Fireworks Rule

Happy 6th of July everyone! The 4th was pretty awesome. We did a million things, and had a blast doing them. The fireworks were pretty amazing, and Alex loved them for about the first 5 minutes. Then he got real mad about them, then he fell asleep. Due to tired grumpy kids we lit off most of our fireworks the next day with just a few of us. The smoke bombs were a huge hit because you could hold them and you could dance in the smoke. All in all it was a pretty good celebration of freedom!!

Mmmmmm Birthday Cake!

Happy First Birthday Alex!!!

Our big baby boy turned 1 today!! We had a pretty low key day as we are having his actual party this weekend in Idaho Falls at my parents house. But no first birthday can go completely uncelebrated of course. We went to the zoo where Alex LOVED the penguins and the zebras. Rhianna liked the giraffs and monkeys. We paid $8 for two drinks! Awesome. In the top picture you can see alex sitting on a little baby tiger, which he loved. It was right next to a full size tiger replica that he didn't love, it scared him and he tried to run away from it. When we got home we opened some presents, and had some cupcakes of course. Will post some more pics on friday when we shove his face in a cake!

Rhianna's Back

So I am outside the other morning watering my flowers when Rhianna runs outside and says "Julia! Julia! I know how to clime trees, I do it all the time!" Our yard is full of trees so naturally I said "ok, climb one." To which she responds, "Ok, I just need a ladder." Oh such a california apartment girl. Climbs a tree with a ladder. I have no ladder, so instead we went in the back yard where we conveniently happen to have a tree with a ladder built in. THAT one she can climb.

Today we went to the MK nature center here in Boise where we saw fish and butterflys and all sorts of stuffed game animals. We learned what a caribou pelt feels like, how heavy a rainbow trout can be, and what a beaver damn looks like. All in all we had a blast. Rhianna and Alex love each other and just play with each other all day. Bear and Cami also love the extra attention. So far it's been a pretty fun week.

Not just for dogs.

Um... what could possible be said? Alex has a very rude mom who thought it was a little chilly outside and she shut the door. Don't ever let it be said that he doesn't know how to overcome obsticles.

Jeff left for Sacramento today to pick up Rhianna. They will be back tomorrow evening and she will be staying until the end of the summer, middle/end of August. So Alex and I decided to keep ourselves busy and went to Old Navy to buy $2 tank tops. Alex didn't find any tanktops, but he did find this little stuffed toy that he fell in love with and wouldn't put down. It just so happened that it is pink. When we went to the front to check out the lady looked at it and said, "um.. you know we have little boy toys right?" Yeah, tell him that. After that we went out to our friends/cousin's house Erin and Adam where he proceeded to lay in the hammock and eat cookies with Adam for over an hour. Apparently they are BFFs. It was pretty cute.

First Haircut!!

So this weekend we went to Idaho Falls and Alex got his very first haircut. He was getting pretty shaggy, so Aunt Nellie decided to help him out. He wasn't a huge fan, but he handled it a lot better than I expected him to. We only had to hold him still for a few seconds, then mostly he just growled and whined. He pretty much looks like a little boy now. Not our baby anymore...

Summer = Wet

So, it's summer. That means it's hot and that means water. Alex has found the sprinkler and thinks it's awesome. It's even better because since he has found the sprinklers he has also found the faucet in the tub and for the first time since he was born he isn't trying to jump out of the tub the entire time he is in there. It's very very nice. So yesterday we were outside and Jeff was spraying off the patio and Alex kept trying to get the water. We had just gotten him dressed and were getting ready to go to the store so Jeff didn't want him to get in the water. To which I responded, who cares? If he gets he a little wet it's not that hard to change him! So I walk into the house and when I walk back out I see that Jeff had pretty much just sprayed him down. Not exactly what I meant .... ;0)