August 2014

• Zoo
• Hiked Triple Falls 3.4 miles: Hazel road on Kyle's back (helping him train for his upcoming backpacking trip), I packed Lincoln, Dillan hiked.  We went to the top of a waterfall and were able to wade in the water, we enjoyed that :)
• Chainsawed half the rhododendrons in our backyard.
• Celebrated our 7th Anniversary! Dinner at "The Farm" Dessert at "Papa Hadyn".  It was weird to be just me and him for all of that, we need to do that more often :)
• 2 summer performances at the library: a puppet show about dinosaurs and a puppet show about science
• YW pool party.  Apparently I'm the fun leader who did a cannonball into the pool
• Blueberry picking twice
• Dillan had a play date with his cousin Isaac, he loved it!
• Had 2 serious talks with an experienced Sister in the ward about homeschooling.  Between some life experiences, scriptures, visiting Dillan's classroom, talking with this sister, much prayer, and pondering at the temple I feel that the Lord wants me to home school Dillan this year.
• Fun with neighborhood friends (Howards, and kiddie pool at Dovers)
• As part of the summer reading program Dillan chose a free pass to go ice skating.  I took him on a special date. After 1 lap he was able to skate on his own! Daddy took Hazel on a special date, out for lunch.  The seating in the food court at the mall was on a bridge over the skating rink, so we got to see them way up high each lap.  (on this same day Kyle had a dentist appointment and Dillan had a play date with Ammon) It was quite the day!
• We went to Lake Merwin for Cavan Dover's Birthday.  Picnic, swimming at beach, boating, tubing (even Hazel did it!), wave running, mud bath, barbecue.  So much fun :)
• We found out the dishwasher in the duplex had been broken for quite some time, but the renters wanted to space out our costs so they hadn't told us!  We got that fixed quick.
• Grandma Kathy Tanner got Brain Surgery, removing a tumor between her brain and skull (thereby not actually brain surgery)
• Temple
• Tennis
• Lincoln check-up, he's perfectly normal (18 lbs)
• Kyle-another training hike while the kids and I did Saturday chores and discovered a new park with the Dovers (Mienig Park)
• Kyle hiked Mt. Whitney! Gone for 6 days with his dad, brother, and 2 sisters. It's the Highest Point in the continental US.  Everyone got altitude sickness.
• While Kyle was gone we picked berries at Grandma Hardy's, Slip 'n Slide, blanched and froze corn from their garden, learned that the kids are sensitive to dairy (Hazel "peed out of her bum"), swam in the Hulet's pool, went to the Estacada Skate Park with bikes and scooters (Dillan's new favorite activity), made zucchini bread, went on a bike ride to celebrate the rain, had Grandma Hardy over for dinner(usually when Kyle is out of town we unexpectedly show up at her house for dinner). Lincoln learned to clap, started army crawling, and got teeth 6 & 7.
• Kyle came home!

I began trusting Dillan with holding Lincoln and carrying him around.  This was a favorite place to take him to.  They're hiding!

He is asleep.  Fell asleep during Rest Time while looking out the window!  Most of the time when I go in to get him at the end of Rest Time he is laying in his bed, staring at the door, waiting for me.

I don't know why I think this is hilarious, but it is!

8 months old

We worked on this song for Memorial Day, and she is good!

Mommy and Daddy!

Brought to you by Dillan being allowed to carry Lincoln around

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mmmm....I love these kids.

Its on all exposed skin, very thorough.

He just discovered this trick his remote control car guy can do.

Another skill discovery, they can climb on top of the car!  And they love it up there, a new favorite place.  Every once in a while I wonder what the neighbors think when they drive by.