sometimes, yes, I do.  They need the chance to figure some things out on their own.)

Ollie was adorable, even when he got sleepy and a little fussy. 

After the brawl, it was time to go on a pirate treasure hunt!

The treasure they found was a pirate pinata.  Because it had rained on and off all morning we couldn't hang the it outside.  So, Daddy tried holding it and with Jaxon swinging the bat I'm sure you can guess what happened.  Seconds before, Josh even said, "We all know how this turns out.  We should be filming this."  He was right.  I felt bad as Devin dropped to the floor, but we all couldn't help but laugh!

 Yummy red velvet cake (of Henry's choosing)

 Devin and Josh went fishing that morning and also caught some crawdads.  We boiled them up and tried to eat them.  I'm not sure if we'll be doing it again or not...

 That's what Jaxon thought of the crawdads:

 But they were fun to wear on his finger!

 Yep, Ollie is under the couch.  He rolls all over when he plays now and he ended up under there.  

Little cowboy!

My man even looks attractive in his fishing t-shirt, baggy pants, and hiking boots!

 Enjoying the beautiful weather while shooting BB guns off the balcony.

 Lucky Henry got some Harry Potter legos from Nana and Papa!

 He's so good at playing on the floor with a couple toys.

 This is Ollie's crawling stance.  He gets into this position and hasn't figured out to drop that right knee.  If he does, he automatically falls to his tummy.  He's so close, but hasn't quite got it yet!  

(He just turned 8 months.)

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful place to go and have family time together.  It was such a great weekend!  

Happy birthday to Henry!

Dirt

One of the things we love about our new house is that we have a big yard.  Some of the yard is still dirt.  I guess if you are Henry, the dirt is the best part!

 This kid is so funny!  Look how dirty he is!

 Yes, that is an alpaca hanging out with Henry.

Where Daddy Lives

Today my favorite moment was when we drove past the school Devin teaches at and Henry pointed to it and said, "That's where Daddy lives!"  I corrected him, "No, that's Daddy's work.  Daddy lives at home with us."  "NO!  Daddy lives at his work too!"

It wasn't really my favorite moment, of course, but I want to remember it.  I think it's actually a tad bit sad that Henry thinks Daddy lives somewhere else.  I mean, I know Devin is gone a lot, but even if it's late, he always comes home.  I guess there are days when the kids don't see him at all.  Working 2 jobs and taking classes for a Masters Degree is serious business.

Daddy Time

Daddy and Oliver

Adorable.

Sunday afternoon nap time for Henry and Daddy.

Irrigation

These boys love playing in the irrigation.  I remember playing in it when I was a kid and loving it.

 I love this troublemakers little face!

Mowing

Today I had a couple favorite moments.

My first favorite moment today happened was while I nursed Ollie before putting him to bed for the night.  It was a beautiful day today--perfect temperature of 75ish, slightly breezy, and sunny--so we had our windows open.  Devin was in the back yard mowing the lawn.  Jaxon and Henry love when Daddy plays "lawn mow" (meaning he mows and they run around in the grass) so of course they were out there with him.  I could hear their laughter when he finished with the lawn and started playing with them.  Just sitting there, holding Ollie while listening to my sweet boys play with their wonderful daddy was such a sweet moment where everything in life seemed perfect.

My other favorite moment happened after Devin was done mowing and playing with the boys outside.  They all came in for shower time.  Devin did the ab wheel (the best ab toner in the world) then told the boys, "Time to show Mommy our muscles."  And Jaxon added, "And our naked dance."  They did both!

Also posted here.

Camping with Daddy

The boys went camping a few times with Daddy this summer.  I love that they are wearing shirts, hoodies, and their warmest jackets and SHORTS!  Daddies are funny:)

These boys love Uncle Josh's camping pop up trailer.

Yummy breakfast!

Daddy took the boys to the fish hatchery.  They loved seeing all the fish and ran up and down all the rows of ponds.

Captain Hook

In case you are wondering, this is Captain Hook.

Watercolor Painting

One way to fight indoor summer boredom...painting!

 Look at those lips!!!

 Jaxon colored this guy to make a Harry Potter action figure.  He is so creative!