Family Fun Day

As  most of you know, Micah and I work opposite schedules. Great for many reasons - except that it really limits the time we have for all 4 of us to spend together.

We try to make it a point to have a family fun day every so often. This week we packed a bunch of things in. First we went to the zoo - always fun and always something new to see. Then we went to the AZ Diamondbacks game (baseball for those of you who aren't familiar).

It was the first time the boys had been to a 'real' baseball game so it was really exciting. However, they weren't up for sitting at the game for 5 hours so we were only there for part of it. Then we ended our day with a visit with our dear friends Shannon & Lu (or ShanShan and LuLu as the boys affectionately refer to them). Shannon has been my friend since kindgergarten - and somehow our lives both brought us to AZ - crazy, right?

It was an awesome day! Sometimes it seems not having as much time to do something you love makes it more special when you do get the opportunity (i.e. having a family fun day).

the boys

The boys started another 'school year' last month. Mason moved up to a new preschool room and Spencer moved up to Pre-K. They both have great teachers and enjoy their 'school' time. They can't wait for the weather to cool down so they can get busy spending their days outside again. Hopefully soon.

Spencer is busy writing words constantly. Now that he is spelling his name, Mason, & Daddy on his own, he is moving on to words like 'kitchen' and 'counter'.

Last week Spencer had this conversation with Micah:
Spencer: Daddy, I heard something you and Mommy were talking about that I wasn't supposed to hear.
Micah: Uh, okay. What was that?
Spencer: When we were driving in the Jeep you were talking about that lady texting and driving.
Micah: Yeah.
Spencer: Yeah, and you shouldn't text while you are driving.
Micah: That's right.
Spencer: Yeah, because you want to make sure your text is really good.

That gave us a good laugh. He's good at doing that - he's an awesome little guy :)

Mason is just plain busy.

He is in the stage of wanting to do everything on his own, but only on his terms. If someone else asks him to do it, he has a million responses. "There's too much stuff, I'm too little, I'm tired." Case in point: today he had a bunch of toys out and I told him he better start picking everything up so he could get ready for lunch. About 2 minutes in he said 'maahhhmeeee, my hands hurt from picking up all of this stuff.'

He is very excited about being a 'big boy' and is Micah's shadow. He's another an awesome little guy :)

hello?

Oh hi, yes, we're still here.

Sorry for the hiatus - blogging somehow gets put on the back burner when moving.

We've been in the 'new house'  for about 2 weeks - and when I say new,  it's only new to us, not 'new'...it was built in 1977 and has some sweet 70s style. And when I say sweet, I mean sweet for the 70s - the gold and silver faux marble vanities will be meeting their demise sometime in our future.

Ahhh moving. Not quite my nemesis, but close. I hate having boxes everywhere. Those of you that have moved often can relate - boxes here, boxes there, boxes everywhere - but somehow the box you need is lost in the midst of all these other boxes. And then when I think I am making progress I go into another room and see more boxes! Bring on the frustration.

All this aside, we are super excited about being able to settle again. The boys are loving the new house and the fact we could finally paint their bedrooms. I am unpacking stuff that has been boxed up since our great adventure to South Dakota four years ago. It's nice to see it again, but then I think, "how bad do I need this if I didn't use it for four years?" and/or "if I have held on to it this long and dragged it all over the country maybe I should keep it." Yes, these are the conversations I have with myself (and sometimes Micah, when he feels like partaking).

So I would say pictures to come soon, but let's be honest, that's probably not right around the corner. So instead I'll say, pictures to come in the future.

Now back to making this house a home.
I'll check in soon. Really, I will.

Is this really happening?

We did it.

We found a house.

To buy.

4 years, 3 states and hundreds of houses later.

4th move in 4 years.

We are almost there.

More details to follow :)

freakin' dust

Apparently the dust storm of the century made international news. I am guessing you may have heard about it by now.

It. Was. Crazy.

I got the thrill of having to drive in it. Zero visibility. Wind like a hurricane (I'm guessing). "They" say you should pull over and turn your lights off if you are in the midst of it, but with zero visibility that's pretty hard to do. You can't see where you are, how do you know where to pull over?!

I love monsoon season, but I could really, really do without the dust. Please and Thank You.

The Fourth

I love the fourth of July.

Love it.

So do the boys.

"Firecracks" and all.

The fireworks go up in the sky (Spence) and then make this loud sound (Mase)