Our good friends, Mario and Maria, have a daughter, Brianna, who got married in early September. I haven’t been to a lot of weddings, but this was one of the best ones by far that I’ve attended. I wish we would have taken more pictures, but it ended up being so rainy that we left all of our belongings in the car so they wouldn’t get soaked! Ha! Anyway, the venue was beautiful and it was really cool to be a part of this young ladies special day. I guess it was so memorable because I imagined myself in Maria’s shoes when she and Mario gave Brianna away. They were of course very emotional and I tried to imagine myself going to Will or Henry’s weddings in the future and how I would feel. I’ll probably be a total wreck and they’ll have to escort me away because of my sobbing and snorting. NOT looking forward to that. However, that is a while away and for now I can be happy with them at home where they aren’t exposed to girls who will take them away from me. Haha! Yes, I need help. đ
Tommy and I cleaned up pretty nicely, I think. He’s the only guy I’ve seen who can pull off a purple shirt. đ
William turned 4 this year and like last year, we rented a water castle and threw him a party. Had a great time and really enjoyed watching all the kiddies play around. It’s so interesting to think back to when we were all single. Now we all have kids and are watching them grow up together. How time flies!
Opening presents from Oma that morning. She doesn’t feel it’s fair to only give presents to one and not the other so she spoiled Henry too. Good grief.The goods…
They both love ThomasParty time!They actually brought us the wrong slide, but this one turned out to be pretty cool…My little boy! Growing up so fast. =(
And yes, just like last year, a huge storm rolled through and dumped all over the place. It was great though. The kids didn’t even care and played right through it!Some of the kiddiesIf I were to make a prediction for William’s future, it would be that he’s going to be a lady’s man. These two little girls latched on to him like glue and were doting on him all afternoon. He couldn’t get enough of it. =)This cake was evil…and so so goodTime to open presents!He got some really cool stuff
Well I have all the excuses in the world why I haven’t kept up with these posts for the past 6 months, but I’ll spare you all the details, and just get right to it! Took a trip up to see our good friends Jason and Shelley and their adorable little boy, Nolan, in July. We got to stay in their new house and hang out for the weekend. It was fun and so good to see these guys. We miss them down here in Tucson!
Nolan and Uncle TommyUncle SpenceHenry and Will with Auntie Shelley – this was at some land bridge national park up there. I can’t remember the name. All I remember is that it was HOT.Look at that foliage! Beautiful!The boys trying to keep coolThose stairs were so steep! YikesHere’s the cave underneath the bridge. It was hugeAnother angle…Really cool features on this wall…Kind of morbid, but at a glance they look like skulls! Creepy!TurdsMe and my stinkerTurds take 2…
After almost 5 years, we finally got back up to see Dad and Tess in Missoula. I can’t tell you HOW MUCH FUN WE HAD! I knew it was going to be great to see everyone but we experienced some stuff that some people never do. Especially at the boys age, it was so amazing to be able to watch them fish for the first time, (and not throw a mad tantrum about it) watch them make a vase on a potters wheel, watch them have an absolute blast on water toys and watch them love on their grandparents. What a treat. It was a wonderful visit and a hard goodbye, but hopefully it won’t take as long to reunite as it did this time. Missoula is beautiful and the weather was perfect for us the entire trip. We also floated down the river, bouldered at the local rock gym, caught up with old friends and made new ones. What a great way to end the summer. After getting back home, chaos ensued as it was the week before Henry went back to school. I found out a couple weeks ago that William makes the cut off for kindergarten next year which means, I’m losing my baby a year earlier than expected. I’ve been struggling with that lately just because he’s my last and I realize that what everyone has been telling me is true…the years are flying by. I can’t believe it’s almost August. Where the hell has the time gone? It is a joy watching them grow and change though. It’s just that as Will and Henry get older, Tommy and I are getting older too. Booooo. Don’t worry. Neither of us are having a mid life crisis…YET. But ours probably won’t be like normal people where they go out and buy a fancy car or something. We’ll want to go sky diving or BASE jumping. Something completely and ridiculously stupid. Haha! Or maybe we’ll just invest in dirt bikes for the whole family and go tear it up on the trails. Yeah…that sounds more like it. =) I hope all of you are well and are having a great summer. William’s having his 4th birthday party next weekend so stay tuned for some more pics. Love you’s!!
Grandpa Lind getting the wheel ready…Will was first…he was nervous about getting his hands dirty. What a Sally…Push!Harder!Making the well…Evening it out…Great job Will!
Henry’s turn…Shaping the vase…
A little skeptical…My boys…Me and my boogerGetting a workout on the rings…This kid is STRONG. Hopefully he can overcome his frustration in climbing cuz he’ll be really good at it…Walking out on the bridge…Locks all over the place…Playing in the river…one of their favorite things…
Surf’s up!
Time to fish!Tommy helping Henry cast his line…Dad helping Will castReeling it in right away…Actually enjoying it…Just chillin’And relaxin’…After insisting that he could do it himself, Tommy let him try and he just picked it up right away. Really impressive…All by himself. =)After reeling his line in and finding a fish on the end covered in weeds!! Hilarious!Believe it or not, William caught one too! Both were so small but made them feel SO big. Haha!Floating down the river! I had Will and Tommy had Henry. It was super fun.After our float…waiting for Daddy to pick us up…Crashing on the way to somewhere. We upgraded his seat so he can’t sleep very well in it anymore…Stopping at the Bison Range on our way to the lake…
This guy was HUGE and so beautiful.The ride to the lake house with Burt…Their little cabin was on an island in the middle of the lake.Burt’s dog, Echo. She was a total water baby…William waiting his turn for the jet ski…and striking a pose for the camera =)Henry after his first ride…he was addicted!Switching riders…Echo wanted to ride too. Hahaha!She ended up in the front sitting on Henry…Tommy’s turn to take a spin…Burt and Will chilling on the inner tube.The kids were pooped and crashed on the bunk beds which they loved!
The next morning. Back out in the water!Getting ready to be hauled! So fun!Flying!They would do this all day if they could…The weather turning cold…view from the cabin deck. So awesome.Side deckView of the little guest house we stayed in…View of backyard…complete with outhouse. Awesome.View of cabin from periphery of property.View from dock…Gazebo that Burt built. Such a cool place!Crashing on the ride home…Catching flies…haha!
