Yummy Ice Cream

As you can tell Eric went after the whip cream before getting to the ice cream. It was so cute to watch him eat.

Silly boys!!

First Day of School

Summer break is officially over!!! Nicholas returns as a 4th grader and Carter begins Kindergarten. We are fortunate in that our boys (currently) enjoy going to school. We are hopeful that both boys will have good teachers.

Wow, what a Kodak moment.
Eric really wanted to go to school as well. Can you see the straps of his backpack?
Here is Carter in Mrs. Beasley's room. It looks like this is going to be a busy year.

My Bracelet

Mom Hayes made me this beautiful bracelet for me while she was in California. Priscilla, thanks for showing Karen how to make the beaded jewerly. My wish list now includes a matching necklace :)

I'm updating my blog for UL :)

Yes, I'm updating my blog for Uncle Larry. Summer was busy and fun. I will try my best to update my blog weekly if possible :)

This past weekend we had good time visiting with Grandma & Grandpa Hayes. I got these cool foam gun for the boys at the Dollar store. Now this gun was fun to play with. When you pull the trigger it makes a gunshot noise. It was a big hit for the boys and ME. Aaron bought Nick his first BB gun. Nick is pretty good at shooting.
Oh, did I mentioned that Jason was also visiting Ma & Pa Hayes. The boys love hanging out with their Uncle Jason. It was nice visiting with him. We don't get to see Jason that often. He's fun to be around with.

Grandma brought out the big bubbles. Those are fun to play with.
Later that evening we all went out to Braum's for some ice cream with the Brown's. Mom Hayes got some good pics of my silly boys and Jason. When she sends me the pictures I will post them. It was funny what Eric did to my ice cream.
Tomorrow two of my boys start school. Yipee!!! Carter is starting Kindergarten and Nick is a fourth grader. I can't believe how grown up my boys are.

Happy Birthday Eric

It is hard to believe that our little boy is turning two today. It seems like only yesterday that he joined our family. As they say, time flies when you're having fun.

Eric really enjoyed the beach during our recent vacation to South Padre. He played and ran around in the surf. His favorite activity was to sit down and splash in the puddles. I love to see him smile, it brightens my day and warms my heart. Eric has a very strong personality. He acts at times like he is king of the castle and can't understand why Mom and Dad won't let him color on the walls. He is very sweet and gives excellent kisses and hugs. It is a joy to hear him talk though we still don't understand all that he says. His facial and hand expressions are priceless. We love you Eric.


My little one came to me this morning and he wanted to say that he has a gift for each of you. Be sure to visit your local 7-Eleven store for a free slurpee. The offer is only good on Eric's birthday so don't forget. Be sure to let them know that Eric sent you.

Four more days

Four more days until we leave on our family vacation to South Padre Island. Aaron is so looking forward to it. We are going to hanging out at the beach and take long naps in our condo. We'll also read a good book, play with the kids and watch some movies. It's all about rest and relaxation. I'm so ready!! Nick and Carter can't wait to get there. Eric will have so much fun with his toes in the sand.

South Padre Island

The bridge to South Padre Island. What a beautiful scene.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Nick is at day camp this week. Pirates is the theme this year. Doesn't he look handsome!
Softball
Nick going to town with his BB gun. He shot a bullseye. Way to go!!
Tug a war.

Long jump. Aaron was able to chaperone on Monday and Tuesday. Nick finishes camp this Friday. He's having so much fun!! Awww, father and son bonding.

Where do I begin .....

It happened two weeks ago. Our air condition unit expired. So we had to replace the whole unit. At that same time we had our back room door replaced with a nice Pella energy saving sliding door. It looks really good. I will show pics later. Anyways, back to the hot air in our home. My friend Becki let us borrow her new electric room air conditioner that you attach to your window. We put it in our bedroom and the boys slept on a queen air mattress in our room. We kept the doors shut and let me tell you it was super cool in there. I kept it on 68:) My parents let us borrow their window air conditioner also. We put that in the living room along with FOUR fans. Our ward at church heard about the air conditioner being out. We had people offering their fans to us or just letting us hang out at their place. I'm very grateful for families and friends. Last Friday we got our brand new air condition unit installed. Saturday are project on the door was completed. So far everything is OKAY!!!
Oh, Aaron gave a talk at church this pass Sunday and he did great!!! It's been 12 years since he gave a talk at church. He received several compliments. I had friends come up to me saying how good his talk was. I was proud of him. Can you believe that he was nervous? He has given talks at work/conferences without being nervous. Go figure! I was also impressed with my son Nicholas. He usually draws during sacrament, but when his dad spoke he stopped and listened.

The boys got out their waterguns and fun getting wet.

Eric didn't have a watergun so he used the water hose. Once he had it in his hand he didn't want to share it with anyone. His brothers tried really hard to get it away from him. No such luck!
He did let Nick help him spray their Dad. We did this again the next day. It was so much fun!!

Swimming pool

You can find us at the swimming pool most of the time with our friends. My boys love going swimming. My friend Huong and her nephew Evan.
Carter with his friend Luke. It was a windy day. We didn't stay too long. You can see Nick with his goggles on and Carter is close by. My friend Nancy is in the middle with her three kids and the other two are next to Carter. She has 3 boys and 2 girls. She is an amazing Mom.
Eric loves the water. He doesn't like to stay in his float long. He wants to be in the water without the float. I'll probably sign him up for swimming lessons next summer.

Gramma's house

We always have a good time there. I took Eric's whale swimming pool over so the boys could get wet in it. They basically just used the water in the pool to fill up their waterguns.

We visited my mom a lot during that week when our air condition was out. I'm glad that she lives close by.

Summer movies, birthday & friends

Besides swimming we do enjoy seeing a good movie. I highly recommend this movie. It was so funny!!! My neice and nephew had already went to see this movie on Friday and wanted to go again with us on Saturday. That's how much they liked it. Another movie that we are waiting to see is Wall.e. Coming soon !! June 27th.
On June 3rd we celebrated my nephew Thomas 16th birthday. My sister had his birthday blash at the Main Event. Each kid received a $10 card to use for video games or bowling. Plus, they had a wristband which lets them play unlimited laser tag. Happy Birthday!!!Thomas always makes time to hang out with his cousins. Nick also played laser tags with Thomas and his friends a couple of times.
Carter, Eric and I played air hockey and video games. Eric was soooo excited!! He really likes the air hockey. I wish I could have gotten a picture. Carter liked playing the games where he could drive. I had to help him reach for the gas pedal. I had fun with my boys!
Eric and Kimberly sitting together on his Diego futon. She is too cute!! Carter and Brittany watching tv. So far, Gracie, Emily and Brittany wants to marry Carter. I'm so glad that these kids are so young. These two girls are sisters and they have three older brothers. They all getting along with my boys. We love hanging out with them.

Memorial Day

We took the boys to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They were excited to see it. The boys had watched the other three episodes of Indiana Jones last week. Later we went to my parents house for dinner. It was a pleasant day!

Father & Son Campout

The Friday night before Mother's Day our church has a Father and Son campout. The boys really look forward to this campout and talked about it all week. Eric didn't go this year as I am just not ready to let my baby go. Aaron tells me too many stories about how he just lets the boys wander off and run around without much supervision. I think Aaron is a little too trusting. The weather was perfect and it appears my boys had a good time.
One of my boys will eat hot dogs. The other one won't.
What is it about boys and fire? Nicholas really likes to roast marshmellows. He said he only ate 10 this year.
Here are both boys playing with their friends.....near the fire?
Carter and his friend Dallin playing with the new playground equipment by Lake Grapevine.

Do these boys look tired? It is only 11:30pm. Then they woke Aaron up at 6:30am.

The boys came home exhausted and dirty after their outing. After getting them all cleaned up they all took long naps.