Dancin' Cole

Cole loves music and loves to sing and dance. That's what we get when he hangs out with me all day. Not that I'm good at either of those things, but hey when no one is around why not... right? Here are a few of his dance moves. (Sorry I know the videos are dark, you can see it a little better in the middle of the video, look closely and you'll see his bum go up and down)

Although both of these videos were taken a couple of months ago we can still get a good dance out of him every now and again.

Wheeler Farm

We had a great time at Wheeler Farm this weekend with Neil's family. Cole enjoyed being close to the animals and despite all our efforts to teach him the different animal noises, he still thinks all animals say "woof!" No matter what animal we ask him to do he always says "woof!" What does the kitty say Cole? "Woof!" What does the pig say Cole? Woof! He sure loves those dogs!

Cole must have thought this was one of the weirdest looking things he had ever seen. He followed this poor bird around until it was finally able to find a place to hide.

Here's a few of us.... Grandpa Emery, my nieces Brinlee & Aynslee, Cole, and me. Don't we all look so happy???

Ready to start driving Mom! I'm a natural!

Neil thought it would be fun for Cole to sit on the donkey.He just didn't expect the donkey to take off so fast. Luckily, Neil caught Cole before the donkey went too far. (Unfortunately, this picture doesn't show it very well.) It was pretty funny.

Maple Lake

After church we headed up the canyon to see how far we could go up. We were so excited that Maple Lake is already open! It was SO pretty up there! I'm sure the canyon will be our 2nd home for the summer again this year. It's so nice to have it close. All are welcome to come camping with us!

The other night Neil tackled me to the ground and started tickling me like crazy. Cole got a concerned look on his face, so Neil told Cole to come help tickle Mom. Cole came right over and instead of tickling me, laid right on my belly to protect me so Dad couldn't tickle me anymore. It's nice to know I have my own little body guard.

Cole loves Sun Chips. So the other night we let him take the whole bag and have at it. Once he saw that he was in control he would take chips out of the bag, reach his hand out to give one to us, and then pull it away and laugh. What a tease!

Water Pit Prank

Recent Projects

After all the work we put into our last house, Neil and I were really excited to get a brand new house where we wouldn't have to do anything to it!! However, after only a few months we got bored and got the projects going...... once again.

I know this doesn't really look like a project, but notice the two-tone paint. I almost have the whole house done. We just need to do the doors. It's amazing what a difference it makes!

And I know the fountain isn't really a project but I have been wanting a fountain for years and I finally got one for our entry way!!!

Since we're waiting to finish our basement, we don't have a formal t.v. room yet. I wanted my living room to still look nice, so we compromised. We put the t.v. in the wall along with the surround sound system. So now Neil has his surround sound t.v. room, and I still have a decent looking living room. Thanks for all your help Brent!!

Here's a better look.

We finally have stairs! When our deck was originally built there wasn't a staircase. And thanks to our AWESOME neighbor Randy we got the steps for free! We still have a little clean up to do, but in the end I think it will look really nice.

Neil got me a sewing machine for Christmas, so I finally started putting it to use. I made a curtain to match Cole's bedding.

Our Garden! We're planting our first garden this year and here's what it looks like so far. Our garden will consist of tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, and onions.