We've been trying to take advantage of the nice weather and do some fun summer things. We've been going to the park almost everyday, and we go to the elementary school when we can for their summer lunch program. Tyler loves the chocolate milk! Here are some of the other things we've done that I happened to take pictures of:
Last Sunday we went for a walk and Damon wasn't looking where he was going. . . ouch!
The boys could throw water balloons all day, they just throw them on the ground, but they love to see them splat. We attempted to fly kites in our backyard, we really needed to go to a park, but I didn't feel like loading everyone up. Our Marbleworks came in handy on a stormy afternoon, it kept them entertained for quite awhile. We're loving summer and looking forward to more trips to see family.
Well, this is Christopher's 3rd hair cut, but the biggest one. I got out the clippers this time just to even things all up. He looks like a little boy now. I'm going to have to find the picture we have of Damon's first hair cut, I think they look pretty similar.
Before: After: These two are of Damon, so similar!
Last week was the end of our swimming lessons for the boys. We are having a reunion at 7 Peaks next month, so I wanted to get them ready to play. We had our neighbor friends take them at the same time, so it was nice to have them there. They both did really well. Damon cried and hated it the first day and a half, but after that kept asking when swim lessons were and was very distraught over the weekend that he had to wait 3 whole days before he could swim again. Tyler did well, but didn't like being cold while they had to sit and wait for their turn on the steps.
Yesterday, Saturday, we went swimming as a family. The boys loved it and would have stayed longer, but mom and dad were cold :) We now have 2 little fishes instead of boys. They were lowered off of the diving board.
Well, it's reunion time. This year the Scott Datwyler Reunion was held at my Grandpa Fish's Cabin on Smith's Mesa near Virgin Utah. It was great to see my siblings and their children. My boys of course had fun playing with their cousins and running in the dirt. There is a playground set there, so we spent a lot of time climbing and going down the slides. Tyler got the most scratches and slivers, but he was a trooper and didn't complain a bit.Christopher started the trip with a cold then passed it to Tyler and Damon while we were there, oh well.
We played Bohnanza and visited and ate lots of yummy food: pizza, dutch over chicken and potatoes, homemade Root Beer, pancakes, egg mcmuffins, lasagna and more. The boys did a hike and the girls painted a cute wooden picture frame for our 'alone' time. My mom made a special picture video of all of our families. She spent soooo many hours working on that, thanks mom.
We all had a great time, here are some of our pictures:
On the way to the cabin we had to stop for two groups of cows being herded. This is Damon gathering these little fuzzies from the trees and then he would crash them into each other and have them explode. Boys! Doug of course enjoyed shooting a few hoops. Keep climbing Tyler. Chris- We had a pinata to break that the kids and adults had fun with. We all got one or two whacks and we didn't finish until Grandpa Fish gave it a final hit. Grandpa Fish and Tyler on the 4-wheeler. Mom with Christopher and Linus, being a great grandma as always. Mom gave all the kids these heavy sand-filled snakes along with a video movie about them that she made herself. Damon had his birthday while we were there. We had already celebrated at home, but we had saved some presents for his special day. Happy 5th birthday Damon!
We went to Aunt Yvonne's and Uncle Kim's for church and to take family pictures. We checked out their animals after lunch: goats, chickens, pigs, rabbits, cows and probably more that we didn't see. We had a great water fight, even us big kids joined in. I got you dad! Here are all the grandkids: Christopher, Linus, Tyler, Stefan, Sierra, Damon, and Claire. Grandbaby #8 is due in August. It was a great reunion, thanks for all the fun everyone.
So here's another look to see how Christopher is growing. The first was taken in January when he was 9 days old. The next was taken around 4 1/2 months old. They grow so fast.
I went to some Yard Sales with a good friend and found the crib set that I'd always liked, but never really wanted to fork over the money for. So for $5 we redecorated Chris's room. We went to the park on Friday to enjoy the small window of nice weather. I used this new bag from Avon and I loved it. It has 4 compartments to organize everything.
Today Damon had Preschool Graduation. It was very fun. The kids all sang some songs that they knew very well. It was pretty funny. They blew us away with the ABC's at the beginning. I'm glad that I had Damon go to an organized preschool, I just think it's a closer experience to Kindergarten so hopefully it will help him for in the fall.
Well, we started potty training Tyler on Monday. Oh boy, I wasn't too excited since I'd sort of tried twice before, but this time was it. Well, the first 2 days were the hardest. Tyler is just so stubborn he doesn't want to "try and go." But overall he has done very well. We've had our accidents, but I am seeing progress - so we'll just hope it keeps getting better.
Damon and Tyler got back from a Father's and Son's camping trip to see their birthday presents displayed. They were excited and liked their cakes. I had fun making them the day before and was grateful that I had the house to myself to get them done. Damon got a bike and Tyler a scooter that they both were excited about. And of course they both got some Transformers. Damon got an Optimus Prime that is like the original and Tyler got the McDonald's set of Transformers. They also got some clothes and some smaller Transformers too. We "transformed and rolled out" all day. Christopher was just hanging out. We had a great birthday party for Damon and Tyler that afternoon. The weather could have cooperated more, but we managed inside. We had 12 friends come along with 3 moms, plus the five in our family - our house was full. The kids just had fun playing with our toys and being kids. Then we played a bean bag game and bingo. Then we opened presents and had cake and ice cream. We have some great families in our ward, I'm so glad that Damon and Tyler have good friends to play with. Thanks everyone who came! I'm glad we have a big table Off they go We had a nice rainbow later in the day. Just ignore our lovely view of Cal-Ranch's back side.
The boys could throw water balloons all day, they just throw them on the ground, but they love to see them splat.
We attempted to fly kites in our backyard, we really needed to go to a park, but I didn't feel like loading everyone up.
Our Marbleworks came in handy on a stormy afternoon, it kept them entertained for quite awhile.
We're loving summer and looking forward to more trips to see family.
After:
These two are of Damon, so similar!
They were lowered off of the diving board.
This is Damon gathering these little fuzzies from the trees and then he would crash them into each other and have them explode. Boys!
Doug of course enjoyed shooting a few hoops.
Keep climbing Tyler.
Chris-
We had a pinata to break that the kids and adults had fun with. We all got one or two whacks and we didn't finish until Grandpa Fish gave it a final hit.
Grandpa Fish and Tyler on the 4-wheeler.
Mom with Christopher and Linus, being a great grandma as always.
Mom gave all the kids these heavy sand-filled snakes along with a video movie about them that she made herself.
Damon had his birthday while we were there. We had already celebrated at home, but we had saved some presents for his special day. Happy 5th birthday Damon!
We went to Aunt Yvonne's and Uncle Kim's for church and to take family pictures. We checked out their animals after lunch: goats, chickens, pigs, rabbits, cows and probably more that we didn't see.
We had a great water fight, even us big kids joined in. I got you dad!
Here are all the grandkids: Christopher, Linus, Tyler, Stefan, Sierra, Damon, and Claire. Grandbaby #8 is due in August.
It was a great reunion, thanks for all the fun everyone.
We went to the park on Friday to enjoy the small window of nice weather. I used this new bag from Avon and I loved it. It has 4 compartments to organize everything.
Christopher was just hanging out.
I'm glad we have a big table
Off they go
We had a nice rainbow later in the day. Just ignore our lovely view of Cal-Ranch's back side.
