Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Camping

 We love camping!  This camping trip was Kyler's first and he had a blast!  We went with some friends of ours, but sadly they did not make it into the pictures.
 Setting up the tent (above and below)

 Kyler's first swim!  He had a blast.  The water was nice and warm and a great escape from the hot summer day.

Yea for camping with family! (our favorite quote from this camping trip.  Said by our friends' little boy)

Monday, June 6, 2011

Ah--Three Day Weedend :)

For Memorial Weekend, we decided to take a hike.  We borrowed a pack from some friends to carry Kyler, found a hike that was about five miles long, drove in the rain to get there, and started off!
 When we were getting ready to go it was raining, so we put the shade/rain guard over him and he stayed nice and dry.
 Kyler LOVED the hike.  He was all smiles and giggles.  He talked to us the whole way.  We pointed out all the different things we saw--geese, ducks, a hawk and its nest, water, trees--but sometimes he was more interested in the pack he was sitting in.  While Hyrum was carrying him, Kyler liked to pat Hyrum on the back like he was saying, "Mush! You're going too slow!"  He was good the whole way to our destination-a picnic area.
 Here we are at the picnic area.  The rain had scared all the people away, so we had the entire area (and it was big) to ourselves.  It had stopped raining before we got there.  We had a wonderful picnic snack.
 After the snack we headed to the water to play.  Kyler had fun sticking his hands and feet in the water.  Surprisingly the water wasn't really cold.

One the way back, our tired little boy fell fast asleep.  It was so nice to be outside and enjoying nature.

Uncle's wedding

Kyler's uncle, Alex, got married and so we flew out for the occasion.  We had lots of fun.  It was good to see family and friends. 
 Here is Kyler on his first plane ride.  We had to leave early in the morning.  Hyrum wasn't with us, he wouldn't fly out until later.  I was so worried that Kyler would be fussy and nervous, but boy was I wrong.  He had the time of his life.  Running on less sleep than normal, he smiled at the other passengers, played with the airplane (not the toys I brought.  He wanted nothing to do with them), and had the flight attendants adoring him.  The flight back was just as wonderful.
Family photo at the wedding.

Haircut!!

Kyler's hair was starting to get really long, so his mom decided it was time to cut it.  He really likes head massages, so I decided to do it all by myself.  I turned on some music and flashing lights in front of him, got out the scissors and got to work.  He was very good and sat quite still for me.  He is such a good boy!  I think the end result was pretty good, all things considering.  I cut off about two inches (and look how much I left there!).


 Before
 During
After

Gardening

 We share a community garden with people from our church.  It is close to our place, so Kyler and I try to go out and work in the garden a couple times a week.  It can be pretty hot with little shade when the sun is out, so I create shade for Kyler using blankets.  Our garden plot is inside the fence shown in the picture.  It is a pretty good size.
Kyler loves being out in the garden.  He loves to look around and see what is going on.  He watches the birds fly by, watches his mother get muddy from pulling weeds and watering, and is very happy to be outside.