Sidewalk Chalk Bombs

Last week we invited a friend over to do sidewalk chalk bombs.  To get them ready, Tean helped me put cornstarch, food coloring and vinegar into ziplock baggies.  We then put baking soda piles in paper towels.

 Tean was getting impatient while waiting for his friend to come over.

 When it was time to start, the boys put the baking soda packets into the bag, then closed them up and then put them on the sidewalk.  I thought they would blow up pretty fast, but they took a while, a least 5 minutes, some even more.  I also thought it would make a big explosion, but it was just a pop, and then if the bag was turned right, the liquid ran onto the sidewalk.

Even though it didn't quite turn out as I had thought, Tean loved it.  

 After they exploded we got some paint brushes and they painted the sidewalk with the chalk.

 Everyone had a good time watching them blow up and paint on the sidewalk.  Not sure if it was worth all the prep, but I guess it was as long as Tean had fun.

LiveFree Summer Barbeque

About a week and a half ago, Jake had his summer work party.  We had fried chicken and lots of other food, snow cones, and a life sized angry birds.

 Tean LOVED playing the angry birds.  He did it over and over when ever there wasn't someone else there to do it.

 The angry birds didn't really knock the boxes over, so we shot a soccer ball instead.

 It was pretty hard to shoot the soccer ball and get it to hit it.

 It was great going to the party and celebrating the business.  Jake's business is doing awesome!  After years of struggles, we are being blessed with success.

Ross Park

Jake's brother and sister-in-law came down from Idaho Falls to go to Ross park swimming pool, so the kids and I went and joined them.  Ziah and Tean had a great time hanging out with their cousins.

 Tean eating a snack.  He loved the lazy river this time and didn't want to leave once I finally convinced him to go on it.

Idaho Falls Tauphaus Park Zoo

Last Thursday Jake had to go to Blackfoot to get a CT scan and then to Idaho Falls to fix an alarm, so we went along and went to the Idaho Falls Zoo after he did all that stuff.  The Idaho Falls Zoo is way cooler than ours here in Pocatello.  When we got there they had an animal encounter show that was about to start.  Tean loved being able to pet a snake and a hedge hog.

In the petting zoo Tean had fun sitting on a huge chicken and playing in the chicken egg.

 This tortoise was huge!  One of the biggest I've seen.  It doesn't look as big in this picture.

 Tean and Jake enjoying a drink from the lion's mouth.

I tried to get Tean's picture in front of the Zebras, but he was sick of getting his picture taken, so this is the face that I got.

  Some sloth bears and two sloth bear cubs.

 Tean enjoying a gogurt while looking at the camels.

 The tiger wasn't there, so we had to settle for this tiger instead.

 Tean really liked the flamingos and thought it was cool when they stood on one leg.

 One of his favorite parts of the zoo was chasing the peacock around.

 After the zoo, Jake had to go talk to his brother Josh about some work stuff, so Tean, Ziah and I went to the falls and walked around.  Tean wanted to throw sticks and things in the water.

 Ziah was mad about being put down so I could take his picture (it was past nap time).

 After discovering dirt and pine needles, he was fine!

We had an awesome time exploring Idaho Falls!

Water Bed Sensory Fun

So earlier this summer I saw this on Pinterest and I thought it would be pretty cool to do.  So we bought the stuff for it and then my friend came over to help me put it together.  It took a while to put together.  We ended up putting it in my neighbor's front yard so that it would be in the shade because it was so hot!

When we started filling it up, it started to roll.  We had rolled the edges and taped them but the inside layers ended up coming apart when we filled it up because all the layers weren't taped down.  So that made it so water went in all the layers so it wasn't as sturdy as it could have been.

 There are a few things I would change when I do it again.  Even with the problems, the kids had a great time.  We invited over lots of friends to play around.

 The kids were hesitant at first to get on it, but soon loved it.  When it got a hole in it they liked it even more and tried to put stuff in the middle.

 I don't know if it was worth all the work it took to do it because it only lasted about 1 1/2 hours before all the water was out, but I guess if the kids had fun playing on it, it must have been worth it.

Ready for Church

My two boys all ready for church.

 Aren't they so handsome?!

 Tean insists on wearing his tie outside of his vest because if it is inside his vest he can't see it.  He tries to get the baby to wear his that way too, but the baby pulls off his tie if it is out, so I insist on putting it inside his vest.

My 2 Boys

I was putting the baby down for a nap and when I came out of the baby's room, I saw that Tean had fallen asleep like this on the stairs.  He must have been tired!  He stayed like this for about 45 minutes.

 The other day I gave Mosiah some macaroni and cheese in a bowl and let him try to feed himself.  He was loving it.  He even tried to use the spoon a bit.

Bath Time Fun

 Ziah has started enjoying playing in the bathtub, and I think Tean likes having someone in there to play with.

Don't I have some of the cutest boys?

Re"moon"ion Day 2 and 3

Day 2 of the Re"moon"ion started out with Jake golfing and me sleeping in.  After enjoying a lazy morning, we went to Nathan and Daisy's house for swimming.  I put Ziah in again and he enjoyed playing around in the water.  

 Ziah liked being by Channing.  I gave Ziah some food to eat and Channing took it out of Ziah's hand and shoved it in his mouth.  It was pretty funny to watch.

 Everyone had a great time swimming!

 Tean loved swimming and eating the ice cream sandwiches we had for dessert.

 After lunch I didn't swim anymore because Ziah was getting ornery because he didn't take a nap in the morning, so I held him and enjoyed watching people do tricks off the diving board.

 Preslyn even joined in the fun and jumped off the diving board.

 Jake tried his back flip again and was successful again doing it!

After swimming I went with my family to do baptisms.  Jake didn't go because I had accidentally washed his wallet that had his recommend in it right before we left on our trip to Utah and some of the signatures washed off.  He wasn't sure if they would let him in with no bishop signature or a date so he stayed home and watched our kids.  He had to feed Ziah solid food for the first time.  I don't know who one the battle, him or Ziah.  At the temple the kids did baptisms and the women went and did initiatories.  I got to do them in Spanish and I was able to understand most of it!

On Sunday we went to church with Nathan and Daisy and then we went to Milisa's house.  Everyone came over for dinner and family home evening.  We had a great time enjoying each other and being spiritually uplifted.  It was great seeing everyone and hanging out all weekend.  They only one that wasn't able to make it was Sheldon and Stacy, but on Sunday Stacy was able to come with her kids.  I'm pretty lucky that I have such a great family!