Field Trip!!

We went to the Mayborn Museum! It's a great place with tons of interactive, hands-on things for the kids to see and do. We had a lot of fun, and here are some pictures to prove it.

Joshua, Caleb, and Claire climbed into a replica of a Texas cavern:


We looked through a telescope at the people downstairs:

Claire was jamming out on the keyboard:

Caleb found a great sombrero:

and Claire tried it on, too:

Claire sat high in a saddle:

Joshua working at the switch board:

Joshua checking out a turtle:

Claire taking some first steps:

Caleb and Claire going for a drive:

Claire driving a fire truck:

Joshua driving a school bus:

Joshua showing off a VW Beetle:

Caleb driving the fire truck:

And last, but not least, I give you a few words from Claire:

Family Photo, what??

Here is some of the hilarious aftermath of dressing up 3 young children and asking them to sit still and smile.

Sorry........

We've let the days get away from us. Two months since our last post, I'm so ashamed. Here are some things we've been up to:

1) We fed the horses at the HOT Fair.


2) We visited the Suspension Bridge

and chased a duck.


3) After seeing some TeePees at the zoo, we built one.



5) We decorated for Halloween.


4) We carved a pumpkin. (And won 1st prize at the ward social.)


5) We've been spending a lot of time outside. It's still jacket weather. (NICE!)
Joshua loves riding his bike. (And telling me not to take pictures of him.)

Caleb loves to tell me about everything he hears.

Claire loves to get around and hates being confined to the stroller.

6) Here's Joshua teaching Caleb something new. (How to stand on his head, I guess.)


7) Claire decided to go looking for dinner (while I was making it.)

She knows, the baby dills are the best!


We're still going and growing and having some fun too!

GO-RIL-LA!!!

So, does everyone in our family remember that large Gorilla in someone's front yard on the way to the library. Well, Joshua saw a picture of William (my brother) standing next to him painted with shamrocks (the Gorilla, not William), and was so fascinated that I could bot resist taking him to see it. This is what we found in September:
























Then I took Caleb to see him in October:
























Isn't it amazing what can happen in just a few weeks time (or maybe even just one day).

Happy Birthday to You!

Wow, Caleb is 2 years old. Where has the time gone. Here's what my little boy looked like just a year ago:

Playing Trains with Joshua:

Preparing to move from Plymouth to Medicine Lake (Minnesota):

The day of Caleb's 1st Birthday:



Here are some pictures of the 2nd Birthday Bash in Texas:
Here's the Cake: Strawberry with Green Frosting, Yummm!

Caleb got some Water Colors from MOM:

Some Super Bouncy Balls from Joshua:

And some Lego's from Grandma, Grandfather, Mary, Mark, and Matthew:

Here's Mom, Joshua, Claire, and Caleb ready for some cake!


We just can't believe how much our little boy has grown. From babbling in full sentences to stunning the crowd with his advanced vocabulary (see this for proof). We love Caleb so very much, and just can't wait for the rest of his life to unfold.