My Boy with the Blue Arm!

Brayden officially broke his arm.  He was very brave through the whole thing, and has only complained a few times about his cast.  I am very proud of him.  He is not in pain and only has a week left.  He gets his cast off next Monday.

The weather here varies quite a bit. Yesterday, Curtis had a painting party at work to get the new store painted.  It was a beautiful day.  Brayden went to work with him in the morning to paint, and Colby and I picked him up after lunch.  Later when Curtis got home we heard the ice cream man.  It was getting warm, so we had ice cream out on the front porch.

Today we woke up and it is cold.  It is 4pm and I am still wearing a sweatshirt.  So this morning we had hot chocolate.  Hot chocolate in July?!

The boys play firemen almost everyday.  They don't have much firemen gear, so they use their imaginations.  Here is Colby's firemen's outfit, firetruck, and hose (the coffee pot).



My Little Climber!

No pictures today.  Just a funny store.

Colby has gotten really good at climbing. One night Brayden came and got us because Colby was in his bed.  He can now climb into our bed.  And twice now I have found him sitting in the middle of the coffee table. 

So tonight, Curtis and I were finishing dinner and the boys were playing in the living room.  We heard a little whimper so Curtis asked what they were doing.  Brayden replied in a concerned voice "Colby needs your help!"  We went tearing into the living room to find Colby in an interesting position.  He was standing on his dump truck,  his hands holding onto the bookcase about 2 feet in front of his feet, and there was his big bubba holding his middle.  Thank God for his awesome big brother!  Not 3 minutes later I heard him in the kitchen with a chair.  We went in there.  He had pushed a chair up to the counter and was trying to climb up to stand on it.  We told him no.  He got down, then said "what can I stand on?  Oh, a stepstool."  Then he was off again.

Two times during his "naptime" I have heard Colby screaming and crying.  I start to run and ask what is wrong.  Colby yells "I need help, me stuck."  I run up the stairs, my heart pounding.  When I get to his room he is stuck on his bookshelf.  He was climbing and can't go up or down.  The best part is that the bookcase in his room is only about 3 feet tall, and both times one of his feet was on the bottom shelf.

I can't wait until this climbing phase is over!

 

We're not in Fresno anymore!

We were driving home from swim lessons on Wednesday night.  It was 57 degrees and down pouring.  All of a sudden I realized,  I'm not in Fresno anymore.  The locals say it's a bad summer, but we think it's the best summer ever!

Our first Washington rainbow!  From that Wednesday night.

Here are some adorable pictures of the boys sleeping.  This has been the hardest adjustment for us.  So, maybe they look twice as cute to me because they are actually sleeping.

Colby is starting to give up his nap.  So he will play in his room.  He is very good about going to bed if and when he gets tired.  He is not so good about cleaning up.

The top of my sweet sleeping boy.

The bottom of the same sleeping sweetie.  He actually is also sleeping on a bag full of fire fighter supplies.  I found an ax under his arm,  and a lot more under his pillow.





My adorable chef!  Bubba got him all dressed up.