The Bedtime Fairies

Somehow Drew learned about the tooth fairy. Since he is not losing teeth yet, he came up with a better idea:

He said, "Mom, I'm putting a pretzel under my pillow so that the pretzel fairy will come and give me candy!"

Fun Times

We have had a great summer-- I just wish it would s l o w d o w n!!

This weekend we had our good friends the Courtrights come and visit-- we go way back to the good ol' married student ward at BYUI. We had so much fun just lounging and laughing and reminiscing.

Alex and Drew were instant buds and had a great time together (until they both wanted the same toy... oh, four year olds! :) They really did hit it off and Drew keeps saying to me, "I really miss Alex!"

Their sweet little Ivy is just so stinkin cute! I told Nicole today... "You really can leave here here, I won't mind!" :) Such a sweet little adorable girl!!

I can't wait til next week when my mom gets to come visit for my birthday (yay!)-- projects here we come!

Then we'll be headed into my most favorite time of the year- fall! Getting ready for seminary and preschool!

Oh, the things they do :)

So, tonight I put Drew to bed, close his door, and don't hear any more from him. About half an hour later, I go in to check on him, but I cannot find him in his room!

I run out to Andy-- "Did Drew come out here? I can find him!"

I look around the house at his usual 'don't-want-to-go-to-bed-hiding spots' and he's nowhere to be found.

Finally I head back in his room and look a little more thoroughly....

Sound asleep deep under his bed! (aren't kids supposed to be scared of monsters down there?!?)

My Little Musician

This little guy has fallen in love with the piano. Pretty often he'll want to sit down and play-- he has to have a book up there so he can turn the page every now and then. Once in a while he'll start 'singing' while he's playing!

I wonder if this love for the piano and music will stick around long-- I'd love it if it did!

The Secret Way

Recently two of our neighbors put up fences. They left this little space in between the two that we can access from the back corner of our yard. Drew calls it his 'secret way' and loves to go on adventures through there :)

Cute kid-- he insisted on going on an exploration with his backpack and binoculars :)

Family Night Fun

It all started when I asked the boys to act out the story I was telling. At one point they needed to be 'scared'. Grant was copying everything Drew did, and looked so darn cute-- we had to pull out the camera. Then things really got exciting/funny when we played "Do as I'm Doing"-- look at the determination on Grant's face!

Oh boy, can you feel the energy level rising?

Caught Drew in the middle of some strange jump move :) Kinda cool, though!

Here we go-- craziness at it's best! I can't keep myself from laughing every time I see this picture! Cute kid...

Man, I love my family!! There's nothing in the world that compares to playing, laughing, running, and loving with them!!

Playtime at the Park

We love going to the park to play-- so do the boys :) I just thought these pictures were too cute...