Fishing in Eagar

It was a boys camping weekend! "Fishies" is what the boys found as they camped out with Pipa and dad. Highlights:
Isaac: "Dad, is this great?" "My belly hungee. I want wife (Life) for wunch (lunch)." Looking at worms.
Wesley: hanging out with older cousin Joshua
Austin: building a gun out of sticks, ordering a huge plate of spaghetti
Jared: irrigating with Gimpy the horse
Mom: lots of one on one time with a sick Levi (puking) and catching up on blog book, getting house organized from the kitchen remodel
Levi: a bit bored, but enjoyed the quiet moments crawling around

Homegrown veggies

Thanks to pipa, our boys were able to grow a garden this winter/spring. I was surprised at what a little manure, dirt, sunshine, water and love can do. I had never eaten a homegrown tomato and it sure beats anything store bought!

Levi's 10 months

Levi is a mover and a shaker! Crawling to a sitting position. Pulling himself up in the crib (and crying b/c he can't get down). Climbing stairs. Still no teeth! Makes it hard to feed him bigger foods when he can't chew. He does love toast, graham crackers, string cheese, and Life cereal.
His hair is long and loves to "fly" in the wind. We will be cutting it for his 1 year birthday. He sticks food into it and later can't find it!

He had his adenoid removal and tubes put into ears surgery. I was nervous, but confident that this would help out his chronic ear infections. His fluid was so built up that Dr. Osborne said it was like Elmer's glue and could have corroded his ear drum had we not taken care of it. He still sticks his tongue out like a little pug, but the breathing through his nose has increased and he seems to be more content. It was hard having him "fast" all morning long, so Jared had to hold him. But, after surgery, it was MOM that was so happy to have him close and take a well needed nap together back at home (having gotten up at 4am to go in).

As always, he is growing up way too fast.

Scout camp

Wesley was lucky to go to TWO Boy Scout camps this summer! What made it that much better was having his best friend and primo Jayden Molina there. He went to Tucson for a week where he played with bow/arrows, bought sodas and made a cool walking stick (not to mention how much Tia Dawn spoiled him with McD's and water parks). Here at home they played for a three days at camp with the water toys, late nights/sleeping in and just being together. Wesley's favorite thing was the water balloon fights.