Too old for naps?

Three year olds are definitely too old to nap. But driving to church at 1:30 every Sunday can be really tiring. This is a common occurrence each week...



Makes for a much calmer Sacrament meeting because we can tag team Matthias. And boy does he need it. He could use three of us really.

Rise and Shine

(we woke up to this at 6:37am, coming from the crib...James climbed in with Matthias)

James: You say Dad and I will say Mom. MOM!
Matthias: Mom!
James: (exasperated) No, you say Dad. Say Dad.
Matthias: Dad.
James: MOM!!
Matthias: Mama!
James: No. You're the Dad guy.
Matthias: Dada!
James: MOM!
Matthias: Mom!

I tried to capture this on audio, but James was done trying to convince Matthias of anything and so this is all I got...(James is on the darker side, so you can't see him).

Book of Mormon

Sometimes I like surveys. Try this Book of Mormon survey. I thought it was fun.

Study up on some quotes first...

Watering

Yesterday afternoon was a lazy day. I sat, well laid, on the couch and watched the boys out the window as they played. They asked for swimsuits and then got out both hoses and went to work. They filled the pool, but I think only actually got in once. Then they filled buckets and put out the 'fire' on the picnic table. Putting out the fire took a good 30 minutes. After that the plants needed watering and about 20 minutes was spent watering the garden (mostly dead) and themselves. Watching them was quite entertaining. I didn't even read a book...I really just watched them out the window for an hour and a half. They make me laugh. I love my boys.

Aquarium

Saturday we went downtown to the Aquarium and had a great time! Tigers are my favorite and they have two white tigers who were SO beautiful! The boys loved taking a ride on the train which went through a shark tunnel. They also got to touch sting rays and see lots of different fish, snakes, and more fish! They had a really fun time. To finish off we had peanut butter sandwiches and the boys took turns on the carousel with Dad. Fun times!

Blueberries!

Bread

Finally remembered a picture...

This is the bread we had on Happy Harvey Day, June 13 (the anniversary of our engagement). A before and after.



Five minutes. So good.